So no one wants to help me? I feel so unloved.

happ17

   I'll remember this next time someone else asks for help

 

Here's the OP from earlier today:

We're coming up with food for PAC's party on the 12th. There's nowhere to heat things up, so we need stuff at room temperature. The kids are getting pizza, but we're making the food for the adults (about 30 of them). Here's the tentative menu:

- Cucumber, Potato and Dill Salad

- Bean Salad

- Some sort of pasta salad (probably penne with antipasto-type stuff)

- Mango chutney salad (maybe)

- assorted grilled vegetables

- grilled chicken breast strips (cold)

- homemade roast beef (sliced)

- regular salad and dressing

- rice and beans (from MIL)

- hummus and babaganoush

- stuffed grape leaves 

- sliced tomatoes

- bread rolls

WDYT? We figured we could have a regular salad out as well as rolls so people could build their own salads or sandwiches. Should I add anything else? Maybe a cheese plate? Fresh figs and bleu cheese?

I'm going to ask for advice on desserts next. I just want to have everything square away by this weekend, ya know?

 

KoriBrett

I think you have enough food, and if you give me the bottom 4 options, I'm so there.  Leave it as-is especially if you're doing desserts.

katie277s

Your menu is so different from anything I would serve (I am jealous!) so to me it looks great.  But adding a cheese and meat tray might be a good idea as well. 

Are you making all this food by yourself?  You are far braver than I!

Yodajo

I didn't see your post earlier or I would have responded.  I love talking about food!

That is a lot of food.  I do think I would add cheese though so people can put it on their sandwiches.  I'd skip the figs and bleu cheese and maybe the mango chutney salad.  I'd even think about dropping the bean salad since your MIL is bringing rice and beans. 

I have a good recipe for antipasto pasta salad if you want it!

 

BubblyToes

I just saw it hooker. 

Now bring me some baba!

happ17

thanks guys. I come from a family where we have an overabundance of food for any occasion (we're Mediterranean, what can I say?) so not having a hot meal makes me nervous.

DH is making most of the stuff, I'll probably make the grape leaves and baba and hummus. I just feel like all of this is finger food, since there's no entree.