I like to keep several food items on hand for a quick-to-fix buffet on busy holiday evenings. Ready-to-serve items make it easy to pull together a festive buffet without much trouble at all. Group similar foods together on trays, set out a stack of Christmas paper plates, and let everyone help themselves. Here are some items I include:
- Fully cooked meats such as deli ham, roast beef, turkey and summer sausage
- Assorted sliced brick cheeses (sharp Cheddar, Swiss, Colby Jack and Provolone)
- Brie or Camembert
- Variety of crackers and bakery breads or rolls
- Olives, peeled baby carrots, celery stalks, sliced cucumber and prepared dip
- Whole fruits such as seedless mandarin oranges, bananas, apples and grapes
- Roasted nuts
- Dessert plate with Christmas cookies, fudge, peppermint bark and purchased chocolates

About Molly Evert
Writer Molly Evert is a wife and homeschooling mom to 6 kids, who range in age from 2 to 18. She runs an educational website, My Audio School (http://www.myaudioschool.com), providing access to the best in children's audio literature. She also blogs at CounterCultural Mom (http://www.counterculturalmom.com) and CounterCultural School (http://www.counterculturalschool.com).
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