Cook Talk

BBQ Wedding Reception for 200
Ronda
09/12/17 		Planning a BBQ wedding reception for our daughter. The grooms father is providing the meat: Butter, Alfredo, & BBQ chicken along with pulled pork and ribs. Our family is providing sides, breads, drinks, and cupcakes. I am buying prepared potato salad and mac salad, cans of baked beans to be warmed, and will have friend and family helpers mix shredded cabbage with prepared dressing for slaw. The venue is a church with a large industrial kitchen. Can you please tell me if my figures are close or do I need to cut back on any amounts? We would rather have too much food, but don't want to be waaaaayyy over either. I am listing in lbs and oz as it's easier since I'm purchasing prepared foods. :)

Potato Salad - 50 lbs (10 5# containers from Sams)
Macaroni Salad - 40 lbs (10 4# containers from WalMart)
Baked Beans - 8 #10 cans from Sams
Cole Slaw - 40 lbs shredded cabbage mixed with 1 gallon Marzetti's dressing.
Slider Buns - 300
Mini Cornbread loaves from Sams - 240
Individual butter packets - 400
Cupcakes from Sams - 300
8 gallons tea (5 sweet, 3 unsweet)
8 gallons lemonade (5 sugar sweetened, 3 Splenda)
Water
Coffee (as needed, beginning with 55 cups and will make in the kitchen coffee maker and will keep adding to)
No alcohol will be served.
Nibbler table/Apps will be a popcorn bar with a few additions and will include popcorn (plain-266 cups) and cheddar/caramel mixed-(325 cups) and pretzels (60 oz) goldfish crackers (66 oz for the kids as several will be in attendance) along with peanuts (2 - 52 oz cans), mints (8 lbs), mini-marshmallows (tbd), and M & Ms (7 lbs) for mix-ins. Will also have veggie trays (amounts tbd) and cheese (8 lbs) and crackers (12 lbs).

Thank you!

Ronda
09/13/17 		Forgot to add that the wedding is at 4:30 PM with the reception to follow at the same location after pictures are taken.
Ronda
09/13/17 		Was also wondering if I should add rolls to the breads, in case people don't want a slider or cornbread.
ellen
09/13/17 		You are doing a good job.

Potato Salad - 50 lbs (10 5# containers from Sams-OK
Macaroni Salad - 40 lbs (10 4# containers from WalMart)-OK
Baked Beans - 8 #10 cans from Sams- see the recpe on this site for jazzing up canned beans. Also leave at least 1 pan meatless
Cole Slaw - 40 lbs shredded cabbage mixed with 1 gallon Marzetti's dressing. OK, Consider adding 1 #10 can pineapple tidbits or pineapple in juice
Slider Buns - 300- 400
Mini Cornbread loaves from Sams - 240-OK
Individual butter packets - 400- OK
Cupcakes from Sams - 300- OK, Prob 250 is enough
8 gallons tea (5 sweet, 3 unsweet)- OK
8 gallons lemonade (5 sugar sweetened, 3 Splenda)-OK
Water- pint per person
100 pounds ice
Coffee (as needed, beginning with 55 cups and will make in the kitchen coffee maker and will keep adding to)- see beverage planning page for cream, etc

Do please add 1 crock pot of vegetarian sausages such as field roast, for the non-meat eaters

Because of peanut allergies, please consider doing non-peanut nut mix instead of peanuts- usually 5-6 pounds per 100

About 20 pounds of veggies and 2 gallons Ranch dip

You could cut back the popcorn abut 1/3.

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Ronda
09/13/17 		Thank you so much. I will make a donation.
Do you feel I should add another type of roll other than sliders and cornbread?
ellen
09/13/17 		No, just do have a couple pounds of butter-
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