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Planning The Perfect Party With Real Canadian Superstore

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and certainly the busiest! Shopping, baking, Christmas parties, school concerts and more fill up our social schedules and before we know it we’re ringing in the new year and wondering where December went. My bestie turns forty in December and because of the holiday hooplah of events, I wanted to ensure her birthday was celebrated as it should be. So, I set to work planning a 40th birthday party in November instead and with the help of my sister and some friends, got everything I needed (except the booze because Hi, welcome to Saskatchewan!) in one place!

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Real Canadian Superstore is, of course, more than just a grocery store and as a busy mom and business owner, I love places where not only can I pick up everything in one stop, but I can elevate my event using the huge selection of quality foods and products available. In fact, the day I did this shop for all my groceries, decorations, party favors for the guests and more, I picked up a foundation that I had run out of.

That’s the beauty (excuse the pun) of Real Canadian Superstore – you can pick up a gorgeous table setting and decor mirroring what you’d find at a home good store, along with the appetizers and desserts you’d find at a local fine foods store. And yes, your makeup foundation too!

First, I looked for table wear and a colour theme and had no problem finding gorgeous items for preparing and serving everything to my guests. A note on the group to come – I have a remarkable group of women in my life, truly. These women range in age from late thirties to mid-seventies, include mothers, grandmothers (even a few mom and daughter duos) and hold professions ranging from journalists to teachers and those in retirement. We, together, are a force and I wanted to celebrate not only my friend’s birthday but also give everyone a day to just BE. No pot-luck, no need to prepare anything, just show up and enjoy a lovely afternoon and evening. So, having all the necessary items for serving and preparing food was very helpful.

Now for the colour theme! Of course, during the holiday season stores are full of the colours of the season, but Real Canadian Superstore has a beautiful selection of colour themes, and as I was telling a friend earlier today, they display everything with coordinating items so well that it makes shopping seamless. You have everything you need well displayed on shelves in front of you, so you look like a master party planner and tablewear designer when everything matches perfectly. For this party, I opted for a royal blue and silver combo. These table runners were perfect!

Not only did I find these coordinating plates to go with the table runners, I also found silver serving trays to give a punch of shine to the table. Effortless! Add to it some cute birthday party decorations, always available at Real Canadian Superstore during any season, and I had my decor figured out in no time.

When hosting a group of about 12-15 ladies, food was of utmost importance to me! I knew we’d be likely spending a lot of time nibbling around the kitchen island, and wanted to ensure we had some great options for savoury appetizers and delicious bite-sized options.

Look how easy it is to create a Charcuterie platter when everything is already sliced and packaged for you like this. It can’t get much easier than opening a package and transferring it onto a cheese board or tray.

Of course, the more cheese the better (if I were becoming a Duchess I’d make sure that quote went down in history with me) so I also picked up more soft cheeses from boursin and President’s Choice. See that Soft Unripened Blueberry Goats Cheese above? Get it now.

Crackers, potato chips, dips and more were all essential as well. These Pomegranite Habanero and Mango Habanero spreads were exactly what I was looking for to serve with cheese and crackers. And – of course – Superstore had cheese knives to use with all the above as well.

Cheese, crackers, Charcuterie boards and more all are wonderful with wine, but I wanted to ensure we had some hot foods as well. At all times of the year, but especially during the holiday season, Real Canadian Superstore has a vast selection of frozen appetizers, so I picked up an Asian platter, sirloin meatballs, and then ingredients to make appetizers like bacon wrapped jalapenos, buffalo chicken dip, and more. Have you seen the selection of President’s Choice bacon in store? While perfect for weekend breakfasts, they also take your appetizers to the next level!

Of course, dessert was important too and because I wanted to ensure everything was simple, stress-free and easy to serve, I opted for bite size dessert ideas including these Candy Cane Cheesecake Pops! I’m telling you now, after the party (which I’ll post about soon!) I went back to Real Canadian Superstore and bought more because they were SUCH. A. HIT.

I can’t wait to show you how we took two full carts piled high with party decorations, tableware, food and drinks and turned it into a beautiful party for my beautiful friend’s 40th birthday. Stay tuned…

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with Real Canadian Superstore. All opinions and witty commentary are, as always, my own.

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  • Le sigh. This makes me terribly jealous. I live a good 2 hour drive from the nearest Real Canadian Superstore. We just never see some of the more “cosmopolitan” PC products, especially the Black Label stuff.

  • oh my gosh ! I want that package of Charcuterie meats!! just like you said how easy is that with it already cut up and ready to serve. that is perfect! now i know what i can bring to my girls Christmas ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I love just roaming the aisle (not at this time of year as it is waaaaay to busy) and simply looking at the items I don’t know … yet.

  • Big fan of RCSS. It sounds like you have way more selection, but in general I love the PC stuff and the decor/kitchen section. I often save up points and spend them on something fun or something I don’t really need ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I miss having one near me it was my fav store to shop in. When I visit my friend each year I always go to it.

  • I love shopping at the Super Store, but the only thing I do not like is I can spend way to much money because they have everything there!!

  • I wish we had a Real Canadian Superstore nearby but unfortunately the nearest is an hour and a half away. ๐Ÿ™ They always have the best appetizers!

  • Wow, really looks like you can get everything there! I wish we had one in our town. The closest one is 45 minutes away.

  • RCSS is my favourite store to shop in. They have such a great selection of food, household items, clothes etc. etc.
    Thanks,
    Kelly

  • I love Real Canadian Superstore! They have everything. I am not gifted in the area of party planning and appreciate the help!

  • Iโ€™m lucky to have a Real Canadian Superstore 5 minutes down the street and I agree itโ€™s a one-stop shopping haven!

  • I will have to check to see if I have a local Super Store around here. I see they have PC which is awesome now that they have merged with that optimum. Thank you for your very helpful ideas , my husband is past due for something special for him.

  • I need to start spending a little more time at my Superstore… I often just hit the groceries and yet I know they have great stuff for great prices. Love them!

  • I love those cheesecake pops and your choice of food.I love Superstore as you said they have such an amount of colour themes,You cant go wrong Shopping at Superstore, We need one up near keele and eglinton

  • I wish!! A store very similar called Hart just opened up where I live… not such the great deals though!

  • We really love shopping at Real Canadian Superstore as it is so convenient and reminds us back in the day where we could do our one stop shopping although I must say this store has a much nicer selection. So fun shopping at RCSS

  • We have Dominion which is basically the same. I dropped by today for a few things. I love the choices and the new products they have each year. Makes it exciting to shop there.

  • I’ve not noticed the big selection of Presidentโ€™s Choice bacon in store but then it’s not often that I get to Superstore and in our village it’s a No Frills which has no where near the amount of choice that Superstore does.

  • I’m a big fan of RCSS. Their prices are always great and they have many products to make a get together easier on the host.

  • I live in Ontario and I have a super store not to far from me and they have great products and I love the great prices

  • Presidents choice products are plentiful and have such a great variety! Especially around holidays their ideas are amazing

  • Superstore has some great specialty products, awesome sales and nice house wears. I often have to avoid shopping there because I come out with so many extra things I didn’t go in for! They do have Click & Collect here for online grocery shopping so that cuts down on impulse buys and is fantastic for busy mamas!

  • Those blue dishes are really nice, and did you get the candy cane pops? I’ve been wanting to try them, but I’m saving them up for Christmas.

  • I don’t have a superstore close to me now, but I have always loved the one in my hometown! I definitely miss having it close by! Those candy cane cheesecake pops look so good! ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I love superstore, especially at Christmas time. I look forward to their insiders collection and of course all their beautiful Christmas decor

  • You sure picked an awesome array of wonderful party food. I love these foods from President’s Choice and often buy them myself.Wish I was comong to your fabulous party! Wow!

  • One of my to go stores. I has everything. One stop shop and they price match, bonus you can collect points too.

  • I love Real Canadian Superstore. The variety of products and the fact that there is everything from home decor, to cleaning supplies, clothes to food, all in one place, makes shopping a little less stressful for me.

  • Really a one-stop shop for all your party needs. I will have to visit mine for the next party that I am planning.

  • I like shopping at real Canadian super store they have awesome foods you don’t find at nofrills,this was very helpful.

  • one of my favourite stores to shop at, love all new and inovative things presidents choice comes out with!! great post

  • Superstore is a great place to shop at, and I did shop there lots when I lived in Winnipeg. I now live in a small town, and they have an Extra Foods. The same great products, but not the selection like a Superstore

  • I gotta agree with the bacon point here! Just takes those appies to the next level! And Superstore has a yummy selection. I gotta try the buffalo chicken dip too you mentioned. Oh the holidays are filled with the best little treats!

  • I love that a lot of the food products are delicious and from Canada. They sure know how to hit the taste buds just right! The choices for clothes and household are endless. It’s out of the way for me, but I make a point of hitting up the newest superstore!

  • I love their flavoured goats cheese! As a little Christmas treat to myself I love to use a few of my PC points to buy something special for the holidays, napkins, platter, table runner, decoration. I always find something I love. Their appetizers are great and I am going to have to try the candycane cheese cake pops for sure!

  • I used to live in Mississauga and did the majority of my shopping at RCSS. I’ve since moved and there isn’t a store in my new hometown. Luckily there are stores nearby, (Loblaws, Zehrs, NoFrills) where I can pick up PC products. And I will try that blueberry goat’s cheese too. Thanks for recommending it.

  • Our closest RCSS is 4 hours away but when we are in Saskatoon I love going there when my son goes grocery shopping as I am always amazed all the different products I have not seen before.

  • RCSS is a little far from us but I love shopping there. There are always neat grocery items compared to my usual store.