Family Reunion help
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 12:26 pm
Does anyone have any good recipes for a large crowd?
walmart fried chicken.INLOVE wrote:Does anyone have any good recipes for a large crowd?
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Re: Family Reunion help
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 12:40 pm
cater
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 12:54 pm
Have it catered...no cooking, no cleaning up, etc. Will save you tons of stress, energy and you will actually be able to relax and enjoy the family.
If you insist on doing it yourself, invest in a bunch of crockpots and make chili, soup, etc. You could make several different types of chili (white chicken, tex-mex, spicy, veggie, etc.).
If you insist on doing it yourself, invest in a bunch of crockpots and make chili, soup, etc. You could make several different types of chili (white chicken, tex-mex, spicy, veggie, etc.).
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 12:56 pm
Mexican is cheap and easy for a large crowd.
Bean burritos
Enchiladas
Tacos
I have recipes for burritos and enchiladas that are awesome!
Bean burritos
Enchiladas
Tacos
I have recipes for burritos and enchiladas that are awesome!
Re: cater
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 3:20 pm
fezzik wrote:Have it catered...no cooking, no cleaning up, etc. Will save you tons of stress, energy and you will actually be able to relax and enjoy the family.
If you insist on doing it yourself, invest in a bunch of crockpots and make chili, soup, etc. You could make several different types of chili (white chicken, tex-mex, spicy, veggie, etc.).
It isn't catered. We are all supposed to bring stuff. I am tired of the same old stuff, so I was looking for something new.
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 3:20 pm
Ilovebigcats wrote:Mexican is cheap and easy for a large crowd.
Bean burritos
Enchiladas
Tacos
I have recipes for burritos and enchiladas that are awesome!
That sounds good. May I have the recipes for those?
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 4:36 pm
If you have slow cookers/crockpots I have an awesome recipe for pork ribs.
You can use the less expensive pork ribs instead of babyback ribs, about 6 lbs for the large cookers.
Make a rub from brown sugar and smoked salt or garlic powder and rub the ribs front and back.
Put the ribs in the cooker and add 1 can of Coke. Cook for 8 - 9 hours on low.
When time is up remove the ribs, discard the liquid.
Brush the ribs with any BBQ sauce you like and put back in the slow cooker for 1 hour on low.
If you want you can put the ribs in the oven for 30 minutes or on the grill just long enough to make the sauce a little crusty instead of putting them back in the slow cooker.
I fixed these for family and some neighbors and the whole neighborhood is cooking their ribs this way now. Hope you enjoy.
You can use the less expensive pork ribs instead of babyback ribs, about 6 lbs for the large cookers.
Make a rub from brown sugar and smoked salt or garlic powder and rub the ribs front and back.
Put the ribs in the cooker and add 1 can of Coke. Cook for 8 - 9 hours on low.
When time is up remove the ribs, discard the liquid.
Brush the ribs with any BBQ sauce you like and put back in the slow cooker for 1 hour on low.
If you want you can put the ribs in the oven for 30 minutes or on the grill just long enough to make the sauce a little crusty instead of putting them back in the slow cooker.
I fixed these for family and some neighbors and the whole neighborhood is cooking their ribs this way now. Hope you enjoy.
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 5:04 pm
I always make this for a large crowd. I am not "allowed" to come to church suppers without it.
This is called Frog Eye Salad.
Trust me on this one...get past the name and make it. If it is not LOVED at your reunion, I will personally send you a check to cover your expenses on making it.
1 box acine de pepe pasta
3 cups mandarin oranges drained
2 cans pineapple tidbits (not the small can)
1 can crushed pineapple (not the small can)
1 cup coconut
1 jar maraschino cherries
2 cups mini marshmallows (I used the colored ones)
1 LARGE container cool whip
DRESSING INGREDIENTS:
1 and 3/4 cup pineapple juice (get from draining pineapple)
1 cup white sugar
2 Tbl. flour
2 egg yolks slightly beaten
1/4 cup lemon juice
Cook pasta according to directions and rinse with cold water. Set aside while preparing dressing.
Boil pineapple juice and sugar in a sauce pan. After it comes to a boil, add flour first and stir. Remove from heat and THEN add egg yolks and stir. Continue stirring for three minutes until thicker.
Next, add lemon juice and stir. Add this liquid mixture to your pasta in a large bowl and stir well. Allow this to marinate together in an airtight container overnight in refrigerator.
In a separate bowl combine oranges, all pineapple, and cherries and refridgerate overnight as well.
In the morning drain the fruit bowl and add to pasta bowl. Add coconut, marshmallows and cool whip and mix together well.
Voila! You have a dessert or cold salad that people have offered to pay me so that they could take it to their company parties.
This is called Frog Eye Salad.
Trust me on this one...get past the name and make it. If it is not LOVED at your reunion, I will personally send you a check to cover your expenses on making it.
1 box acine de pepe pasta
3 cups mandarin oranges drained
2 cans pineapple tidbits (not the small can)
1 can crushed pineapple (not the small can)
1 cup coconut
1 jar maraschino cherries
2 cups mini marshmallows (I used the colored ones)
1 LARGE container cool whip
DRESSING INGREDIENTS:
1 and 3/4 cup pineapple juice (get from draining pineapple)
1 cup white sugar
2 Tbl. flour
2 egg yolks slightly beaten
1/4 cup lemon juice
Cook pasta according to directions and rinse with cold water. Set aside while preparing dressing.
Boil pineapple juice and sugar in a sauce pan. After it comes to a boil, add flour first and stir. Remove from heat and THEN add egg yolks and stir. Continue stirring for three minutes until thicker.
Next, add lemon juice and stir. Add this liquid mixture to your pasta in a large bowl and stir well. Allow this to marinate together in an airtight container overnight in refrigerator.
In a separate bowl combine oranges, all pineapple, and cherries and refridgerate overnight as well.
In the morning drain the fruit bowl and add to pasta bowl. Add coconut, marshmallows and cool whip and mix together well.
Voila! You have a dessert or cold salad that people have offered to pay me so that they could take it to their company parties.
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 5:17 pm
INLOVE wrote:Ilovebigcats wrote:Mexican is cheap and easy for a large crowd.
Bean burritos
Enchiladas
Tacos
I have recipes for burritos and enchiladas that are awesome!
That sounds good. May I have the recipes for those?
Bean Burritos:
VERY CHEAP!! Very good!
Soft Flour Tortillas
Can of Refried Beans
Pepper Jack Cheese Slices
Spoon beans in shells... fold them up.. place a half slice of cheese on the fold to hold it together. Bake on a cookie sheet until cheese melts. Have sour cream and taco sauce for dip.
My kids LOVE these. They are so good. I took them 60 of them to 40 Days at church and they all got woofed down.
Enchiladas:
I prefer chicken but ground beef is good too.
Cook and shred chicken breasts
In a separate pan cook Lipton's Spanish Rice
The rice is mostly a flavorful filler. Use as much as you want. I could eat rice enchiladas but Danny needs his meat!
Mix with the chicken and keep warm
I like to pour some mild enchilada sauce in the mixture (optional)
Spoon the mixture into soft flour tortilla shells
Roll them up and line them in a PAM SPRAYED pan.
Get as many as you can in so they don't unroll.
Pour enchilada sauce over all the enchiladas. Hit every part of the shell so it doesn't dry out. You don't want it soupy but you do want it saucy. LOL!!
Put shredded cheese on top.
Bake until the cheese melts.
You will need a spoon and spatula to get them out of the pan to serve.
Serve with a LARGE dollop of Daisy.
I recommend MILD enchilada sauce.. it is really spicy. They medium is way too hot for us!
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 1:46 am
Thanks ladies!!
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 5:19 am
Shellie wrote:1 box acine de pepe pasta
Shellie,
Is this just a brand name or, is it something other than pasta?
I never heard of it.
The recipe sounds good.
RuSKY
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 5:22 am
Rusky,
Acine de pepe is the kind of pasta. I forget which brand always has it, but it comes in a bag. I believe the bag is blue and clear.
It is tiny little pasta...about the size of a small cooked tapioca.
Acine de pepe is the kind of pasta. I forget which brand always has it, but it comes in a bag. I believe the bag is blue and clear.
It is tiny little pasta...about the size of a small cooked tapioca.
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 5:36 am
Shellie wrote:Rusky,
Acine de pepe is the kind of pasta. I forget which brand always has it, but it comes in a bag. I believe the bag is blue and clear.
It is tiny little pasta...about the size of a small cooked tapioca.
Thanks Shellie, I think I know what it is now.
Re: Family Reunion help
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 5:46 am
INLOVE wrote:Does anyone have any good recipes for a large crowd?
No, but I've got some good ones using small groups and individuals.
Rimshot here.
Posted: July 11th, 2008, 3:08 pm
Start a day early.
Get a brisket, about 10-13 lbs. usually anywhere from 99cents to $1.79 depending where you get it.
Get two bottles of Bull's Eye BBQ sause. This brand is not a sweet kansas city type. Better for Brisket.
Two bottles of liquid smoke.
In a large pan place enough foild to wrap the brisket. Place the brisket in the pan. Make sure you stab in several time to allow the marinate to soak in. Add the 2 bottles of liquid smoke and one and half of the BBQ sauce
Place in the refrig overnight.
Next morning, place it in the oven at about 220 degrees. Cook for one to one half hours per pound. Base it a few times with additional BBQ sauce.
Make sure you cook it fat side up, that way the drippings soak through the meat.
When slicing it make sure you use the fat and some meat to serve as chopped BBQ sanwhich meat.
Add some corn on the cob, cole slaw, open several cans of Texas Bakes BBQ beans. Ice Cole Tea
feed a huge group and mighty good
Get a brisket, about 10-13 lbs. usually anywhere from 99cents to $1.79 depending where you get it.
Get two bottles of Bull's Eye BBQ sause. This brand is not a sweet kansas city type. Better for Brisket.
Two bottles of liquid smoke.
In a large pan place enough foild to wrap the brisket. Place the brisket in the pan. Make sure you stab in several time to allow the marinate to soak in. Add the 2 bottles of liquid smoke and one and half of the BBQ sauce
Place in the refrig overnight.
Next morning, place it in the oven at about 220 degrees. Cook for one to one half hours per pound. Base it a few times with additional BBQ sauce.
Make sure you cook it fat side up, that way the drippings soak through the meat.
When slicing it make sure you use the fat and some meat to serve as chopped BBQ sanwhich meat.
Add some corn on the cob, cole slaw, open several cans of Texas Bakes BBQ beans. Ice Cole Tea
feed a huge group and mighty good