Holiday Cocktail Party
Celebrate the season by throwing a glamorous Christmas cocktail party featuring glitzy accents, a signature holiday cocktail and bright jewel-toned colors.
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Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
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Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Photo By: Melanie Grizzel ©2012. Cooking Channel, LLC. All Right Reserved.
Set the Scene
Your Party Plan: 5 Ingredients
Raising the Bar
Put a Penguin on It
Making the Rounds
Get the Recipe: Chevre and Walnut Tartlets
You Say Potato ...
Get the Recipe: Baby Baked Fingerling Potatoes
Skewers With Sass
Get the Recipe: Manchego Quince Skewers
Bottoms Up
Get the Recipe: Candy Cane Martini
DIY Coasters
To make these coasters: First, purchase a pack of 4-inch-diameter white paper coasters and a pack of thick-stock 8.5 x 11-inch paper from any paper or party supply store. Print this coaster template onto the 8.5 x 11 sheets, cut out the rounds, then glue the recipe templates to the white coasters using spray adhesive.
Prepare additional coasters and tie stacks of them with a colorful ribbon to give to each guest as a fun recipe favor.
Download the cocktail recipe coasters template here.
Cozy Cocoa
Get the Recipe: Hot Cocoa
Quick Fix
Up, Up and Away
Start with an assortment of different-colored and -shaped ornaments, and attach ribbons cut at varying lengths to their crowns. Spray a classic embroidery hoop with the same gold paint used on the penguins and, once dry, tie the ends of the ribbons around the hoop with secure knots. To suspend from the ceiling, loop fishing wire around the mobile in two locations, then attach the wires to two Command hooks stuck to the ceiling. (The hooks can later be removed, damage-free.) For this party's color palette, look for ribbons and ornaments in shades of white, gold, pink or red.