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Siobhan Perricone
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need menu for BBQ for 25
On 9 Jun 2004 12:14:12 -0700,
(Josh Meyer) wrote:
>I'll be putting on a BBQ for 25 hungry athletes in 6 weeks. I'll have
>2 gas BBQ grills and plan to rent chafing dishes to keep everything
>warm. I believe I'll only have one oven. I'll have to do most of the
>preparation a day or two in advance.
>
>I see high marks for "Food for Fifty" by Mary Molt, and "Large
>Quantity Recipes" by Margaret Terrell. Is anyone familiar with those
>books? I'm not sure if a BBQ for 25 constitutes a crowd. I wonder if
>these books are more suitable for crowds of 50-100.
>
>I'm halfway decent in the kitchen, but I'm clueless about coming up
>with menus. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
IME, 25 athletes will eat like 50 average people.
You should work on the primary meat you're going to feed them. The rest can
spring from that.
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Siobhan Perricone
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