Mission to Mars Event Tomorrow…Are You Coming?

It’s almost here!

If you haven’t made plans to attend either of our Mission to Mars events on October 11, 2014, you’ll be missing out on an amazing opportunity to learn more about our space program, and all of the work and exploration we’ve been doing on the planet of Mars.

We’ve talked about how beneficial these types of programs are for kids, and to show you, we invite you to bring the entire family out for our Mission to Mars Family Fun Day. This part of our event kicks off at 10:00am this Saturday morning. All kids are invited to come wearing the best costumes, because we’ll be having a costume contest. There are also many other activities for kids to enjoy. They can get their faces painted, they’ll be able to meet a few Martians (and maybe even ask all those burning questions about Mars they’ve been dying to ask), and we’ll also have a scavenger hunt in the museum. This is definitely an event unlike any other, and your kids will have a blast.

They won’t even realize they’re learning!

After you have lunch at Sweet-n-Saucy, here in our Wings Cafe, you’ll want to finish up the fun and head home to prepare for the evening’s Gala (adults only). Joe Cavallaro and his Dixieland Jazz Band will be providing the music for the event, and there will be beer and wine tasting from local vendors. Sweet-n-Saucy has cooked up a delicious meal for the evening, and Shoshanna Cole from Cornell University will be on hand to discuss our last 10 Years on Mars.

This is such an important event for the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, but it’s also important for the kids in our region. We love being able to provide them with STEM educational programs, and your support will help to keep those programs going.

We hope you’ll join us for an incredible weekend as we do our part to explore Mars and support STEM youth education in the Big Flats, Corning, Elmira and Horseheads area.

To make your reservations for our Gala, please click here. We’ll see you tomorrow!

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Breaking News: Mars Rover has Begun Studying Mount Sharp

The Martian rover Curiosity was launched in November of 2011, and its mission was to study the planet of Mars. Since its arrival on the red planet, it’s helped scientists learn a great deal about the Martian atmosphere, and this information has been invaluable.

On September 24, 2014, Curiosity finally began drilling into the base of Mount Sharp, which is what researchers have been waiting for. It drilled a 2.6 inch hole into the crust and began gathering samples of the powdered rock, which were then analyzed. Eventually, Curiosity will move up the mountain, which is almost three and a half miles high. The rover will drill and analyze the rock along the way, providing us with even more clues about how the mountain was formed.

The data that has been collected from Mars has already painted an incredible picture illustrating what the planet was like years and years ago. Scientists believe that the planet was once warm and wet, and could have sustained life in the form of microorganisms. There is so much we know, and yet there is so much more we desire to know.

That’s where you come in.

Sweet-n-Saucy in Big Flats, NY is proud to be a part of the events hosted by the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, and we have an important one coming up that you won’t want to miss. On October 11, 2014, they will be hosting Mission to Mars, which features fun activities for the kids during the day and a lovely Gala event in the evening. The proceeds from ticket sales will go to help fund additional STEM youth education programs right here at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center.

NASA’s work on Mars is so important, and we want you to be a part of it. We hope you’ll join us on October 11 for both of these amazing events! For more information, please contact us! To register, please click here.

We’ll see you on October 11!

 

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3 Reasons To Choose Sweet-N-Saucy To Host Your Baby Shower

Baby showers are so much fun, aren’t they?

Baby showers are a wonderful opportunity to get together with close friends and family to celebrate the arrival of a new baby. If you’re working on planning a baby shower for someone close to you, you want everything to be perfect. The decorations have to be just right, and the food has to be great too.

Here at Sweet-N-Saucy, we love baby showers, and we’d love to help you plan one for that someone special in your life. We’ve put together three good reasons to have your friend or family member’s baby shower right here at Sweet-N-Saucy.

1. We provide a comfortable, cozy atmosphere

Yes, we’re located in the Wings of Eagles Discover Center in Big Flats, NY, but we love creating that cozy atmosphere you’re looking for. We have plenty of room, so your party can be as large or as small as you need it to be. The Wings of Eagles many displays also sets the stage for the perfect theme if the new mom is expecting a little boy! Not to mention, because we’re in Big Flats, we’re very conveniently located, no matter where you’re coming from – Elmira, Horseheads, Corning…we’re just a short drive away.

2. The food is amazing

We don’t mind bragging about our food because we know that it’s the best in the area. We will sit down with you and create a menu that will cater to everyone’s tastes. With so many choices, and such a huge variety, you won’t have any trouble planning the menu. Once that’s done, you can leave the rest up to us.

3. Our track record speaks for itself

When you’re choosing a caterer for any event, whether it is a baby shower, wedding reception, or another big event, you want to work with someone who has a proven track record in the industry. Here at Sweet-N-Saucy, we’ve been providing catering services to the Elmira area and beyond for almost 20 years, and we’re still going strong!

A baby shower is such a precious event for a new mom. We’d love to help you make it truly memorable for her, and for her friends and family as well. If you’d like more information about how we can help you put on a great baby shower, please contact us today!

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Let Sweet-N-Saucy Help You Plan The Perfect Bridal Shower

Planning a bridal shower for a friend or a close family member can be so much fun. A bridal shower is a time for the bride to celebrate her engagement and marriage with the people she loves the most. Even if she’s the most organized bride in the history of wedding planning, chances are that she’ll welcome an opportunity to enjoy an evening out with her close friends and family members, so it’s important to make her bridal shower a wonderful time that she’ll never forget.

The Theme

The bridal shower will be absolutely perfect if it incorporates some of the things the bride loves the most. While many showers adopt a similar theme to the one that the wedding will have, why not think a little bit outside the box as you’re planning this important party? Choose a theme that goes along with some of the things the bride really likes to do. Perhaps she’s really into scrapbooking, and doing other types of arts and crafts. Why not add bits and pieces of this hobby and create a crafty bridal shower theme? You can incorporate games and other fun activities that are crafty, and she’ll appreciate the fact that you really thought about her interests.

Fancy or Laid Back?

Once you have a theme in mind, what type of shower would the bride prefer? Does she seem to be someone who likes tea and cookies with cloth napkins? Or is she more of a laid back person who enjoys comfort food and a delicious piece of cake for dessert? Either way, you’ll want to incorporate her own personal style into your planning.

Here at Sweet-N-Saucy, one of the events we love catering the most is bridal showers. We love working with friends and family members who are planning this special day for someone they really care about. The food is one of the most important elements to any party, and it’s vital for it to be absolutely perfect. If you’re planning an upcoming bridal shower, and you’re looking for an outstanding Elmira/Big Flats catering service, we would love to talk with you. We’ll make sure every detail is in place, and you’ll be delighted with the outcome.

For more information on our catering services, or to make your reservation to hold your event right here at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, contact us today!

Sweet-N-Saucy Is A Great Place For Birthday Parties – Anywhere In The Elmira Area!

Winter is certainly upon us, and with temperatures and wind chills dipping well below zero at times, we hope you and your family are staying nice and warm!

Winter can be a tough season for kids. They long to go out and play in the snow, but because of the low temperatures, it’s not always safe to send them out – even if they’re dressed in their warmest clothes and snowsuits. For many families, planning birthday parties during the winter months, or taking their kids to their friends’ parties are great ways to beat those cold weather blues. If you or someone you love has a birthday coming up soon, and you’re in the Elmira, Horseheads, Corning, or Big Flats area we would love to help you celebrate their special day in style!

Let Us Handle The Work

Perhaps in your family birthday parties have always been pretty much the same. You bake a cake, you order a few pizzas, and you invite your kids’ friends to come over for a few hours for some fun. Having a birthday party sure is an awful lot of hard work, isn’t it? Not only does it take a lot of time to plan and pull of a party, but people don’t always like to stick around to help with the job of cleaning up afterwards, do they? In fact, sometimes your entire family can disappear, leaving you to deal with the mess!

A Sweet Celebration

When you choose Sweet-N-Saucy and the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center for your next birthday party, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what you find. We’ll prepare a delicious menu that the kids at the party are going to just love. You’ll be able to get your fill too, because you won’t have to worry about running around after them, picking up the mess. Also, there’s nothing like a Sweet-N-Saucy birthday cake to help you celebrate that special day the right way.

The Wings of Eagles Discovery Center is a great place for birthday parties too, because the center itself comes with built-in entertainment for the kids – the airplanes! They just love looking at the amazing airplanes, and you’ll love that they’re entertained from beginning to the end.

Recently, we had the opportunity to host a birthday party here, and a few special pals came along for the festivities (and the cake!)

The kids had a blast! Of course, when it’s all over, there’s nothing for you to do except…go home! That’s right! We’ll happily clean up the mess, and you’re free to enjoy the rest of your child’s birthday in relaxation.

We would love to talk to you about how we can help make your kids’ birthdays extra special this year. For more information, or to start planning your next big party, contact us today!

The Centerpiece Of Your Wedding…The Wedding Cake

Your wedding day.

You want everything to be absolutely perfect. Why else would you begin making plans months, or even years, in advance? Your wedding is the one day of your life when you get to be the center of everyone’s attention and admiration. You take pains to plan out every detail. You try on dozens of wedding dresses before you find one that seems as though it was made for you. You quiz your friends and family members to find out which vendors they recommend, and which ones they suggest you steer clear from.

Little by little, every detail falls into place, although it isn’t without a lot of work from you. Your dress is perfect, your venue is perfect…

Then it becomes time to find your caterer.

Hiring a wedding caterer is very important because everyone will remember your reception by the food. What might be even more important, or at least equally important, is the selection of your wedding cake.

From the moment your guests walk into your reception hall, they will begin looking for the location of your cake. They’ll gather around it and ooh and ahh over its beauty, and each person will begin wondering what that first bite will taste like. They’ll talk about whether or not you’ll freeze the top of it to enjoy together on your first wedding anniversary. They’ll discuss how the cake-cutting ceremony will go too. Will you be nice and gentle with each other as you feed each other that first bite? Or, will you smash it into each other’s faces?

Yes, your wedding cake must be perfect too. That’s why you won’t want to entrust the making of your cake to just anyone. Just because your aunt promised you that she made a gorgeous wedding cake ten years ago, doesn’t mean that the cake she designs will be up to today’s standards.

When you choose Sweet-N-Saucy as your wedding caterer, we design every aspect of your reception according to your exact specifications and needs. That includes the cake. We love coming up with masterpieces for our brides and grooms. Making wedding cakes is one of the best parts of what we do, and it brings us great joy to see the delight on a bride’s face when she sees her cake for the first time.

If you’re planning a wedding in the near future, and you’ve been searching for a caterer in Big Flats, Corning, Horseheads, Elmira, or any of the surrounding areas, contact us. It doesn’t matter what size your wedding is. We’ve catered to small, intimate weddings as well as larger, more exquisite ceremonies. The most important thing is that you are happy with the results. We’ll make sure to surpass all of your expectations.

Sweet-N-Saucy – Catering to your dreams

Our Cookie Selection Can Make Your Christmas Extra Special

Everyone loves the holidays. No matter which one you celebrate, this time of year is really special for almost every family. What do your holiday preparations consist of? For most of us, it’s trimming the tree, wrapping presents and making baked goods to share with friends and family.

For many people, it’s making Christmas cookies that takes the most time. It would be one thing if you could just pick a kind that you really like (like peanut butter or chocolate chip) and just spend a Saturday making a big batch of those. However, as you know, there’s a lot more that goes into Christmas cookies than just making one big batch of the same kind.

How many weekends this month will you spend looking up recipes, purchasing the ingredients, putting everything together only to realize you forgot something essential, running back to the store, throwing a batch out because the kids distracted you and your burned some…you get the idea.

Baking cookies can be a real hassle, but everyone loves them. Whether you want to be sure your cookie jar is stocked for the holidays, you’re participating in a cookie exchange, or you’re having a Christmas party, you have to have them.

But you don’t have to bake them.

Sweet-N-Saucy in Big Flats, NY has an incredible cookie selection that you purchase to complete your holiday baking, all at once. Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Even if you usually just go to the grocery store and buy some of their Christmas cookies, you know it’s not the same as when you have some that are homemade, and baked with love. That’s what you get when you choose one of our cookie trays.

Also, it doesn’t matter where you live in the Twin Tiers. We have customers who come to us from all over – Corning, Painted Post, Elmira, Horseheads and all over the area. We’re located right in Big Flats, in the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center. So, we’re easily accessible for you too.

Wouldn’t it be nice to spend your weekends enjoying your friends and family this year, instead of being stuck inside baking all day long? When you pick up a few cookie trays from Sweet-N-Saucy, that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do. Contact us today so we can help you make your Christmas cookie selection!

Let Sweet-N-Saucy Catering In Big Flats Be A Part Of Your Holiday Plans

It doesn’t matter if you’re planning a big party for everyone you know, or if you’ve been put in charge of your office Christmas celebration. This year, Sweet-N-Saucy wants to be a part of all of your holiday plans.

The holiday season is about getting together with the people you care about the most, as well as enjoying good food and delicious Christmas desserts. Food is such a big part of any party, and really, it’s the quality of the food that will indicate whether or not your party is a success.

Sweet-N-Saucy has a wide variety of food to choose from, and it doesn’t matter how big your party is – we can handle it! One of the best things about choosing us for all of your holiday catering needs is the fact that we understand that every party is different. You deserve a personal touch for your upcoming event. That’s why we offer plenty of options for you to choose from. We want to make your event a success, and by choosing only the best catering business in the area, you’re guaranteed to enjoy every bite.

Sweet-N-Saucy has been proudly serving our area for years, including:

• Big Flats
• Corning
• Painted Post
• Elmira
• Horseheads

…and surrounding areas too.

We have a proven track record of success, with many happy customers. Your guests will enjoy every minute of your party, and we’ll be honored that you choose us to share this special time with you.

If you’ve ever worked with a catering company that gave you food and service that was less-than-satisfactory, you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you work with Sweet-N-Saucy. In addition to a delicious lunch or dinner, you’ll have your choice of any of our amazing Christmas desserts too. Plus, you won’t have to wonder whether or not you’ve chosen the right company to cater your event. From the moment you sit down with us, you’ll know you made the right decision.

Choose Sweet-N-Saucy to cater all of your holiday parties. After all, we’re catering to your dreams. For more information, contact us today!

Homemade Baked Goods For All Of Your Holiday Parties

It’s that time of year again! The holidays always bring out the joy in everyone. People love going to parties, making treats to bring to work for their co-workers to enjoy, and buying gifts for everyone on their list.

However, making your own baked goods for this time of year can get pretty time-consuming. Think about it. How many dozens of Christmas cookies, desserts and pies do you think you’ll be baking? If you’re like most people, all of that work really cuts into your holiday shopping time. Not to mention, pies and cookies can be difficult to make, and they don’t always turn out the way you want them to.

Take your pies for example. Maybe you’re one of those people who have a tried and true recipe that’s been passed down through generations, and each year, you make baked goods that are the centerpiece of the party. Most of us don’t have that type of skill in the kitchen. In fact, we would rather get our baked goods from a place that creates homemade pies and cookies that will taste great, and free us up to focus on other things around this time of year.

If you’re looking for a way to save your sanity in the kitchen this year, we have great news for you! Sweet-N-Saucy in Big Flats, NY has everything you’ll need to put on a beautiful baked goods display. It doesn’t matter if you’re in charge of the desserts for your office Christmas party, or if you’re having a small get together in your home for Christmas, there’s no need to fret about whether your desserts will taste good. Here at Sweet-N-Saucy, homemade pies are our specialty, and we’ve been serving our customers in Elmira, Horseheads, Corning, Painted Post and Big Flats for years.

This year, don’t tie yourself down to the kitchen. Instead, spend time with the people you truly care about, and make each of your shopping trips count. Let us handle the desserts for that big party, so you can really enjoy the holiday season.

If you’d like to place your order for our homemade pies, Christmas cookies, or other delicious desserts, we’re waiting to hear from you! Contact us today!

Let Sweet-N-Saucy Catering In Big Flats, NY Help You Plan Your Holiday Party

Hopefully you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and you’re now wondering what you’re going to do with all of those delicious leftovers. You might also be wondering about all of the cooking and baking that lies ahead for you once Christmas gets closer.

Everyone loves Christmas parties. However, planning the party can sometimes be quite difficult. If you plan to bake all of the desserts yourself, and cook the meal yourself, you’re generally in for days of work. Even if your gathering is fairly small, it can be very time-consuming to make sure you have everything just right.

If you are cooking for a large group of people, you’re in for even more work, and unfortunately, the work doesn’t stop as soon as the dinner and baked goods are finished. Before you know it, your Christmas party is over, and you might not have even had a chance to eat!

Wouldn’t it be great if you could really enjoy your Christmas party this year? Sweet-N-Saucy can handle all of your catering needs, no matter what size party you’re having. We’ve provided catering for small, intimate dinners for two, and we’ve done large meals for major corporations. We can also handle anything in between.

This year, why not plan a party that you can participate in, instead of being stuck in the kitchen for the whole time? Even if you have always had various family members bring dishes to pass for a more “potluck” style dinner, when you have us do all of your catering, you always know that the meal will be fantastic. That way you don’t have to make Aunt Mary feel bad that no one seemed to like her green bean casserole this year.

When it comes to holiday catering, or catering for your Christmas party, we serve a big area in the Twin Tiers. We’ll come to you if you’re in:

• Elmira, NY
• Horseheads, NY
• Corning, NY
• Painted Post, NY

…and many other areas!

You’ll love all of the options we have available for your holiday catering needs. Feel free to check out our catering menu on our website, and contact us with any questions you might have.

We’re thrilled to be able to help you plan the best Christmas party you’ve ever had. This year, let’s make Christmas truly memorable, and let’s do it together!