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Wedding for 150 people
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Lisa
06/01/09
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I'm having a reception for my daughter's wedding in July. The reception is to start at 6pm. We are planning on about 150 people. Here's the menu and what I plan to buy....can you tell me if I'm close...I don't want to run out of food.
Pig Roast - 250 lb hog w/sauce
Potato Salad - 30 lbs potatoes
Potato Chips - 7 20 oz. bags
Vegetable Tray with carrots(5 lbs baby carrots), celery(3 lbs), tomatos(3 qts), cukes(8-10), and broccoli(3 lbs) and cauliflower(4 lbs)
Fruit Salad with watermelon (8 seedless) and grapes (10 lbs each red and greeen) and maybe strawberries or cantaloupe depending on what's on sale
Pickles and Olives - 1 gallon jar of each
Punch - 10 GALLONS
Iced Tea - 5 GALLONS
Cheese Tray with crackers -15-20 lbs & 2 big boxes Ritz (20 pkgs)
We also have relatives bringing baked beans, pasta salad, mac & cheese, meatball/weinies, and ham wrapped onions and pickles and I'm not sure on the quantities that there will be so I'm trying to make sure I have enough of the other things. My husband says too much food what do you think? Thanks.
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Lisa
06/01/09
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Oh, yeah what about napkins, cutlery and plates? How many do you buy to feed 150? We are also having wedding cake. Thanks
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ellen
06/01/09
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Hi, Lisa,
You have a good start.
Pig Roast - 250 lb hog w/sauce
Usually 1 pound whole hog per person is about right, so you are over on the meat, and you do want to offer at least one dish that will act as an entree for those who don't eat pork.
Potato Salad - 30 lbs potatoes OK if you know that some guests are bringing pasta salad, otherwise go to 40.
Potato Chips - 7 20 oz. bags won't be any leftovers. Are you providing a dip?
Vegetable Tray with carrots(5 lbs baby carrots), celery(3 lbs), tomatoes(3 qts), cukes(8-10), and broccoli(3 lbs) and cauliflower(4 lbs)- cherry or grape tomatoes, and dip
Fruit Salad with watermelon (8 seedless) and grapes (10 lbs each red and green) and maybe strawberries or cantaloupe depending on what's on sale. Strawberries are lovely, even if not on sale. Fruit trays are easier to store and serve and the leftovers are nicer. What about a creamy dip?
Pickles and Olives - 1 gallon jar of each OK
Punch - 10 GALLONS OK I suggest not red and not too sweet.
Iced Tea - 5 GALLONS I allow 6 gallons per 100, make sure some is unsweetened. Have water also.
Cheese Tray with crackers -15-20 lbs & 2 big boxes Ritz (20 pkgs)- you want about 9 pounds of crackers- I don't know how big these boxes are.
Dinner service of coffee (see the beverage planning page) is very nice with the cake.
2 dinner and 2 dessert plates, 4-5 napkins, and 2 cutlery sets per person with extra spoons. Don't cut corners here, with the roast pig they need heavy duty knives.
I would add a pineapple salsa, raisin sauce, or some other fruit sauce for the pork, along with BBQ sauce.
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Joy
06/01/09
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I'm also doing the food for my son's wedding for 150 people. My menu has some similarities to Lisa's, except we're doing more appetizer type of foods, along with a snack table and dessert table. My question is, our only hot appetizer(due to an un-air-conditioned hall) is going to be cocktail meatballs and smoked sausage rounds with a chili and jelly sauce. I am planning on 600 meatballs and 5 pound packages of smoked sausage. Have I allowed enough? Please help!!!
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ellen
06/01/09
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You need more sausage. Figure 1 pound for each 5 people.
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ellen
06/01/09
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Lisa, here are some different ideas for side dishes for a summer pig roast, from a recent one:
to accompany the pig, gazpacho, summer white beans, grilled summer squash and potatoes, and a peach crumble for dessert.
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Lisa
06/01/09
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Thank you soooo much, Ellen. I'm glad I have a good idea what to buy now. I'm wondering about a green salad, my daughter thinks we need one but I think the veggies will be enough - what do you think do we need salad or do we have enough already?
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ellen
06/01/09
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A vegetable dish is never amiss, will cut down on the main course, and is much more interesting than a tossed salad. A casserole such as my Better green bean casserole or the summer squash casserole would be delicious with this. Or roasted mixed veggies.
If I were doing a green salad, I would probably do a specialty salad such as spinach with blueberries and slivered almonds, or a Caesar salad, or a Greek salad.
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Lisa
06/02/09
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Thanks again! This site has been a great help!
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lotty
06/02/09
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hi i am just wondering how many iceburg lettuces, cucumbers, tomatoes i will need to go on a buffet for 150 people it is to go with a hog roast. also how much potatoe salad will i need and do u have any other sugestions on what i will need to go with it.
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ellen
06/02/09
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See the salad planning section at the top of the plan for 100 tables for both potato and green salads. Use 1 1/2 times the amount for 100 to get enough for 150. You need bread, a starch- sweet potatoes or sweet potato casserole would be delicious- some kind of apple dish such as applesauce, baked apples , apple cobbler or pie, and some kind of vegetable dish to round out the dinner.
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Rebecca
06/03/09
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Wedding for 175people
I need to know how many quarts of strawberries i need to feed about 170 people we want to have strawberry shortcake
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Lynn
06/03/09
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I am cooking for my friends daughter's wedding. IT will be about 160 and we are doing a sit down. I am serving stuffed boneless chicken, garlic mashed red potatoes and a vegetable medley. We will be drizzling a supreme sauce over it. We will also do salad and rolls. I am planning 70lbs. of potatoes but I am not sure of the stuffing. It will be just a traditional with apples. I am doing a cheese, cracker, spreads and fruit table as an appetizer and don't know how much I should buy. Please give me suggestion. Thankyou
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ellen
06/04/09
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See the appetizer planning page for help with the nibble table and the fruit tray page for comprehensive help with the fruit trays. You will want 1/3 cup stuffing per breast.
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Lisa
06/10/09
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Ellen, Do you think I've got enough veggies planned for the vegetable tray? You didn't comment on that so I wanted to be sure it would be a good estimate? thanks
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ellen
06/10/09
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Yes, it looks fine.
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Lisa
06/29/09
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Ellen I'm finalizing the menu for this wedding...Can you let me know if I'm ok for 150 people with this amount of food please:
Roast Pig 250 lb pig
1 roaster of mac & cheese
1 roaster of baked beans
1 roaster of cheesy potatoes
30 lbs of potato salad
Veggie Tray (as stated above)
Fruit (as stated above)
Cheese and Crackers (as stated above)
2 kinds of Meatballs
Ham wrapped onions & pickles
Pasta Salad (unsure of the quantity)
Pickles/Olives 1 gallon each
Potato Chips 10 20oz bags
BBQ sauce for pig
Dip for veggies and for chips....could we use the same dip and how much???
Punch and Tea as above
Coffee will be provided
Cake to serve 150
The reception starts at 6 pm and we are hoping to eat by 6:30 or 7:00 at the latest.
I've never done this before and want to try my best to make this a good dinner reception for my daughter. Thanks.
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Lisa
06/29/09
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Oh, yeah we are doing up loaves of banana and apple/cinnamon bread, too. I think about 10 loaves.
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ellen
06/30/09
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Lisa, this pig really is too big. You only need to allow 1 pound whole raw pig per person, especially if it is head-off.
Roasters only hold 13-14 quarts safely when used for casseroles and stews. You will run out of beans, you need 4 1/2 gallons= 18 quarts, too much for one roaster. You will also not have enough of tmac/cheesy potatoes- you need a total of at least three roasters for these, and I would do 2 12 quart pans of each and have some leftover.
Pasta salad made with 6 pounds dry pasta would be plenty.
A sweet dip for the fruit- creamy or caramelly. Ranch dip for the veggies.
Put out all your nice munchies on a nibble table to greet the guests and you will have time to serve up the buffet dishes.
The next day, go to the spa!
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Lisa
06/30/09
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I only have 4 roasters available to me. What size foil pan would be 12 quart and would it fit inside a roaster so I could do 2 12 quart foil pans and then pull one out when empty and put the other one in? Could I do one roaster of mac and cheese and two each of beans and cheesy potatoes and be okay? I know the pig is too big but my husband says we can freeze what is left over. I'm still trying to talk him into smaller......I'm sorry if I sound like I don't know what I'm doing........Spa sounds great!!!! :)
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