{"id":9893,"date":"2016-09-07T09:05:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T13:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=9893"},"modified":"2016-09-06T22:30:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T02:30:01","slug":"a-birthday-party-appetizer-idea-thats-a-hit-with-both-kids-and-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/a-birthday-party-appetizer-idea-thats-a-hit-with-both-kids-and-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"A birthday party appetizer that’s a hit with kids and adults!"},"content":{"rendered":"
When it comes to throwing kid’s birthday parties, you could say I’m “experienced”. \u00a0After all, I’ve already hosted 9 of them! Nate’s second birthday party is September 1st so we usually (this will be our second year) celebrate on the Labour Day long weekend at the cottage. I typically go all out with selecting a theme (SUPERHEROS this year) and then outsource the decorations, food and cake.<\/p>\n
However, having the birthday celebration at the cottage doesn’t allow me to outsource the food component and lets just say I skipped the entire cake all together (opted for cupcakes instead). Another complexity that was thrown in the mix was that I had not only to consider the taste buds of kids but also of the many adults that would be there. The ratio was 9 kids to 20 adults.<\/p>\n
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My menu consisted of appetizers and snacks before serving an early dinner just before 5; It was a two-year old’s birthday party after all.<\/p>\n
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Appetizers consisted of a variety of fruits, chips, pretzels, vegetables and salads. I served both Large and Cherry Bocconcini cheese made by Salerno<\/a><\/strong>. Not only is it my personal favourite type of salad, but it’s easy to prepare and always a hit with guests. Since we celebrated in cottage country, I try to eat local produce when possible. That’s why I like that Salerno provides traditional Italian cheeses made from fresh Ontario milk!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n