cooking for 16 + caterer recommendation
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My family is getting together for the holidays and each couple is signing up for one dinner. It should be largely homecooked or healthy since there are other designated nights for getting takeout/eating out.
I will be 8 months pregnant with a toddler so I need to make something simple but good. What should I make? I'm trying to make one entree and get some side salads/sides from a takeout/caterer. What are some good caterers that you can recommend? I'd like to avoid pastas. Somehow, it is just not calling to me unless it is something special. I'll have days to prepare and making 1 entree for 16 can't be that hard. I'll have my husband pick up the sides. |
Anonymous
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If your family eats pork, one of the easiest things that I make that is always extremely popular is a baked ham. I get the biggest bone-in ham that I can find (usually around 10-12 lbs). I wash it to rinse as much of the salt off as I can. I put it into my biggest oven-safe Dutch Oven. I rub the ham down with as much dark brown sugar as I can get to stick to the wet ham (usually about 1-1.5 cups). Then I pour Apple Cider (do not use Apple Juice) into the Dutch Oven until it is about halfway up the Dutch Oven side. Bake according to the instructions on the ham packaging. Remove and slice. It takes about 5 minutes to prep and several hours to cook and about 10 minutes to slice. You can also take some of the Cider from the pot after cooking and reduce or make a gravy with it that is good. Goes great with a wide variety of sides. It costs a lot less than getting a spiral cut ham and people like it more (or so I've been told). I usually make this for a holiday meal with 2-3 other entrees and a ton of sides and most of the ham goes every time and people comment positively on it.
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Anonymous
| Yum, rinsed ham. |
Anonymous
| We used Bittersweet in Alexandria last Christmas and they were great. Food was wonderful. Full menu is online. |
Anonymous
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How much do you want to spend?
Cornish hens Prime Rib Roast |