Re: CHOP CHOP Ladies!
If they’re coming by just to say ‘hi’ as you said, then tea/coffee/espresso with pastries, cakes/biscuits etc should be enough… but knowing our fellow desis.. dropping by to say hi usually turns into ‘i can spare another couple of hours’ 
so i always have ‘niblets’ that i have prepared from before and frozen especially for these ‘occasions’ like samosas, kebabs, stuffed filo pastries, popcorn chicken etc that i can just put in the oven and as we’re health freaks in our house, we have plenty of fruits and veggies, so i prepare a fruit platter, and crudités made out of the veggies… we always have chaat and a variety of home made dips etc in the fridge so i serve them… and i pray to allah that that is enough and they don’t stay any longer, cos i can’t prepare saalan etc in a limited time 
…but if they do stay for longer i hope and pray that the hubby comes home early enough for him to cook 