What a thread! We're hosting, and will have 7 people for the week plus lots of drop ins etc so it seems insane but based on previous years we'll get through it all.
So we'll have yoghurt, berries, bagels, granola, coco pops around for breakfast. I've also got a few bags of frozen pastries in the freezer that we can bake off when we fancy them. Lots of part baked baguettes or early morning bakery runs for bread - and lots of cheese/crackers/chutney!
Our snack 'table' will have crisps (everyone's favourite flavours), tubs of chocolate, gingerbread men, mince pies and brownies from my favourite bakery, Almond and Christmas Cake Slices, various bags of nuts, homemade shortbread and rocky road.
We'll get a takeaway Christmas Eve (tradition) but I've got a few Cook lasagnas in the freezer, will get a few nice fresh soups and pizzas for quick meals. Salad ingredients too. We'll do a big hosting day between Christmas and NY and do Mexican (fajitas/nachos) and another day we'll do Indian (curries/dhals/rice/sides) ~ the rest of the time we'll pick and choose as we go. Obviously roast with all the trimmings for Christmas Day. Others are bringing deserts but I think I'll be making a trifle at some point!
The elf is going to bring a hot chocolate station one morning soon - different flavoured powders from Whittard, mini marshmallows, whipped cream and flakes. A bottle of Baileys and some fancy coffee powders for those who want to make it a bit more grown up!
Drinks will be interesting - I don't drink alcohol but lots of our visitors do! I've brought a lot of the tinned cocktails you can get (based on the ones they'll go for when we're out and about) and brought a few bottles of Prosecco/white/rose/red wines, and beer for the guys! I've asked them to bring more if they want it, which they may well do. Then coke/lemonade/juices and squash for kids/teens, plus mocktail cans and j20s.