graduation party
Stephanie
06/02/09 		My menu is:
BBq Beef--made with dry Hidden Valley Ranch
Small buns
Potato Salad
Pasta Salad-rotini, Calif medley mix, cukes,tom
fruit bowls-watermelon, hd,cant,pinapple, grapes
Veggie and dip trays
chips and homemade salsa
1 sheet cake
rice krispie bars
snicker salad???

Could you help me out with amounts--we sent out 250 invites to family, friend, and classmates Is this to much for a grad party???

stephanie
06/02/09 		I forgot to include estimates
70 lbs chuck roast
200 small buns]
40lbs potatoes
14lbs rotini pasta
3lb of cal. medley +cukes, tom
Veggies ??
ellen
06/02/09 		Stephanie, I have received inquiries for up to 400 peope for a graduation party, so 250 is less than that, but it does puzzle me to see folks spending thousands on this type party. But I can't help because you don't say how many actual people you are planning for- did the invitations go to families with several folks on one, what percentage you expect to come, etc.

You have got not-quite enough for 200 listed; beef and rolls about right for 150, pasta and potato salad together OK for 200 (but not enough mix-in veggies), 1 sheet cake is only enough for 80-100. Fruit trays and veggie trays, amounts and dips are covered in detail on the two articles about them. Chips at least 8 pounds corn chips per 100- teens would eat twice that, and 1/4 to 1/3 cup salsa per person. Maybe this will help you get started.