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OrganicMama
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Menu for backyard first bday party
I'm having DS's birthday party in our backyard in July, and we are inviting close to 50 adults & 20 kids. We don't want to BBQ because the last party we had (around the same amount of people), DH was stuck at the BBQ for HOURS!!! DH's family helped with the planning of the food for the last party, and everything was too time consuming, and there were way too many options (there were leftovers for probably 50 people, but that's how they do things  Thank God they paid for a lot of the food). Needless to say, everyone enjoyed that party except me and DH.
This time around I will be planning the entire party myself and I will be doing everything the way I want. Now I need ideas from you ladies because I suck at this  Trying to keep the cost down, so I am willing to do a lot of it myself or ask others to help. But I really want to enjoy the party and not be slaving away in the kitchen or running around waitressing. Thoughts?
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Posted 5/7/11 6:49 PM  |
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LDrinkh20
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
What about trays of baked ziti or lasagna or something? Chicken Parm, or Marsala is easy to make in bulk too.
For dessert, I am totally envisioning dirt dessert cups! lol
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| Posted 5/7/11 7:13 PM |
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OrganicMama
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
Posted by LDrinkh20
What about trays of baked ziti or lasagna or something? Chicken Parm, or Marsala is easy to make in bulk too.
For dessert, I am totally envisioning dirt dessert cups! lol
Do you think it would be too hot for hot food like that? A friend of mine who is great at hosting parties suggested I do something like this:
marinated skirt steak
chicken kabobs
mini deli sandwiches from Dominics (Italian, American, roast beef)
grilled veggie platter (eggplant, zucchini, asparagus)
chicken fingers w/ honey mustard
BLT pasta salad (bacon, tomato, lettuce, bowtie pasta) w/ homemade balsamic vinaigrette
classic caesar salad
spinach salad (chopped egg, bacon, red onion, mushroom) w/ rasberry vinaigrette
french baguette
She suggested grilling steak, kabobs & veggies 1-2 hours before party starts & serve at room temperature. The only thing that would be catered would be the sandwiches and chicken fingers, and the steak I could get a great price on ordering it through a restaurant I do the books for. Maybe I could add penne ala vodka or baked ziti as another dish.
Do you think this is too ambitious?
Apps would be:
chips & dip
tortilla chips w/ salsa & guacamole
crostini & bruschetta
Dessert table/buffet (w/ favor boxes to take home):
fruit salad w/ marshmallow fluff/cream cheese dip (to DIE for!)
cupcakes
oreo balls
chocolate covered pretzel rods
rice krispy treats drizzled w/ chocolate
chocolate covered bananas
chocolate dipped strawberries
runts
M&Ms
Maybe: marshmallow smores pops, rainbow cookies, sugar cookies, brownie bites
I would love if anyone could tweak this menu or give me totally different ideas. I'm not looking to make things more difficult, because I don't have much help.
I would also love other ideas for the dessert buffet if you have any!!!
FYI: The theme is "sufin' monkey", so anything banana related would be kind of cute
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| Posted 5/7/11 8:43 PM |
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Sweetlax22
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
Your menu looks really good to me, the only thing I might be careful with are all of the chocolate covered things....sometimes chocolate and July don't always mix.
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| Posted 5/8/11 10:02 AM |
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Lauren82
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
We had DDs baptism in our backyard last June...we had about the same number of people and we had these things:
Apps:
Mozzarella and tomato skewers
Bean Salad with chips
Homemade bruschetta
Seafood salad
Main Course:
Heros (italian, american, and grilled vegetable)
German potato salad
Regular potato salad
Macaroni salad
Orzo salad with shrimp
Bags of potato chips
7 layer salad
Mesculin salad with crasins, walnuts, gorgonzola
Hot dogs with all the fixings (my inlaws own a hot dog cart)
Baked Beans
Dessert:
Cake
Homemade cheesecake
Cinnamon roll bites
Fruit Salad
Ice cream bars
ETA: I did all the cooking myself (with a little help from my talenting and helpful family!) except for the heros, which I ordered from our local deli and the cake.
Message edited 5/8/2011 11:01:34 AM.
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| Posted 5/8/11 10:59 AM |
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caps612
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
apps... chips and dips & bruschetta
dinner:
order heros
macaroni salad, etc
green salad
warm pasta dish (pasta with vodka sauce)
sausage pepper and onions with fresh bread
warm chicken dish (francese, Milanese)
Message edited 5/9/2011 9:31:38 AM.
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| Posted 5/9/11 9:31 AM |
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jmf423
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
we had my twins christening at the house last year.
DH grilled up a bunch of sausages and in the house i made peppers/onions and we put them together before the party started
we also had wrap platter, chicken fingers, hotdogs and slider sized burgers (DH was able to make a ton at one time!)
cole slaw
cold pasta salad with mozzarella, basil, tomato and olive oil
potato salad
baked beans
i know we had more.....i have to think!!
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| Posted 5/9/11 10:31 AM |
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LDrinkh20
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Re: Menu for backyard first bday party
I LOVE THE MENU! I think the foods I mentioned are not too hot, but I think your menu is fantastic!
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| Posted 5/9/11 8:18 PM |
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