A Dinner Party Made Easy With Help From Costco

Recently we had the pleasure of attending a dinnerguaranteed.
party that was pretty much catered by, of all places,To make your party even more special, make a
Costco. No, they didn't send a server, they didn'tflower centerpiece from Costco's flower center. You
arrive hours earlier and transform the house, didn'tcould even buy your dishes, silverware and glasses
clean up the dishes. But they did provide deliciousthere. You, in essence, could have nothing in the
food and make life much easier for the hostess.morning and a full dinner party by that evening if you
We had a scrumptious, already prepared and cookedwanted.
chicken, boiled small red potatoes, steamed broccoli,Now, that might be going a little far. Most people
a spring mix salad, and fresh fruit for dessert. A littlehave the basic table necessities before they invite
wine (yes, Costco again) and the meal was complete.others over to share food, but it's that pesky meal
As the guests sat around devouring the good food,that seems to throw people. So next time you want
compliments were plentiful. And it turned out that allto invite others over for a good time, don't let the
of the food had been purchased at Costco. Themenu stop you.
hostess was as relaxed as I've seen anybody be atYou can go to Costco or your local grocery store
a party. And why shouldn't she have been? Sheand buy, already made, delicious food so all you have
saved herself lots of work and the finished productto do is sit back and watch everyone have fun.
was as delicious as any cookbook would have