maleficent

Something different you could try -- that's a minimum of fuss is fondue...

All you really need is a fondue pot and fondue forks (whcih are usually sold as sets and are not expensive at all)
You could do a cheese fondue, or a beef or chicken fondue (which is chunks of beef or chicken cooked in hot oil) then serve a variety of sauces on the side. One version of a cheese fondue uses cheddar and dark beer, the more traditional is a swiss or my choice gruyere with some white wine -- dippers could be chunks of bread, or small boiled red potatoes, or other veggies.

For beef, some of the sauces could be a mushroom sauce, a horseradish sour cream sauce, for chicken a curry sauce is nice. (I could go thru my memory banks for sauces I've done inthe past.)

Fondue is good because all the prep you've done is in advance and you get time to enjoy with your guest.

There are some really cute traditions regarding fondue, like if your piece of whatever falls off teh fork while in the pot you have to kiss the person to your left...

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