Last night we had our annual Holiday Bash. Each year we host a Christmas party for 20 - 30 of our friends. This year we decided to make it a GI friendly party (well, as much as we possibly could). With so many celebrations in the month of December many of us become "over sugared" and over eat with all the festivities. We did have two or three indulgences but for the most part it was all healthy and most of the dishes were from the GI Diet cookbook. Everyone had a nice time and I think they all enjoyed the food. One guest even told me she was "stuffed full but a good healthy stuffed full". Getting ready to host a party of this size takes a fair amount of time and planning but I absolutely love organizing things. A good friend came over on Friday night and we cooked for four hours and then I spent the entire day in the kitchen the day of the party. But all that work is worth it. It's wonderful having all of our closest friends in one room at the same time.
Here is what we served:
Spicy Popcorn - Parmesan Garlic and Cajun (GI friendly)
Warm Artichoke Dip with Cut up veggies such as carrots, celery, zucchini, and peppers (GI friendly)
Anti pasta Platter - salami, turkey and prosciutto with olives and sun dried tomatoes - one of our splurge items
Layered Guacamole served with tortilla chips - a Canadian Living recipe (Guacamole GI friendly but not the chips)
Quinoa Bean and Vegetable Chili with yogurt cheese (GI friendly)
Mushroom and Arugula Salad with Lemon Olive oil dressing - a dish I copied from one
of our favorite restaurants (GI friendly)
Cheese and Crackers - another splurge because it was not low fat
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins with Cream Cheese icing (GI friendly)
Peppermint Bark - another splurge
Fruit salad with strawberries, blackberries, pomegranates, melon (a red light item), and red and green grapes (GI friendly except for the melon)
And of course the red wine and beer were a special treat as well.
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