Low Carb Christmas Goodie Swap!
Ever been to an old-fashioned Christmas ÔÇ£cookie swapÔÇØ?
Well, just because we are low carbing for life doesnÔÇÖt mean we
are going to be deprived this Christmas or ever!
A ÔÇ£Low Carb Christmas Goodie SwapÔÇØ is the perfect way to begin
your holiday festivities! Set your date NOW and begin inviting
your low carb friends! Make it ÔÇ£specialÔÇØ from the start and
create a FREE email invitation at
http://www.evite.com or make
personal phone calls.
DonÔÇÖt know about the indulgence and relaxation and FUN of a Low
Carb Goodie Swap and how its done? No worries Its so simple!
Each guest brings ÔÇ£one kind of low carb goodieÔÇØ which makes it
easy on the guest (donÔÇÖt forget to include yourself as a ÔÇ£guestÔÇØ
so you get goodies too)! Each guest brings ONE DOZEN goodies PER
guest. Formula = 9 guests = 9 dozen goodies + ADD -¢ dozen = 9 -¢
dozen goodies!
Why the ÔÇ£extraÔÇØ half dozen? So everyone can sample the goodies at
the party! It is nice if the goodies freeze well so they donÔÇÖt
get wasted or we ÔÇ£eat them all at onceÔÇØ when we get home!
Be sure to ask each guest to bring printed recipes for their
goodies. Why not request that the goodie recipes be printed on a
4ÔÇØ x 6ÔÇØ card. Then use a fancy punch (like a star), some pretty
red ribbon and tie all the goodie recipes together to form a
little booklet for each guest to take home.
You could print out some special Christmas quotes on a 4ÔÇØ x 6ÔÇØ
card with the date and ÔÇ£First Annual Low Carb Goodie SwapÔÇØ on it
for a cover! What a nice memento of a fun-filled time with Low
Carb friends! IÔÇÖll bet come next year you will be getting
inquires as to when this yearÔÇÖs swap is going to be!
Have a simple and festive centerpiece a small, live, Christmas
tree (the smell is so awesome) and decorate with miniature cookie
cutters. (You can find the cookie cutters at a lot of dollar
stores in a package!)
Make special tent cards to write the name of each type of goodie
and place the tent cards in front of each plate of goodies (these
would be the goodies your guests bring to ÔÇ£swapÔÇØ)!
Have a large platter or tray for the ÔÇ£samplinÔÇÖ goodies that each
guest can contribute to as they arrive. A plain tablecloth works
best so the focal point is your ÔÇ£goodies on paradeÔÇØ!
Ask everyone to ÔÇ£dress for the occasionÔÇØ! Get in the spirit and
get out your Christmas duds it may be a homemade Christmas
sweatshirt or a pretty Christmas sweater, just make it festive!
You, the hostess, can prepare something festive and easy (like
Chicken Poinsettias on Page 201 in my Low Carb Christmas CookinÔÇÖ
cookbook). This will give everyone some ÔÇ£real foodÔÇØ before
embarking on the goodies!
Prepare a special coffee drink with a dollop of whipped cream and
start tastinÔÇÖ! Remember to set out a couple pitchers of water
with lemon slices and small glasses. It may be Christmas but it
is still a low carb party!
Place Christmas candles everywhere even in the bathroom crank
up those Christmas tunes and you have a party!
Have each guest tell about their creation that they have brought
to contribute. Maybe the first batch flopped maybe they were
trying to convert an old recipe to low carb - there might be some
giggles there maybe it is just a favorite that they wanted to
share! We all have stories to tell and stories are the best when
they are shared!
Ask each guest to bring a large container to tote their goodies
home in and circle the table with each guest taking their share.
I guarantee you that you wonÔÇÖt regret taking the time to host
this sharing occasion and if you are a guest you will be so
tickled that you took the time to prepare and attend.
A Low Carb Goodie Swap is so what Christmas is all about good
friends, sharing, laughter, joy, love, and more sharing Merry,
Merry Low Carb Christmas!
http://www.LowCarbcookin.com Home site of Low Carb Christmas
Cookin' The FIRST Low Carb Christmas Cookbook! Low Carb
Christmas Cookin'- With an Old-Fashioned Cook! 224 fun-filled,
sometimes hysterical pages!
About the author: Jan McCracken is author and self-publisher of
39 gift books and cookbooks. Born in the Midwest and former
owner/innkeeper of a country bed and breakfast in Branson, MO,
she has been cooking since she was seventeen years old (she wonÔÇÖt
tell us how many years that is)!
Jan has been living the low carb lifestyle for eight years. Her
long-term goal is helping people understand that food is truly
the great medicine, prevention and healer of disease.
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