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Expert: - 7/27/2008


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I am hosting a party for my husbands 50th bd.  About 30 of our closest friends will be attending.  The party will be at our lake house, but I don't want to spend a huge amount of time in the kitchen away from our guests and the lake!  I thought about just grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, pasta salad, baked beans and dessert.  Keep in mind that guest will probably be snacking on appetizers and drinking at the dock during the afternoon.  Will 20 burgers and 24 hot dogs be enough?  
Thanks for your time!

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I'd make 1 burger for each guest and 1 hot dog for each guest because if you don't, someone will be left out.  You can always cook them as needed or if you really don't want to cook, pizza for 30-35 is pretty cheap these days--you can call Domino's (or whomever you like) and ask what their price is for say 10 large pies. 2 mushroom, 5 pepperoni and 3 sausage should be a mix to please the crowd.  You can probably get them for around $7 each.

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