I am entering a baked beans bake off and its in 11 days. my recipe is great but i will also be graded on the most unique presentation...i need some really good ideas so please...lets get going and help me out. i need something thats not going to cost a lot of money...its like little booths set up and people buy a ticket and taste all the beans and vote for their favorite one. like i said...mine taste great but need some ideas...anyone?
2007-09-05 06:56:31 · 9 answers · asked by lostdog2120 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
I know it sounds crazy but here goes any way... You could get a wooden-treaure-chest kind of box or get an ordinary wood box and dress it up to resemble a pirate's treasure chest... line it with some safe food grade material.. butter paper or foil or something and fill it up with the beans... get a nice looking spoon or ladle... you could paint its stem gold or silver to resemble a sword hilt... dress up as a pirate (its real fun!) and exhibit your treasure to your guests.... you could even consider decorating your stall after your theme... Have fun! and all the best!
2007-09-08 11:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by Tan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about serving the beans in a can, just like Bush's beans come in...remove the labels, wash em well and serve with a spoon sticking out. The idea is to look like they ate on the frontier or a cattle drive. You may be able to find new cans in a baking supply store.
2007-09-05 07:26:35 · answer #2 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the toilet bowl idea even if a bit bizarre. But you can do a spin on the Bush's baked beans commercials and have a picture of a dog and post - for the secrete recipie contact Fluffy or something.
Another idea is to serve them in little ovens. You can construct a cardboard oven or find one in the toy department and serve it in a bean shaped dish. Literally a baked bean.
2007-09-05 08:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by Helga 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There some really great ideas above. As for the presentation, other than the cook ware/accessories, you might cut the veggie/bacon ingredients into fun shapes with metal cookie cutters/metal dies, just for fun effect.
Good luck!
2007-09-06 01:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Skycam24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might remember from the old time Western movies, the cowhands were were always boiling their beans over a campfire. You could create a "cold" campfire with a few river stones and red cellophane for the fire. Make a tripod and hang the bean pot over the fire. Sounds like a fun project.
2007-09-09 03:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by lpaganus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer air freshener at your booth?
I'm kidding! I'm kidding!! I just had to say it.
I like the ideas that have been given so far.
The bean crock combined with having the incredients around it sounds nice.
2007-09-05 17:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by Sword Lily 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the presentation is just for your booth, hmmmm...I wonder if you could construct a volcano around your chili pot...of course you can start it by dribbling some beans down the side, but when you ladle your beans out, a little dribbling will just add to the volcano lava effect...weird, but it keeps coming to mind.
2007-09-05 11:59:07 · answer #7 · answered by Karin M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a big brown Boston Bean Pot (Crate & Barrel has them)== ok, boring, but nice presentation.
Decorate w/ ingredients that are in your beans: bellpeppers, carrots, onions, celery, apples, mustard seeds, whatever
an old, big black cast-iron pot, again w/ veggies around it.
2007-09-05 07:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a little ceramic toilet that was made as a dog bowl, but I have giant dogs who drink out of the real toilet. That would be great. Email me if you want it. I'm in the St. Louis area.
2007-09-05 07:06:24 · answer #9 · answered by Navin Johnson 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What about a big metal bucket? Kinda like it would be over a camp fire.
2007-09-08 03:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by jbenishmlt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋