What Would You Make for a Party of 25+??

[PCCHeather0506]

I've got a GREAT show coming up!! Thursday I'm doing a show and I spoke with the hostess yesterday and she has 25+ people coming so far definitely and already $500 in outside orders!!! I'm sooo excited!! I'm really hoping for a BIG show!! Any suggestions for what to make? She originally wanted me to make the Tiramisu Brownies...but now were re thinking what to make with all these people coming. What do you think? Could I maybe do the brownies and maybe the jalepeno popper pizzas? The party is at 7pm...so I don't want to do a main dish...just a dessert and/or appetizer.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I would make the recipe you had planned. It's easy to cut those brownies small enough to give everyone a tasting. Or do the warm nutty caramel brownies or do the tiramisu brownies as a trifle instead. Just one though.

I'd add a dip. Any dip you like. Have her get veggies or crackers and do a dip with one of our seasonings (all purpose dill makes a great one). That will stretch the tasing out. Or you could do the Sprinkles dip (cream cheese, marshmallow fluff and Sprinkles) and serve it with pretzels.

Don't demo more than one recipe - with a crowd that big it would be too much (unless you do interactive and have stations).

 

[PCCHeather0506]

I definitely wasn't planning to demo more than one recipe. I just thought maybe I should have one made a head of time. If I do the tiramisu brownies....what if there isn't enough for everyone?? This is why I thought it would be good to have two things...one ready when they got there?

So if I do the sprinkle...I have them...what do I mix them with? Both Fluff and Cream cheese?? I've never heard of this?? Please share!! TIA

 

[vwpamperedchef]

Definitely a TRIFLE. Goes so far!

 

[VeronicaW]

I agree! Just one recipe to demo.
Yes, tell the host you'll bring the seasoning for her dip and to prepare veggies.
Then, you're free to make your dessert for the demo.

Good Luck!

 

[Symara]

demo one and make the sprinkle dip in advance...

7 oz jar of marshmellow fluff
1 bar of softened cream cheeese

split in thirds after mixing and add 1 Tablespoon of sprinkles to each one.

 

[BethCooks4U]

demo one and make the sprinkle dip in advance...

7 oz jar of marshmellow fluff
1 bar of softened cream cheeese

split in thirds after mixing and add 1 Tablespoon of sprinkles to each one.

Was just going to post this - (that's an 8 oz bar of cream cheese, btw) you'd then put the dip in the tribowl. If you don't have the tribowl you can put it in 3 prep bowls. Either way, put them inside the medium dots (or whatever PC bowl/tray you have) and arrange the pretzels around it. If you don't have all 3 sprinkles then just do one or two flavors...

I color coded my sprinkles containers with colored toothpicks so that they would know which they were tasting. (red mark on cinnamon bottle/red toothpick, green mark on caramel bottle/green toothpick...)

 

[chefmoseley]

you could do an apple crisp. i did this for a party of 22. it fixed up really fast

 

[kcjodih]

I always double the one recipe if there's more than 15. This way they're all getting a taste of the same recipe as opposed to two different ones. Then if the hostess wants to supply additional foods (dips etc) I offer up my spices but that's it. Usually the host will just buy double the ingredients for the one recipe and then will herself make something complimentary such as an appetizer to go with my demo dessert or vice versa.

 

[Chef Kearns]

If you've received your sample spring products you could have the dipping sauces made up with french bread and/or the marinade sauces over cream cheese with crackers.