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holiday party menu
It's my turn to plan our departmental holiday party and I just got the "preferred" menus from the catering manager. Alot of the menus are very heavy on the turkey, ham, stuffing, etc. menu, which I find odd, I like having a traditional holiday meal on the actual holiday - for other parties, I like more fun party food or at least not those exact foods.
What's your take - do you love turkey and mashed potatoes at every holiday related feast or do you like to make it a one-time thing?
Re: holiday party menu
Is it a sit-down and eat kind of party? or is it more of a cocktail party?
Would the turkey and ham be served at a carving station?
I typically think of the traditional holiday foods like turkey w/ stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. being served in a family setting- maybe at a restaurant, hotel or club if you are celebrating w/ family out of town. It's not what I usually think of at a party.
For work parties I think of finger foods- like shrimp cocktail, sushi rolls, spanikopita, etc. Stuff you can eat w/o sitting down and while holding a drink.
Those pasta stations also come to mind.
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I always liked it...heck I even liked, wait, loved the holiday school lunch...and would happily eat it over and over.
Can you do a twist on it all...like ham/turkey sandwiches from Heavenly ham (I guess with caterer it's nicer then that)
I would just call the caterer and mention you're interested in seeing other menus
I adore cocktail parties all the time, no matter what the occasion. I actually would have loved a cocktail reception for my wedding, but we had more than 50 percent out of towners and I thought they would have been put off by it...
But anyway, I"m hosting my first holiday party this year, and we're doing heavy appetizers and desserts. I haven't planned out the menu thoroughly yet, but I know cheese and crackers, crab dip, S'mores bars and mini pumpkin pies will all make an appearance!
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what about a fruited chicken and lighter sides? or could you pick an ethnic menu for something different?
If you have to go back to work after the lunch, I can't imagine having a full-on heavy holiday meal, everyone would be napping at their desks!
I agree with this. I wouldn't want something that heavy. If they don't want appetizers since it's a lunch, I prefer more theme meals, like Asian or Indian or even Italian if you need to do something standard (although Italian is kind of heavy to me).