Need Tips for Juggling 3 Cooking Shows This Weekend?

[dymplz8]

So, I have three cooking shows this weekend and to make it worse, the one on Friday is my first show. Due to my grandmother passing away this past weekend, my mom had to move her show to this coming weekend and now I'm booked. Does anyone have any good tips or advice on planning for these shows. The good thing is that once the final one is done on Sunday I will be Qualified:sing:

 

[KellyTheChef]

Um, it may be too late to say this...but do the same recipe at each show, that way you have one less detail to be thinking about, and you need the same exact products for each show!

 

[wadesgirl]

Good luck! You'll do fine. Do you have a show each day or did you double up on Saturday?

 

[dymplz8]

Well, the problem is that I'm doing two different recipes, the Cheeseburger Salad and the Family Size Burrito, neither of them seem too complicated and I'm doing the pecan tassies at all 3 so that will remain the same. I would do the Burrito at all 3, one of the hosts booked off of my party last month and that was what was shown and most of her friends have had it, so that's why I switched to the Cheeseburger Salad for her show. I have one show Friday night, one Saturday and one Sunday. I'm really excited though and hopefully I will get a few bookings.

 

[DebbieJ]

My tip would be to do the same recipe.

 

[wadesgirl]

You should do great with spacing them out! Plus the ones on Saturday and Sunday will be with the new catalog so that will be a fantastic start to the new season for you. I would pack my crate with the stuff for all recipes and then just change my paperwork out as needed.

 

[kspry]

Since you are just starting, remember to have fun!

Try different things and let people know they are your first shows, if they don't already know that.

Take a trash bag for dirty stuff.
If you have time, make a checklist so you don't forget anything at a host's house and have to run back for it.

 

[DebbieJ]

Wash your dishes at your hosts house and repack them there so you don't have to deal with it when you get home.

 

[dymplz8]

With the pecan tassies, can you make the dough for the tart ahead of time and refrigerate it? I was just thinking it would save time if I made up a batch and used it throughout the weekend instead of remaking it each day.

 

[kspry]

That is a great time-saving idea.
Just make sure the dough is wrapped well so it's doesn't dry out in the fridge.