Happy Drink Anyone?

I can’t believe that I have missed 2 entire days of blogging and that the last post that I wrote contained several rants and poo talk. I apologize to everyone for both. I promise to try not to do that again!

On a brighter note, I have found the “secret” to a successful dinner party (Baptists this may not apply to you)! It is the “Happy Drink”. Yes, the “Happy Drink” or some other cocktail substitute is just the social lubricant to help out one’s dinner party.

So, here are my tips for a successful dinner party –

• Serve a “Happy Drink” when your guests first arrive. Not wine, not beer but some sort of sweet, tasty, easy-down-the-gullet but fairly loaded with alcohol cocktail. Keep pitchers of this “Happy Drink” concoction on hand for further guest lubrication (Naturally, one must also be aware of Drinking and Driving issues so please factor this in to your lubrication efforts).


• Invite a fun and interesting mix of guests and don’t invite more than you have chairs for. The best number is the number that you can sit around your dining room / kitchen / whatever table. You want to be able to sit, sit, sit for ages in one spot and laugh and chat and laugh and chat. When people leave the table to go into another room you risk them leaving … and you don’t want that!! (You can always get them to leave when you as the hostess stand up and move around. Your guests will realize the hour and probably leave).


• Serve terrific and wonderful food and lots of it! If you aren’t a great cook then you have 2 options. The first is to order take out from a good restaurant and then put it all in your own bowls, plates, or platters to look like you did make it (you can admit that you bought it but you don’t have to if you don’t want to). The other option is to delay dinner a long, long time serving Happy Drinks and letting their hunger grow to immense proportions. Believe me, when your guests are hungry enough they will love WHATEVER you put in front of them!

That is my success formula – do you have one? Or do you have a tip to add? I’m all ears! Or is it eyes when it comes in the form of a blog comment?

Have a wonderful day!

Ella