Cooking for large crowds?

Question

I am looking for a good cookbook on quantiy cooking. Does anyone have a favorite that they can recomend?

Answer 1

Food for Fifty is definitely an old standby that gets updated fairly regularly. Everybody I know who cooks large quantities on a regular basis - including myself- has a copy on their bookshelf.
You may also want to check with Wiley Publishing for books for food service professionals .

Answer 2

The Woman's Day Cookbook

Answer 3

I have 2 recommendations. There is a great recipe program called Mastercook. One of the cookbooks in there is "Food for Fifty." I think it came preloaded (I've added a lot but not that one). And it also has the feature of taking ANY recipe that's either in it or you add and converting it to as many servings as you want! Also, it let's you save recipes online just by highlighting them, as well as being a great resource. Best recipe program I've tried. I you are familiar with Torrents you might want to poke around there for a trial of it ;)

Also I know there is are a few ebooks for cooking for crowds. I have made a near hobby of collecting recipe ebooks. I just tried to spot it in my files, but I have literally hundreds. One I saw was "Big Party Recipes," but I am sure there is another one about massive recipes cause I remember reading it lol. If you want me to poke through and email them to you let me know where and I'd be glad to send. Not sure if I can send the Mastercook one but I could see if it could be done someway.

Also I know I saw a website that had a section on this, so I agree with another poster that a web search is a good idea too. Good luck and let me know if you want these (or any other type recipes lol....I have over a gig of them YIKES!)

Answer 4

If it's a sit-down meal, I like to go with a big lasagna. If it's a 'grazing' party, then why not Swedish Meatballs. Chili goes over well too. Get a few crock-pots and make either a few different types, or just make 1 type, and in each crock pot modify the spice a little. If you make it on the thick side, you can eat it off a plate with a fork. A family favorite are my "Lazy Pirogi's" - or "Lazy P's". Real simple, and it's good as either a side dish, or a full meal - and is HIGHLY adjustable. Serves 10-12 as side 6-8 as meal 1.5 lbs Polish Sausage - I only used smoked, never fresh. 1 lb Rotini pasta 1 large jar Sauerkraut 1 large onion 1/2 lb butter salt and pepper to taste caraway seed (optional) Cook pasta as per instructions on box. Slice the sausage in small disks and saute in butter they pick up some color. Drain sauerkraut - reserving liquid slice onion into thin slices or large dice, saute in butter till translucent. Add drained sauerkraut, Saute till kraut is soft. Add Salt, pepper, caraway seed and reserved kraut liquid to taste. Mix onion/kraut/butter, pasta and sausage together, place in crock-pot to keep warm. ** I know it's a lot of butter, but the pasta absorbs a lot of it, and it does feed a few people. I've tried this with olive oil, and margerines, and the taste isn't as good. Soups are always a hit too, but the you have to make sure there are bowls and spoons. If you're just looking for finger foods... A favorite at my house is home made Pepperoni Bread with sauce on the side for dipping. Just get some bread dough, roll it out thin, like you're making a thin pizza, sprinkle it with mozz cheese, and sliced pepperoni. Roll it up, tuck in the ends, and score the top. Let it rise for about 30 min, then pop it into the oven till golden brown. Let it cool completely before slicing it really thin. It can be eaten cold, room temp, or warmed up - My nieces call it 'inside out pizza'.

Answer 5

All cookbooks can be used for large groups. Just take the total yield for the recipe and times it by how many guests you have to cook for.

Answer 6

You really don't need a cookbook for quantity, all you need to do is adjust the recipe for the amount of people you are having for dinner. Depending on the recipe you may only need to double or triple the recipe. If the recipe you want to cook is for 4 servings and your having 8 for dinner just double. Have fun cooking is fun.

Answer 7

I would do a web search..like go to ask.com and type "What are some good cookbooks that have recipies for large crowds"?hope this helps