Hello all; I've posted an introduction down below in case you haven't seen it.
On to the question:
I will be helping to co-ordinate a party for a friend. It will be for 75-125 people, so I told her we should round off and cook for 100 (she's expecting several no shows).
This is for her son's coming of age ceremony; he will be 13. She's not Jewish, btw, so we don't have to worry about kosher or anything like that.
So far, she knows she wants a roast beef cooked in a crock pot with root beer recipe (I know, sounds totally gross, but she swears it's good). I've also suggested pulled pork served with coleslaw and applesauce (her son's one request) and possibly some Mexi-meat in a crock pot with some corn chips or taco shells.
Does anyone have any other suggestions? We're very open at this time.
Her budget is $300.00, and we'll be going to a Sam's club to do the shopping.
We want a nice assortment of salads and sides, some starches and three meat dishes. Everything should go well together, but at the same time be different; we're not wanting three different Italian flavored meats or that sort of thing.
We are not responsible for the cake or anything out of that budget; it's all food.
We have several crock pots available for the meats, so things in sauces are good. Also, these items will be cooked by home cooks, not necessarily skilled ones, so the recipes should be fairly simple.
(Thank goodness I'm not cooking all of this; I did that once. It wasn't fun.)
Tiga
On to the question:
I will be helping to co-ordinate a party for a friend. It will be for 75-125 people, so I told her we should round off and cook for 100 (she's expecting several no shows).
This is for her son's coming of age ceremony; he will be 13. She's not Jewish, btw, so we don't have to worry about kosher or anything like that.
So far, she knows she wants a roast beef cooked in a crock pot with root beer recipe (I know, sounds totally gross, but she swears it's good). I've also suggested pulled pork served with coleslaw and applesauce (her son's one request) and possibly some Mexi-meat in a crock pot with some corn chips or taco shells.
Does anyone have any other suggestions? We're very open at this time.
Her budget is $300.00, and we'll be going to a Sam's club to do the shopping.
We want a nice assortment of salads and sides, some starches and three meat dishes. Everything should go well together, but at the same time be different; we're not wanting three different Italian flavored meats or that sort of thing.
We are not responsible for the cake or anything out of that budget; it's all food.
We have several crock pots available for the meats, so things in sauces are good. Also, these items will be cooked by home cooks, not necessarily skilled ones, so the recipes should be fairly simple.
(Thank goodness I'm not cooking all of this; I did that once. It wasn't fun.)
Tiga