Ho-Ho-How to Throw the Best Holiday Party

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With all of the holidays coming up, you might be considering hosting a party! It’s the perfect opportunity to invite your friends that you might not see during the holiday rush. Get them all together in our beautiful clubhouse to enjoy some cocktails before heading up to your apartment for the real party. Here are some tips for throwing the best holiday party.

Yum. You can’t have a holiday party without delicious finger foods. If you’re not feeling quite ready to be a full grown up yet, take it back to your roots with an adult spin on a kid classic: mac and cheese bites. Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 lb Macaroni
• 2 (8 oz) Packages of Sharp Cheddar Cheese Chunk
• 1 1/4 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 2 Eggs
• 3 cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Vegetable Oil

1. Cook up the macaroni until it’s nice and tender then drain it and set it aside. While that’s boiling you can shred the cheese up and put that aside too. 
2. In a big pan, melt some butter over medium heat. Add in flour and mix it until it gets to be a light brown color. Add in 1 cup of milk and whisk that all up until it’s nice and thick.
3. Start adding in the cheese one handful at a time. Mix that up until the cheese is all melted and smooth.
4. Add in the macaroni and mix until the noodles are coated with the melted cheese. Add in some salt and pepper.
5. Refrigerate for about an hour or until they’re cold.
6. Line a baking sheet with wax/parchment paper and form the macaroni and cheese into small 1” balls to line up on the pan. Then, pop them in the freezer for an hour.
7. Beat eggs and ¼ cup of milk in a bowl and start dipping the mac and cheese balls into the mixture. After dipping in the egg mixture, coat them in bread crumbs. 
8. If you have a deep fryer, pop them in for about 3-4 minutes. If you don’t, fill a skillet about ½-¾ of an inch deep and heat over medium high heat for 3-4 minutes. Drain and you’re done!

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Signature Sips. If you want to make a party truly memorable, you might want to consider having a signature cocktail at the party. You’ll really impress guests if you can make it off the top of your head without looking at a recipe! We recommend a sparkling apple cider sangria; perfect for the holidays. Here’s what you’ll need to make it happen:

• 1 750 ml bottle (standard) champagne or Prosecco
• 2 1/2 cups apple cider
• 1 cup club soda
• 1/2 cup Disaronno
• 2 apples, sliced
• cinnamon sticks, for garnish

For the full concoction you can check out Pizzazzerie’s blog. A signature cocktail at a party will not only make the drink stand out in your guests minds but also the party as a whole. “Hey, remember that party we went to where they had that amazing apple cider sangria? That was a cool party!” Don’t you want people to have that reaction to your party? We thought so.

Snacks! Take the party to another level with a chocolate fondue station. Melt up some chocolate and lay out some delicious holiday favorites like marshmallows, candy canes, gingerbread men, shortbread cookies and pretzels. Your guests will eat it up, literally!


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