Catering ideas, critique please
So i am catering a rather large function of 80 to 100 and i wanted to run some ideas past the general public and to get a feel for peoples responses. It will be a crowd of largely older people (but not that old! Just not a bunch of 20yr olds) who are a relaxed and simple type of people (as in simple tastes and pleasures) and a very large contingent of bikers. it will be fingerfood also.
So my ideas are a such, a few stand out fancier dishes to impress and remember and then a good helping of oven baked and deep-fried goodies to help absorb the alcamahol!
So please let me know what you think, if you think it needs a certain dish, something sound yukky, or you think i'm out of my mind!
PIES AND SAUSAGE ROLLS
i plan to buy these (like hell i am making them by hand) so hopefully i will have a few varieties of each type, meat pie, beef and pepper,chix and vegie that kind of thing and same with sausage rolls. i figure for 100 peeps i will need about 350 pieces to keep everyone happy. These will go out at different times, so they will be popular after a few beers.
MINI PIZZA
With these i plan to buy large pizza bases and top them myself.
Ideas include:
Salami and caramelised onion
Spinach, olives and fetta (V)
Ham and roast vegetable
Roast pumpkin and goats cheese (V)
Chorizo, capsicum and rocket
CHICKEN BITES
Just crumbed bits of chicken, also preparing to buy them. I'm buying in alot of things and the budget has been allowed for it.
THAI BEEF AND CUCUMBER SALADS
Thai marinated beef diced finely, mixed with coriander and a sweet and spicy dressing in a cucumber cup.
maybe mint in there too (can also be done as a vegie option too)
CHICKEN SKEWERS
Chicken on sticks coated in balsamic and Dukkah spice see here
A bit fiddly but they taste fantastic, dukkah is expensive though.
PUMPKIN AND SAGE ARANCHINI
Roast pumpkin ans sage in a ball of cheesy risotto crumbed and lightly fried or baked, yum as hell! Also a vegie option.
MINI CAESARS
little boats of dried bread topped with a ceasar salad, obviously bitesize, i think without the anchovy.
QUICHE
Another one i havent decided on...to make them would be very fiddly.
DIPS AND BITS
I would like to have all the dips vegetarian if possible, i dont know how many i am going to have but its better to be safe than sorry.
Vegetarian Pate (avacado based)
Hummus
Tadzhiki
Baked fetta log
I would also have these being walked around on platters as they go fairly unappealing if they are left on their own
And the pièce de résistance
BRULEE SPOONS
Chinese spoons filled with creme brulee and caramelised on top. Not sure on flavour just yet, will have to confer with the bride ;)
Other passing ideas were nori rolls, onion and goats cheese tarts, smoked salmon blinis, wontons with duck pate, and dim sims.
So... hungry yet?
What do you think? Any ideas i missed? any interesting vegie options?
L x
So my ideas are a such, a few stand out fancier dishes to impress and remember and then a good helping of oven baked and deep-fried goodies to help absorb the alcamahol!
So please let me know what you think, if you think it needs a certain dish, something sound yukky, or you think i'm out of my mind!
PIES AND SAUSAGE ROLLS
i plan to buy these (like hell i am making them by hand) so hopefully i will have a few varieties of each type, meat pie, beef and pepper,chix and vegie that kind of thing and same with sausage rolls. i figure for 100 peeps i will need about 350 pieces to keep everyone happy. These will go out at different times, so they will be popular after a few beers.
MINI PIZZA
With these i plan to buy large pizza bases and top them myself.
Ideas include:
Salami and caramelised onion
Spinach, olives and fetta (V)
Ham and roast vegetable
Roast pumpkin and goats cheese (V)
Chorizo, capsicum and rocket
CHICKEN BITES
Just crumbed bits of chicken, also preparing to buy them. I'm buying in alot of things and the budget has been allowed for it.
THAI BEEF AND CUCUMBER SALADS
Thai marinated beef diced finely, mixed with coriander and a sweet and spicy dressing in a cucumber cup.
maybe mint in there too (can also be done as a vegie option too)
CHICKEN SKEWERS
Chicken on sticks coated in balsamic and Dukkah spice see here
A bit fiddly but they taste fantastic, dukkah is expensive though.
PUMPKIN AND SAGE ARANCHINI
Roast pumpkin ans sage in a ball of cheesy risotto crumbed and lightly fried or baked, yum as hell! Also a vegie option.
MINI CAESARS
little boats of dried bread topped with a ceasar salad, obviously bitesize, i think without the anchovy.
QUICHE
Another one i havent decided on...to make them would be very fiddly.
DIPS AND BITS
I would like to have all the dips vegetarian if possible, i dont know how many i am going to have but its better to be safe than sorry.
Vegetarian Pate (avacado based)
Hummus
Tadzhiki
Baked fetta log
I would also have these being walked around on platters as they go fairly unappealing if they are left on their own
And the pièce de résistance
BRULEE SPOONS
Chinese spoons filled with creme brulee and caramelised on top. Not sure on flavour just yet, will have to confer with the bride ;)
Other passing ideas were nori rolls, onion and goats cheese tarts, smoked salmon blinis, wontons with duck pate, and dim sims.
So... hungry yet?
What do you think? Any ideas i missed? any interesting vegie options?
L x