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Simply Perfect for a romantic dinner party, rehearsal dinner, retirement dinner, anniversary, cocktail party or New Year's Eve - anytime you want to put your best foot (and china) forward.

Fruit Shrub

Apricot Cranberry Filling Tucked in Ham and Chicken Bundles

Salmon Lazing in Sweet & Sour Barbecue Sauce

Exotic Rice Blend with Spinach and Pecans

Cole Slaw Snuggled in Fresh Tomatoes

Soft and Toasty-warm Dinner Rolls with Butter Curls

Key Lime and Strawberry Mouse Resting on Flaky Pastry Rounds

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Your Choice of Beverages

Lighter Fare

Baked Brie Topped with Caramel & Nuts served with Cracker Bread

Crabby Deviled Eggs

Salmon Lazing in Sweet & Sour Barbecue Sauce

An Assortment of Fresh Fruits to Plunge into Raspberry and Lime Dips

Tomato Pesto & Spinach Dip with Fresh Veggies

Your Choice of Beverages

Substitute Vegetarian Hot Dog chunks for the Salmon and eliminate the Crab from the Deviled Eggs

Sanity Savers:

• Chicken bundles can be prepared a day ahead and gently reheated in the microwave. Add a little water to keep them from drying out.
• Rice Blend can be prepared a day ahead and reheated in the microwave by adding a small amount of water to the dish.
• If strawberries are well chilled when you dip them, the chocolate coating will set up almost immediately.
• Prepare the fruit a day before, being sure it is well dried. Store each fruit in a separate container with paper towels in the bottom to prevent moisture from softening the fruit.

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A walk on the wild side.
Simply Perfect for cocktails with neighbors or co-workers, a casual evening with friends, or a teen party.

Light Hors d'Oeuvres

Crostini Bar -

Choose from an Assortment of Breads, Nuts, Cheeses, & Fruits or Vegetables to Assemble Your Own Crostini

Chicken Salad Neatly Tucked in Crescent Pastry

Sausage & Cheddar Rolled & Puffed

Cheesy Asparagus in Phyllo Cups Crowned with Tiny Shrimp

Deviled Eggs with Assorted Stuffings

Fresh Fruits in Season Skewered & Served with a Light Fruity Dip

Key Lime Cheese Ball to Enjoy with Cinnamon Crisps

Jungle Animal Crackers Ready to Dive into

Creamy Caramel Sauce & Peanut Butter Spread

Wild Side Cheesecakes-

• Paw Prints - White Cheesecake on a Decadent Brownie Crust Topped with French Vanilla Mousse & Chocolate Big Cat Paw Prints
  
  
• Leopard Spots - Maple Pecan Cheesecake Topped with Carmel & Chocolate Candy Leopard Spots

Favorite Salty Mix

Your Choice of Beverages

Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres

Choose from Any or All of the Above Items Plus -

Roasted Vegetable Soup Shooters Tickled on Top by Freshly Shaved Parmesan

Crab Cake Balls Served with a Mild Horseradish Sauce

Bite Size Zucchini Squares

Supper Option

Serve the Soup in Cups

Offer Full Size Crab Cakes, Plain or on a Crusty Roll

Bake the Zucchini Squares in a Round Dish and Serve Wedges

Eliminate Chicken Salad Rolls.

Use Vegetarian Sausages.

Substitute soy bacon bits in the Deviled Eggs.

Do not top the Asparagus Phyllos with shrimp.

Substitute Vegetarian Chicken Bites or Patties for Crab Cakes.

Sanity Savers:

• Purchase cut fruit and vegetables from the salad bar.
• Mix cheese ball and fruit dip the day before (or two).
• Nuts, crisps, animal crackers, caramel and peanut butter dips can be put in serving dishes and covered with plastic wrap the day before.
• Bake and freeze cheesecakes up to three months ahead. Add paw prints and spots before serving.
• Make soup up to six months ahead and freeze.
• Purchase your favorite crab cakes and finely chopped chicken salad.

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It's all about indulgence!
Simply Perfect for any girly occasion, Sweet 16 Party, Tween Party, or to accompany a home direct sales party.

Nibblers

Chilled Shrimp Poised to Dive into Coconut Dipping Sauce

Pesto Pinwheels with Roasted Red Pepper

Almond Pound Cake Drizzled with Raspberry Sauce

Chocolate Fondue and Caramel Sauce with Marshmallows, Strawberries, Bananas, Dried Apricots, and Fresh Pineapple Chunks to Roll Decadently in Chopped Nuts, Coconut, and Granola

Simple Salty Snack Mix

Grandpa's Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Softened Brie with Honey and Almonds Served with Crusty Breads

Beverages of Your Choosing

Nibblers & More
Go from Nibblers to a Light Meal by adding the following:

Spinach, Poultry, and Pasta Salad with Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Dressing

Individual Veggie Finger Salads Plus Sweet Onion Dressing Served in Goblets

Cocktail Grilled Sandwiches

Chive with Deviled Ham Dip with Mini Pitas

Sanity Savers:

• Almond Pound Cake can be baked a day or two ahead of the party.
• Marshmallows, nuts, coconut, and granola can be put into serving dishes and covered with plastic wrap a day or two ahead of the party.
• Simple Salty Snack Mix can be made up to a week ahead and stored in an air tight container. Note - Make extra; if you mix it a week ahead, there wont' be much left for the party.
• Fudge can be made several days ahead and pre-cut.
• Purchase roasted chicken from the grocer for the salad. Cook pasta the day before. Assemble the day of the party.
• Finger veggies can be cleaned and cut a day or two ahead.
• Chive and Deviled Ham Dip can be prepared a day or two ahead.

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Indulge the inner child appetite in each of us.
Simply Perfect for a Baby Shower, First Birthday party, or Toddler's Birthday.

Brunch

Salad of Pasta, Turkey Breast, and Asparagus Sprinkled with Shredded Parmesan and Drizzled with Dressing

Color Wheel of Fresh Fruit & Whipped Raspberry Yogurt for Dipping

Learning Shapes and Colors with Round of Baked Brie Topped with Blueberry Sauce, Baked Zucchini and Yellow Cheese Squares, Cream Cheese and Red Salsa Triangle Served with Corn Chips

Upscale PBJ Teddy-wiches

Blueberry Pecan French Toast To Drizzle with Syrup

Animal Crackers and Tiny Pretzels Poised to Dive into Caramel Sauce and Chocolate Syrup

Truffle Pops

Salted Cashews

Gourmet Baby Block Cake

Choice of Beverages Including Pink Lemonade and Strawberry-Orange Punch

Serve the turkey beside the salad.

Sanity Savers:

• Cook the pasta and asparagus a day ahead. Purchase turkey rotisserie roasted, de-bone and cut into pieces a day ahead.
• Wash and clean fruit the day before (except strawberries) and store wrapped with paper towels in refrigerator.
• For Zucchini Squares - prepare crust ahead and cook zucchini filling. Assemble before baking and add the milk/egg mixture and cheese before baking.
• Teddy-wiches will be easier to cut if you use fine textured chilled bread.
• Scoop the sherbet balls up to a week ahead. Freeze on a baking sheet without the balls touching each other. When frozen put them in a freezer bag and store frozen until the last minute. Put them in a chilled bowl. Use small tongs to serve.

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Who could resist a rainbow palate of colors and flavors.
Simply Perfect for a Baby Shower, First Birthday party, or Toddler's Birthday.

Brunch

Puffed-Up Vegetable Bake

Shrimp Ratatouille to Mound on Ciabatta Chunks

Baby Spinach Salad Strewn with Cashews and Drizzled with Vidalia Onion Dressing

Deviled Blue Birdy Eggs snug in a Lettuce Nest

Fruited Cheese Ball and Graham Sticks

Fresh Fruit Rainbow Accompanied by Whipped Fruit Dip

Bluebirdy Mini Muffins

A Rainbow of Fish Crackers

Gummy Candy Bears

A Rainbow of Finger Jello

Truffle Pops

Gourmet Rainbow Cake

Choice of Beverages Including Lemonade with a Dip of Rainbow Sherbet

Plated Lunch

Use the Brunch Menu with the following changes:

Omit the Vegetable Bake

Omit the Cheese Ball

Serve the Shrimp Ratatouille in hollowed out crusty 6" baguettes

Plate the Spinach Salad and add a deviled egg in the center

Serve the shrimp on the side of the Ratatouille or eliminate entirely.

Sanity Savers:

• Puffed-Up Vegetable Bake can be assembled the day before and baked before the party.
• Prepare the fruit a day before, being sure it is well dried. Store each fruit in a separate container with paper towels in the bottom to prevent moisture from softening the fruit.
• Even quicker, purchase fruit pieces from a salad bar.
• Cook eggs several days ahead and devil them the day before.
• Mix the Cheese Ball a day or two ahead.
• Fish Crackers can be separated by color, Jello plate prepared, and Truffle Pops made several days in advance.

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Simply Perfect for a May Day celebration, Easter dinner or buffet, Springtime tea, or to add a light and fresh ambiance to any occasion.

Buffet Dinner

Fruit Shrub

Baked Ham Updated with Brandied Peach Sauce

New Potatoes Perfectly Roasted with a Blend of Herbs

Tiny Baby Carrots Sweetly Glazed with Maple and Sprinkled with Pecans

Snappy Stir Fried Snap Peas

Relish Tray including Bread and Butter Pickles, Pickled Beets, and Chow Chow

Decadent Sticky Buns Plus Assorted Rolls

Sumptuous Lemon Cheesecake

Torte Flavored with Almond and Layered with Strawberry Mousse and Berry Filling

Glazed Almonds

Your Choice of Beverages

Mingling

Baked Ham, Cubed and Bathed in Brandied Peach Sauce

Steamed Shrimp Prepped to Dip into Cocktail Sauce and Coconut Dipping Sauce

Cheese Tortellini Kabobs Skewered with Tomatoes and Marinated in Sweet Onion Dressing

Brie en Croute Served with Grape Clusters

Spinach with Herbs Dip to Enjoy with An Assortment of Crisp Veggies

Minted Pineapple Chunks

Mini Lemon Cheesecakes

Torte Flavored with Almond and Layered with Strawberry Mousse and Berry Filling

Glazed Almonds

Your Choice of Beverages

Sanity Savers:

• Purchase ready-to-serve ham. Assemble the sauce a day or more ahead, but cook it the day of the party.
• Carrots can be prepared several days ahead and reheated in the microwave. Add pecans just before serving.
• Clean the snap peas several days ahead.
• Put the relishes in serving dishes several days ahead and store, covered, in the refrigerator.
• Bake the cheesecake up to 3 months ahead and freeze. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
• The torte is best if prepared the day before.
• Glaze the almonds a week or more ahead and store in an airtight container.
• Purchase shrimp already steamed and cleaned.
• Prepare Spinach Dip and clean veggies a day or two ahead.
• Pineapple chunks are best if done a day ahead.