Summer Party Food

The cost of summer party food can easily be lessened by deciding on a party theme and then inviting the guest to bring a dish to pass that fits in that theme. You can even assign the type of dish, such as: salad, entrée, vegetable or dessert.

This can also be a really fun way to share different summer party food recipes. Ask the guests to also write out the recipe of their dish so that other guests can have the recipe to those dishes they particularly like.

What kind of summer party themes and party foods might go hand in hand?

Backyard BBQ – Ask the guests to bring their favorite bake beans, potato salad, coleslaw and homemade BBQ sauce.

Luau Party – This summer party food could actually be an ingredient or ingredients that must be included in whatever dish the guests bring. For instance, coconut, pineapple and bananas, plus pork or seafood, could be combined to make some interesting ways to produce a salad, main dish, or dessert.

Appetizer Party – This is a great way to have a lot of interesting and fun foods at a party. Ask the guests to bring a platter of their favorite appetizer, while you provide salads and desserts.

Very Berry Party – One of the favorite summer treats is the berries that reach their peak and ripen during the summer. Ask you guests to bring their favorite salad or dessert that uses berries. With you providing the meat for the grill and the berry punch, everyone will have a berry nice time.

Dip & Eat Party – Ask your guests to bring a tray of their favorite fondue dippers, such as fruit, bread cubes, marshmallows, cubed pound cake, banana and jalapeno peppers, mushroom caps, cubed hams, imitation crab meat, other pre-cooked meat chunks. Then you provide cheese, dark chocolate and white chocolate fondue dips.

A bring-your-own-food (BYOF) summer party is a great way to ensure that friends and neighbors can still get together and have a good time, even if everyone is feeling the pinch of the economy. These ideas are also great for a neighborhood or block party.

So have a good time, plan your party and enjoy each new and delicious summer party food that shows up at your next get together.

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