Easy Birmingham Holiday Catering Ideas

Online, November 5, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Between the rush of the fall season and the quickly approaching holidays, planning an elaborate meal for Thanksgiving and Christmas can be overwhelming. ConnectToCatering.com's network of 20+ of Birmingham's most experienced and professional caterers and restaurants share their favorite traditional and non-traditional meal ideas for in and out of the office.

"Time with family and friends is too precious during the fast pace of the holiday season," stated Debra Hoosier, owner of ConnectToCatering.com. "Our experienced partners provide easy and delicious solutions catered to any size group. From 2-100 people, we offer easy catering ideas for all types of holiday occasions including corporate lunches and parties, family dinners, private holiday parties and hostess gifts."

All-inclusive is the way to go for corporate holiday-themed lunches. Look to many options like All Around Town Catering's traditional ham, spiral ham or turkey breast dinners. Serve the best of both worlds with Full Moon BBQ's all-inclusive honey glazed ham AND boneless smoked turkey breast meal served with sides, dessert, tea and paper good (order by 11/8 and receive a 5% discount). RX Catering is thinking outside the box with a delicious slow cooked beef brisket all-inclusive meal.

For entertaining & mingling outside the office, consider picking up Olexa's all-inclusive platter or party package to bring home or take to a holiday party. Find hors d'oeurves galore from Happy Catering, RX Catering & All Around Town Catering. And there's no need to fool with the main entree at home this year. Just pick up a 7 to 9 lb glazed spiral cut ham from RX Catering or a whole smoked turkey from Southern Legacy.

Chef Bob is serving up ala carte crowd pleasers like half & whole portions of turkey breast & sugar cured ham. Or pleasantly surprise them with a smoked beef tenderloin or Chef Bob's specialty - slow-braised pot roast. All can be deliciously paired with savory sides like southern cornbread dressing & sweet potato casserole.

At some point, everyone will enter a deep turkey coma. Snap them out of it with creative holiday catering options like Happy Catering's all-inclusive, themed meals (choose from Southern, Cajun or Mediterranean) or Joe's Italian's half or full trays of authentic Italian dishes. Salsarita's also has a fiesta of refreshingly different options like their all-inclusive Nacho, Burrito or Taco Bar.

Let's be honest...the best part of the holidays is dessert & that's truly a claim to fame for our caterers. Mamma is baking up her homemade Italian desserts like Joe's Italian's coconut cake. Chef Bob's passion for baking is also evident in every decadent bite of his 10 specialty cakes.

Festive holiday party venues include Olexa's charming Mountain Brook cafe that can host up to 90 people. Or consider everyone's favorite neighborhood restaurant - Joe's Italian.

Whether it's a holiday office lunch or a holiday gathering with family and friends, the food will be the focal point so it's important to order from an experienced, trusted caterer. Visit the holiday catering web page at ConnectToCatering.com for more details.

ConnectToCatering.com is a Birmingham-based Web site that streamlines 30+ of the most experienced and professional caterers and restaurants in Birmingham and Montgomery in one place for convenient online ordering.