Nothin left to do
We are hosting a picnic this afternoon for 15 people and I'm ready! There will be no cooking going on while the guests are here---which means I can enjoy the party 
There is a slow cooker (it is actually my instant pot in creeper gear
) loaded and started at 11 AM with 5 pounds of sausage, red, green and orange bell peppers, sweet onions, 1/2 of a red onion, prepared marinara sauce, a pint of grape tomatoes, lots of seasonings including fresh basil and a Parmesan rind.
Going in the oven shortly, 60 meat balls in marinara sauce, a pint of grape tomatoes, Italian seasoning and oregano.
Both will be married to Italian long rolls (from a real Italian bakery) 
Done and waiting to be served, a sweet corn and tomato salad with red onion, feta cheese, fresh basil, fresh parsley, EVOO, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and sea salt. Plus traditional potato salad, French lemon potato salad and macaroni salad. All but the corn salad were made yesterday. I started doing the sweet corn at 7 this morning.
Others are bringing baked beans, a fresh fruit salad and a jello salad. Our middle son is bringing a charcuterie board for an appetizer and our daughter is bringing desert---but I'm not sure what 
It feels like I must be doing something wrong
It is time to put the meat balls in the oven and me in the shower
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