buffet food

[Eejit]

I'm due to do some buffet food for a friends christening. Does anyone know if i can cook things like filo parcels and mini yorkshires the night before or will that ruin the food? also anyone have any quick and easy recipes

Cheers

[asciwhite]

Hi there Eejit, what about a huge bowl of coleslaw...

1 White Cabbage finely shredded

2 onions finely sliced

2 carrots grated

Mayonnaise to coat

Mustard powder approx 1/2-1 tsp

Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a little salt and grated pepper

You can do a large rice salad...

Good amount of cooked rice

carrots grated

spring onions chopped

celery finely sliced

cherry tomatos 1/2 ed or 1/4ed

handful of sultanas

mayonnaise to bind and a little seasoning..

Broccoli Salad....

Raw Broccoli cut into little florettes

Red onion finely chopped

Streaky Bacon cooked till crispy and finely chopped

Sesame seeds to sprinkle on top

1/2 pint mayonnaise top to 3/4 with cider vinegar and stir in 2 tblsp of granulated sugar, this is the dressing and it should be semi sweet but not too sweet so taste as you make and alter as you see fit.

In a big bowl, put all the ingredients in and stir in the dressing then top with sesame seeds.

This is always better the next day as the broccoli seems to soak up the dressing and it does improve overnight.

[Bohne]

I love buffets, they are just so easy and uncomplicated...

I usually go for a few salads, you can make most of them in advance:
Cabbage
Potatoe
Pasta
Sausage

Then little burgers and chicken wings (cold)

Lots of Chips and Dips
Cut up some cucumbers and carrots, they can be dipped, too, I would not do that the day before, though.

Maybe a Lasagne, you can make that the previous day, and then just heat it up.
Same with Quiches, but those you can also serve cold.

Anything with filo pastry I would cook fresh, it simply tastes better.

Or check this out:
http://www.passionateaboutfood.net/finger.php

[Bohne]

Just tried the link.
There is a </p> added to the end of the address, that you have to remove to get to the right site.

[Eejit]

Thanks. I'll try them all. My only problem is that the christening is ay 12 noon. thats why I want to do as much the night before. I'm also god mother so i have to spend time making myself look pretty as well. Thanks again.