My two friends that live down the street from me were throwing a party for a friend of theirs whose mother was turning 91 yesterday. A sweet gesture. The problem is, they can't cook and they are both huge germ-a-phobes. They were telling me how they might buy individual packages of crackers and trail mix so people wouldn't have to serve themselves from the same bowls. I just couldn't imagine this so I offered to make the food. Of course, they loved this idea. I, as usual, forgot to take pics so I am using some from the internet and some from past posts of mine. I made my sun-dried tomato pasta salad and packed it in small take out containers that could be disposed of after eating out of them. My daughter wrapped disposable utensils in colorful napkins.
I made my creamy potato and chive salad and packed it in small insulated soup containers to keep it cold.
I cut up my pressed Italian sandwiches and wrapped each one in waxed paper.
I made a wonderful fruit salad with a honey lime dressing and put it in plastic cups with lids.
These girls (all 12 of them) are chocoholics so I made my double chocolate brownies and wrapped them each in small waxed bags.
My Daughter made decadent chocolate cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting. We included one candle for the 91 year old birthday girl so she could blow it out without blowing (germs) over all of the other cupcakes.
I don't know any of the people attending, except for the two hosts, but I am betting that they enjoyed themselves.
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