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I am going to prepare two of the salads for my son's wedding reception. In addition, a caterer is providing a fruit salad, fruit and vegetable display, Antipasto layered cheese spread, and crescent rolls. The salads that I am preparing are a pasta salad and a Chinese Chicken Salad. I have recipes for both, but they are recipes that will serve about 6 - 8 people. Can I just multiply the recipe until it has sufficient quantities for 200 guests or is it more complicated than that? Also, with the other food that is being provided how much of the pasta salad and chicken salad should I plan on people eating?
Figure 4 oz of each per person. It's exactly as simple as multiplication--you'd be amazed at the number of requests I get to 'upsize' a recipe that is sent to me. It makes me wonder about the quality of education these days! You are the first person in a long time who realized this in advance LOL you must be my age!! <wink>
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Teri Davis Newman
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I am a wedding and party planner in St. Louis, Missouri and I do weddings and parties all over the country! My brides are my number one priority as I understand how important their wedding day is to them! Any questions about catering and cooking for large groups. This would include recipes, cooking techniques, what to serve, how to prevent food poisoning, food storage and food integrity. I have thousands of recipes that are scaled for large groups and gatherings and will be happy to share them! If you are in need of professional assistance for helping you to plan your wedding, party or corporate event, please feel free to contact me! I do a limited amount of weddings and parties every year in order to make sure that I have the best service for my clientele. Feel free to visit my business website at this address: WWW.EXQUISITEEVENTSUSA.COM for detailed information on what services I offer. I have price point weddings for every budget--no matter what size and I am very specific about what you get for your hard-earned money.
Experience
Catering and parties are a large part of the restaurant business. I do a lot of catering for local parties and weddings.
Education/Credentials
Graduate, Le Cordon Bleu, Tokyo, Japan
Education/Credentials
Graduate, Le Cordon Bleu, Tokyo, Japan
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Allexpert.com expert for 9 years, owner www.yahoogroups.com/reciperequest with 30 thousand original recipes on site.
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