There will be 12 ppl. 6 adults and 6 children. Children range in age from 4 to 14. Need elegant but kid friendly ideas, appies to dessert.
2006-11-10 08:17:13 · 8 answers · asked by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Starter...
Relish/Veggie Tray: olives, cornichons, carrot, celery sticks
Crackery Tray: cheese, salami, cracker rounds
Main Couse
Glazed Spiral-Cut Ham
Mac and Cheese
Veggies - steamed broccoli with lemon-butter
Dinner Rolls
Dessert
Pies with whipped cream or koolwhip
The beauty of this menu is that you mainly have to cook the ham, steam the veggies and the mac and cheese can be made in a cassarole dish.
The pies you can make or buy, but everything else can be store bought. You just re-plate it. It will look like you've put a lot of work into the whole meal.
The link below has some pretty good recipes if you want to expand.
2006-11-10 10:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't go wrong with spaghetti or lasagna, salad and garlic bread for the main meal. If you are concerned about the younger children, make a pan of Stouffers mac & cheese.....kids love that stuff!! Dessert can be as simple as apple pie and ice cream or pound cake with strawberries and whipped cream for the topping.
2006-11-10 16:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by bugged 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pizza bites like totinos for kids
potato skins in frozen food isle like fridays
or mozzerella sticks
deviled eggs
before dinner have a salad with italian dressing already on it and
for nothing spetacular like packed dole salad with italian dressing or balsamic vinigar over it
then serve bread sticks like garlic bread or cresants such as pilsbury
dinner be a spinach lasagna so tasty and make extra sauce with either chicken parm, meatballs or add sausage to it and serve that way
for dessert make pudding and whip cream on top for kids and for adults with a chocolate wafer in it like the chocolate oreo cookie wafer sticking out of it lol
2006-11-10 16:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veggie tray appetizer
Spaghetti
Salad
Garlic Bread
Cake, pudding or pie for dessert
Feeds a lot of people, most folks love it!
2006-11-10 16:20:01 · answer #4 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pasta - do something simple for the kids, and something more for the adults, like a shrimp scampi or alfredo w/ chicken/broccoli
for dessert, go with apple pie, or cheesecake...
where's my invitation? i'll held do the dishes
2006-11-10 16:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by Heath 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This site should help a lot. You will even find sample menus and lots of excellent, easy gourmet recipes:
http://www.gourmet-food-revolution.com/Dinner-Party-Menu.html
Good luck!
2006-11-10 16:39:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a wealth of info and sample menus are available here:
http://entertaining.about.com/od/dinnerparties/
and the links of the left in red are clickable for more info
2006-11-10 16:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
steak
potatoes
wine
vegitable
2006-11-10 18:19:40 · answer #8 · answered by Joshua S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋