Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD My DD is graduating from High School in a couple weeks. We have decided to just have a party at our house with family and friends. We are expecting about 40-50 people. Many of the guests will come straight over from the graduation ceremony while others are going to come over a little later that evening. The people that come straight from the ceremony will be hungry so I need finger type foods. I could really use some ideas here. It needs to be items that I can make up ahead of time that I can either quickly heat up or just take out of the fridge as I won't have a lot of time. I don't want anything that is too messy either. Any ideas? Great recipes you want to share? Do you have any other graduation party ideas? Have you seen or done something that was really cool?
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove TXDISNEYNERD, I guarantee this recipe. Try it first on your family. It is absolutely out of this world. It's like hot wings in a crockpot. BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP Boil 4-5 chicken breasts with garlic salt Shred the chicken Saute onion and chopped garlic for 4-5 minutes Add the chicken and saute for another 5 minutes Add Franks Red Hot sauce to taste Add 1 one 8 oz pkg of cream cheese *If you want to tame the heat, add Ranch dressing to taste Put it in a crockpot, serve with tortilla chips and enjoy! I'll give you another fail-safe recipe here in a minute, once I find it. I'll give you some party ideas, too. They may be lame, but what the heck.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Disclaimer: I am a wimpy eater. I never had tasted artichoke until a potluck at work. This was served and I didn't know what was in it. It is sensational! If you belong to Costco, they have a big ol' jar of artichokes. Sam's Club probably has one, too. Trust me on this. The kids will like it. Make a pre-batch for your family, just to be sure. “Easy Artichoke Dip†4 oz marinated artichoke hearts ¾ c. parmesan cheese, shredded ¾ c. mayonnaise 1 small can diced green chiles Mix all ingredients. Put in ungreased casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve with chips or a variety of breads torn into bite-sized pieces. Enjoy! One last recipe, coming up!
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Thanks so much for your help STiL. Those recipes sound yummy and easy.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Kabillion Calorie Brownies Mix: 1 c soft butter 2 c sugar 1/3 c. cocoa powder Blend in: 4 eggs Add: 1 1/5 c flour 2 t salt 1 1/5 c nuts (I used walnuts) Bake at 350 for 20 minutes (It took my batch 30 mins in my oven, so beware) Take out of oven and immediately cover with: 1 lb of mini marshmallows Put it back in the oven for 3 minutes. (I left it in for 5 minutes) Then immediately spread the frosting over it and you're done: The frosting: 1 2/3 c powdered sugar 1/2 c butter 1/3 c cocoa 1/3 c canned evaporated milk
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Order the balloons right now - they will sell out of the school colors and the 08's
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Do you Costco? If so order some meat trays and Fruit trays - you can make a quick Ceasar Salad. Order soon as many of the places will be booked... Another option is if you have a fav mexican restaurant you could just order food from them - they will usually set up and everything for you.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Thanks for the heads up Villains. I will order the balloons this weekend. I am also going to get the plates, napkins, and a sign for our yard. I did order personalized M&Ms in her school colors. I'm not a member of Costco or Sams as they don't have one by me. I can probably order something from Walmart though. STiL - That recipe looks yummy. I think I may have to make it a couple of times before the party to make sure they come out okay. I'm not sure about the name though. I kinda want to forget about how many calories are in them.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS We had a Luau type party for PB's graduation. Chicken Skewers are great when made ahead - fried rice heats up quickly, too. We had pineapple with sweet yogurt dip. Also little vienna sausages in teriyaki sauce - palmtree toothpicks on the side for grabbing them out of the dish. Put this together with a relish tray and a cheese / cracker tray and it's the easiest meal you could serve. Plus you might get a kick out of the men in coconut bras LOL!
Originally Posted By BaconThDestroyed Please do try the recipes. They are absolutely sensational and easy. Perhaps you could set up a version of those photo booths in the mall. Have a background, curtains...they can go in there and have 4 pictures made in quick succession (by a patient adult sitting in there with them, I guess) and they'll have a fun memento of the night. Karaoke? Wii? Service scavenger hunt in the neighborhood (they have to go do 3 good deeds like take out the trash and have the neighbors sign a form or something)? Have them write their "wills" to the underclassmen? How big is the yard?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Oh yeah - you have a choir child like me - we had the PS2 Singstar out!
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD We have a full karaoke system so that might be a fun thing. We also have Rock Band for the PS3 then one person can play the guitar, one person can play the drums, and the third can sing. I didn't even think about that. I wish we had a big back yard so we could do the party out there and not have to worry about my house, but it isn't that big.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy I love the idea about the service scavenger hung. I am going to do that for my cub scouts this summer. The picture booth is a great idea too, you would not even need another person taking the pic if you had a timer on a digital camera.
