Hubby and i purchased our first home just before the holidays. So
Monday evening will be our first family gathering here, there will be
about 10-12 in total.

I'm trying to figure out what to cook that will make everyone happy.
I have a smallish kitchen, so I'd like to be able to prep/make ahead
at least some of the meal. My family is not into anything terribly
fancy, they prefer simple things. I myself never cook fish, so that's
out, and I don't eat beef, so i rarely cook it. (Though i'm not
opposed to a beef dish for everyone else... i can eat frozen veggie
pizza if it comes to that!).

I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to feed a small
crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do the trick (i'll make
a small dish of it veggie for me).

tint

On Dec 26, 10:56�pm, tintalle <cala...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hubby and i purchased our first home just before the holidays. �So
> Monday evening will be our first family gathering here, there will be
> about 10-12 in total.
>
> I'm trying to figure out what to cook that will make everyone happy.
> I have a smallish kitchen, so I'd like to be able to prep/make ahead
> at least some of the meal. My family is not into anything terribly
> fancy, they prefer simple things. I myself never cook fish, so that's
> out, and I don't eat beef, so i rarely cook it. (Though i'm not
> opposed to a beef dish for everyone else... i can eat frozen veggie
> pizza if it comes to that!).

When you say no beef what about other meats, like poultry and pork...
most folks love chicken, ribs, ham...

> I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to feed a small
> crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do the trick �(i'll make
> a small dish of it veggie for me).
>
> tint

All your food restrictions aside, most folks like pasta and cheese
caseroles, crudites and dips, fresh fruit salads, and last I checked
other than certain tequillas there was no meat in any alcoholic
beverages and everyone likes to get sloshed. Me, I'd be happy with a
box of melba toast, a big bowl of chopped chicken livers, and a liter
of icy cold vodka... and then I'd ogle all the female guests and make
salacious solicitations... see how I'm the life of the party... you
need to invite me to be the entertainment director.

tintalle wrote:
> Hubby and i purchased our first home just before the holidays. So
> Monday evening will be our first family gathering here, there will be
> about 10-12 in total.
>
> I'm trying to figure out what to cook that will make everyone happy.
> I have a smallish kitchen, so I'd like to be able to prep/make ahead
> at least some of the meal. My family is not into anything terribly
> fancy, they prefer simple things. I myself never cook fish, so that's
> out, and I don't eat beef, so i rarely cook it. (Though i'm not
> opposed to a beef dish for everyone else... i can eat frozen veggie
> pizza if it comes to that!).
>
> I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to feed a small
> crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do the trick (i'll make
> a small dish of it veggie for me).
>
> tint



A spicy chili would be good. When we have a crowd skiing, we serve it
buffet style with rice, grated Monterrey Jack cheese, corn bread or
sliced baguette, sour cream, a small bowl of raw chopped onion, and
Tabasco or Frank's hot sauce. (Would you eat ground turkey chili?)

I'd serve something cold and maybe creamy for dessert or a fruit salad
mixture--whatever you can find, like cubed cantaloupe, papaya, banana,
grapes, pomegranate seeds with a splash of OJ, rum, or peach schnapps.

We have also served lasagna or spaghetti with salad in similar fashion,
or a chicken casserole. All work well for a smallish crowd. A baked
potato buffet with lots of condiments also works.

Good luck. The first time is always the hardest. It helps to make
lists of what you are serving and what needs to be done. That way
you won't find a dish in the fridge the next day that you had meant to
serve.

gloria p

tintalle, if I was in the mood, I'd turn the lights down low and reply
with soft music, but you'll have to accept this instead::
> Hubby and i purchased our first home just before the holidays. So
> Monday evening will be our first family gathering here, there will be
> about 10-12 in total.
>
> I'm trying to figure out what to cook that will make everyone happy.
> I have a smallish kitchen, so I'd like to be able to prep/make ahead
> at least some of the meal. My family is not into anything terribly
> fancy, they prefer simple things. I myself never cook fish, so that's
> out, and I don't eat beef, so i rarely cook it. (Though i'm not
> opposed to a beef dish for everyone else... i can eat frozen veggie
> pizza if it comes to that!).
>
> I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to feed a small
> crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do the trick (i'll make
> a small dish of it veggie for me).
>
> tint

Do not assume that everyone is as picky an eater as you. I cook what I
cook (if its good I know it and if not I know it too, just don't be
proud - just cook).

People either eat what I make or they don't. No fuss no worry. That
said, a nice clam chowder would be a nice winter treat. Throw in a
fresh green salad, make fresh garlic butter croutons and it'll be a
hit.

--
Yours,
Dan S.
Unapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC

On Dec 27, 1:24*am, Dan S.
<danUNDERscoreGOEShereSLAUGH...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> tintalle, if I was in the mood, I'd turn the lights down low and reply
> with soft music, but you'll have to accept this instead::
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hubby and i purchased our first home just before the holidays. *So
> > Monday evening will be our first family gathering here, there will be
> > about 10-12 in total.
>
> > I'm trying to figure out what to cook that will make everyone happy.
> > I have a smallish kitchen, so I'd like to be able to prep/make ahead
> > at least some of the meal. My family is not into anything terribly
> > fancy, they prefer simple things. I myself never cook fish, so that's
> > out, and I don't eat beef, so i rarely cook it. (Though i'm not
> > opposed to a beef dish for everyone else... i can eat frozen veggie
> > pizza if it comes to that!).
>
> > I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to feed a small
> > crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do the trick *(i'll make
> > a small dish of it veggie for me).
>
> > tint
>
> Do not assume that everyone is as picky an eater as you. *I cook what I
> cook (if its good I know it and if not I know it too, just don't be
> proud - just cook).
>
> People either eat what I make or they don't. *No fuss no worry. *That
> said, a nice clam chowder would be a nice winter treat. *Throw in a
> fresh green salad, make fresh garlic butter croutons and it'll be a
> hit.
>
> --
> Yours,
> Dan S.
> Unapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I'm picky in that i don't eat fish (or cook it), and i can't eat beef
for medical reasons. The rest of the family are just well.. picky.
My uncle wont eat anything spicy, my sister won't eat anything "bone
in" , etc etc. That said, i can cook pretty much anything and be
assured it will turn out well, i'm just not used to organizing for
more than four or five at a time. So it will be an experience :)

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> tintalle wrote:
>
>> I'm picky in that i don't eat fish (or cook it), and i can't eat beef
>> for medical reasons. The rest of the family are just well.. picky. My
>> uncle wont eat anything spicy, my sister won't eat anything "bone in"
>> , etc etc.
>
> Ah, the list of restrictions grows... The "bone in" phobia is a bit
> unusual and seems to rule out my former suggestions involving chicken.
> (Boneless chicken is so lacking in flavor that I cannot in good
> conscience recommend it.) I'm guessing that your family would not eat
> anything as "exotic" as curry or red-cooked pork (though BILLIONS of
> people eat that kind of thing every day). Chili without spice is an
> abomination, to my way of thinking. So that leaves lasagna, jazzed-up
> macaroni and cheese, or a couple institution-sized cans of Chef Boyardee
> Chili Cheese Dog Twistaroni.
>
> Bob

I was going to suggest a large pot of spaghetti and meatballs. That way
tintalle could just eat sauce and pasta...

On Dec 27, 12:04 am, bob <aka...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 2040 -0800 (PST), tintalle <cala...@gmail.com>
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>
>
> >On Dec 27, 1:24 am, Dan S.
> ><danUNDERscoreGOEShereSLAUGH...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >> tintalle, if I was in the mood, I'd turn the lights down low and reply
> >> with soft music, but you'll have to accept this instead::
>
> >> > Hubby and i purchased our first home just before the holidays. So
> >> > Monday evening will be our first family gathering here, there will be
> >> > about 10-12 in total.
>
> >> > I'm trying to figure out what to cook that will make everyone happy.
> >> > I have a smallish kitchen, so I'd like to be able to prep/make ahead
> >> > at least some of the meal. My family is not into anything terribly
> >> > fancy, they prefer simple things. I myself never cook fish, so that's
> >> > out, and I don't eat beef, so i rarely cook it. (Though i'm not
> >> > opposed to a beef dish for everyone else... i can eat frozen veggie
> >> > pizza if it comes to that!).
>
> >> > I'd love some suggestions, what can i make that's easy to feed a small
> >> > crowd? I'm thinking a nice thick chili might do the trick (i'll make
> >> > a small dish of it veggie for me).
>
> >> > tint
>
> >> Do not assume that everyone is as picky an eater as you. I cook what I
> >> cook (if its good I know it and if not I know it too, just don't be
> >> proud - just cook).
>
> >> People either eat what I make or they don't. No fuss no worry. That
> >> said, a nice clam chowder would be a nice winter treat. Throw in a
> >> fresh green salad, make fresh garlic butter croutons and it'll be a
> >> hit.
>
> >> --
> >> Yours,
> >> Dan S.
> >> Unapologetic believer and most reverend on RSFC- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> >I'm picky in that i don't eat fish (or cook it), and i can't eat beef
> >for medical reasons. The rest of the family are just well.. picky.
> >My uncle wont eat anything spicy, my sister won't eat anything "bone
> >in" , etc etc. That said, i can cook pretty much anything and be
> >assured it will turn out well, i'm just not used to organizing for
> >more than four or five at a time. So it will be an experience :)
>
> We had a friend who couldn't (or wouldn't) eat anything with onions,
> garlic or tomatoes in it. He and his then girlfriend stayed with us
> for a weekend once and, as far as food went, it was a living hell.
>
> Gosh ... I wonder whatever happened to him?
>
> --
>
> una cerveza mas por favor ...
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
> Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

I met a very nice woman once - Greek immigrant parents, but wouldn't
eat olive oil, garlic, anchovie . . .
Obvioulsy a relationship that was never going to happen.

b

On Dec 27, 12:35 am, "Bob Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz>
wrote:
> tintalle wrote:
> > I'm picky in that i don't eat fish (or cook it), and i can't eat beef for
> > medical reasons. The rest of the family are just well.. picky. My uncle
> > wont eat anything spicy, my sister won't eat anything "bone in" , etc etc.
>
> Ah, the list of restrictions grows... The "bone in" phobia is a bit unusual
> and seems to rule out my former suggestions involving chicken. (Boneless
> chicken is so lacking in flavor that I cannot in good conscience recommend
> it.) I'm guessing that your family would not eat anything as "exotic" as
> curry or red-cooked pork (though BILLIONS of people eat that kind of thing
> every day). Chili without spice is an abomination, to my way of thinking. So
> that leaves lasagna, jazzed-up macaroni and cheese, or a couple
> institution-sized cans of Chef Boyardee Chili Cheese Dog Twistaroni.
>
> Bob

For those kind of picky eaters, go to the drive-thu and get a bucket
of nuggets. For the other kind of picky eaters, who would rather have
someting that tastes good, make whatever you like and seat those
guests at the grown-ups table.

b

bob wrote:
>
> We had a friend who couldn't (or wouldn't) eat anything with onions,
> garlic or tomatoes in it. He and his then girlfriend stayed with us
> for a weekend once and, as far as food went, it was a living hell.
>
> Gosh ... I wonder whatever happened to him?

He's probably living with his mommy.

Sheldon wrote:
> bob wrote:
>> We had a friend who couldn't (or wouldn't) eat anything with onions,
>> garlic or tomatoes in it. He and his then girlfriend stayed with us
>> for a weekend once and, as far as food went, it was a living hell.
>>
>> Gosh ... I wonder whatever happened to him?
>
> He's probably living with his mommy.

Who'll probably put up with that kinda shit.
What in the world makes people so picky and do they ever just decide to
get over it because of the nuisance it causes?