Essential Party-Planning Tips (NAPSA)—Whether you’re planning a backyard get-together or celebrating a special summer occasion, a few easy-to-follow tips can help make your party simply spectacular. 1.Makea list: Create a party prep list the week before your event. Pick up all ingredients, food, beverages, tableware, deco- rations and so on one to two days prior, so you can avoid last-minute trips to the store. 2.Showcase your own go-to recipes: Rely on simple yet triedand-true crowd-pleasers. Everyone has a signature dish—it’s time to showoff yours! 3.Take shortcuts: You can cut down prep time and still offer guests unique dishes by adding your own twist on ready-madesalsas and dips. 4.Match the foods you serve with your guests’ tastes: elf you are expecting a chatty group, stock up on Tostitos Scoops! tortilla chips so guests can dip and socialize all party long. Thrill the guys by serving snacks that taste like foods they already love, like the new Smokehouse Style BBQ flavored Ruffles potato chips. 5.Consider this great-tasting dip by Chef Stephen Kalil, Frito-Lay executive chef and a seasoned professional who’s accustomedto preppingfor parties: Chef StephenKalil Tostitos Salsa Five Finger Shrimp Ceviche 1 (15.5-0z.) jar of Tostitos All-Natural ChunkySalsa % cup cucumber(peeled, seeded and diced) 1 Thsp. chopped cilantro % lime, juiced 1 cup shrimp (cooked, peeled, diced into bite-size pieces) Pour Tostitos All-Natural Chunky Salsa into a large bowl. Add in 1 cup of cooked, peeled and diced shrimp. Add in 4 cup cucumber. Squeeze in the juice of half a lime. Fold in 1 Tbsp. choppedcilantro. Mix contents and transfer to serving bowl(s). (Prep time: 15 minutes. Cook time: 5 minutes. Servings: 20.) Learn More For more information, recipes and cooking tips, you can go to www.fritolay.com/recipes.
