how u do food planning for a group of 6 or more??

Answer 1

With that many people you have to create a menu and a shopping list or it will never work. I cook for three and still do this. I hate having to worry about what is for dinner when I get off work. Some other tips.
1. Look for recipes it is easy to double or adjust for a large group, i.e. spaghetti, soups, chili, meatloaf, casseroles.
2. Avoid foods for which you would have to cook in batches, i.e. braised or sauted meats.
3. Look for things you can fix ahead of time and just pop in the oven, i.e. casseroles, meatloaf.
4. The crock pot is your friend when cooking for large groups. Look on line for some creative crock pot recipes.
5. Do not make multiple items with the same cooking time unless you have help. For example, don't try to cook your meat on the stove top, prepare and steam fresh vegetables and make salad all at once. You will end up over cooking or burning something.
6. Try to prep what you can. Make salads early in the day, make cold dishes ahead of time too.
7. Look for cold sides when you can, potato salad, pasta salad and other cold grain dishes are great with grilled meats.
8. Don't be afraid to take short cuts when you need them. Pre-cleaned and cut up vegetables, rotissarie chickens and pre-shredded cheese are great when in a hurry.

Answer 2

Well first you need to decide on what you are serving. If it is a sit down meal you'd have a maybe some appetizers then your main meal then maybe a little something sweet to serve after wards. Most recipes are made to serve four so double the recipes just so you know you will have enough. This time of year Grilling is the easiest. You could have burgers and hot dogs or grilled chicken. Sever with a side of pasta salad or potato salad and you are done! If you decide to have a "finger" food type of get together. You can server wings, a nice vegetable tray with ranch dip, If you have a crock-pot you can make meatballs (add 1 bottle of grape jelly and 1 bottle of BBQ sauce allow to cook at least 6-8 hours) You can also take wieners and wrap with croissants and bacon and have adult pigs in the blankets. Another thing you can do is serve taco or have them make their own nachos. Prepare a large container of cooked beef that is seasoned with taco seasoning. then have other containers filled with lettuce, tomatoes,onions, black olives, Jalapenos, sour cream salsa...they can make there own nachos.

Answer 3

Normally, I do a survey before doing food planning to find out the common food they like. Some ppl dun eat beef, some dun take pork etc. So by having a survey and identify the common food, we just prepare it for the group. This is one of the most simplest and common method I used and it have been very useful to me.
Hope u find it useful 2

Answer 4

You really need to know how many servings a given item will yield. Do not ever use the ones on food packages. They were created in in a fantasy land called Washington DC.
A reference source that many people use is book called Food for Fifty. You don't need to buy the latest edition , my copy is around 10 years old and Istill use it.

Answer 5

Catering and prepared foods. Sam's Club has nice sandwich and veggie platters. Some restaurants like Subway also have those giant sandwiches you can buy.

Answer 6

Well.....first of all I ask what they want to eat, drink, do and many more......when we have finished suggesting we pick what we agree on and EVERYONE SHOULD LIKE WHAT WE PICK OR THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS......well that's what I'll do if I will have a party for 6 or more!!!