Mistress MJ was not born with a silver serving spoon in her mouth.
In other words, she is NOT the perfect hostess.
Above: Somebody else, not Mistress MJ
Below: Mistress MJ…
Source: Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book
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You will not find Mistress MJ busy in the kitchen preparing goodies for her guests…
Never going to happen.
Source: Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book
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Except, perhaps, a nice cake…
Cake anyone?...
Mistress MJ loves her friends. She just doesn’t enjoy entertaining. Especially for guests who stay more than a night or two.
She is, however, a lovely house guest but more on that another time.
My friends put me to shame as they are all excellent hosts and hostesses. One couple, I’ll call them “Him and Him,” are such good hosts that the moment I sweep through the door, they’ve placed a martini in my hand.
Does anyone have tips for making the entertaining process more enjoyable and less stressful?
Mistress MJ is expecting a revolving door of guests this summer and would appreciate your input.
Oh sure, there’s help from the houseboys but occasionally Mistress MJ likes to manage things on her own.
In the meantime, I’m listening to Gaynor and Dorothy Maddox’s instructions on how to plan the perfect dinner party…
You too, can
listen here.
Things I need, according to Gaynor and Dorothy:
- a coffee table (I don’t have one)
- canned artichoke hearts
- red caviar
- radish roses
- bitter escarole (assuming there isn’t enough bitterness in the kitchen as provided by Mistress MJ)
- a macaroni casserole (layer this “dream dish” with wide slices of Cheddar cheese, like a “golden awning”)
- a well-ventilated, smoke-free room
- a butcher with a sharp knife.
- “and no fat. No fat. I can’t repeat that warning too many times.”
- congenial friends.
*makes shopping list*