What should I serve during this presentation at my home?!
What should I serve during this presentation at my home?
I am having about 10 couples at 7 p.m. this Thursday for a professional presentation. It is already hot here and I am not a good cook. However, I want them to enjoy something to eat. I thought about chicken salad, tossed salad, and fruit salad, but the men may leave from want of food. What do you suggest? I want to keep it light but good.
Answers:
a meat and cheese platter, a fruit tray, a veggie, tray and to keep the guys interests hot wings from a take out place - get your grocery deli to make them - people are there for the presentation - not the food and will not expect you to go out - most people enjoy these platters and feel good that you went to the trouble to prepare for them
If you have a neighbor who is a stay at home mom known for her entertaining skills - perhaps the two of you could 'trade' professional services - enlist her to prep the food in exchange for a free ____ - whatever your professional service is?
Why not just buy a hero or make a cold cut platter and some salads
KFC works wonders!
Satisfies most guys,too.
finger food?
Go to the grocery store and buy the premade platters.
Like Cheese and meats, veggies, fruit etc. and so on.
A little more expensive than doing it yourself but what is your time worth?
Rustic Antipasto Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Show: 30 Minute Meals
Episode: 30-Minute Big Family Dining
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
Add to or subtract from as you want, get what ever is fresh and looks good at your store. Also add some kind of bread (very filling) the more rustic looking the better if you don't grill it then lay out a platter of olive oil with fresh cracked black pepper in it.
Grilled Eggplant:
1 small eggplant, thinly sliced
Extra-virgin olive oil, to baste slices plus 1 tablespoon
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley, to garnish
Table cheeses:
2/3 pound total Italian table cheeses, 1/3 pound each of 2 varieties: sharp provolone, Pepato, Fontina, Parmigian-Reggiano
1 jar, 16 ounces, roasted red peppers, drained and sliced
Artichokes and Mushrooms:
1 can quartered artichoke hearts, 15 ounces, drained well
1 can button mushrooms, 14 ounces, drained
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 lemon, juiced
Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 tablespoon thyme
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3/4 pound total (1/4 pound each) thinly sliced Italian meats: sliced sopressata, capicola and Genoa salami
1/2 pound black olives from bulk olive bins, any variety
Preheat a grill pan to high. Brush eggplant slices with oil and place on grill. Season with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Grill eggplant 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Arrange sliced grilled eggplant on a platter and top with a splash of red wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and chopped fresh parsley.
Wedge table cheeses and arrange them on your antipasto platter. Arrange sliced drained roasted red peppers next to your eggplant.
Combine artichokes and mushrooms in a bowl and toss with crushed garlic, lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, parsley, and thyme. Season artichokes and mushrooms with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Fan out sliced Italian meats on your platter between cheeses and pile your olives at the center of the platter. Prepare the rest of your meal. Just before serving, remove crushed garlic clove from artichokes and mushrooms and transfer the mixture to the antipasto platter.
shishkababs! They are fun to eat. They grill outside, means no heat inside and it makes you look like you put super work into something that is relatively easy to make.