Planning a Couples' Dinner Party: Need Recipe Ideas

[jrny2001]

Have my first one on the 19th. Expecting about 20 couples to attend.

Need recipe ideas. I though of doing a main dish and dessert.
Any suggestions?

 

[jrstephens]

That one that I did, I took grilling tools and let the mean grill whatever meat the host had outside while I demo'd the Colossal Chopped Salad for the women inside. Everyone seemed to like it. The host had tons of food that she did on her own.

 

[legacypc46]

I've found that chocolate recipes go over well with couples too. You could do the truffle brownie cups... make the cups and ganache ahead of time and then assemble there. Bring the ganache in one of the S/S bowls, fill the cups and use the EAD to add whipped topping, knives (w/cutting board) to slice strawberries, and the microplane to garnish with chocolate shavings.

 

[khergatt]

I'm doing one in June where the hubby and wife are competing. She is only inviting women and he is only inviting men. Then we are doing two interactive recipes and the men will be making one while the women make the other one. They are going to race to see who can do it the fastest. It should be a fun show!

Have fun. Sorry I totally did NOT answer your question!

 

[jrny2001]

I'm doing one in June where the hubby and wife are competing. She is only inviting women and he is only inviting men. Then we are doing two interactive recipes and the men will be making one while the women make the other one. They are going to race to see who can do it the fastest. It should be a fun show!

Have fun. Sorry I totally did NOT answer your question!

That's what we are doing too! What recipes are you making?

 

[kaseydee]

Kristy

That sounds like a lot of fun & its an awesome idea!

 

[JAE]

I have a couples show in two weeks. The host seems to think all 15 couples will attend. Let's say only 10 show up, that's still 22 people, including the host and her dh. The host also wants an appetizer and dessert. She wants them big enough to feed everyone. Also wants it to be interactive, which works for me. One group will make the dessert and one will make the appetizer. I'm having trouble thinking of what will work as interactive and be large enough for even 20 guests.

I was thinking maybe a trifle would work if we double it and place the other trifle into one of our other bowls. Or is there was a really rich trifle that wouldn't need to be doubled because a small amount would be filling? Not sure about an appetizer.