please help, I am trying to organise a christening on a budget! can anyone
give me the recipe for a fool-proof cake? also need ideas for finger buffet
food that I can cook in advance and freeze as am catering for 65 people!
thank you very much!
Lorna

"Jules" > wrote in message
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> please help, I am trying to organise a christening on a budget! can anyone
> give me the recipe for a fool-proof cake? also need ideas for finger buffet
> food that I can cook in advance and freeze as am catering for 65 people!
> thank you very much!
> Lorna

Think about "pulled pork" this can be done with very inexpensive pork shoulder
like a Boston but or a fresh picnic both less than $1.50 per pound. Basically
you cook the living daylights out of the cuts. They can be sauced with a
vinegar and ketchup type of sauce. Normally the meat is smoked but you can
"cheat" by using liquid smoke. Use the chopped/shredded meat for sandwiches on
hamburger buns - extra sauce on the side. Make your own baked beans - at less
than $1.00 per pound dry it ain't a lot of money. Cole slaw and or corn on the
cob and you've got a sensational lunch.

As far as the cake is concerned - pop for a Costco cake - it really is your best
value - it may net be the best cake but it should do nicely.


Dimitri

Thank you Dimitri
"Dimitri" > wrote in message
m...
>
> "Jules" > wrote in message
> ...
>> please help, I am trying to organise a christening on a budget! can
>> anyone
>> give me the recipe for a fool-proof cake? also need ideas for finger
>> buffet
>> food that I can cook in advance and freeze as am catering for 65 people!
>> thank you very much!
>> Lorna
>
> Think about "pulled pork" this can be done with very inexpensive pork
> shoulder like a Boston but or a fresh picnic both less than $1.50 per
> pound. Basically you cook the living daylights out of the cuts. They can
> be sauced with a vinegar and ketchup type of sauce. Normally the meat is
> smoked but you can "cheat" by using liquid smoke. Use the
> chopped/shredded meat for sandwiches on hamburger buns - extra sauce on
> the side. Make your own baked beans - at less than $1.00 per pound dry it
> ain't a lot of money. Cole slaw and or corn on the cob and you've got a
> sensational lunch.
>
> As far as the cake is concerned - pop for a Costco cake - it really is
> your best value - it may net be the best cake but it should do nicely.
>
>
> Dimitri
>

Dimitri wrote:

> "Jules" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>please help, I am trying to organise a christening on a budget! can anyone
>>give me the recipe for a fool-proof cake? also need ideas for finger buffet
>>food that I can cook in advance and freeze as am catering for 65 people!
>>thank you very much!
>>Lorna
>
>
> Think about "pulled pork" this can be done with very inexpensive pork shoulder
> like a Boston but or a fresh picnic both less than $1.50 per pound. Basically
> you cook the living daylights out of the cuts. They can be sauced with a
> vinegar and ketchup type of sauce. Normally the meat is smoked but you can
> "cheat" by using liquid smoke. Use the chopped/shredded meat for sandwiches on
> hamburger buns - extra sauce on the side. Make your own baked beans - at less
> than $1.00 per pound dry it ain't a lot of money. Cole slaw and or corn on the
> cob and you've got a sensational lunch.
>
> As far as the cake is concerned - pop for a Costco cake - it really is your best
> value - it may net be the best cake but it should do nicely.
>


If you have a big electric roaster, you can slow roast a couple of whole
fresh picnics or a fresh ham until it falls apart. Pick all the meat
off the bone and mix with a little smoky barbeque sauce and put it in
the fridge or freezer while you do another batch. The roaster can
double as a heated serving dish.

Do the same thing with a few frozen turkeys and it gets even cheaper.
It takes me about 6 hours to cook a still frozen turkey in my roaster.

See what it would cost to order 30 whole roast chickens from Sam's or
Costco and have them delivered.

Best regards,
Bob

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> Do the same thing with a few frozen turkeys and it gets even cheaper.
> It takes me about 6 hours to cook a still frozen turkey in my roaster.

This is a great idea! I was going to suggest something like turkey
or ham, but I never knew you could cook them from frozen in the roaster.
I may experiment with this in the near future. Normal temperatures?
What modifications do you do if any? Thanks!

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller wrote:
> In article >, zxcvbob
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Do the same thing with a few frozen turkeys and it gets even cheaper.
>>It takes me about 6 hours to cook a still frozen turkey in my roaster.
>
>
> This is a great idea! I was going to suggest something like turkey
> or ham, but I never knew you could cook them from frozen in the roaster.
> I may experiment with this in the near future. Normal temperatures?
> What modifications do you do if any? Thanks!
>

I cook it on a rack. I dunno, 375° or thereabouts. Unless the bird is
huge and just barely fits, I turn it a couple of times, although I doubt
it's really necessary. I pull the "goody bag" out after an hour or so,
when it's thawed enough to do so. Once I left it in and it didn't hurt
anything. I usually don't try to remove the neck.

Other than that, nothing special -- once it starts looking and smelling
done I start checking the temperature in the breast and the thigh.
Sometimes the thigh is hot and the breast still cold, unlike when you
cook a thawed bird.

The turkey I cooked last week was about 15 or 16 pounds. I don't
remember the brand but it was 57¢ per pound at Wal-mart, the same price
they almost always are. Other brands were over $1 per pound, but I
don't want the turkey to be pumped with butter or anything like that.

If you overcook it, it falls apart but is still moist. That's the
beauty of using a big covered roaster. A large amount of juice and fat
cooks out; you'll want to save that for soup, or to add some back to the
pulled meat.

Best regards,
Bob

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:03:52 GMT, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Jules" > wrote in message
...
>> please help, I am trying to organise a christening on a budget! can anyone
>> give me the recipe for a fool-proof cake? also need ideas for finger buffet
>> food that I can cook in advance and freeze as am catering for 65 people!
>> thank you very much!
>> Lorna
>
>Think about "pulled pork" this can be done with very inexpensive pork shoulder
>like a Boston but or a fresh picnic both less than $1.50 per pound. Basically
>you cook the living daylights out of the cuts. They can be sauced with a
>vinegar and ketchup type of sauce. Normally the meat is smoked but you can
>"cheat" by using liquid smoke. Use the chopped/shredded meat for sandwiches on
>hamburger buns - extra sauce on the side. Make your own baked beans - at less
>than $1.00 per pound dry it ain't a lot of money. Cole slaw and or corn on the
>cob and you've got a sensational lunch.
>
>As far as the cake is concerned - pop for a Costco cake - it really is your best
>value - it may net be the best cake but it should do nicely.

My sisters-in-law organised a wedding cake from us and they got it
from Walmart. It was surprisingly good... Publix also has a very good
bakery section

~Karen aka Kajikit
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Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:03:52 GMT, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>"Jules" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>please help, I am trying to organise a christening on a budget! can anyone
>>>give me the recipe for a fool-proof cake? also need ideas for finger buffet
>>>food that I can cook in advance and freeze as am catering for 65 people!
>>>thank you very much!
>>>Lorna
>>
>>Think about "pulled pork" this can be done with very inexpensive pork shoulder
>>like a Boston but or a fresh picnic both less than $1.50 per pound. Basically
>>you cook the living daylights out of the cuts. They can be sauced with a
>>vinegar and ketchup type of sauce. Normally the meat is smoked but you can
>>"cheat" by using liquid smoke. Use the chopped/shredded meat for sandwiches on
>>hamburger buns - extra sauce on the side. Make your own baked beans - at less
>>than $1.00 per pound dry it ain't a lot of money. Cole slaw and or corn on the
>>cob and you've got a sensational lunch.
>>
>>As far as the cake is concerned - pop for a Costco cake - it really is your best
>>value - it may net be the best cake but it should do nicely.
>
>
> My sisters-in-law organised a wedding cake from us and they got it
> from Walmart. It was surprisingly good... Publix also has a very good
> bakery section
>
> ~Karen aka Kajikit
> Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
> http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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Hasn't anyone noticed in this thread that the guy is from the U.K.????
Recommending Costco, Publix, etc. is a waste of time.

gloria p

On Tue, 03 May 2005 23:29:34 GMT, Puester >
wrote:

>Hasn't anyone noticed in this thread that the guy is from the U.K.????
>Recommending Costco, Publix, etc. is a waste of time.

No I hadn't actually...

~Karen aka Kajikit
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