Our must-haves for hosting in a hurry!
Last-minute visitors can spring up out of nowhere. We’ve all been there. Your mission: transform chaos into deliciousness in approximately zero minutes. And, all too quickly, your mind races, wondering what’s in the freezer that you wish could be thawed instantly.
Hey, don’t panic! With a few simple essentials, you can be the perfectly organized host. Trust us, it’s totally possible to get a meal on the table in no time and make it look like you’ve been preparing all week. Nobody needs to know you haven’t, right?
Cast your rapidly searching eye over the recipes below, and you’ll find something for any occasion!
Let’s begin easy and effortless with DIY Antipasto Skewers. Literally, it doesn’t get any easier! Any snacky thing that fits on a skewer works, but here, we’ve put an Italian spin on this platter to give it a splash of class. A delicate variety of meats, cheeses, and a herby hint of basil to tie it all together—who wouldn’t love this on the end of a stick?
Stuck for breakfast ideas? It’s completely normal to be unsure of what to offer your visitors in the morning. After all, you can’t just give them cereal, right? Wrong! The Speedy Yoghurt Granola Sweet Breakfast is a tasty lifesaver with the simplest ingredients. And oh, how versatile! Whatever you have in your kitchen—fruit, honey, jam—can go with granola and yogurt.
Croissants are popular for many reasons, but we all know they are irresistibly delicious. We don’t need many more reasons than that! Our Quick Croissants (Two Ways) are the crowd-pleasers you could be looking for. Mustard, ham, and camembert, or sausage and Swiss cheese? The choice is yours. We guarantee they’re quick, failproof, and they’ll do half the entertaining for you.
Green Pasta with Manuka Honey Split Chicken. Sounds fancy, right? Good, hopefully, your guests will think the same! But it’s deceptively easy—just toss some pasta with pesto or your favourite green sauce, and you’re halfway there. And you can’t go wrong with chicken. It’s a little sweet, a little savoury, and big on flavour.
And while we are talking fancy, here’s one for when you really want to impress. Try out a Seafood Marinara with Crusty Herbed Sourdough – a dish that says “Why yes, I just whip up seafood all the time.” It’s delicious, it’s failproof, and speaks for itself.
