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Angel 07/29/11 |
Hello! I revamped my menu some... I'm ordering part of my menu from Fazoli's for the pasta dishes and doing the rest... I was wondering if you could help with some of the other amounts..I'm unsure how many dishes of pasta to order from Fazoli's if I'm serving all of the following as well..their menu says the dishes serve 6-8 people, and I was thinking of doing penne w/marinara sauce & penne w/alfredo sauce (instead of spaghetti since it's so messy). Each order/pan of the pasta dish comes with 2 breadsticks per person, but doesn't specify if that is for the 6 or 8 per person suggested...anyway here's what else I'm serving and my guessed amounts of food needed.... Penne w/marinara sauce - 8 pans Penne w/alfredo sauce - 8 pans Breadsticks - Those that come w/the pans & an additional 5 dozen?? Cold Cuts - 12 lbs meats, 7 lbs cheese Buns for sandwiches - 150 buns Meatballs - 300 Deviled Eggs (216 pieces) Fruit Trays: (2 pineapples, 4 cantaloupes, 3 watermelons, 3 lbs of grapes & strawberries, 2 lbs kiwi Veggie Trays: (3 small bags carrots, 4 broccoli, 5 celery, 3 containers of cherry tomatoes) 3 quarts of dip Cheese Tray: (2.5 lbs of Colby, Cheddar & Swiss, and 1.5 lb of Bleu Cheese (Fiance loves it) & 6 boxes crackers Sausage Balls: 250 pieces Mints (3 lb) & Nuts (3 lb) set out on tables Pasta Salad: 7 lbs Salad: 20 heads lettuce, 96 oz dressing, 5 lb shredded cheese, 4 lbs croutons
Beverages being soda, water, beer, and coffee: |
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ellen 07/29/11 |
Angel, remind me what is the evnt/ how many people. |
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angel 07/29/11 |
Oh sorry..around 100 people for a wedding reception...thanks! |
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ellen 07/29/11 |
Penne w/marinara sauce - 8 pans -OK Penne w/alfredo sauce - 8 pans- OK Breadsticks - Those that come w/the pans & an additional 5 dozen?? OK Cold Cuts - 12 lbs meats, 7 lbs cheese- light,see sandwich page Buns for sandwiches - 150 buns Meatballs - 300=light- go 400 Deviled Eggs (216 pieces) Fruit Trays: (2 pineapples, 4 cantaloupes, 3 watermelons, 3 lbs of grapes & strawberries, 2 lbs kiwi- about 1/2 what I would do, except the watermelon is enough Veggie Trays: (3 small bags carrots, 4 broccoli, 5 celery, 3 containers of cherry tomatoes) 3 quarts of dip- light, except celery and dip Cheese Tray: (2.5 lbs of Colby, Cheddar & Swiss, and 1.5 lb of Bleu Cheese (Fiance loves it) & 6 boxes crackers - light, as some will be used for sandwiches, go at least 4,4,4 and 3; at least 6 pounds of crackers Sausage Balls: 250 pieces-OK Mints (3 lb) & Nuts (3 lb) set out on tables- 6 pounds each Pasta Salad: 7 lbs OK if that is dry pasta to start, light if that is finished weight. Given the hot pasta dishes, I might do antipasto or marinated veggies (artichoke hearts, beans, etc) instead. Salad: 20 heads lettuce, 96 oz dressing, 5 lb shredded cheese, 4 lbs croutons OK, but boring., consider adding some garnishes
Beverages being soda, water, beer, and coffee: |
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Angel 08/11/11 |
I forgot my sister-in-law will be making me cheeseballs as well. I'm unsure of how many pounds I need? I also thought I should maybe add a potato salad and macaroni and cheese as well or one of them anyway? Could you tell me how much of each to use?
Cheeseballs: 15 lbs? Potato Salad: 35 lbs potatoes? Macaroni and cheese: 7lbs dry pasta? Thanks!! |
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ellen 08/12/11 |
The cheese balls can count as part of the cheese weight, you want 15-20 pounds total for all. No change in crackers. Potato salad addition is good. You do NOT need mac and cheese. you are already pasta-loaded. |
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Angel 08/12/11 |
Thanks so much!! My sister mentioned wanting the mac and cheese cause she loves the way we make it, but I thought it was overload..thanks!! |
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Angel 08/14/11 |
Sorry to bother again!! I was wondering if you knew about how many 16" black serving trays I would need for each of the following things I'm serving:
Fruit Trays: |
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ellen 08/14/11 |
I go by weights. Use the tables and get the weights, you can figure this yourself. |