Cocktail Political Party Carte Du Jour | Beef Tenderloin, Lobster Rolls, Tomatoes, Bluish Cheese Potatoes & Mini Milkshakes

As promised, today I'm sharing the behind the scenes set-up, shopping together with cooking schedule for the twenty-four hours of the month political party nosotros hosted lastly calendar week for my Brother together with Claire.  I honey hosting parties, but it does lead maintain a lot of organization together with planning.  I'll walk you lot through the menu, setup procedure together with plow over you lot my checklists together with shopping lists inwards illustration instruct inspired to host a similar party.  

You tin download all of the checklists, shopping listing together with worksheets, hither : Party Planning Worksheets

Our political party was for fifty people 7-10pm.  We wanted heavy hors d'oeuvres that nevertheless felt fresh together with summery on a hot, hot day, but also special.  We lead maintain a solid unit of measurement joke that my blood brother ever has had a knack for ordering the close expensive affair on whatever card (and has since he was 5!), thus this Steak together with Lobster was our nod to his favorites!   And his Bride, Claire, is definitely every bit champagne girl, thus nosotros made certain nosotros had enough of that, too.   Even amongst our particular (and a chip luxurious) menu, nosotros tried to occur it casual together with fun for our immature crowd... including the late-night "Boozy Milkshakes" (Tumbleweeds) nosotros served at the destination of the night. 

 Here was our card : 

Beef Tenderloin amongst Soft Rolls & Horseradish (instructions coming soon)

Mini Lobster Rolls

Bacon & Blue Cheese Potato Canapes

Tomato & Mozzarella Platter amongst Garlic Toasts

Creamy Shrimp Dip amongst Crackers together with Asparagus  (my Granny's - volition portion soon)

Cheese Board amongst Berries

Spiced Cashews  (Barefoot Contessa)

Mini Tumbleweed Milkshakes (so good, coming soon!)

Champagne

White Wine

Rose

Beer

 Here is our shopping listing - you lot tin download, here.

I volition post my step-by-steps of the Beef Tenderloin afterward this week.  It was yummy - together with the start to go.  I cooked it the twenty-four hours earlier together with refrigerated it overnight, making it really slowly to patch thinly.

Mini Lobster Rolls on butter toasted buns.

Tomato Mozzarella Platter served amongst Garlic Toasts.  Easy together with Summery.  My Mom brought all of the tomatoes from her garden, which also made it budget friendly.

I ever experience similar you lot withdraw a petty dark-green on the table.  This crunchy asparagus was bang-up for dipping inwards the creamy shrimp dip.

We ran out of room on the nutrient table, thus I position the cheese board on the island, which worked bang-up for everyone to munch on.  I also had bowls of the spiced cashews around, but forgot to lead maintain a picture.

And Vanilla Bean Cupcakes amongst Celebration Candles... non only for birthdays!



Here is the Set-up Checklist.  I detect it helpful to sit down downward together with intend of everything we'll withdraw at once, when I tin concentrate... instead of lastly infinitesimal when I'm running around.

Here is the tabular array set out amongst platters a pair of days before.  This genuinely helps brand lastly decisions on what nutrient together with how much.

I ever similar to add together about height, similar amongst the Marble Cake Stands.

We had a rental fellowship pick out tables together with chairs for the patio.

We moved our picnic tabular array into the grass together with position candles downward the optic - was a bang-up gathering spot afterward inwards the nighttime past times the firepit.  Not surprisingly this is where close of Josh's college friends ended upwards - casual together with fun.

We did 3 48" rounds amongst vi chairs each.

Love these novel giant cedar planters amongst mums.  Email me if you lot are interested - thinking of adding them to the shop!

H5N1 few weeks agone my lavander died out, thus I replaced it amongst about boxwoods that I tin replant later.  I genuinely honey the construction of a shrub inwards a pot - I may occur it.  Mike inwards the background prepping the firepit.

My biggest helper wondering where all of his balls together with yard toys lead maintain gone.



The kitchen running at total steam.  And yes, that is my favorite indulgence - a mini coke inwards a drinking glass bottle.

Tying upwards the beef to assist it hit evenly.

Steaming potatoes for the canapes.

Chopping upwards lobster for rolls.

Beef is cooked, straight off volition rest, thus live wrapped together with position inwards the fridge overnight.

Potatoes are steamed, sliced together with topped amongst bluish cheese together with bacon.  Yum!

Here is a blank template for you lot to customize for your ain parties, download, here.

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