cooking for a crowd

[nhmom]

Does anyone have any tips for cooking for a crowd? I am planning a graduation open house for about 75 people. I want this to be a special memory for my son. I have never had this many people for a party and I'm nervous! Any ideas for great food and/or avoiding disasters? THANK YOU!

[Gail]

As luck would have it, I happened to be cruising the search mechanism just moments before your message popped up and remembered seeing these two threads which may help:
http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/Forum1/HTML/002846.html
http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/Forum1/HTML/003841.html

Since you're new here, let me take a moment to explain-- in the 11 months the current board has been up and running, we've amassed a TON of information-- not just this board, but in searchable archives as well. If you try running a search on a key word such as "crowd" or maybe "appetizers," you'll come up with a ton of ideas besides those I'm sure people will give you here. Running a search on the archives will give you even more suggestions.

Welcome and good luck with your endeavor.

[nhmom]

THANK YOU! It's reassuring to know of some websites to go to for help. (I'm starting to feel the cold fingers of fear that I've gotten in over my head!)

[SoCal]

This is THE place for fast, friendly help nhmom!!

When I think of large crowds to feed, I personally think 'catering' http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/wink.gif! Seriously, for alot of people I think of Italian food (lasagna and lots of it!) or hams and turkeys. Sorry I'm not much help but good luck and welcome!

[This message has been edited by SoCal (edited 05-15-2001).]