With Dad's Special day coming up, why not try something different? Scheduling full-blown parties are challenging this time of the year because of busy summer weekend schedules. In this episode, I teach you how to set up a fun and delicious show-stopping buffet that lends itself to easy entertaining. I give you an extensive list from which you can fridge-forage to serve guests at their leisure. As always, the info is on my website on my blog.

With this set up you can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish, here are some standby's I suggest:

You will want to keep the flavor profiles mild and delicate, particularly for breakfast, if you serve a toast and toppings bar later in the morning, then it can take on a Brunch vibe with more robust flavors.

Breads are the star- Select an assortment and figure about 2-3 slices per person depending on the size.

You can wrap the breads, and put them on a board with a knife the night before so it will be ready when you are.

Some of my favorite carriers are:

Crusty Multigrain with seeds

Keto or Low Carb Bread

Sourdough

Sweet Potato Slices (cooked)

Banana Bread

Any Seasonal bread or English muffins

Next is the base layer- It should be creamy and smooth with some protein if you are not using meats

Avocado

Cream Cheese

Hummus

Goat Cheese

Peanut butter

Pimento Cheese

Flavored Butters

Preserves and fruit spreads

Then the next layer can be the protein that makes it a meal and a bit heartier

Sliced boiled eggs

Smoked Salmon

Burrata cheese

Sliced deli ham and cheese

prosciutto

Bacon

Crumbled Feta

Fruits and Vegetables are next

Thinly sliced tomatoes

Thinly sliced cucumbers

Sliced bananas

Radishes

Pickled onions

Baby Spinach

Toppings and Seeds dress the toast up and make it appealing to the eye

Fresh Herbs and edible flowers

Everything but the bagel seasoning

Toasted Coconut

Cinnamon sugar

Sunflower seeds

You get the picture, you are only stifled by your imagination. The great thing about this style of entertaining is that you can do so much of it the night before, place it on platters, and store it in the fridge, so all you have to do the next morning is make the coffee and put the platters and condiments out