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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's poor hosting to make everything ahead. Desserts? Okay. Salad (without dressing) maybe okay. Fancy bread with dinner? Okay. But if I'm not willing to put in the time and effort, why am I even bothering to have these people over? They deserve high quality, tasty meals. [/quote]

When I visit someone’s home, I am there for the company rather than the food - I have food at home.  While I enjoy good food and appreciate whatever time, money, and effort my hosts devote to the occasion, I would much rather chip in for pizza or take a covered dish to a potluck than to have a host(ess) who is too busy and/or stressed out to socialize with their guests and enjoy their own party.[/quote]

OP here and thanks for this! I am more of your philosophy, particularly since[b] more than 50 percent of the people will be elementary school aged or younger.[/b]

I actually really like to cook a nice meal but making something reasonably kid friendly (guests have a very picky child) and that won’t tie me to the kitchen can be a bit of a challenge. [/quote]

This was an extremely important detail OP. [/quote]

Yes, you are right, I should have said that explicitly. But while I always make sure there are kid friendly sides but I like the meal to be something that adults actually like. So there will be fruit and Mac n cheese but I don’t feel the need for the main dish to be a “kid food”. But I do like to be available as much as possible to help out with the kids and[b] if my friend needs to follow her toddler around some I want to be able to hand her a glass of wine and go with her[/b], not stand over the stove the whole time.[/quote]

Order pizza.

Seriously I would not expect a nice meal where the host is busy following parents to hand them wine while they follow toddlers. 
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