Planning a Fun, Quick Home Party for 20 Guests!

[1PamperedMommy]

I had a baby last year and haven't done a home party in almost a year, but my best hostess has requested that I do a show for her. She tends to have around 20 people over and I want to do something fun, but I'm a bit out of practice. I can't bring a TON of product, and I can't be gone all day (since my son is still nursing, and I'll need to get home). Any ideas for a "quick" but fun show?

 

[chefjeanine]

I don't know what tools you own but two easy demos (choose one) are the Cucumber-Lime Dip Demo (this is on Consultant's Corner) and the Crunchy Buffalo Chicken Cups (current Season's Best).

 

[esavvymom]

Even doing a Death by Chocolate show- using either the DCB or the RockCrok(if you have it), and do either a molten chocolate cake, or the smores cake. Having the cake batter already mixed up, and it's basically just a dump and cook...the rest of your demo is done or talked about while the cake cooks.

 

[Jamiea291]

I agree with ESAVVYMOM about doing a cake in DCB or RC. When I need to make it a quick show & I know the host enjoys sweet things, I like to make a lava cake (white or chocolate) and then a drink or two in the Family Size Quick Stir Pitcher. A big hit tends to be the Peach Melba Fizz, but there are tons of alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks out there to choose from. You could even have a recipe prepared ahead of time & just talk (maybe play a game or two) while the guests are eating & looking at catalog.

 

[DebPC]

I love doing the lava cakes in the DCB- so easy and impressive!

 

[1PamperedMommy]

Those are great ideas! I'm just worried that she'll think it's too little. The past two years I've done tastings shows (to the extreme!). Should I be worried, or just roll with it?

 

[scottcooks]

Do the DCB microwave smores cake (so good!) along with a cucumber lime demo and a 3 min dip, then fascinate them with some garnishing techniques - do you have fruit & cheese cutters set? Creative cutters? V-shaped cutter? crinkle cutter? mandoline with crinkle blade? Do some research on here for the potato show and you'll get a ton of ideas. The heart-shaped cutter from fruit & cheese cutting a brownie - then set 3 or 4 of the hearts tips-touching with a chocolate "stem" and you've got an amazing shamrock treat. See CN for details. Good luck!

 

[Bren706]

I like Scott's idea. I was going to suggest the Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate, with the 3-minute dip and the S'more's cake (or a chocolate lava cake if you don't have the RockCrok yet). What about Rush Hour Fajitas? The cucumber Lime Dip is another good one, or the Mango Confetti Salsa (with chips, or pork tenderloin in the DCB).

 

[Alicia Denman]

If you have the 3 minute dip set I'm doing Sweet & Savory at my show this Friday. Molten Lava cake in the DCB and then making up the dip right at the end. I did this at a show in January and they loved it.