Ideas for food for 40th party

[cardy]

I am having a 40th birthday party at home for about 30 people in a couple of weeks and can't decide what type of food to do.

The party is a quite low key - drinks, food and music and good friends. I don't to spend all day cooking or all evening preparing food so what can I do without seeming to skimp?

Go 70s!

Cheese & pineapple on sticks, vol-au-vents, prawn cocktail.

A huge coq au vin or paella

Black forest gateau/trifle

I had a fab 70s dinner party, not at all chic but loads of fun!

You would of course have to play twister and drink blue nun, mateus rose, babycham and snowballs.

Or, perhaps you were thinking of something classy

Thanks for the suggestion - 70s would be good but I think i would have needed to go the whole hog, fancy dress etc.

I was thinking a little less dinner party more buffet.