Party Planning / Making a Charcuterie Board Party Festive

Today: Party Planning / Making a Charcuterie Board Party Festive

The Wonderful Part: It doesn't matter what theme of foods you add to your table it will only add to the glamor of how it looks. Charcuterie boards always look well put together and that's part of its charm. It does the work all on its own. The tradition of the food being on wooden boards or marble is a beautiful move in itself. They do this so the food stays cool because most all the food is cold food. All you have to do is "holiday the table up" by adding festive decorations. But not too many.

Great Idea! A fun and easy way to mark the Holiday:

Nothing beats a great photo to get your party ideas flowing does it. So, I've picked out the photo above to help everyone plan their charcuterie board parties. Here I have a great example of a charcuterie table that marks the occasion of the day. A great way to have a fun holiday table is to mark it by using the food, according to what holiday it is. It's so easy to take a board and spell out what you're celebrating with the food. You can use small wheels of cheese, nuts, grapes, olives or any other small type of foods that you feel you could spell with.

Here's a few Food Spelling ideas for you

• For New Year's you can spell out what year you're celebrating just like the example above 🠝 shows. 
• For a birthday party spell out the age the person is turning.
• Spell out the month your celebrating... like "JUNE"
• Spell out the word "LOVE" for weddings
• Spell out the word "LOVE" for Valentine's Day
• Spell out the word "LOVE" for an anniversary party or the #year together
• Spell out the word "CONGRATS" or "well done" for a congratulations party.
• Spell out the name of the person your celebrating. Like.... "PAM"
• For Christmas spell out the word "JOY"
• For Halloween spell out the word "BOO"
• For Thanksgiving spell out "THANKS"
• For Easter spell out the words "HE LIVES"
• For a Garden Party spell out the word "SPRING"
• For a Autumn Party spell out the word "FALL"
• Do you want to announce to your friends that your pregnant? Spell "BABY"

You get the idea right

There are many many many spelled words that you can use to decorate for your Charcuterie Board Party. The list is never ending. So mark that occasion! I think the main thing you will need to think about is how much space you have to spell the word. The fewer the letters the better it is - that's why I only went with short words for my examples.

Now don't forget to Frilly the table up some

It won't take very many added frillies to dress up a charcuterie table. A few glittery focal points here and there and your good to go. Take a look again at the top photo 🠝. It has a beautiful gold flower sitting to the right of the board that fills in some empty space. Use a couple stylish placemats to slightly show through the underside and that's all it needs. 

The style of a charcuterie table has a bit of a rustic feel don't you think? I think it's because of all the wood platters that the food sits on so it's not necessary to have to play up the table to much. One simple decoration will go a long way.

Make sure you have the tools for the party:

A great thing to remember is get the tools for the party ahead of time. What I mean by that is the Charcuterie Acessories. You can go with simple tableware for a simple family party but for a party that's going to serve a lot of people... the traditional charcuterie board accessories are used. Sadly, I've always found it hard to find charcuterie supplies in the stores where I live. So if it's that way where your from; I've put a link here so my readers can see what styles are being used these days (🛒/ https://amzn.to/3OdVkD1)

Normally charcuterie accessories are short and stout with a big thump grip for easier holding. See photo 🠝 above. Every party needs cheese knives, meat forks, butter spreaders, mini tongs, slicers and mini sized spatulas for lifting. We can't forget about the small decorative bowls and bamboo picks if you find you need those too. What about honey dippers? Are you serving honey? You can get those in a mini version perfect to put in serving bowls. Oh oh... and cheese markers. Many party hosts choose to mark the name of each cheese that's on the table for the guests. So, everything you do depends on how much time your willing to put into the serving table. The link I suggested will show you some of all these too.

Matching accessories for Special Parties

Matching accessories just makes the table look so put together. It adds so much charm to the table and it just shines like all the sparkling decorations. It truly doesn't take much to pull off an impressive table that everyone will remember.

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Closing words ~

💡I hope this post was helpful and inspiring for you. It's good to be reminded that creating a delicious Charcuterie Board Party will impress everyone who attends but the biggest part is how it makes you feel when you see everyone enjoying the festive table that you've created.

👀 Now just so you know... I have a few more posts I'm writing about charcuterie boards so if this interests you then keep an eye out for them. I have more great pictures to share in the future!

💻 I placed this post in the "Charcuterie Boards" & "Party Planning" categories if you ever need to find it again. Remember this idea when celebrating any of the holidays in our calendar. 

📸 If you ever want a close look at the picture I posted, just click the photo. It will expand in a large view window for a closer look. Then click the area you want to look even closer at and it will usually expand just that part of the photo too. 😀

📅 And as always, I've listed related 📅 calendar dates below 🠟, and any related shopping links 🛒 that would be helpful to this article. 

 It's so important to "Live everyday like a holiday." I hope you do that. Love Pam

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📅 September 26 / National Family Day

📅 September / Charcuterie Week in UK

📅 National Family Month is observed during the five-week period between Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June. 

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Everyone crows about a "Wing It Eating Party" so why not host one

 It's time to host those "Wing It" Parties everyone!

I have talked quite a bit about sauces and biscuits & gravies lately which reminded me of a great menu for an indoor or outdoor party. What am I talking about? I'm talking about "Wing It Eating Parties"!! What is a "Wing It" party? Well it's a food party that's based on all types of chicken wings, hot wings and buffalo wings based on all types of flavors. The wing meat itself can be baked, deep fried, battered or grilled just like in the photo above.

Let's talk some facts first

A buffalo wing, hot wing or wing is a chicken wing section (drumette or flat) that is traditionally fried unbreaded and then coated in sauce. Classic Buffalo-style chicken wing sauce is composed of a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter. Buffalo wings are traditionally served with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing.

How To Plan A Buffalo Wing, Chicken Wing, Hot Wing Party!

This is going to be very simple. It's your job as a host to fill the meal table with chicken wings, celery sticks and salad, biscuits, butter and honey with all the different kinds of sauces that you can think of.

• Plan A Wing-It Theme Party ~ Everyone crows about a "Wing It Party" at least that what my invitation said so why not host one. A wing it party is just that; it's a food party that's based on chicken wings in all kinds of flavors. You can choose to host a potluck style party where each guest brings a plate full of their favorite wings in their favorite wing sauce or you can set up a buffet style party where you provide all the sauces and toppings yourself. 

• Popular Wing Flavors ~ hot buffafo, sweet chili, honey garlic, parmesan, parmesan garlic, hot sauce, barbecue, honey mustard, teriyaki, lemon pepper, blue cheese, sweet thai, pineapple, honey hoisin, are just a few of the choices. 

• Shaker Toppings would be~ shakers full of spices, shaker full of herbs, shaker full of Parmesan cheese, shaker full of BBQ rub, shaker full of celery flakes and a shaker full of pepper flakes. Shakers add a special spark to the table that guests really really love.

• Don't forget the sides & dressing~ A wing it party wouldn't be complete if it didn't have the traditional raw veggies and dressing with it. Not only serve raw celery and carrots but why not serve bell pepper, broccoli and cauliflower too. All of these go great with salad dressings. The #1 dressing is ranch and blue cheese.

• Breads~ I don't know why but biscuits go great with chicken but at restaurants you don't usually get biscuits with it. Biscuits, butter and honey are fantastic flavor matches to chicken wings. Now easy bread sticks are a fantastic choice too. Bread sticks covered in oil and parmesan like you get at a pizza place is a good choice. And an odd choice is different jams and jellies. Try warmed up and melted preserves too. That super sweet fruity taste is great for the meat and for the bread.

• Provide Dessert~ Oh yes! Every party is expected to have dessert. It doesn't really matter what you go with.... cupcakes, cookies or pie to name a few and all will work just fine.

• Gift Giving & Door Prizes~ Decide if you want to play any games or provide any activities at your wing it party. You may just want to host a munch out where no games are played but tons of food is provided for a real wing it munch out. If you don't have games you may want to at least give a door prize to one lucky winner. It could be something as special as a bottle of homemade BBQ sauce to something as silly as a stuffed animal that looks like a chicken.

• Added Fun~ For added fun you could meet all your guests at the door in a chicken costume! Oh yeahhh I said it! Are you brave enough to do it? This has been done many times so don't think it hasn't. Don't forget to do the chicken dance. Speaking of chicken dance.... why not have all your guest do the chicken dance. It's fun for all ages.

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A Sauce Preparation

Cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter or margarine are the basis of the sauce. Buffalo wing sauce can be made with a variable amount of heat/spiciness, with the names of these sauces generally corresponding to the level of heat, such as mild, medium, or hot. Typically, the wings are deep-fried (although they are sometimes grilled or baked). The wings are usually fried in oil until they reach close to a golden-brown color. They are then drained where they can either be placed in a bowl with sauce or even seasoned with salt and pepper. Following this, one covers the bowl tightly and shakes to coat the wings. As an alternative to waiting to coat the wings until after they are cooked, one can also put seasoning over the wings in a sealed bag and shake them until they are coated evenly. Afterwards, arrange the wings on a baking and wait until they are cook thoroughly. Wings can then be served dry with sauce on the side.

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📅 Mark your Calendars ahead

National Chicken Wing Day is celebrated every July 29th / the day rightfully proclaimed in 1977 by Buffalo mayor... / This is a great day to host a wing it party!

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My Closing Thoughts ~

• Who doesn't love wings right!!!! / www.nationalchickenwingday.com
• So maybe you don't want the expense of a party but would like to just do this for your family that lives in the house with you. Well go for it. This post listed several ideas to make even a family supper special.
• Now don't forget the salty chips & pickles and don't forget the napkins & paper towels. This is going to be messy. LOL~ "Live everyday like a Holiday" Pam

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Tea Parties with Tea Party Cookies

Post 4: In honor of National Cookie Cutter Week and all cookie holidays... 
Do you take cookies with your tea? Well here's a cheerful idea for a tea party.

Source: sentimentalcelebrations.com via Anne on Pinterest

Tea party lovers are always looking for wonderful ideas for a tea party and I think I found a cute idea to pass on. How about having a tea party with a tea party theme? I think young ladies and little girls would love taking tea with pretty tea party cookies don't you? Little cookies in the shape of tea cups and tea pots would be a delight to nibble on.

Let the tea party cookie cutters be the theme and serve some great tasting cookies with some great tasting hot tea. How about a Alice in Wonderland tea? You can even give cookie cutting as gifts to your guests too. Put on your best hat girls because we're having a ladies tea!

You can buy tea party cookie cutters at craft stores like Hobby Lobby or Michaels. You can also buy them online at sentimentalcelebrations.com, the website who provided this sweet picture above.

Amazon has a set includes 3 cutters (all 1 inch high): tea cup (3-1/2 wide, 2-1/2 top to bottom) cupcake (3-1/2 wide, 3-1/4 top to bottom) and tea pot (3-7/8 wide, 3 top to bottom). Roll-out cookie recipe included on back. Decorating instructions also on back. Have you ever hosted a tea party? Well here's a cheerful idea for a tea party theme.

Now this second pack from Amazon includes:

• 5 tin cookie cutters, made in the USA
• Each set comes in a sturdy box with the artwork of Ann Clark
• Recipes for cookies and frosting included
• Cutters include: teacup, teapot, heart, heart 'n hand and sunflower
• Box size 12.75"L x 6.5"Hx1"D

A Tea Parties is a formal, ritualized gathering for afternoon tea but it's a good excuse for conversations about life, exchanging recipes, and sharing holiday ideas too. Formal tea parties are often characterized by the use of prestige utensils, such as bone china or silver. The table is made to look its prettiest, with cloth napkins and matching cups and plates. In addition to tea, larger parties may provide punch, or in cold weather, hot chocolate. The tea is accompanied by a variety of easily managed foods: thin tea sandwiches, such as cucumber or tomato, cake slices, buns or rolls, and cookies are all common.

Food for a Pickle Appreciation Party

For those of you looking for a weird theme party, we have an idea for you. November 14 is Pickle Appreciation Day and today one of our readers asked the question.... "What food can I serve for a Pickle Appreciation Party?" Well get those green plates and napkins ready because we have a few ideas for you.

With you it's a treat

First of all we think you should serve dishes that relate to pickles. 
The first thing that comes to mind is pickle condiments. The most popular pickle condiment without a dough is pickle relish. What goes with pickle relish you ask? Well it's hot dogs! Yep our first choice would be hot dogs or sausage dogs along with several types of pickle relish guests can choose from.

Tartar Sauce: Tartar Sauce is another condiment that's made with pickles. If fish is for you, then fish sandwiches could be a second choice for a pickle appreciation party and don't hold back on the tartar sauce.

Every party serves cake! Yes every party serves cake and a pickle party wouldn't be complete without a pickle cake. Noooo don't put pickles in the cake mix. Just decorate your cake to look like a giant pickle. Cook a sheet cake and trim the edges to be round and long. Cover in vanilla icing with green food coloring and you have yourself a giant pickle.

Why not have a pickle buffet for taste testing? Yeah! Everyone loves to munch on pickles and having a dozen or so varieties of pickles could be really fun. Have them all, sweet, hot and sour! You could even have your guests judge the best pickles. The good.... the bad.... or the ugly.

Potato Salad: We can't forget about potato salad! Many many potato salad recipes use pickles in the recipe. Some call for sweet pickles and some call for dill pickles.

Speaking of potatoes! Don't forget that potato chips and parties go hand in hand. Having said that, did you know there's a dill flavored potato chip? Yep it sure is! That would go great with hot dogs. :)
If all else fails.... serve all green food.

I hope that get's your creative juices flowing. Now before you go, click on the cute dancing pickles at the top. You'll see it's actually a greeting card for Pickle Appreciation Day. Send it to your friends and invite them to your pickle party. May your Pickle Appreciation Party be a success.  - Pam
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Maybe our readers could join in the fun and post a few pickle dishes too. :)
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Top 21 Party Themes for Adults

It doesn’t matter whether they’re kids or adults – people want to party, people want to have fun. And how can you make it an even more fun-filled party? By enhancing your party ideas with great themes. Planning a party with themes is not just for kids. Adults can also have a really great time throwing their favorite and most beloved party theme ideas that would surely delight their friends and loved ones. So, get your creative juices flowing and plan out your next adult party based on the following top party themes for adults. Source: http://www.w...nfographic     Click Image to enlarge

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Pallet Table Garden Party

We all know what it's like to have to through something together really fast for a day of summer fun and this idea of a Pallet Table Garden Party just couldn't get any sunnier. 🌞

Super idea for you!

I can see everybody's imagination skyrocketing right now. What a super easy way to entertain a group of people for a sit on the ground garden party / tea party / birthday party / picnic / summer celebration! Gosh! All of the above. 😁

What fun this would be!

You know how we humans are. LOL~ We get so excited when we get to experience something new that we've never experienced before, and I bet this idea would be a new one for you. Can you just imagine a group of your friends or family enjoying a picnic or a garden party where the place settings are on pallets? Pallets are easy to come by in my part of the world so I can see this little idea taking off for sure.

I like the idea of a pallet table too and here's why~

Have you ever been to a picnic on the ground before? Great fun for sure but it's really hard to sit on the ground and keep your drink from spilling over because of the unlevel ground right. Well, I love the pallet idea because it gives a level surface for your drink to sit on. Plus, I love the fact that your plate can sit a bit higher than the ground too. It puts another burrier between your food and the ants so that's a thumbs up for me.

Don't you just love the sunny fruit drinks that everyone has too?

It just screams a super sunny day, doesn't it? When I look at those drinks I think "refreshing punch". You know without me having to say but on hot summer days we always go for the most refreshing drink we can get our hands on don't we~

I think the cloth napkins are a good choice / here's why

Every picnic I've ever gone to has always had paper napkins and the wind picks them up so easy and carries them way across the yard in a split second. If you provide cloth napkins, you don't have to worry about that. Now I for one have had to run across the field chasing down a paper napkin before and every time I almost had it the wind took it even further. Ha! And let's not talk about how hard it would be to get off the ground a thousand times if the wind was bad. Giggle~ Been there done that! Now if I was young, I might not think such things. 😏

Let your Outdoor imagination take over ~

You know you got this one for sure! Pulling this one off will be a snap and everyone that comes will enjoy a relaxed gathering to say the least.

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Closing thoughts ~

💡I hope you found this post fun and inspiring. It's good to be reminded that we can create outdoor meals without spending a lot of money and we can create experiences that we will remember a lifetime.

👀 Now just so you know... I have a few more posts I'm writing about outdoor eating so if this interests you then keep an eye out for them. I have more great pictures to share too!

💻 I placed this post in the "Garden Party" & "Party Planning" categories if you ever need to find it again. Remember this idea when celebrating any of the holidays in our calendar. 

📸 If you ever want a close look at the picture I posted, just click the photo. It will expand in a large view window for a closer look. Then click the area you want to look even closer at and it will usually expand just that part of the photo too. 😀

📅 And as always, I've listed related 📅 calendar dates below 🠟, and any related shopping links 🛒 that would be helpful to this article. 

 It's so important to "Live everyday like a holiday." I hope you do that. Love Pam

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📅 June 18 / International Picnic Day

📅 April / National Picnic Day

📅 September 26 / National Family Day

📅 April 14 / National Gardening Day

📅 National Family Month is observed during the five-week period between Mother’s Day in May and Father’s Day in June. 

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Galentine's Day Parties

Ah, Valentine's Day. That day in February where we profess our love for someone. We send flowers, we give cards and gifts and it's a day where love blossoms for all to see. But what about other types of love? Shouldn't they be celebrated too? This is where Galentine's Day comes in, you know, you and your 'gals' celebrating Valentine's Day but with a twist.

Sometimes girls just want to get together and have a pretty party and what better day than Valentine's day to do just that? I mean, there is an abundance of flowers, everything is girly pink and red, it just screams party! These parties can run the gamut from informal to all out and can include games, photo booths, food machines, and the like. You can have a tea party with your closest girlfriends or a gala fit for royalty, it's all up to you.

We all love taking photos and if you're dressed up for a party, it's the perfect time to make some memories. By fashioning a heart out of flowers you can make yourself a pretty backdrop for those photos, or you can decorate a large frame with flowers, hearts, balloons and paint for another cute prop. In fact, bunches of balloons in all hues of pink and red, hearts and lips make a great backdrop for photos all by themselves and of course they can easily be moved to the table for a great centerpiece too.

Food machines are a great addition to any party as they allow guests to serve themselves leaving the host free to enjoy the party and not spend all night in the kitchen. Things like cotton candy makers add whimsy and of course more pink to the Galentine's festivities and who can resist an old fashioned popcorn machine or a mobile frozen treat cart filled with delicious creamy goodies?

A tea with finger sandwiches or a dessert party complete with champagne, the choice is yours but what better way to get all your girlfriends together for a fun night? If you really want to amp up the decor, what about fashioning a heart shaped centerpiece out of flowers? As each guest leaves the party, she can take a flower or two home, because really who doesn't like flowers?

The best part about Galentine's Day parties is the fact you can get together with your gals for a great night in!

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Pirate Party

"Ahoy, matey!" It's Pirate Party Time. Everyone loves the Golden Age of Piracy that's why everyone loves to host pirate parties. So in honor of pirate theme parties, pirate birthdays, Halloween & International Talk like a pirate day (celebrated on September 19)...Grrrr... we're about to "Party Like A Pirate!"

Hoist your colors.


Let's start with the table. Go with all natural wood for the rustic feel or go with a tablecloth. If you go with a tablecloth; the most common color are all black (since black is associated with pirates) or all blue which makes you think of sailing the ocean blue. Party stores have lot's of matching sets of napkins, paper plates and pirate banners.  Choose decorations like treasure chests, candles, pirate flags, chains, cannon balls. (all plastic props that can be found especially during Halloween) Add signs to each dish with pirate names to help your guests get in the spirit of pirates.

Avast!.... Ye needs ah bountiful table. 

Arrr... you must have a bounty of pirate food on the table. I'm not saying you have to have loads of food (although Pirates were known to pig out while on land) but go with foods that theme the look and flavors of a pirate. Choose theme cakes or cupcakes for dessert.

"Shiver me bones" a knife stabbing party table. 


On land pirates were meat eaters for sure. And for outdoor pirate parties it's common to see roasted pig. Yep, pig pickins are the choice for adult parties and platters of large leg bones (like turkey legs) are all the rage for narlyyy pirates to chew on. Pirate theme parties and children's birthday parties tend to leave out the pig carcass (Euh!) and stick to chicken wings and pulled pork sandwiches.


Arrr... Pirate Cakes
The most popular cakes are treasure chest cakes that's surrounded with chocolate money, candy jewelry and chocolate sea shells. Pirate ship cakes can be decorated with malted milk balls (candy) that's just right for cannon balls.



Pirate Cupcakes
Cupcakes are great for easy serving and can be made in a variety of ways. The most popular being skull-n-bones which are chocolate icing with the shape of a white skull piped on top. (see example) Pirate head cupcakes are easily made by using junior mints for the eye patch, fruit roll-ups for the bandannas and chocolate sprinkles are perfect for a scruffy pirate face. (see example) I call the style of cupcake to the right; a dead mans cupcake.


Pirate Pan Pizza
You can't go wrong by serving a pirate face pizza especially at children's parties. Everyone love's pizza no matter the age so pirate that pizza up and serve it at your next pirate party. If it's a small group of people the personalized mini pizzas are perfect. If it's a large group of people; a large pizza works great too.

In Closing
Well I hope I rounded up a few ideas that will help on your next pirate party. Remember to mark your calendars(for International Talk like a pirate day . It's celebrated every year on September 19th and public pirate parties will be hosted everywhere too!

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How to Plan a Bachelorette Party

If you've ever been a maid of honour or bridesmaid you probably know that organising a bachelorette party is one of many duties the bridal party is expected to organize in the lead up to the bride-to-be's wedding. Although it can seem like a tough job organising the logistics, guest list and various other details, you can minimize stress levels by starting to plan well before the event takes place. The most important detail you need to determine is what type of event you'll be putting on and then you'll be ready to put the wheels in motion for a fun and unforgettable bachelorette party. Speak to the bride-to-be about what she expects and think about what would suit her personality. Remember, not everyone wants a bachelorette party that consists of endless tequila shots and strippers! To help you get started, we've put together a timeline to help you plan a bachelorette party that will blow the bride-to-be away. 

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Birthday Party Ideas

Make your kids birthday party more fun and indelible with party games, party tidbits, party decorations and much more entertainment with entertainers. Let your child to have an ultimate birthday party.  Source: http://www.a...ages-.html   Click photo to enlarge

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What Are Weird Wild and Wacky Holidays

A Weird Holiday is a Celebration Day that is about a weird wild or wacky subject matter. 

Our calendar is packed full of them and celebrated all over the world. Some are based on facts, some are based on tradition, some are based on history, and some are based on just a good excuse to host an awesome theme party. But "All" are centered around getting together and having a good time with your community, classmates, neighbors, family, friends and rivals. Did you say rivals? Yep! based on the type of holiday it is; it can be rivals. All in fun though! The idea is for it to be theme related to the holiday and memorable. In fact if you ever go to a weird holiday party you can bet you will remember it for the rest of your life! 

All wacky holidays "theme" around the word "weird". 
But what does the word weird mean? Well The encyclopedia says weird is: synonyms: uncanny, errie, unnatural, supernatural, unearthly, otherworldly, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal...  

Well there ya go! The best definition for what a "Weird Holiday" is... is... It's a fun holiday that themes around weird, wild, wacky, unusual, obscure, uncommon, unique, strange, odd, crazy, funny, silly, quirky, offbeat, bizarre and funny subject matters. We find them listed all over the internet by every one of these descriptive words. Well why such a broad definition?

The Urban Dictionary defines weird as this:
Weird is a very subjective word that lacks a finite definition because it is a word used for emoting. Weird can be used maliciously or ignorantly to describe behavior, traditions, or rituals that are simply misunderstood by the person using the word, "weird," when better words would be strange, odd, unusual, foreign, or fascinating. The word "weird" can also be

used to deliberately dehumanize people and reduce their life-story in order to exclude them from social circles or relationships, because the person using the word "weird," thinks that the other person is trying to white-wash who they are and a history of doing weird stuff. Typically, the best use of the word, "weird," is to describe a sketchy person who does things that are abusive or annoying, or a person who is OK with being an asshole.

Now our website gone-ta-pott.com explains a weird holiday like this: 
Most weird holidays honor some kind of wacky invention or a fun and bazaar thing to do. All of these make for some great party laughter. In fact, this is the main reason why these holidays are becoming so popular. Everybody loves a fun reason to party and these weird holidays fit the bill! Get your party pants on...

Weird Holidays .....
can be National Holidays celebrated by way of a small get together's or a weird holidays celebration celebrated by a whole towns in other different parts of the world.

A few examples are: 
Snowmen burning day / Working naked day / Crapper Day / Feast of fabulous wild men day / Pig Day / Songkran / .
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Check back / here's a few helpful articles that will be published soon.

• Are Weird Holiday Unofficial Holiday? 
• Examples of weird holidays
• The most popular weird holidays
• The most celebrated weird holidays
• List of Weird wild and wacky holidays.
• Why are weird wild and wacky holidays popular?
• Who searches for Weird Holidays?
• What weird holidays are in February?
• How do you host a weird holiday party?
• List of Weird February Holidays

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Outside Links to further your research:
http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/weird_holidays.html#.WnoC-65KvIU
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/findery/9-totally-weird-holiday-t_b_6311714.html
http://www.newsweek.com/10-weird-holiday-traditions-celebrated-around-world-757732
http://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/world/13-unusual-holiday-traditions-around-world/view-all/
https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/11-wacky-holiday-traditions-around-the-world
https://list25.com/25-strangest-holidays-that-people-actually-celebrate/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/25890/world%E2%80%99s-8-weirdest-national-holidays
https://www.sunglasswarehouse.com/blog/weird-holidays-to-try/
http://blog.theclymb.com/passions/explore/8-unique-holiday-celebrations-around-world/
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-weird-holidays-you-need-to-start-celebrating.php

Party Food / Ham Roll Ups

 When you need something fast that looks fancy~

Hi everyone, if you need something fast that looks fancy, then go for the ham roll ups. This is finger food that's fast to make and is perfect for a wine party planned for a few guests. The picture above shows ham rolled up with a filling inside then tied off with green onion.

Let's talk about the green onion~

The green onion is used to hold the roll together but if you use really thin ham, you can roll it up without needing a onion to hold it. But the onion looks beautiful and tastes great with a cheese filling inside the roll up. Now another great thing about using onion is this.... if the guest doesn't want to eat onion then they can simply leave it on the plate. This is just an easy way to add onion without adding onion. lol~

Now let's talk about the Filling Inside~

The filling put inside ham roll ups are usually a cream cheese spread that's flavored with things like onion, chives, herbs, peppers, tomatoes, cucumber etc. This is the most popular filling that people just absolutely love. But at your party you could go with 2 different filling if you want to give your guests an option. You could go with a different cheese spread like pimento cheese spread. 

A great way to get your mind to thinking about spread ideas is to research tea sandwich spreads. Tea sandwich spreads are used a lot in ham roll ups. Yep they sure are! Also research party cheese balls. Many cheese ball recipes will work fantastic used as a filling for ham roll ups. Some of those even include chopped nuts. Now a favorite one that I love to use is pineapple. Oh yes! Pineapple, ham and cream cheese goes fantastic together. It would be your sweet roll up.

Offer your guest a sweet option & a savory option.

Everybody's taste buds move from sweet to salty to sweet to salty so its nice to offer your guests both but you don't have too. Just know that cream cheese filling works great for both options. As I mentioned about pineapple works great as a sweet option but so does cherries. Ham roll ups; a simple idea that looks like you spent a lot of prep time on it but it really pulls together really fast. And if your serving wine... well we all know how wine and cheese goes perfect together so you can't miss. This will be a treat for your guests.

You can make these the day before

Another great thing that I love about this is... you can make these the day before and just put them in the refrigerator for the flavors to meld together. You don't have to be in a hurry to get the job done. Make them a day or 2 before and seal them in a container. You will be good to go. If you're a person that's pushed for time this takes a lot of weight off your shoulders.

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My Closing Thoughts~

• 😁 I just wanted to share a simple idea for everyone because I know that people experience hard times but want to offer something special to their friends. You may not have the budget to do a full spread of party food. But a wine party is low key and is perfect for a get together that doesn't require a lot of food. Ham roll ups, wine and a bowl of olives, maybe a bowl of nuts for. You're done! Enjoy your guests.

"Live everyday like a holiday" Love Pam

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