![]() ![]() I pull out the roll of foil, the ladies cover up their "loot" and label it with their name. The collecting starts by first taking 3 of each cookie, then 2 of each, then your favorites, until all platters are empty. And I've heard, they'll never share their recipes.not even to this hostess. Once we get to Donna, Patty, Carla G and Linda, we all hold our breaths hoping and praying that they each brought what they're known for.Great Grannie's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip, Mini Gingerbread Men with little white pants, Biscotti, and Buckeyes! Whew! Hopes and prayers are answered. After all numbers are blindly chosen, I ring the bell (the same one that rings at Thanksgiving!) Time to come to the dining room! We gather around the dining room table and buffet where all of the trays of sweet Christmas goodness are laid out! One by one we each say what we brought (also good, just in case of allergies at home). Wine is also served, as well as soda, and beer with green olives for my sweet friends Donna and Janie! Pick a numberĪs they mingle, I walk among the gals with a bowl of paper strips numbered 1-20 for the gift exchange. Now I don't have to spend time measuring. At first I thought, "Oh man! They'll roll off the plate! What will I serve them in?" I had the best luck! I found oval plastic white bowls at Daiso, a Japanese discount store, nearby! Whether it's soup ladled into small bread bowls or in pretty coffee or tea cups, or a baked potato topped with all their faves, my girlfriends can mingle, laugh, hug and chit chat and I love it!īefore my husband heads out with his "elves," he pre-makes and appropriately names a Christmas martini for us. One year another success was a baked potato bar complete with all the fixings: butter, sour cream, chives, cheese, bacon and chili. Serving 3 different hearty winter soups in my triple food warmer has proven to be a hit. He'd take them out for dinner and they'd all go Christmas shopping.for ME! Yay! He'd have my wish list in hand and off they'd go, giving me the empty house to finish up those few things the hostess has to do just before hearing the first knock at the door!Īlthough an assortment of appetizers is set out, I know a few of my friends are coming from work and need something more substantial. My husband would come home from work and our 3 girls would hopefully have finished their homework by then.
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