Last night was a busy one! I came home from Cleveland and went to Costco and Kroger to stock up on things for the weekend. This weekend Brady’s cousin is getting married and all of his extended family is coming to Columbus. Some of them are staying with us and some at his great aunt’s house and some at his parents. We have the rehearsal dinner tonight then the wedding tomorrow morning. Then the wedding/reception tomorrow. Later, we are having a cookout at our house.
As everyone knows, I LOVE to have people over for dinner or whatever but for some reason I hadn’t thought about the fact that having everyone over meant 20 people for dinner. This didn’t really phase me, it just meant a big trip to the store with a detailed list. I decided to go with the classic cookout theme for the menu:
- Janelle’s salsa and chips
- veggies and hummus
- hamburger, hot dogs and veggie burgers
- Napa salad
- watermelon
- healthy cheese potatoes (party potatoes)
- relish tray
- homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches for dessert
After the extreme shopping trip to 3 stores, I came home around 8:30pm. Brady was still in Dallas, so I was on my own for dinner. I decided I really needed to clean out the fridge to make room for all of the things I just bought, which is how dinner came to be.
- I found some leftover quinoa and mushrooms/onions/zucchini in the fridge.
- I heated that up and broiled some asparagus I just picked up at the store.
- Then I chopped some fresh tomatoes.
- I filled a bowl with fresh spinach.
- Then I threw it all together with a little fat free feta.
That resulted in a delicious veggie dinner and a clean fridge!
Great plans. I love entertaining as well, but get all stressed out in hopes everyone 1. has a great time, and 2. …most importantly.. that the food meets with everyones expectations and then some.
Have a good time.