{"id":491,"date":"2013-08-13T20:18:47","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T20:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraniumhomes.com\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2014-01-14T18:23:26","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T18:23:26","slug":"fun-tips-for-summertime-entertaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/fun-tips-for-summertime-entertaining\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Tips for Summertime Entertaining"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Frozen<\/a>

Fruit cubes are a fun way to beat the heat!<\/p><\/div>\n

It may be August, but there\u2019s still plenty of time for summer entertaining. Outdoor parties should be easy and fun. Here are a few neat tips to make it even easier!<\/p>\n

Condiment Muffin Tin<\/span>
\nHere\u2019s a simple way to serve your condiments at a barbeque. Use a muffin pan – the individual pockets are perfect for keeping everything separate, and saves on dishwashing. Thanks to yesterdayontuesday<\/a> blog for that tip!<\/p>\n

\"Use<\/a><\/p>\n

Watermelon Sticks<\/span>
\nSummer just isn\u2019t summer without Watermelon! But it\u2019s often too messy to serve at a party. Next time cut watermelon into triangular slices and insert popsicle\/craft sticks (available at any dollar store) through the rind \u2013 and serve like Popsicles!<\/p>\n

\"Popsicle<\/a>Paper Cocktail Covers<\/span>
\nLeave it to Martha Stewart<\/a> to come up with this one. Keep bugs away from drinks by topping glasses with paper baking cups. Cut a small X into the center of each liner, poke a straw through the hole, and enjoy your beverage pest free.<\/p>\n

\"Keep<\/a>Keeping your Cool<\/span>
\nSo many creative ideas for keeping food and beverages cold, using a pool raft, a kiddy pool, (thanks to Beauty & Bedlam<\/a> for those two suggestions.) Just about anything will work that holds ice, and it adds a fun, festive mood to the party. This summer I went to a wonderful outdoor wedding where they used a canoe to keep the drinks cold.<\/p>\n

\"Creative<\/a><\/p>\n

S’mores Buffet<\/span>
\nInstead of a fire, use Sterno or firepots and provide all the fixings to make it complete. Marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate slices are the staple, but you can also add Nutella, cream cheese frosting, peanut butter, fruit, use your imagination! This can be done both indoors or out and, in case you\u2019re wondering, it\u2019s safe to use Sterno. Alcohol also burns cleanly and quite completely, so there are essentially no methanol molecules in the flame that could land on your marshmallows. The Sterno website even has a recipe for smores “indoors”<\/a> that instructs you how to roast the marshmallow.<\/p>\n

\"Make<\/a><\/p>\n

Fun ideas, good people, and a beautiful backyard area<\/a> to entertain makes for great summertime memories!<\/p>\n

\"AlderleyPorchFTE\"<\/a>

This backyard porch is made for summertime entertaining. Forest Trail Estates model home.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It may be August, but there\u2019s still plenty of time for summer entertaining. Outdoor parties should be easy and fun. Here are a few neat tips to make it even easier!
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