About once a month I buy a box of party sandwiches for dinner or for a snack. There’s never ANY leftovers. EVER. I will repeat – EVER. I usually pick them up at Bruno’s, Pusateri’s, Daiters, or What A Bagel.
serve this with salad and/or soup and you have yourself a lovely dinner!!
When I was trying to figure out what to serve at my birthday party last week, it dawned on me that party sandwiches would be a welcome change from the usual sushi platter.
I contacted Lesley’s Party Sandwiches & Catering and made fast friends with Lesley who also shared the same birthday as me!! (too funny). I found out that she’s been in business for 29 years and was the first independent party sandwich supplier in the city! I also found out that I could drop my off my platters and she would will fill them up with an assortment of party sandwiches, such as:
- brie and fig preserve
- cream cheese and cucumber
- egg, tuna, and salmon salad,
- smoked salmon and cream cheese and MORE.
So I dropped off my platters and witnessed how party sandwiches are made! There is a reason why I’m not making party sandwiches!!
Perfectly Sliced Bread!!
Just before the party – they were delivered. HOW SWEET IS THAT? This is what my platter looked like. Pretty….Don’t you think?
This platter was empty at the end of the night. They were a hit
Lesley’s Party Sandwiches are perfect for baby showers, baby namings, tea parties, office parties, engagement parties, graduations and more!! She also makes a variety of salads and beautiful fruit platter and vegetable platters too. #justsayin’.
For more information:
Lesley’s Party Sandwiches: 55 Glen Cameron Road, Unit 19, Thornhill, ON (905) 660 0551
Disclosure: Lesley’s Party Sandwiches provided me with an assortment of party sandwiches. However all opinions are my own.
Bruno's What a Bagel, Daiters, egg, Lesley's, party, party sandwiches, Pusateri's, salmon, Tuna
I use to work as a food sales rep for five years, but for the last year I haven’t been in the food biz at all. However, I still have an obsession for finding new product which is one of the reasons why I love going to the CRFA show ever year. (Canadian Restaurant and Food Association).
This years’s show had a healthy dose of new products for me to blog about. This is just a few products that caught my eye.
1. Edibles by Jack: They offer 10 delicious flavours of edible asian spoons. (Corn and dill, Corn lime, Coconut curry and more). I’m all about presentation AND flavour and this concept does both! These spoons would certainly make an impression at at any event.
2. Sol Cuisine had developed two more additions to their line up. I thought the Sprouted Quinoa Chia burger (made without soya) was AMAZING and can’t wait to buy this in the grocery store. Congratulations to the Sol Cuisine team for producing such a tasty product.
3. I also spotted 3 unique Ketchups that are being distributed by JL International.. I was in heaven (err…my tastebuds were in heaven). I’m looking forward to seeing restaurants offering these ketchups to guests..It’s about time that we are offered an alternative to Heinz. Don’t you think?
4. Another new (and interesting) product that caught my eye was Maple Mints. How Canadian!! How perfect.
5. I also noticed a few companies selling Ginger Beer. (a trend perhaps?). I happen to love the stuff and hope to see it offered on more restaurant menus as an alternative to soft drinks. Look out forJohn Crabbie & Co. Ginger Beer!!
6. Now this product had me thinking “BRILLIANT”. Basically Panificacion Nuevo Rumbo has introduced “bread without the crust” for the purpose of making party sandwiches (something I love, by the way). Why has it taken so long for someone to come up with this idea? I will say it again – BRILLIANT.
As always – looking forward to future food trade shows!! As a foodie – these shows are always high priority on my list of “favorite activities”.
For more information about the show:
CRFA, Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, March 3-5, 2013
crfa, Edibles by Jack, Jakeman's, John Crabbie & Co, Maple Mints, Panificacion Nuevo Rumbo, party sandwiches, Sol Cuisine, Sprouted Chia Burgers
Many years ago, my friend use to invite guests over on a Sunday afternoon for “tea”. It was a nice way to end a Sunday afternoon, and we always met new people without the formality of a sit down dinner.
I decided after writing my blog post about my china collection, that it was time for me to host my own tea party and to actually use my china and not just stare at it in the cupboard!!
Here’s some tips how to host a tea party:
1. I invited 10 woman from 3-5 p.m.
2. I set the table with china cups and saucers. (my favorite part)
Love Setting a Table
3. I served: orange almond scones (recipe to follow in another blog), fruit, a cheese platter, party sandwiches, and of course tea!! It was just the right amount of food.
4. As for the tea: I was SO lucky to have met a tea sommelier a year ago at a food show and she graciously brought her collection of tea and actually educated my guests about tea. My guests enjoyed her line of Tea and All its Splendour plus Sloane tea as well!! I brought out the new Perk Tetley Tea (with added cafferine) as well but no one seemed to want to try it. (sniff) No question, my guests did not leave thirsty and they left inspired too.
Raelene with her line of Tea and All its Splendour
5. Raelene (Tea and All Its Splendour) even brought the right tea kettle so that the water could be boiled at the correct temperature!! I was so impressed.
I’m not kidding, my tea party would not have been the same without her presence. Full Disclosure; I did not know how to make loose leaf tea till this tea party…she saved me!!
It was a great afternoon and I’m sure I will do it again…now that I know how to make tea!!
china collection, party sandwiches, sloane, Tea, Tea and all its splendour, tea party, tetley, The Bumpercrop
