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menu suggestions
Claire is getting baptized next weekend and I'm trying to finalize the menu for the luncheon we are hosting afterwards. We will have moms, dads, and kids there, so I'm trying to make sure there's something for everyone. Also, we'll be having people back to our house right after the service (it's at 2) so I'm trying to minimize things that need to be cooked/heated.
Here's what I have so far. I feel like I need another appetizer, and I'm not set on what entree to serve besides pulled pork. I thought about lasagna, but that takes a while to cook, and we're having pasta salad, so it's too much salad. Please give me your suggestions!!
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Pulled pork sandwiches
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi (for kids)
Mini pizzas (for kids) and parmesean knots or pepperoni pizza puffs
Sandwich platter? Some other entr?e for people who don?t like pulled pork
Buffalo Chicken Bites
Curried cous cous salad
Greek Pasta salad
Veggie platter w/ hummus and pita chips
Pumpkin fluff dip with animal crackers and graham crackers
miscarriage on 11/26/09 at 5w6d
Re: menu suggestions
yummy!
What about a fruit dish? Mac & Cheese?
Here's what I would do:
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parmesean knots/pepperoni pizza puffs
Veggie platter w/ ranch
hummus and pita chips
Pumpkin fluff dip with animal crackers and graham crackers (or with dessert)
Main:Pulled pork and meatballs with little rolls so people can make either kind of sandwich, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi (for kids), Buffalo Chicken Bites
Curried cous cous salad
Greek Pasta salad
Some kind of salad/veggie (like tomato/mozzarella, green bean vinagrette, ceaser salad)
I thought about (and am still thinking about) mac and cheese. Just worried about the cooking time....
I thought about doing meatballs, but do you think having two meat entrees is ok?
Green bean salad sounds yummy. Do you have a recipe?
miscarriage on 11/26/09 at 5w6d
Do you have a crockpot? I bet there's a mac-n-cheese recipe out there that woudl help with the whole cooking time thing.
Or you could do sweedish meatballs in the crockpot or something similar. That would suffice as both an appetizer and a meal if people wanted.
This was a quick search on google but this popped up for crock pot mac-n-cheese
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/creamy-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe/index.html
You could bake the mac adn cheese before and then warm it for 20 minutes when you get back.
I would do turkey rolls up too (but I like them for everything)
miscarriage on 11/26/09 at 5w6d