Comments on: Day 22: How to Change the Menu of Your Dinner Party When Guests Cancel/Sweet Summer Salad

By: Party Planning

Party Planning — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:35:45 +0000

Wow. I found again a great salad recipe. I can’t wait to try this one. Thanks for sharing it here.

By: Debra

Debra — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:44:17 +0000

Barbara …. I love your comment about the margarita’s; Doesn’t matter what the guests end up getting at the end, so long as they have the margaritas they are sure to enjoy the rest.
I love the salad idea!!!!!! One thing I would like to know though….. do you ask others to contribute to the dish when entertaining? Is this a done thing in the rest of the world? We used to do this in SA but they don’t seem so keen in the UK ? Please give me your thoughts?
Thanks for a great post!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:13:50 +0000

Great idea for a last-minute cancellation. Thank you for sharing it! I unfortunately had to cancel an invitation for a party myself and know as a hostess myself how inconvenient that can be. I actually just wrote a blog about it and linked to your post as well, I hope you don’t mind :) http://www.cherylstyle.com/blog/2011/7/22/quick-party-fix-dealing-with-last-minute-cancellations.aspx

By: Keeping Kids Busy During a Summer Dinner Party â€” Reluctant Entertainer

Keeping Kids Busy During a Summer Dinner Party â€” Reluctant Entertainer — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:03:42 +0000

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By: Using Accent Dishes to Compliment Your Table Setting â€” Reluctant Entertainer

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By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:16:23 +0000

My fiance laughs at me for keeping so many pantry goods around. But I do it for this very reason – you never know when people have to cancel or when extra folks join the party. I keep olives & pickled items on hand to make quickie relish trays. I also keep jars of jam, chutneys, salsas, and spreads as well as a variety of crackers on hand to make quickie spread-y type snack trays. Never hurts to have “filler” items around that way if you’re short on something due to the unexpected, people won’t go hungry.

By: Debbie @thehiphostess

Debbie @thehiphostess — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:45:50 +0000

What a pretty table! What a pretty home!
With the floodgate of Summer guests about to open this is going to be my go-to Summer Supper dish! So simple and sounds so delish.
Thanks again for another fantastic recipe.

By: Darla

Darla — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:45:33 +0000

I find we usually have the opposite problem. Added guests, friends call and and ask if they can they bring a friend or someone calls and says “what are you doing today?” and we invite them to join us. Fortunately DH likes to cook and is a master at spur of the moment so that helps a lot. Salads suit summer entertaining so well and are pretty easy to stretch too.

Darla

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:05:32 +0000

How nice to be able to pick your dinner ingredients from your yard……your table looks so inviting and I love that you just ‘go with the flow’. Another inspiring post.

By: Jenny Flake

Jenny Flake — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:01:14 +0000

You are so amazing girl! What a beautiful post!