Christmas party menu - not Italian food

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good Brats, beer, and Mac and cheese.

I wish, but my mother and Aunts would talk about it for the rest of our lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:French - croquembouche
Bouche de Noel
Quiche - potato, artichoke, mushroom
Escargot en croute
Small potatoes with parsley
Haricot verts
Cow au vin
Cassoulet
Tapenade with baguette
Salade Nicoise
Ratatouille

This sounds amazing and exactly what I was thinking. Possibly with a great soup.

[Anonymous]

Why do you need a theme? Serve the best of individual dishes you love from restaurants or enjoy cooking.

Personally, I would cook a turkey, because I love cooking turkey and spend a lot of time making it flavorful. I'd cater tasty sides from my favorite restaurants, I'd ensure salads and fruit, and while having ~2 desserts I provided, I would also make this the dish others can bring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need a theme? Serve the best of individual dishes you love from restaurants or enjoy cooking.

Personally, I would cook a turkey, because I love cooking turkey and spend a lot of time making it flavorful. I'd cater tasty sides from my favorite restaurants, I'd ensure salads and fruit, and while having ~2 desserts I provided, I would also make this the dish others can bring.

Because OP's family thinks it's fun?

Why do you need to give advice that isn't responsive to the OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:French - croquembouche
Bouche de Noel
Quiche - potato, artichoke, mushroom
Escargot en croute
Small potatoes with parsley
Haricot verts
Cow au vin
Cassoulet
Tapenade with baguette
Salade Nicoise
Ratatouille

This is a great idea.

Maybe replace one of the meat options with lentil soup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need a theme? Serve the best of individual dishes you love from restaurants or enjoy cooking.

Personally, I would cook a turkey, because I love cooking turkey and spend a lot of time making it flavorful. I'd cater tasty sides from my favorite restaurants, I'd ensure salads and fruit, and while having ~2 desserts I provided, I would also make this the dish others can bring.

No one is going to want Turkey the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

[Anonymous]

I would not do soup at a buffet.

[Anonymous]

Will people be able to sit down or do you want finger foods ? Basically, fork only foods or knife and fork?

[Anonymous]

I love a themed meal - it's cohesive.

For a German menu:

Rouladen
Schnitzel
Spaetzle
Brats or weisswurst or other sausage

Bee sting cake (bienenstich) or a dobos torte (more Hungarian than German but in the realm and very impressive for a holiday)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Beef tenderloin
Mashed potatoes
Green veg

This seems more like actual Christmas dinner to me, that it does an Advent/Christmas party get together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Beef tenderloin
Mashed potatoes
Green veg

This seems more like actual Christmas dinner to me, that it does an Advent/Christmas party get together.

So what? Pooty pootwell.

[Anonymous]

Beef stroganoff is always a hit when we do it for Christmas. Can make a mushroom version to go with it for vegetarians in the crowd.