I have a party coming up with around 190 people! I want to do finger foods, but I am not sure what to do, HELP

Question

I am hosting my bestfriends engagement party and there will be around 190 people coming. The ages range from new born to around 80... we are just going to have finger foods but I need ideas!

Something that can be made in huge amounts and ahead of time would be ideal, but I am open to any and all suggestions!

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Sausage rolls are always great. One large roll of sausage mince is usually enough for one large pack of pastry (5 or 6 sheets) I make them smaller than the normal sized sausage rolls and you get twice as many. This will make about sixty to seventy sausage rolls. I put finely diced onion, grated carrot, and sometimes sesame seeds or grated cheese on top.

One sheet of pastry can be cut in half and each half should be rolled and will make about 7 sausage rolls each. Another pastry recipe is to cover a sheet of pastry in tomato paste, add shredded ham and grated cheese. Cut into squares and roll them and bake in the oven till they brown. Good luck with quantities though

Answer 2

Finger Sandwiches

Rolled Up Deli Meat

ect...

Answer 3

Engagement parties are often the beginning of the festivities surrounding a wedding. They are the kick-off for a series of celebrations that will culminate on the big day -- the wedding -- which may be up to a year or more away from the first engagement party. An engagement party may be big or small, casual or a full-blown soiree -- but it is always a special time for a couple and their friends and family.

So you’ve decided to throw your favorite couple an engagement party with as much dazzle as that sparkling new engagement ring they showed you. What’s a host/hostess to do? There are really no hard and fast rules about engagement parties. Follow these tips to make planning an engagement party a most engaging endeavor.

The Rules. There is a bit of etiquette surrounding engagement parties. Traditionally, the bride’s parents host the first engagement party. If the bride’s family was not able to do it, the duties would fall to the groom’s parents. Nowadays, those rules don’t necessarily apply. Any friend of the couple can offer to host the bash, especially if the couple’s family lives far away or if there are sticky family relationships. Just be sure you’re not stepping on any family toes by playing host.

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Where Oh Where? Oh where will you have the party? Many engagement parties are held in homes. Others are held in restaurants. Some are held at creative locales -- the beach, on a boat, an art museum, a vineyard. It’s up to you, your budget and the number of people you will be having. You can visit the various sites you’re interested in and speak to an events planner for information about prices and menus for your party.

Dollars And Sense. Speaking of budgets, it’s a good idea to make one from the outset. Write down all of the elements of the party: the invitation, the food, the drink, the entertainment, the décor. Do some homework and make a realistic budget for the event. Keep in mind that some of the nicest engagement parties are low-key at-home affairs. Another way to save is to offer just cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, just desserts, or just wine and cheese, instead of a full-course meal.

Please Join Us. Engagement party invitations are fun to select. There are no ground rules here. You can choose anything from formal cream-colored card stock to wacky sombrero shaped cards announcing your Mexican-themed engagement fiesta. The invitation sets the tone for the party and can convey any theme you’re planning. Invitations can be done at the stationery store, on your computer or written by hand. You might want to mention the attire you expect for the party on the invitation. Don’t forget to proofread the invitation before the final printing. I know someone who accidentally sent out invitations to an “engagment” party.

Eat. If you’re having an at-home party, think of cooking yourself or having a potluck. Guests can bring their favorite hors d’oeuvres. If you’re not a whiz in the kitchen, call in a professional caterer. The caterer can help you devise a menu, and provide staff who serve and clean up. Many caterers charge per person, and prices vary, so find one that fits your budget. Or see if your favorite restaurant will cater the event. It’s tricky to plan for the right amount of food -- you don’t want to overspend and get too much, and of course, you don’t want too little. A caterer or restaurant can help guide you. You can serve the food on colorful paper goods from your local party goods store to save yourself the trouble of cleaning up.

Drink. Serve only wine, good quality beer and mineral water at a serve-yourself bar. Or have a fully stocked bar staffed by a professional bartender. You can buy drinks in bulk at a discount or club store. And don’t forget the ice.

Be Merry. Toasts are not just for rehearsal dinners. Toasts are traditionally a part of engagement parties. The father of the bride is usually the first to toast, followed by the groom and whoever else wants to chime in. Set aside some time for toasting -- probably about two-thirds of the way through the event.

That’s Entertainment. Entertainment can indeed enhance the mood at an engagement party, although it’s not necessary. How about a pianist playing that piano in your living room while guests mingle in your home? For a bigger party, consider a Mariachi band, a lounge singer or a steel band -- whatever works best with your theme. Call different musicians to request their tapes and compare costs before hiring one.

Park It. If you’re hosting a large engagement party at your home, make sure you handle parking problems. You don’t want guests arriving at your door sweaty from a long walk. Consider hiring a valet service.

Decorate. Flowers are great additions to an engagement party. Keep them simple -- how about sunflowers everywhere? Work with your favorite florist or visit your local farmers’ market for flowers at great prices. Your local party goods store is full of other festive ideas for your décor.

The Gift Issue. Gifts are not mandatory at engagement parties, but there is a lot of confusion surrounding engagement gift-giving. To clear things up, you might want to put “no gifts” on the invitation if the couple is uncomfortable about receiving engagement gifts, showers gifts and wedding gifts from the same group of people. But if the couple is game for gifts, remind them to register here at WeddingChannel.com, so party-goers can get them something wonderful. If you don’t address the gift issue on the invitation, be prepared to guide RSVPers who call you to the couple’s registry.

Party Time. Enjoy the party you planned for your favorite couple -- don’t be too stressed out by the details. Keep your hosting duties under control by delegating simple tasks. Ask someone close to the couple, perhaps a sibling, to receive guests at the door and take their coats. Call upon the family shutterbug to capture the event for posterity in pictures. Focus your energy on facilitating introductions and enjoyment. Your efforts are sure to be appreciated by the guests, and by the happy bride and groom-to-be.

And put out things like a craft for the little kids.

Answer 4

Hi wow that is a lot of people.

I found mini savoury quiche are always a hit when I make them for parties.

If you buy pasty sheets, use a round cookie cutter and cut out heaps of circles in the pasty. Grease a muffin tray and put the pasty in them, place inside the pasty a pinch of grated cheese, cut bacon, diced tomato. Then in a bowl put 6 eggs, diced parsley and 500mls of cream, mix it together, then pour this into the pasty which is in the muffin tray with the other ingredients, pour the mixture so it just covers the cheese,bacon and tomato.

Bake till they are golden brown and filling is baked and not runny.

This is soooo yummy. Having a few muffin trays help cause as one lot is cooking you can work on the next tray to back.

Double the mixture, I found that 5 sheets of pasty make heaps especially if you kneed the rest of the pasty cut offs, but for this many people 10 sheets of already rolled pasty will be plenty.

You can make then in advance and freeze them.

If you have vegetarians just leave out the bacon.

You can also buy frozen spring rolls, cook them on the day, that is also a good party food.

Answer 5

Congrats on being chosen to do it, last week I made some chicken and vegetable nuggets that were easy to do and could be frozen in advance and then defrosted and cooked. All you need is 500g chicken mince, 1 large carrot grated, 3 spring onions, 2 table spoons sweet chili sauce and half a cup of bread crumbs. Mix all those in a food processer and then shape into balls however big or small you want them, out of that mixture I got about 30 but if you double or even triple the recipe you'll get more, then you just shape into balls and then coat in bread crumbs again. Cook in 3 batches so that you dont over crowd the pan and they burn, and then serve, I actually browned them and then stuck them in the oven - 180 or 350 farenheit for about 20 minutes just to make sure they were cooked, served them with barbeque sauce and sweet chili and they were gone within 5 minutes. there are heaps of other website you can look at as well, theres a book here in australia called the womans weekly, go to google and type in womens weekly and then just find the page for there recipes, they have HEAPS of finger foods and they usually serve around 40 so all you need to do is triple the recipe and your done. Good luck on the party!

Answer 6

wow that's a lot of people...

I'd make a variety of sandwiches....egg salad, tuna salad, ham, have few platters of deli meats rolled up, a few platters of veggies with dip, crackers and cheese, fruit platters wth chocolate dip, pigs in a blanket, mini quiches, tostitos and salsa, maybe some mini pizza's done on english muffins, maybe some southern fried chicken drumsticks, meatballs in sauce not really finger foods but macaroni and potato salads are always popular

Answer 7

i recently had an engagement party, we had,

sandwiches

quiches

scotch eggs

cornbeef pie

nuts

crisps

chicken legs

volavounts

gateaux

mini pizzas

garlic bread

chicken satays

onion bargys

rice

coleslaw

potato salad

prawns

crab sticks

and a few things repeated

hope i helped x

Answer 8

Instead of nugget, you can served spice chicken wings: for 20 pcs chicken wings: 1 table spoon grated garlic, 5 table spoon margarine, 1 cup chilli souce, 1 cup tomato ketchup, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 table spoon sugar, 2 table spoon maggy ketchup and 2 cups of water -->  Put all the ingridients into a souce pan, cook until the souce turns syrupy. Add chilli powder if necessary.  Keep a side, after it cool, wrap with alumunium paper, put it in the refrigirator. Preheat by baking it in oven or microwave, and serves with french fries, cucumber and peterseli.

For other delicious hard snacks, such as  bitter ballen, Fried bananas,  Sweet coconut pancakes, Steamed caramel cakes, sweet potato fritters, etc. ,  you can ask personally via my e-mail: [e-mail] . Good luck!

Answer 9

Devon Rolled Up With Mash Potato Inside It

Answer 10

depends on the type of party but.. fruit is a great idea

Answer 11

Your options are limitless..

cheese platter, crudite platter, salad (field greens, walnuts, pears, crumbled gorgonzola and vinaigrette), chicken tea sandwiches, cocktail meatballs, mini quiche, fresh fruit with fresh whipped cream and lemon glaze, chicken drummies, mini crab balls with aioli, mini tacos (resembles mini quiche, just in wonton wrappers), dips and crusty bread (artichoke, hummus, spinach), stuffed mushrooms (crab, cheese or breadcrumbs), bruschetta, bacon wrapped BBQ shrimp, grilled shrimp fajitas. A really cute idea would be skewering cherry tomatoes, prosciutto, marinated mozzarella balls and basil on cocktail toothpicks and drizzle with italian salad dressing.

Answer 12

There really wasnt enough information provided but I will do the best I can.

If you are going to have chafing dishes to keep foods warm you can prepare things on skewers (beef, lamb, chicken, pork, shrimp etc.) These can be made in advance and kept warm.

Other foods that can be prepared in advance that are usually best kept warm are phyllo pastries (you can buy mini phyllo shells here http://www.fillofactory.com/retailproduc... and stuff the shells with anything from spinach and cheese to pizza toppings not to mention desserts, fruit, mousse, creams, baklava etc.

Mini quiche tarts, stuffed mushrooms, pigs in a blanket, quesedillas, cocktail meatballs, rice balls, spring rolls, stuffed dates or figs, potato skins, jalapeno poppers, potstickers, and chicken wings are all things that can be made in advance in large quantities fairly easily and kept warm in chafing dishes.

If there will be no ability to serve warm foods at all... tea sandwiches, roast beef and horseradish, cucumber sandwiches etc. are usually classic. Cold fruit/meat skewers like pineapple and ham, tomato, basil and mozzarella balls or prosciutto wrapped melon ball skewers. Cold sushi-type rolls like california rolls or stick whatever you want in them really and just use that for presentation, stuffed cherry tomatoes, cheese and crackers, deviled eggs, various dips and spreads and a cold cut platter for crackers, toast points and chips, oysters, stuffed cucumber cups, stuffed cherry peppers, small cups with shrimp and cocktail sauce, smoked salmon rolls with cream cheese and chives filling.

Things like desserts will really be easiest for you. Chocolate covered strawberries, marshmallows and other fruit. Fresh fruit platters, mini cakes, cookies, filled chocolate cups, brownies, cupcakes, spiced nuts, mini pies/tarts, mini turnovers, cheesecake bites etc.

More information would probably help in the quality of the replies.

Answer 13

i say

hire a catering service

i hear jersey mikes has finger sandwhiches that you can get cheap!

chick-fi-la is also good =D