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Tina 08/20/08 |
We are catering our son's wedding in early October. We are thinking salad bar, cheese potatoe casserole, baked beans, lasagna, roast beef, ham, and turkey tenderloins, and bread/rolls. There are ~80 guests. Are we giving too many choices? Should we limit only two meats? Salad bar will include hard-boiled eggs, cheese, radishes, cucumbers, etc. How do I judge how much of each I should have? |
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ellen 08/21/08 |
This is a very heavy meal and you do have a lot of entree choices. If I were re-working the menu, I would have either the cheesy potatoes or lasagna, but not both, I would use a green bean casserole or another vegetable casserole instead of the baked beans, and I would offer the roast beef and one other meat, allowing 5 ounces cooked beef PLUS 3 ounces of the cooked second meat for each person. There is help and advice on this type meal in the planning and shopping for big holiday meals article at the top of the Big Pots page. As to the salad bar, there is a good article on self service food bars with lots of tips and ideas in the big pots section. You would want 2-4 ounces of greens plus about 6-8 ounces of toppings per person, plus dressing, an egg is 3 ounces, for example. You can post your menu and estimates and I will be glad to review and comment. |
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Tina 08/22/08 |
Ellen, Thanks for the help. Some of the menu items I can't change, since they are what friends have offered to make (or the couple has requested specifically). I could use a little more help on my salad bar though. I based the quantites off of what is readily available at Sam's. Can you tell me if you think I need MORE of anything?
3 cheese blend - 5 lbs I'll be getting a couple dressings from local restaurants. One is Arcobasso's, which is a thick based creamy italian, they sell them in 32 oz. size, and another is a oil based Italian that comes in 12 oz. size. I was thinking 1 Arcobasso's and 3 of the Italian. Is that enough and should I have Ranch or 1000 Island on hand? |
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ellen 08/22/08 |
I would increase the trimmings below:
3 cheese blend - 5 lbs-is this the parmesan style dry, or shredded? O would alow 2 pounds dry PLUS 2 pounds soft shredded, and or feta and or blue cheese The planned dressings are OK, but you need to add a quart of low fat Italian or rranch and shakers of plain olive oil and vinegar. |