Dim sum is so easy - everyone loves har gow. We've served dim sum at kids birthday parties and there are zero leftovers.

How about breakfast-for-dinner (snack) theme instead of bagels - you could have mini bagels, mini waffles and mini pancakes, fruit, sausage coins on toothpicks, and little dixie cups of syrup.

I know you said no way to heat on premises, but could you bring crock pots of melted cheese and then set out a nacho bar?

Cereal bar with all sorts of cereals and milks and sliced bananas and blueberries

Popcorn bar - make all plain and then have toppings, or make batches of plain, cheddar, carmel etc and let kids scoop their own mix

Hot pretzel bar - make or buy pretzel bites, and have different mustards and other toppings

You rock and I wish my kids were at your high school

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Anonymous wrote:This may not be economical in a post-covid world, but when I had to feed a ton of people a cheap dessert, we ended up going with brownies made with box mix (the kind that doesn't even need eggs, because it was the absolute cheapest), and served with a scoop of ice cream from those giant buckets of ice cream, drizzled with their choice of chocolate/strawberry/caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Even easier might be "make your own banana split" with tons of bananas, those individual cups of ice cream, and then toppings like whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate chips.

OP again.

I love baking… but I love a good box mix brownie too! Costco has the most amazing Ghirardelli brownie mix! The dessert snacks are easiest for me, though! I’m trying to have a balance of sugary stuff and slightly more substantial.

My daughter suggested a “low end tea party” that I love. Stacks of small sandwiches - pb and j, cheese, cucumber, egg, and mini scones and jam, and a fruit skewer.

I thought the theme was dim sum?

OP again. That was one of the “theme” requests. I’m not obligated to these themes if they don’t seem workable. But, I also had a few open themes to figure out as well!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may not be economical in a post-covid world, but when I had to feed a ton of people a cheap dessert, we ended up going with brownies made with box mix (the kind that doesn't even need eggs, because it was the absolute cheapest), and served with a scoop of ice cream from those giant buckets of ice cream, drizzled with their choice of chocolate/strawberry/caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Even easier might be "make your own banana split" with tons of bananas, those individual cups of ice cream, and then toppings like whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate chips.

OP again.

I love baking… but I love a good box mix brownie too! Costco has the most amazing Ghirardelli brownie mix! The dessert snacks are easiest for me, though! I’m trying to have a balance of sugary stuff and slightly more substantial.

My daughter suggested a “low end tea party” that I love. Stacks of small sandwiches - pb and j, cheese, cucumber, egg, and mini scones and jam, and a fruit skewer.

I thought the theme was dim sum?

Anonymous wrote:This may not be economical in a post-covid world, but when I had to feed a ton of people a cheap dessert, we ended up going with brownies made with box mix (the kind that doesn't even need eggs, because it was the absolute cheapest), and served with a scoop of ice cream from those giant buckets of ice cream, drizzled with their choice of chocolate/strawberry/caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Even easier might be "make your own banana split" with tons of bananas, those individual cups of ice cream, and then toppings like whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate chips.

OP again.

I love baking… but I love a good box mix brownie too! Costco has the most amazing Ghirardelli brownie mix! The dessert snacks are easiest for me, though! I’m trying to have a balance of sugary stuff and slightly more substantial.

My daughter suggested a “low end tea party” that I love. Stacks of small sandwiches - pb and j, cheese, cucumber, egg, and mini scones and jam, and a fruit skewer.

This may not be economical in a post-covid world, but when I had to feed a ton of people a cheap dessert, we ended up going with brownies made with box mix (the kind that doesn't even need eggs, because it was the absolute cheapest), and served with a scoop of ice cream from those giant buckets of ice cream, drizzled with their choice of chocolate/strawberry/caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Even easier might be "make your own banana split" with tons of bananas, those individual cups of ice cream, and then toppings like whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate chips.

60% Asian? Don’t do the American comfort food dim sum. Get a selection of the lotte custard cakes, choco buns, and similar. They are individually wrapped which will make your life even easier.

Anonymous wrote:Bagels cut into fourths and choice of toppings is good, then those with food sensitivity can partake.
Dim sum - I’d do veggie dumplings. Super easy to get in big frozen bag and make.

OP once more. I have a list of food allergies. Since they are high schoolers, it’s really easy. A few vegetarians and a few nut allergies (none so severe that cross contamination is an issue)

Anonymous wrote:are you a Costco member? The Costcos around here have an insane amount of Asian food. I think you could probably find something that would work cold — egg custard tarts are great and I think they have those.
You could also do udon noodles with a sauce (can you do peanut or sesame or are there allergy issues?) that would be good cold.
My kids would probably also eat cold dumplihh my s but I get that might vary. If you put them in aluminum trays and wrap in a blanket they will stay at least warm for a while.

Orange sections also work well for dim sum.

OP here. Our entire band should be sponsored by Costco. That’s how I keep the lunch prices so low, bake in bulk, and got so many berries. I’ll have to check out the Asian food sections.

Bagels cut into fourths and choice of toppings is good, then those with food sensitivity can partake.
Dim sum - I’d do veggie dumplings. Super easy to get in big frozen bag and make.