How to Have a Soul Food Party

Bring on the fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and collard greens! Spice up your typical pot luck dinner and throw a soul food party! You don't have to be from the South to cook good soul food, get your ingredients out and prepare to cook up a feast.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Macaroni and cheese
• Collard greens
• Fried chicken
• Cornbread
• Peach cobbler, pecan pie and sweet potato pie
• Sweet potato souffle
• Fried green tomatoes
• Ham
• Sweet tea, lemonade
• "Soul Food" DVD (or your favorite films)

How to Have a Soul Food Party

1. Send out an Evite to your friends inviting them to your soul food party. Include a sign up sheet for each item on your menu. Allow them to add their own favorite soul food specialties.

2. Grab a "Soul Food" DVD (or the film of your choice) from a movie rental store.

3. On the day of the event, set up a food and drinks table. Then, turn on hip hop, R&B or soul music to set the mood.

4. Turn on the "Soul Food" DVD as guests arrive and grab food.

5. Play a "guess that song" game with the music you're playing. Play 5 seconds of a soul, R&B or hip-hop song; then turn it off. The grand prize for the person who identifies the most songs should be a couple of popular CD's and a "Soul Food" DVD. The number of songs should be set at 20 or 30.

6. Enjoy dessert!