planning a wedding recp in feb for 100 guest what would you cook?

Answer 1

depending on which season it will be where you live...

if it's going to be cold:
have 3 soups for entrees. Pumpkin, vegetable and chicken and corn.

then have 3 dishes to choose from:
chicken
roast beef or lamb
and fish.
all served with a variety of salads and vegies.

for dessert:
wedding cake
warm custard
cheese cakes.

if it will be a warm day:
Entree:
bread sticks and cheeses.

Mains: Seafood platters
salads
wedged fruit
Chicken for those allergic to seafood.

Dessert:
Melons and fruits
minted fruit salads
sorbet balls
and wedding cake

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Answer 2

Well despite what others may have to say. I am the bride and my family plans to help me cook for my wedding. We are cooking for 200 people and we did consult caters and most were either charging out of my budget range or were making stuff my family already caters. My family has a catering business but everyone is planning to help so I won't be alone when we cook. We already have on the menu:Turkey Breast, Roast Beef, Baked Chicken, Rice, Baked Macaroni & Cheese, String Beans, Collard Greens. Appetizers will be: Meatballs, Pigs In A Blanket, Vegetable Tray, Fruit Tray, and a Cheese & Crackers Tray.
Hope this helps some.

Answer 3

Baked Chicken, Roasted Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, tossed salad, Roast Beef or Pork Roast, also offer a fish dish as well. You may want to send your guests a menu of what you will be having as alot of people have food allergies and may show up and not be able to eat at all. It's very hard to make something for everyone, so it would be a good idea to let the person know what foods will be there. I know everytime I go to a wedding, the only food I can eat is what I bring myself in little baggies, or half of the main meal, plain grilled prime rib or grilled chicken. So a nice variety of foods where it's possible they will be able to chose from.

Answer 4

Keep it simple and eye appealing . .

Trays of baked ham, roast beef, and turkey breast
Cheddar and swiss cheese
potato salad and/or tomato-basil salad
lettuce, tomato, pickles, olives
herb dip with fresh vegetables
assorted rolls and breads
mustard, mayonnaise, and butter
assortment of fresh fruit
ice cream bar and cookies
wedding cake

Just about all of these items can be prepared 24-48 hours in advance . . the Bride should not cook on her wedding day.

Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant

Answer 5

Baked Chicken
Steamed Vegies
Brown rice
Basic Salad

For the kids
Chicken Nuggets
French Fries
Fruit Cup

Answer 6

Salmon, you can get great marinated fillets at sam's club and costco in the freezer section and it'd be easy to cook. They also have a really good frozen chicken cordon bleu at sam's club that looks like it was homemade.
Roasted potatoes or twice baked potatoes
Sauteed green beans
nice salad with field greens and fresh vegables, no iceburg.

Answer 7

Give a choice of baked turkey or roast beef, parsley new potatoes, asparagus, or broccoli with dinner rolls. If you are doing several courses, onion soup, and green salad, for soup and salad. Make sure to have some cocktail hor'derves. There are plenty of great ideas if you use Yahoo search, and just type in hor derves.

Answer 8

Are u the bride....that is alot of work for you on a very busy day....I would look into catering, or getting a friend to help you cook..maybe a few friends, that is a big party. I had catering for 50 in 1996..and if cost me $1200...but it was worth it considering all the other stuff I had to do that day.

Answer 9

i like to give em variety; men love meat, and women usually like fish or chicken, so i'd do a trio, a good steak, nice salmon or good fish, and a chicken dish as well; really is nice to have some choice in what u get rather than being stuck eating something u really don't want, or not eating the main course at all

Answer 10

i wouldnt cook for 100 people..i can barely cook for 5 ppl at this point!

An interesting thing you can do is give your friends and family a trip around the world....it'll be good times!

By a trip around the world, i meant that i'd have food stations set up all over the room...american, chineese, mexican, french, italian and Norway...cool huh?!