As I mentioned earlier, my Johnson & Johnson Cause Party was a great success. I had a fabulous time with all my friends and family, and we raised $253.50 for LifeStraw – enough to give 39 African children clean drinking water for a year!
And although there were 18 of us, we only made a small dent in the huge buffet that I purchased using the $200 stipend! And we all got plenty to eat – most of the guests complained that they were a little too full when they left! Here’s some pictures of the spread –
I set out tables in the kitchen with appetizers, drinks, and desserts:
The main course was served on the grill, and consisted of hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, veggie burgers, and corn on the cob:
Here’s our friend Jeff, who served as the grillmaster!
There was simply so much food that I still ended up with a ton left over, despite the turnout. Since all the meat had been thawed for the party, I knew I needed to cook it right away so that it wouldn’t go bad. I decided to grill it all up the next night and then freeze it. We invited our friend Jeff over for dinner, since I needed to cook all this food anyway and wanted to thank him for helping out with the grill during the party. We grilled up all the meat and enjoyed a nice dinner – and this was what I had left after feeding 18 people on Saturday and then the three of us on Sunday night:
After cooking and seasoning the meat, I put it all into individual ziploc bags and stuck them in the freezer. So now we can just pull out one serving at a time and heat it up whenever we’re hungry. This is perfect timing, since I’m going to San Diego this weekend – I won’t have to fuss with cooking during this busy week and Jai will have plenty of food while I’m gone!
And that’s just the meat – I still have probably 20 ears of corn left, tons of salad, snacks, veggie burgers, drinks – my fridge, freezer, and pantry are packed!
If you’d like to see more photos and read all about the party and LifeStraw, you can click here to see a full recap.
