DO IT FOR LESS PARTIES !!!

Mary Jane Popp is a woman for all media. She has produced and hosted both radio and television programs for over 25 years from magazine shows to hard-hitting controversial issues. As an Anchor, Talk Shows host and Reporter, Mary Jane has interviewed the famous and the infamous. Her lively articles appear in several syndicated publications. Presently, she hosts the Poppoff Radio Show. Here are her Top 10 Secrets to Stress-Free Entertaining For A Crowd:

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She has cooked for the most famous faces in La La Land like Cher, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Bush, Prince Charles, Sean Connery, and Suzanne Somers to mention just a few. Suzanne said that Denise Vivaldo catered her 55th birthday and made the party a smash success! I know you’re saying…but…Suzanne Somers can afford it. Now you can too. With over 20 years experience and thousands of parties to her credit, Denise has come up with a book for the rest of us called “Do It For Less! Parties” tricks of the trade from a professional caterer’s kitchen. How about hors d’oeuvres in less than 10 minutes? She can make your party a breeze and not bankrupt you either. Each menu comes with two complete shopping lists and even a countdown for your schedule.

Here are her Top 10 Secrets to Stress-Free Entertaining For A Crowd:

1. Everything looks better in the candlelight of votives. Stock up at the discount store, and let them twinkle the night away.
2. Run out of room in the refrigerator? Chill drinks in the washing machine. When the ice melts, just let the water drain.
3. Hire senior-level prep help from the local tech school or junior college’s culinary arts program.
4. Sharpen those knives. No swanky culinary store? Take them to the local taxidermist-he’ll know what to do.
5. Organize that shopping list by grocery departments. The few minutes you spend categorizing your list will save you hours in the store.
6. No time for a 6-layer cake? Create a build-your-own-tart bar. Make shortbread or pie crust cups the week before (or purchase from a local bakery) and freeze until the day of the party. Whip together a bar of cream cheese and a small jar of marshmallow cream for a fluffy sweetness. Arrange bowls with tart cups, the cream cheese mix, and fresh fruits like raspberries, blueberries, and sliced strawberries. Let the guests work their magic. Denise gives you all the ingredients and presentation too.
7. Photocopy all your ingredients and tape them to your cabinets. They will stay out of the way of the cooking area and hang right at eye level.
8. In lieu of expensive flowers for centerpieces, use artisanal boules of bread with long strips of rosemary, bowls of citrus fruits (that you can eat the next week) for the summery look and natural gourds, pumpkins for the Autumn feel.
9. Don’t forget the ice, and buy more than you’d think. Estimate 1 and one-half to 2 pounds per person.
10. Have fun. As they say, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.”

Marilyn, Joe & Me, co-authored by June DiMaggio and Mary Jane Popp, is an uncompromising and detailed examination of the 20th century’s highest profile celebrity marriage: Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. The Yankee Clipper’s niece, June DiMaggio, who remained a close friend of Marilyn’s until the day she died, is the ultimate insider here, and she sheds great light on a subject that has haunted the public for decades.        —Mitchell Fink, NY Times best-selling author of        The Last Days of Dead Celebrities

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Mary Jane Popp is a woman for all media. She has produced and hosted both radio and television programs for over 25 years from magazine shows to hard-hitting controversial issues. As an Anchor, Talk Shows host and Reporter, Mary Jane has interviewed the famous and the infamous. Her lively articles appear in several syndicated publications. Presently, she hosts the Poppoff Radio Show.

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