Kristie Lalonde and Stacey Pirtle discuss preparing for the Christmas holiday, living and eating in the south. Stacey answers all your questions about how to plan an appetizer party!  How many types of appetizers?  How many appetizers per person?  What else do I need to think about for planning a successful holiday event? Tune in to get the complete conversation……

Stacey Pirtle is a faith-based hospitality blogger at The Southern Discourse, a southern food blog dedicated to inspiring readers to open their homes & share a meal through family recipes and entertaining ideas.

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https://southerndiscourse.com/

https://faithgraceliving.com/about/

-Quick Notes-

(02:53) Inspiration behind Stacey’s Southern Discourse name

(05:38) How Stacey Pirtle started being interested in cooking

(10:59) Differences between how Christmas was celebrated in the past in comparison with how it is celebrated now

(13:31) Christmas Eve food and Appetizer Parties

(14:58) How to plan an Appetizer Party

(16:39) How many appetizers should one typically serve at a party?

(18:11) Signature Stacey Appetizer?

(19:35) How much desert should you have for a party

(26:47) The meaning of hospitality

(29:08) Entertaining guests is meant to be a fountain and not a drain

(29:28) Importance of Planning

(31:38) Ask for help when Preparing to entertain Guests

(39:04) Entertaining guests is less of a performance but more of a gift

(39:24) Advice to new hostesses just starting out

(42:42) Perfection is not the goal

-Resource Links-

Stacey Pirtle

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                  https://faithgraceliving.com/about/

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Happy Hostess

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