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| Soup & Sandwich | 11/20/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am making a lunch for 80 of our teachers and staff at school. The menu is soup and chicken salad, ...
A: You need to cut back on your menu items in a big way because if you don't, you are going to have ...
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| Meal for New Years Eve for 100-200 people | 11/18/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I'm volunteering my time with our local fire department planning a New Year's Eve party with dinner ...
A: You need to cut back on your menu items in a big way because if you don't, you are going to have ...
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| Sweet 16 party | 11/12/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We have 60 adults ranging in age from 25-50,25 kids age ranges 10-16 and kids as young as 5-10. I ...
A: Pasta is always inexpensive. Don't serve chicken and ham, there's no need to have two meats. Fried ...
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| 80 people luncheon | 11/12/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: Good morning.. I am catering an 80 person lunch. I am making 2 soups cr of brocolli and ck noodle, ...
A: Be a sport and make a 5 oz meat portion on the sandwiches with a full slice of cheese. Also, if you ...
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| speghetti sauce recipe for 150 people | 11/11/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: could you please give me a recipe for speghetti sauce for 150 people.
A: 20 lbs ground beef 38 32 oz cans any cheap tomato sauce 10 12 oz cans tomato paste 7 TBS Basil 13 ...
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| 80 people luncheon | 11/11/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: Good morning.. I am catering an 80 person lunch. I am making 2 soups cr of brocolli and ck noodle, ...
A: You have allowed 4.8 ounces of soup for each person. Get out your measuring cup and measure out 4 ...
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| precooked turkey breast | 11/6/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: Had a thanksgiving meal catered years ago and the caterer used a precooked turkey breast instead of ...
A: It boils down to a question of quality. If you are serving people who are happy with processed ...
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| Planning an italian party buffet | 10/29/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are planning a 21st birthday party for our son in two months time (18 December), the theme of ...
A: This is scaled up for 60 people--you'll need to double it. 40 lbs sweet or hot Italian link sausage ...
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| Planning an italian party buffet | 10/29/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are planning a 21st birthday party for our son in two months time (18 December), the theme of ...
A: Since there's no specific question here that I can directly answer, I'm assuming you want ideas that ...
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| Spaghetti evening | 10/27/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am holding a spaghetti evening for friends two weekends in a row. Each time there will be 25 ...
A: Spaghetti/Pasta sauce. 1-11/2 lbs ground beef 4 15oz cans any cheap tomato sauce 1 6 oz can tomato ...
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| Thanksgiving dinner for 80 people | 10/27/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are having thanksgiving dinner for 80 people and I was wondering how much of the following foods ...
A: You need to cut back on your menu items because if you don't, you are going to have tons of ...
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| How Much Food | 10/25/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I was thrilled to stumble across this website. I just know you can guide me. My son is marrying a ...
A: Here's the rule of catering as to how much you will need per person: 7 ounces of cooked meat entree ...
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| Funeral reception - mid afternoon | 10/23/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I'm planning a mid-afternoon (3:00) reception at our Church for 100-150 people. We'll be having ...
A: Here's the rule of catering as to how much you will need per person: 7 ounces of cooked meat entree ...
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| Size of portions for side dishes | 10/22/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I have seen several responses where you provide a 4 oz per person serving size to calculate ...
A: Please explain to me how 4 oz of potato salad weighs more than 4 oz of tossed salad. If you had ...
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| 8-year birthday party (family) | 10/17/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: How much do I need? I am having 25 adults and 20 children at a birthday party. I am going to ...
A: Skip the roast beef, you won't need it. Halve the portions below for children. Here's the rule of ...
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| 150 guest wedding and housewarming party | 10/15/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: My family and I are prepare most of the food. Which will be seafood gumbo, red beans and rice,fruit, ...
A: You need to cut back on your menu items in a big way because if you don't, you are going to have ...
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| Cook a dinner for 225 people for a mission fair | 10/7/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I need to know how much pork loin to buy. How many potatoes to buy for mashed potatoes. How many ...
A: Here's the rule of catering as to how much you will need per person: 7 ounces of cooked meat entree ...
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| Baking time | 9/30/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: In a recent questions about the cheesy hash brown recipe for 100 people how long would you cook that ...
A: Since I can't see the roaster, I can't see the recipe, you didn't tell me what kind of a roaster ...
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| Baking time | 9/30/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: In a recent questions about the cheesy hash brown recipe for 100 people how long would you cook that ...
A: It depends. Are you cooking it or reheating it? If you are cooking it, then use the time and ...
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| wedding with a varity of food | 9/28/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am catering a wedding with 300 people and they have 13 items on their buffet five of which are ...
A: You have a serious problem because you are going to have a ton of leftovers and waste because you ...
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| Trifle dessert for 80-100 people | 9/25/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I have checked numerous web sites to calculate amt of ingredients to create this dessert. If you ...
A: INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) 14-1/2 (8 or 9 inch) white cake layers, baked and cooled 28-1/2 cups fresh ...
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| Food for 40 people | 9/20/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am having a small family reunion of approx 40-45 people. I am making sausage & peppers, pulled ...
A: You are making too many entrees and will end up with a ton of leftovers don't do this--it's the ...
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| sandwiches | 9/20/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: help! I am having an "end of chemo party" for my son. we invited over 200 people but are expecting ...
A: Ahhhh, OK! You scared me there for a minute! Here's the rule of catering as to how much you will ...
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| sandwiches | 9/20/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: How much smoked turkey and sliced ham would I need to feed 100 people? There will be rolls for small ...
A: Here's the rule of catering as to how much you will need per person: 7 ounces of cooked meat entree ...
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| sandwiches | 9/20/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: help! I am having an "end of chemo party" for my son. we invited over 200 people but are expecting ...
A: It is impossible for you to have a party of this size and do all the cooking yourself at your home ...
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| Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes | 9/16/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am making cheesy has brown potatoes for my niece's wedding (100 people). Do you have a recipe for ...
A: Figure about 6-7 oz per person per serving and you should have some leftover. This recip is scaled ...
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| catering for 400 at a wedding reception | 9/11/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I'm new to this and have no idea where to begin! I'm decorating for my nieces wedding in October, ...
A: If you can feed 400 people for a $500 food cost, you need to go into the catering business because ...
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| catering for 400 at a wedding reception | 9/11/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I'm new to this and have no idea where to begin! I'm decorating for my nieces wedding in October, ...
A: There's NO POSSIBLE WAY that you can feed 400 people for $400!! The ABSOLUTE MINIMUM would be ...
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| how many burgers and dogs for a cook out for 225+ | 9/10/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: how many burgers, dogs and links should be a good number to buy for a group that will be more than ...
A: If you do chicken, boil it first until just cooked then dip it in sauce and finish it on the grill ...
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| how many burgers and dogs for a cook out for 225+ | 9/10/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: how many burgers, dogs and links should be a good number to buy for a group that will be more than ...
A: Well, how MANY more than 225 adults? How many will be having burgers? links? dogs? These are ...
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| thanksgiving | 9/8/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am having a Thanksgiving potluck for 60 people which includes 20 kids under 12. I'm doing a fried ...
A: You should have plenty of meat if you are doing a 24 pound turkey--or 2 14 pounders depending on the ...
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| Wedding for 120 people | 9/1/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are having Roast Pork and Roast Beef. Then Ziti, Mac 'n Cheese, Baked Beans, and 3 different ...
A: OMG you have WAYYYYYY too much already!! You are going to have a TON of waste!! You need 6 oz of ...
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| Food for 60 people for our 25th Anniversary | 9/1/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are having our 25th Wedding Anniversary Party in September and there are approx 60 guest ...
A: You'll need to hire a helper to serve the food. You will have a 4 oz scoop for the potatoes and ...
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| Food for 60 people for our 25th Anniversary | 8/31/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are having our 25th Wedding Anniversary Party in September and there are approx 60 guest ...
A: You need to sit down, have a martini and rethink your menu. Rice with potatoes? 3 kinds of salads? 3 ...
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| Catering a wedding | 8/30/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am catering a wedding for 100 people. I am serving Chicken Cordon Bleu, Baked Haddock and ...
A: I'm assuming this is your first catering job? You have 3 problems that are preventing me from ...
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| catering | 8/27/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: how much sliced turkey for 100 people
A: This is much to vague of a question for an answer other than the standard catering rule of 7 oz per ...
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| spaghetti dinner for 600 | 8/25/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: i did get your receipt for making the sauce, but how much would i need for that many people? also ...
A: One price for everyone, 8.95 should take care of it. You'll need about 75 batches of the sauce for ...
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| How much chicken? | 8/17/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are having an outdoor party for 100-ish people (about 60 adults, 40 kids). We are serving 2 kids ...
A: It depends on how much of each chicken dish you want to make which is contingent on how much of each ...
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| small family reunion | 8/12/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: We are expecting 30 to 40 people. The menu will be hamburgers, hotdogs, and fajitas, plus the usual ...
A: I don't know how much of the ingredients you will need for the fajitas. How many are you planning to ...
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| Parent's 50th Wedding Anniv | 8/12/2009 | Teri Davis Newman |
Q: I am throwing a 50th anniv party. Loved reading some of your replies! So I saw the "rule" as to how ...
A: You'll love this German potato salad! GERMAN POTATO SALAD 6 pounds red or white creamer potatoes 2 ...
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