What types of foods are good to serve for an all day event?!
What types of foods are good to serve for an all day event?
Having a birthday party and people will be coming at different times. What foods will stay good for a good portion of a day? Just want some ideas for crock pot foods, finger foods, desserts....
Answers:
Hummus and pita bread or veggies is always good!
meatballs are good too--sweet & sour, burgundy, etc...
Keep it simple. Vodka and Slim Jims, no fuss no bother.
Crock Pot:
meatballs in gravy or bbq sauce
little smokies
sliced smoked sausage in bbq sauce
pulled pork bbq
mac & cheese
nearly any casserole will keep warm in a crockpot
What ever you do, NO sushi or mayonaise based foods.
if it's an all day thing, then opt for more appetizers/finger foods. small sandwiches, chips, cookies, brownies etc. Most importantly, stay away from making anything with mayo, cream, sour cream. If left out to long @ room temp. they go bad. Don' t make anyone sick!
Chili
Cornbread
Baked beans
Meatballs
Vegetable platters
Fresh fruits
Baked goods
mini perogies, golden nuggets, pizza, veggies, chips. slices of cheese! Salad. If u have a some meat eaters chicken nuggets. for sweets humbugs, mini marshmellows, mints, chocolates.. You probably want to keep it simple! You can provide some dip for the veggies & chips!
Try this site: http://www.cdkitchen.com
They have more crock pot recepies than you'll know what to do with. You can search and they're sorted by categories.
My favorite recipe for all time!!! Works well at room temperature, and you can make it the day before. Serve pieces already cut, and stack them up on a cutting board. Makes a wonderful presentation. Always requested from many fans!!
Antipasto squares
INGREDIENTS
?2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
?1/2 pound thinly sliced boiled ham
?1/2 pound thinly sliced provolone cheese
?1/2 pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese
?1/2 pound thinly sliced Genoa salami
?1 (12 ounce) jars roasted red peppers, drained well, cut into thin strips
?3 eggs
?1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (already have)
?1 teaspoon ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C).
2.Unroll one package of crescent roll dough, and cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Prebake it for 10 minutes. Layer the ham, provolone cheese, Swiss cheese, salami, and red peppers, on top of the dough.
3.In a bowl, beat the eggs lightly, and stir in the parmesan cheese and black pepper. Pour 3/4 of this mixture over the peppers. Unroll the second package of dough, and place over the top of the peppers. Brush with the remaining egg mixture. Cover with aluminum foil.
4.Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove foil, and bake another 10 to 20 minutes, or until dough is fluffy and golden brown. Cut into squares. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
small sandwiches, chips, cookies, brownies , cakes, vegetables with dip, any kind of appitizers....good luck and happy birthday
If you are not planning on serving a meal - you could just put out an assortment of sweets - cut up brownies, small cookies, mini eclairs and other little treats you can make or pick up from your local Costco or Sam's Club.
If you need to put out anything that needs to be kept cool: Prepare several ziploc bags of ice You can put one of these in a larger bowl and a small bowl with the item can be put on the bag and is kept cool.
Fondu pots also work well to keep things hot and are attractive on a table.
Good luck!
1. pasta salad
2. sausage balls
3. chicken tenders
4. beef ball
5. cheese dip
6. bowls of nuts
7. meatballs-crocok pot
8. broccoli cheese dip-crock pot
9. spinach and artichoke dip-corock pot
10. assorted cookie tray
Cocktail weiners in BBQ sauce in a crock pot is good all day, your typical veggie tray and fruit bowl is always safe. Costco makes awesome turkey rolls that are good when left out. Pretty much anything thats not going to get cold or crusty!
sweet and sour meatballs.
fondue, fondue, fondue! three different types; cheese, meat, chocolate. mmmm. For dippers use fruit, veggies, sausages, crackers, pieces of steak and little pieces of bacon on toothpicks. Plus it will always be hot!