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Wyatt 05/22/20 |
Hello, I'm having a graduation party for my son in late June, hopefully after things open up from quarantine. So far, we've invited 275 guests, but I have no idea how many will actually come due to social-distancing. I think I should plan for around 200? 4 open houses are occurring on the same day. Mine is 4-8pm. It is a chips and dips menu. Here are the estimates that I tried to figure out from your site:
Warm - Cheesy bean dip – ?
Warm – Pizza (Marinara) Sauce Dip - ?
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus – 2 gallons
Watermelon slices – 10 lbs
Cheese Cubes – 8 lbs
Cake – (8) 9x13 pans (Not sure on this as I usually see people have leftover cake.)
Tea – 10 gallons Here are my prep and serving thoughts: Prepare many dips ahead and freeze in foil pans. (Which ones would freeze the best?) Thaw before event, then warm dips in oven. Place on a rectangular electric food warmer tray for serving. Serve hummus room temp and Ranch dip cold. Does this plan sound good? Should I have soufflé cups for dips, and if so, what size? I will get forks, but what about knives/spoons? Thank you! |
ELLEN 05/22/20 |
This is a fairly challenging estimate, so II am going to do for 200. IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS. |
Wyatt 05/29/20 |
I don't know if this is helpful for you or not, but here are the quantities that each single recipe makes:
Cheesy bean dip – 4.5 cups Also, my son was interested in possibly adding meatballs to the list. Not sure if I'll do it or not, but could you please add that to the quantities in case I do? Thanks! |
ellen 06/08/20 |
You gave this some thought. Because of the timing, you may have folks hungry, which means looking for dinner, when they arrive, And these are teens, which eat at least 10% more than adults, so these quantities are going to look like a lot. Also, with all the hot dips, I am concerned about oven space. Strongly suggest you convert 2 dips to cold or at least crockpot, esp if you do meatballs.
Amounts At least 8 pounds chips per 100 Meatballs, cocktail size, 15-18 pounds per 100, 3 to 4 quarts sauce per 100. Consider freezing dips flat in baggies. Easier to store, thaw.
Warm – Pizza (Marinara) Sauce Dip - ?
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus – 2 gallons
Watermelon slices – 10 lbs
Cheese Cubes – 8 lbs. This is less than 100 ounces. I usually figure 12-16 pounds per 100...
Cake – (8) 9x13 pans (Not sure on this as I usually see people have leftover cake.) A 9x13 cake cuts at most 15 pieces. Consider adding bars, cookies, or more cake. You want about 2 sweets per person
Tea – 10 gallons, part unsweetened Ice at least 1/ pound per person. Remember that delivery pizza is a safe backup option. |