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Krista 07/29/07 |
Hi Ellen, First I love your site. Is there anyway that I can spur you to write an entire set of books based off of your website? I am hosting a wine tasting event for my birthday with 20 people showing up. From experience, these 20 will eat bare your 25 people's worth of food when alcohol isn't served. I suspect that they will be here for 5 hours. It will be starting at 5pm. I will have 1 vegetarian, 1 vegan, 2 non-red meat eaters. If the weather holds, this will be outside on the deck. This is my menu. Please let me know if I have a good combination for the amount of alcohol that will be consumed (I will be breaking up to 15 bottles out of storage...starting with 6 bottles). Menu:
1 - 12in tray with cut veggies w/ cashew dip Appetizer trays (assuming 15 total per person for the night): Heavy items: Dumplings (pork), crab cakes, Mini wellingtons (vegan), phyllo (vegan and chicken ones), empanadas (vegan), bean and rice wraps (vegetarian) Light items: Spring rolls (vegetarian), sushi (vegan and smoked salmon ones), stuffed mushrooms (seafood), sandwiches (assortment) Breads: bread basket of small shapes (horns, knots, etc) - 30 pieces Punch and pop Dessert: cake, assortment of cookies (I have arranged a way home for everyone and sleeping arrangements for those out of town, so no one will be drinking drunk!) Thank you for all of your help! |
Krista 07/29/07 |
Sorry Ellen - I left off: 1 12" Nibble platter: Homemade bites and bites, spicy nuts, butter pecans |
ellen 07/29/07 |
With 20 trenchermen for 5 hours, you will use all 15 bottles of that wine, give or take a bottle. This is a lovely selection but I think you are pretty far under the amount of food you will need- you want a solid 1 1/2 pounds of food per person as your minimum, with this much wine 2 pounds is very likely better.
1 - 12in tray with cut veggies w/ cashew dip Heavy items: Dumplings (pork), crab cakes, Mini wellingtons (vegan), phyllo (vegan and chicken ones), empanadas (vegan), bean and rice wraps (vegetarian) Light items: Spring rolls (vegetarian), sushi (vegan and smoked salmon ones), stuffed mushrooms (seafood), sandwiches (assortment)
Breads: bread basket of small shapes (horns, knots, etc) - 30 pieces Punch and pop Dessert: cake, assortment of cookies As to the books, all I need is a 1 year stipend and a good computer programmer- I envision a book and CD that will do the calculations for my readers... |
Krista 07/29/07 |
Hi Ellen, Thanks for your help. Glad you think that it's a nice selection, even if they will starve to death :) I typoed the appies - I have 25 (not 15) x 20 servings in the freezer, but I can run another batch easily enough to get to your numbers. I can up the "munchies" too...that's pretty easy to do. I was hoping not to dip into my cellar more then 15 bottles, so I will pick up a couple at the store that are inexpensive but drinkable. As for the CD, I am dating a software engineer.... /wink Thanks again! You rock! |
ellen 07/30/07 |
If it will be summery, you might consider making a white wine sangria-type punch from the drinkable wine, if that is not too declasse' for your crowd. |
ellen 07/30/07 |
You might enjoy this discussion- www.chowhound.com/topics/417159 |
Krista 08/08/07 |
Sorry for the delay in responding - I've been away. Thanks for the idea and the discussion topic. |