Our favourite – and easiest! – ideas for entertaining these holidays
If you’re in charge of this year’s holiday festivities, Club’s got some great tips for making them memorable without the slog. From Champagne brunches to home-baked bread and DIY wine tastings, our innovative takes on Easter entertaining cut down on prep time so that you can spend more time socialising and less time fussing. It’s all thanks to a few clever shortcuts and some great offers from our partners at Connoisseur’s Club.
Wow your guests with these unique ideas – and then sit back as the compliments roll in!
Pop a cork for the holidays
Put a fresh spin on old traditions by throwing a laid-back Easter brunch instead of a formal lunch or dinner. Decorate the table with colourful eggs (why not set up an egg-decorating station for the little ones and let them decorate boiled eggs like this?) and serve easy-eating snacks like fresh fruit, crudités, cold meats, croissants and devilled eggs. Replace chips with popcorn and earn extra brownie points with bowls of strawberries – the perfect accompaniment to brunch-time bubbly.
Clever idea: Set up a DIY Champagne bar where the adults can create their own bubbly cocktails to toast the holiday. Fill ice buckets with bottles of MCC (or Champagne for a sophisticated touch), and stock your ‘bar’ with a selection of freshly squeezed fruit juices, such as peach for Bellinis, cranberry for poinsettias or grapefruit for a tart twist on the classic mimosa.
Remember that Edgars Club members save 11700 on their first order of MCC from the Connoisseur’s Club – pay just 59800 instead of 71500 for your first order of six bottles. Want to go international? You’ll save 22700 on your first order of French Champagne, plus you get six months’ free membership with either offer. Find out more now.
Add Italian flavour
If you’re hosting a sit-down lunch or dinner, take your cue from the Italians and serve a starter of freshly baked bread (straight out of the oven) with a bowl of delicious olives and crisp green salad. Serve your loaf the authentic Italian way, drizzled with good quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar or spread with tangy olive paste – it’s healthier than lashings of butter.
Make this: Impress your guests with a simpler-than-it-looks Italian Easter bread (pane di pasqua), a soft, slightly sweet bread that is braided, flavoured with lemon zest and topped with a decorated egg. It’s a unique addition to your table and a great way to use up leftover egg decorations. We found this easy recipe at Roxana’s Home Baking and we can’t wait to try it with our favourite olive oil.
As an Edgars Club member, you save 9000 on your first olive pack from the Connoisseur’s Olive Club. This pack includes balsamic vinegar; a selection of olives; Tokara The Olive Shed Black Olive Paste and Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil; and renowned Willow Creek Estate Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Get the deal now.
Host a wine tasting evening
For a sophisticated and unique adult affair, treat your guests to an evening of wine tasting at your home. Not only is it a low-maintenance option that gives you maximum time with your friends, but it’s also a great way to discover new wines. Plus, tastings require significantly little planning, prep, shopping and clean-up, and they can be affordable too. Ask each guest to bring a bottle of their favourite wine – you can leave the kind up to them, or narrow it down to a specific type.
The perfect pair: Up the ante by experimenting with different kinds of tastings, such as red wine and chocolate, white wine and sushi or dessert wine and cheese. Dry rosé pairs perfectly with anything rich and cheesy, so it’s a great excuse to serve melted cheese toasties for supper!
For a limited time only, you can buy three bottles of wine from Connoisseur’s Wine Club and get three bottles free for just 18900. It’s the ideal way to start your wine collection, and you’ll get it delivered directly to your door, only while stocks last. Take advantage of this great offer now.
That’s Easter made easy thanks to Edgars Club. If you’re not yet a member, you can join today from just 2900 – less than the cost of a pack of candy-coated Easter eggs!
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