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[quote=Anonymous]I think that depends on your friends and your level of hosting.  Keeping on hand drinks is easy - beer, wine, water, juice and milk boxes for kids.

Fruit and cheese are good but need to be replenished.  I always have in my pantry at least one box of nice crackers and a jar of some sort of nice chutney or spread.  You can also keep on hand some of those dried salamis that are shelf-stable or stay in the fridge for a long time.  A container or two of nuts.  And we always have fresh veggies and typically a container of hummus in the fridge.  Between those, you are covered for simple adult nibbles.

Dinner-wise, the easiest entertaining is "Hey, come on over for pizza/Indian/whatever! We'll feed the kids and they can watch a movie while the adults talk." We do this with a couple of our neighbors at least once a month and it's great.  The utmost in casual.  This works for even the most truly last minute invites, i.e. email exchange midday or running into someone at the park at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon.  If by spontaneous you mean two or three days' notice, I think the key with small kids is still to keep it simple.  Have on hand, or buy fresh, chicken or steak that you can grill up.  Stop by the store that week for fixings for a salad and a batch of brownies.  Or, if guests offer, take them up on bringing the salad or a dessert.  [/quote]

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