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joann10
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Posted: June 09 2012 at 7:27pm \| IP Logged

Amy is graduating as valedictorian of her senior class is two weeks, and in 2 weeks and a day we are having a BIG party. (about 250 people)

What are your favorite foods to make for a large crowd?

We aren't going the hamburger and hot dog cookout route because I don't want hubby to be stuck at a grill.

My mom is getting a large cold meat platter and rolls...but everything else is up in the air.

What are your "go to" party foods? The food will be inside with electricty and refrigeration available.

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Posted: June 09 2012 at 7:49pm \| IP Logged

Brownies and ice cream or a big cake for dessert.

Watermelon.

Salads - black bean, red bean and Mexicorn salad with cumin vinaigrette dressing and green onion garnish; tossed green salad; pasta salad.

Chips and dip, pitas and hummus, veggies and ranch dressing for finger foods.

This is pretty much what we do for all large summer gatherings.

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Posted: June 11 2012 at 6:21am \| IP Logged

Ham and turkey cooked ahead of time and served cold on a platter works well.

I saw recently where someone took hotdogs and put them vertically in a slow cooker without any water, and it is supposed to taste like the ones cooked on the rollers. I haven't tried it, but a slow cooker will hold a LOT of hotdogs that way.

We got one of those big Igloo coolers for water for larger events. The kids get so hot running around, it can be a challenge to keep up with smaller pitchers or containers, and bottled water seems to get wasted a lot.

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Posted: June 11 2012 at 7:23am \| IP Logged

I like to get a pork loin and cook it in root beer in the crockpot. After several hours, drain the root beer, shred the pork, and add BBQ sauce. I serve it over rolls.

A crock pot full of that will go a long way!

It's from this recipe on AllRecipes.com.

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Posted: June 11 2012 at 4:05pm \| IP Logged

How about some big trays of potato bake, fried rice, green salads and potato salads. You could also have baked chicken if wanting a meat.

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Posted: June 11 2012 at 5:56pm \| IP Logged

Just how many crock pots can you get a hold of?

I usually make a huge crock pot full of meatballs and get rolls to make meatball hoagies.

Cold things are great. Fruit is a huge one in the summer here and we freeze absolutely everything. Freeze grapes on cookie sheets for a wonderful snack. (yes, not for little ones). Oranges freeze great as well.

We slice watermelon with the husks on them (in triangles) so that no utensils are needed.

Tortilla chips and salsa, large green salads, veggies and dip (sour cream with ranch packet).

I know your mom was going to do a large meat platter but a great side with that is a cheese tray. Buy the most economical large chunk of cheese and cut it into little squares. It goes a long way and much cheaper than pre sliced cheese. Just remember the toothpicks:)

The one thing I would really stress is plenty of access to large trash cans. With that many people if you don't have plenty you could easily spend the entire day changing out trash bags.

Oh and speaking of trash cans, we fill one up (double bagged) with ice. Makes a great huge cooler and when it melts, it dumps out easily.

Good luck and many congrats to Amy! Job well done!!!

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