StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
@Aneeda72, I serve different things at different parties. When we had about 80 people we tented part of the backyard and rented tables & chairs. Otherwise, people manage to find a place to land... my house easily seats 35 before we break out the folding chairs. Heck, at any given time there are usually 8-10 guys hanging around the garage kegerator, just shooting the breeze.
For parties over 50 people I usually make three of these entrees: tortellini alfredo, my version of chicken l'orange, chicken marengo, sausage peppers and onions, chicken with provolone and artichoke hearts, ham, calzones, a make-ahead version of steak Diane that I devised, chicken salad with pineapple and walnuts, and I can't remember what else. Each party is different.
Sides have included various vegetables, homemade mini potato knishes, Caesar, Greek and other salads.
Desserts - I've made various mousses, cookies, tiny cakes like petit fours, tart shells with different fillings, and other goodies that I can't immediately bring to mind.
I've also served pasta with several sauces in crock pots like pesto, tomato, tomato with meatballs, and shrimp scampi. Extra meatballs and sausage on the side.
I've planned menus centered around cold cuts, rolls, cold salads and ice cream sandwiches that I made up a week in advance.
When people visit from the east coast we often have a Mexican BBQ with carne asada, chicken ranchero, tamales, tostada fixings, rice, beans, guacamole, salsa, etc.
I put together a sweet and russet baked potato bar with oodles of toppings and sides a couple of years ago for 50-60 people. It was a big hit and 90% of the work was done two days advance (it was a party for the day after my son's wedding so I didn't want to be a kitchen slave that day).
We throw 4 pizza and cookie decorating parties every year between Christmas and New Years. Each party has 30-35 attendees. I make 24-28 pizzas throughout each party and thousands of cookies throughout the season. The parties are a hoot and we were all heartbroken to not have them last year, but the 2021 season looks very promising!
My parents had a lot of parties over the years so I come by this naturally. I don't stress about the glitches, my husband, children and guests are very helpful, and we are comfortable having people in our home. We greet and point first-time guests toward whatever they'll need, introduce them to people we think they'll like, and then release them to the wild!
@hollydolly BFF= Best Friend Forever. They've been close buddies since freshman year in college.
p.s. Parties aren't terribly expensive to throw if you cook from scratch and are willing to do the work yourself.
p.p.s. My mother used say that if you want to go to a party, chances are you'll have throw. I love going to parties so I host them often.
For parties over 50 people I usually make three of these entrees: tortellini alfredo, my version of chicken l'orange, chicken marengo, sausage peppers and onions, chicken with provolone and artichoke hearts, ham, calzones, a make-ahead version of steak Diane that I devised, chicken salad with pineapple and walnuts, and I can't remember what else. Each party is different.
Sides have included various vegetables, homemade mini potato knishes, Caesar, Greek and other salads.
Desserts - I've made various mousses, cookies, tiny cakes like petit fours, tart shells with different fillings, and other goodies that I can't immediately bring to mind.
I've also served pasta with several sauces in crock pots like pesto, tomato, tomato with meatballs, and shrimp scampi. Extra meatballs and sausage on the side.
I've planned menus centered around cold cuts, rolls, cold salads and ice cream sandwiches that I made up a week in advance.
When people visit from the east coast we often have a Mexican BBQ with carne asada, chicken ranchero, tamales, tostada fixings, rice, beans, guacamole, salsa, etc.
I put together a sweet and russet baked potato bar with oodles of toppings and sides a couple of years ago for 50-60 people. It was a big hit and 90% of the work was done two days advance (it was a party for the day after my son's wedding so I didn't want to be a kitchen slave that day).
We throw 4 pizza and cookie decorating parties every year between Christmas and New Years. Each party has 30-35 attendees. I make 24-28 pizzas throughout each party and thousands of cookies throughout the season. The parties are a hoot and we were all heartbroken to not have them last year, but the 2021 season looks very promising!
My parents had a lot of parties over the years so I come by this naturally. I don't stress about the glitches, my husband, children and guests are very helpful, and we are comfortable having people in our home. We greet and point first-time guests toward whatever they'll need, introduce them to people we think they'll like, and then release them to the wild!
@hollydolly BFF= Best Friend Forever. They've been close buddies since freshman year in college.
p.s. Parties aren't terribly expensive to throw if you cook from scratch and are willing to do the work yourself.
p.p.s. My mother used say that if you want to go to a party, chances are you'll have throw. I love going to parties so I host them often.
,which is why it shook him up I think , more than he would normally be in a similar situation.....yes he's had all 4 tyres replaced today and the balancing done.. ....on a Maserati , I can tell you it wasn't cheap..and nor should it be but you know what I mean, I'm sure.....fortunately it seems that there was very little damage done to the wheel, which is what he was afraid of...
