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Host Your Own Recipe Swap Party
Plus, downloadable recipe cards you can use for a party filled with food, friends & fun
Tired of cooking the same old meals over and over? Want a fun, creative way to celebrate with family and friends? Consider hosting a recipe swap party as an entertaining way to gather with loved ones and get some new mealtime ideas and culinary inspiration.
At a recipe swap party, attendees bring recipes and family favorite dishes to share and trade. It’s a great way to bring people together in a way that everyone can relate to, learn from each other, trade stories, unveil “secret” ingredients and score some new recipes to try.
You can throw a recipe swap party purely out of a love for food and a desperate need for some new cooking ideas, or you can throw a recipe swap for other occasions, such as a bridal or baby shower, a super bowl party or other holidays like Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day and more.
Here’s some ideas for how to host your own recipe swap:
- THEME – determine a theme for the dishes, like holiday cookies, appetizers, all soups, desserts, pasta, or recipes with a particular ingredient (like “chicken” recipes) … the possibilities are endless
- INVITATION – create and send a printed invite or evite; give partygoers a few weeks’ notice, so they can prepare
- SET EXPECTATIONS – provide guests with instructions about the party and information on what to bring so they know what to expect
- BRING A DISH TO SHARE – request everyone bring a dish to share and multiple copies of the recipe so there’s enough for everyone at the party to taste and to receive a copy
- RECIPE CARDS – use one of our fun “recipe cards” below for your signature dish; just print out and cut up for use at the party
- SNACKS – offer some nibbles and drinks to guests before the tasting and sharing begins with water available as a palette cleanser
- CONTESTS – if you are the competitive type, or just want to add an extra dimension to your party, have a contest for most flavorful, most fun, most spicy, most savory, most attractive or whatever categories work best with your theme
- FINAL WORDS – explain and announce any contests you are having before the tasting begins with pens, paper and voting instructions available
- TASTE TEST – finally the best part – tasting! Enjoy your time with friends sampling and sharing stories about the dishes, revealing “secret” ingredients, or providing key steps to preparing the dish
- SENDOFFS – tally votes, announce winners and send guests home with a fun party-favor such as a recipe box, pretty bag, basket or decorated binder to keep recipes in
Let your creative juices flow and have fun with your party – you can’t go wrong with good food and good company!
If you need any more culinary inspiration, check out season 2 of “The Great American Recipe” series appearing on PBS this summer. Plow & Hearth is a proud supporter of the series which brings together inventive home cooks from all over the country to impress judges with their beloved signature dishes.
The show airs Monday evenings 9 – 10pm EST (check local listings) from Jun. 19 – Aug. 7 and both seasons 1 or 2 are available to stream anytime on PBS.org and the PBS app.
Use these custom recipe cards for any of your beloved dishes or have them available at the party!
