The wedding my husband and I recently attended featured some interesting food selections during the cocktail hour. In addition to the "usual" stuff like shrimp cocktails, mini quiche and other canapés, there were quesadilla wedges, mini-grilled cheese sandwiches, sliders and hot dogs.

Best of all, there was a stir-fry bar.  You could get chicken or shrimp along with vegetables and rice.  I thought that was a great idea, and it was even more fun when I discovered that the stir-fry was served in cardboard Chinese-food containers--and chopsticks were available.  Since I know how to eat with chopsticks, I had fun with that.  One older guest, though, accused me of "showing off" because I could eat my stir-fry without spilling it all over myself.

My brother-in-law, on the other hand, asked me if I was trying to lose weight, because you eat much more slowly when you eat with chopsticks.

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