Food Glorious Food

 Now it wouldn't be me if food didn't come into the celebrations here!

Here's four bites to consider...

Month 7 - Bite 11

Make a cake... yes, make it, don't buy it. That way it's a) cheaper and b) individual and personal. The cake could be a sliceable goodie or a number of cupcakes arranged and decorated beautifully. 

A cake made by my husband was one of the requested 60 presents for my sister's celebration which we delivered separately to her party (COVID number restrictions staggered her gatherings throughout the day!)

Sorry, his creations never last once they are put on the table - you can even see the candle holes where the candles have been hastily removed for eating purposes!

Month 7 - Bite 12

Let the birthday boy or girl choose their favourite meal. Over the years we've seen old favourites revisited again and again - fish fingers and jelly eh sis? 

Month 7 - Bite 13

Picnic in the Park - a really fun one this - we've done it on the beach too with plenty of finger foods and treats. It means that no one gets moaned at for picking at their food as they can have as much or as little as they want and there's little clearing up to do with any crumbs left for the birds!

All that's needed is a big blanket, towel or tablecloth and a coolbag full of everyone's favourites with games on the grass (or sand) to follow and fight off the calories. There's also the possibility of ice cream being available too!

Month 7 - Bite 14

Bring Your Own...

This one is great for celebrations where everyone brings something to the meal. It works for the above picnic, but also for any other occasion. Our badminton group used to do it regularly pre-pandemic, usually with the hostess providing baking potatoes and everyone else pitching in with their speciality either homemade or shop bought. Of course, a bit of co-ordination and forward planning makes sure that there's a variety on offer, but it doesn't take too much organising. We also used to do it for Christmas with the hostess cooking up vats of soup...

Last Christmas our Spinning group went down this route as a number of our older ladies were still a bit hesitant about eating out in an enclosed venue and it went down a storm. So much so that we're probably going to do it again this year without the encouragement of a pandemic!