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ISO: ISO: savory snack for 40 men that will sit out for 5 hours
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colleenmomof2
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We often offer a Tupperware server with toppings, also on ice,
alongside the salad, but I would just serve completed salads with a tasty dressing (or 2) for your men. Topped iceberg wedges or 1/2 romaine spears might work, as well. Colleen
For picture of server (working link as of today)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TUPPERWARE-VEGGIE-SNACK-KEEPER-VEGGIE-DIP-SERVER-ALMOND-TACO-SERVER-/121945797779
alongside the salad, but I would just serve completed salads with a tasty dressing (or 2) for your men. Topped iceberg wedges or 1/2 romaine spears might work, as well. Colleen
For picture of server (working link as of today)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TUPPERWARE-VEGGIE-SNACK-KEEPER-VEGGIE-DIP-SERVER-ALMOND-TACO-SERVER-/121945797779
That's a good one too. The men are serving us ladies (551 of us) high tea.
The show up at 9am, work helping to set up, then change into black suits and ties, and serve us tea for an hour. We then go into the sanctuary for a one hour program while the men prepare the desserts and tea for us. After the program, they again serve us for an hour or so. When done, they change back into work clothes and clear the tables and chairs, stack them, and get everything back to the rental company. These guys work really hard for us.
The show up at 9am, work helping to set up, then change into black suits and ties, and serve us tea for an hour. We then go into the sanctuary for a one hour program while the men prepare the desserts and tea for us. After the program, they again serve us for an hour or so. When done, they change back into work clothes and clear the tables and chairs, stack them, and get everything back to the rental company. These guys work really hard for us.
There have to be groups and committees. We handle all the menu and baker signups
Making sure food is done and there on time. The hardest part is narrowing down the choices then making sure each recipe is clear and concise for inexperienced bakers. Then, we make and taste test any new ones.
This year we are also hostessing a table - decorating a table for 10. But that's fun. Everyone is so unique. Yes, there will be pics!
Here's the menu as we send it to the bakers. We include each recipe so they can select what they would like to do:
SAVORIES:
Deviled Egg Sandwiches (10) - Deviled egg salad on brown bread
Pros: no baking, easy
Cons: must be assembled no sooner than the night before the tea
Cucumber Sandwiches (11) - Cucumbers sliced thin on buttermilk bread spread with garlicky mayo, served open-faced
Pros: no baking, easy
Cons: individual components (bread, spread, cucumbers) can be readied the day before, but they must be assembled no sooner than the night before the tea; a food processor or mandoline is desirable, but not necessary
Tomato Puff Pastry Tart (10) - Puff pastry topped with a thin layer of roasted tomato, a mix of cheeses and fragrant herbs
Pros: uses ready-made pastry; easy to assemble
Cons: make no sooner than the night before; cost
Antipasto Skewers (6) - Cheese tortellini, cherry tomato, cucumber, salami and black olive on a skewer, dressed with Italian dressing
Pros: no baking, super easy!
Cons: none
Thanksgiving Sandwiches (9) - Turkey, stuffing, and cranberry-cream cheese in a tiny sandwich
Pros: easy
Cons: must be assembled no sooner than the night before
Roasted Veggie Rounds (5) - Eggplant, tomatoes and other veggies roasted together and served with pesto on baguette rounds
Pros: Simple to prepare and can be mostly made days ahead, using store bought pesto
Cons: Must be assembled no sooner than the night before
SWEETS:
Toasted Pecan Bars (smileys/bigeyes.gif - Like an ultranutty pecan pie without the custard; rich, but not too sweet
Pros: easy to make; can be made several days ahead
Cons: cost
Lemon Posset (12) - The simplest, silkiest lemon cream served in tiny clear cups, garnished with blueberries (cups provided)
Pros: easy; can be made completely up to two days ahead
Cons: none
Red Velvet Snowballs (smileys/bigeyes.gif - Red velvet cake balls covered in buttercream icing and rolled in coconut
Pros: starts with a cake mix; can be made days ahead
Cons: multiple steps, time-consuming
Raspberry Friands (9) - Small, dense, buttery cake made with almond meal and one whole raspberry for a heart!
Pros: simple; can be made days ahead
Cons: none
Penguins (7) - Intensely dark chocolate cookies with buttercream filling
Pros: dough can be made weeks ahead and kept in the freezer; can be fully assembled several days before
Cons: time-consuming, multiple steps
Gingerbread Scones (11) - Spicy triangular pastry that’s a cross between a biscuit and a cookie, with a tawny molasses glaze
Pros: easy; can be made weeks ahead and frozen unbaked
Cons: requires either a hand pastry blender or a food processor
Devon Cream (2.5) - a mock version of a slightly sweet and tangy whipped cream spread for the scones
Pros: quick and easy to make
Cons: Make no earlier than the night before
Making sure food is done and there on time. The hardest part is narrowing down the choices then making sure each recipe is clear and concise for inexperienced bakers. Then, we make and taste test any new ones.
This year we are also hostessing a table - decorating a table for 10. But that's fun. Everyone is so unique. Yes, there will be pics!
Here's the menu as we send it to the bakers. We include each recipe so they can select what they would like to do:
SAVORIES:
Deviled Egg Sandwiches (10) - Deviled egg salad on brown bread
Pros: no baking, easy
Cons: must be assembled no sooner than the night before the tea
Cucumber Sandwiches (11) - Cucumbers sliced thin on buttermilk bread spread with garlicky mayo, served open-faced
Pros: no baking, easy
Cons: individual components (bread, spread, cucumbers) can be readied the day before, but they must be assembled no sooner than the night before the tea; a food processor or mandoline is desirable, but not necessary
Tomato Puff Pastry Tart (10) - Puff pastry topped with a thin layer of roasted tomato, a mix of cheeses and fragrant herbs
Pros: uses ready-made pastry; easy to assemble
Cons: make no sooner than the night before; cost
Antipasto Skewers (6) - Cheese tortellini, cherry tomato, cucumber, salami and black olive on a skewer, dressed with Italian dressing
Pros: no baking, super easy!
Cons: none
Thanksgiving Sandwiches (9) - Turkey, stuffing, and cranberry-cream cheese in a tiny sandwich
Pros: easy
Cons: must be assembled no sooner than the night before
Roasted Veggie Rounds (5) - Eggplant, tomatoes and other veggies roasted together and served with pesto on baguette rounds
Pros: Simple to prepare and can be mostly made days ahead, using store bought pesto
Cons: Must be assembled no sooner than the night before
SWEETS:
Toasted Pecan Bars (smileys/bigeyes.gif - Like an ultranutty pecan pie without the custard; rich, but not too sweet
Pros: easy to make; can be made several days ahead
Cons: cost
Lemon Posset (12) - The simplest, silkiest lemon cream served in tiny clear cups, garnished with blueberries (cups provided)
Pros: easy; can be made completely up to two days ahead
Cons: none
Red Velvet Snowballs (smileys/bigeyes.gif - Red velvet cake balls covered in buttercream icing and rolled in coconut
Pros: starts with a cake mix; can be made days ahead
Cons: multiple steps, time-consuming
Raspberry Friands (9) - Small, dense, buttery cake made with almond meal and one whole raspberry for a heart!
Pros: simple; can be made days ahead
Cons: none
Penguins (7) - Intensely dark chocolate cookies with buttercream filling
Pros: dough can be made weeks ahead and kept in the freezer; can be fully assembled several days before
Cons: time-consuming, multiple steps
Gingerbread Scones (11) - Spicy triangular pastry that’s a cross between a biscuit and a cookie, with a tawny molasses glaze
Pros: easy; can be made weeks ahead and frozen unbaked
Cons: requires either a hand pastry blender or a food processor
Devon Cream (2.5) - a mock version of a slightly sweet and tangy whipped cream spread for the scones
Pros: quick and easy to make
Cons: Make no earlier than the night before