“But who would I invite?”

Someone said “man is not an island”.  We all know people.  I’ll bet if you took out a pen and paper and wrote down everyone you knew, you’d easily come up with a list of 10 people.  If you sat a little longer, you’d come up with another 5 names.  Here’s a list of prompts and you’ll soon be heading past the 100 mark!  Granted, you wouldn’t invite all of those people to a cooking party, but as you write names down, you start to think of people who would just love to be invited to your house to see a live cooking demo, drink a glass of wine and taste some delicious food!

I’m certainly not suggesting you invite your petrol station attendant whom you wouldn’t otherwise know from a bar of soap, or your best friend’s mother-in-law’s next door neighbour’s daughter.  The list below is just a prompt.  Be sensible and sincere with your invite list.

FAMILY	FRIENDS & PEOPLE YOU KNOW	WORK	SERVICES
Parents	Best friend	Your boss	Doctor’s receptionist
Sister	School parents	Co-workers	Dental assistant
Brother	Gym	Canteen lady	Hairdresser
Aunts	Kids’ sports	Secretary	Beautician
Cousins	Your sports team	Other departments	Post Office clerk
Grandparents	Tuckshop parents	Receptionist	Newsagent
In-laws	Teachers		Cleaner
Nieces/nephews	Rotary/Lions Club		Librarian
Grandchildren	CWA

Other tips:

• Men LOVE Chef’s Toolbox parties!  Don’t forget to invite the boys!
• If you don’t ask, you won’t know.
• Invite more than you think will come along.
• Ask everyone to bring a friend.
• Tell them just to come along and enjoy themselves.  No pressure, just a fun get-together.
• Teenagers enjoy cooking.