While you still have time, quickly go to
your PC and try researching for quick and easy recipe ideas. Try to
picture the materials that you already have. You can start your research with
what you've got. The idea here is to come up with something that your guests
wouldn't know you had a hard time doing. You have to do the recipes in easy
strides.
Forget the oven and other tools that may take quite a time to prepare. Settle for
the recipes that provide you with easy mixes and simple instructions. You must
collect as much simple recipes as you can. Print them out so that you can ponder
a bit as to what you would like to pursue. Now that you have the recipes, you
can collect your materials to help you select which ones are you going to make.
Who are your guests? Adults can munch on some salads with some bread or cookies
that you have on your storage. You must make your salad taste good even though
you don't have every ingredient in the book for the best one to be done. Now you
can put those experimenting skills to a test. You can include the ingredients
that you already have on your salad. You just have to make sure that everything
will blend well and will taste great.
If you have kids coming in, you must also work on some easy desserts to be
served. You must check your own children's stored goods to see if you can come
up with easy recipes using some of their goods. If you have to prepare meals,
you can settle for easy fried chicken that most kids love to eat. This will also
be enjoyed by your adult guests.
Now that you have done the best things that you can, given the short period to
be able to prepare, you can surprise your guests through the presentation. Make
your simple recipes appear elegant by placing them on serving plates with
decorations. This way, no one will notice that you hurried the process. They
will enjoy what you have for them. This way, you can all enjoy the time you will
spend together.
After going through such phase, you must learn from it and stack up quick and
easy recipes that you can pull out in emergency situations like that. You don't
need to be a good cook to be able to satisfy your guests with the food that you
serve them. All you need is loads of imagination and determination to come up
with the right material even at times when there is really not enough time.