HOW TO...HAVE A SUMMER PARTY WITHOUT STRESS OR BREAKING THE BANK

Easy-peasy and Make-Ahead Dishes, some Indulgent (very!) from 67goingon50's recipes

For organisation and spreading the costs, see PotLuck Parties


HOT WEATHER/PORTABLE DISHES 

Avocado Salad with Sweetcorn,  Easy-Peasy
Poached Chicken with Ginger & Green Onion Sauce
Chicken, Pear & Hazlenut Salad,  Easy-Peasy
Chinese Crudites

Chinese Crudites

Green Bean, Mushroom & Nut Salad
Mango & Chilli Coleslaw, Popular
No-Sugar Relish, Pineapple and Onion, Make-Ahead
Southern Unfried Chicken, very low fat, Make ahead 
Sweetcorn & Plum Slaw, a 'dieter's delight', Make-ahead, Portable
Sweet Chilli & Ginger Salmon, low-cal & frugal
Skinnier Sandwiches
Sunshine Salad with Cooked Chicken& Ham + Fruit Easy 

CANAPES

Roasted Spirced Chickpeas

Devilled Eggs with Tuna, quite a twist
Chive & Onion Dip for crudites and crisps, Low-cal
Healthier Party Snacks
Roasted Spiced Chickpeas (crisp substitute)
Spinach Parfait, heavenly
Sausages with Honey & Mustard, Skinnier

INDULGENCES

Double Chocolate Marquise 

Skinnier Double Chocolate Marquis 
Irish Coffee Cheesecake, Skinnier, lower fat/sugar
Upside Down Cheesecake, for the gluten-phobic