Sample menu open house

Shrimp cocktail with sauce
Meatballs in sweet and sour sauce
Roast beef rounds with horseradish sauce
Fried chicken and Barbecue Chicken drummettes
Vegetable platter with Ranch dip
Terra chips
Cheese and crackers
Fruit platter
Dessert Bar

The main table, covered in gold lame with tulle covering that,
at twice the yardage for a fabulous effect.
Quantities
(this is what was actually used)
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Meats: shrimp – 7 – 2 lb bags @70 shrimp per bag = 490
fried chicken and BBQ chicken drummettes – 30 lbs (15 lbs each)
meat balls – 4 – 5 lb bags ~~ sweet and sour sauce (6 blts)
pork tenderloin – 10 lbs (sliced) ~~ beef – top round – 10 lbs (sliced)
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Accompaniments: cocktail sauce – 3 -16 ounce bottles
horseradish , 2- 6 ounce bottles ~~ sour cream , 2 -16 ounce cartons
baguettes – 1 ~~ party rye and pumpernickel – 2 each
mini-pitas – 2 packages
taco chips – red, green, 1- 2 lb bag ~~ taco chips – regular, 1 – l.5 lb bag
terra chips – 4 bags ~~ Salsa, 2 – 4 lb. jars
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Candy – 6 lbs, M&Ms – regular, peanut, almond; nuts/trail mix/white choc
coated mini pretzels, 2 jars dry roasted peanuts
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Desserts – home made, sugar from bakery – santas, wreaths, green trees,
stockings, crystal trees (3 lbs)
choc chip, raisin, (platter from Price Club)
mini pastries – 20 dozen
Custard filled swans – 1 dozen
mini strawberry tarts – 1 dozen
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Veggies: celery – 2 stalks, cherry toms – 1 qt., Carrots – 3 lbs – baby
cukes – 6, broccoli – 2 lbs, cauliflower – 1 head
red/green peppers – 3 each
parsley, lettuce, … garnish
Ranch dressing for dip – 1 32 ounce bottle
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Cheese: cheese cubes, 3 – l lbs bags (3 types)
garlic cheese – 1 brick (price club)
crackers – 2 boxes Pepperidge Farm assortment
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Fruit: grapes – 2 lbs, strawberries – 3 pints
pineapple – 4 cored (outside and leaves used for display)
lemons – 6, limes – 3
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Beverages: 6 diet coke (or pepsi) caffeine free, 4 regular
6 ginger ale, 1 tonic, 1 sprite, 2 water, 1 club soda (2 liter bottles)