cold buffet ideas?

[A.C.E]

the little un is 2 soon, and he's having a party (only a small one for his friends) at a small venue BUT no facility's for cooking or heating up. i need some ideas for a cold buffet (14 kids under 3 and 18 adults),i'll do everything at home, and will transfer it there.

other than usual small sausage rolls, sandwiches, jelly, etc...... what do you suggest?

cheers, Al.

[Marty63]

A party aint a party without jelly and ice cream

[calibrax]

http://www.iceland.co.uk/page/view/buffet

[dan5oclocksmith]

Firstly: facility's = FACILITIES

Secondly: Scotch Eggs. Crudites. Jelly and ice cream. Done.

[CarTimeNow]

cheese squares
marmite pinwheels (puff pastry butter and marmite or can do with bread)
crudites and houmous/sourcream and chive dip
cheese straws
strawberries dipped in chocolate (more for the grown ups)
melon balls

[sherman]

You need cold skinless sausages with tomato ketchup dip or sausage rolls.

Crisps as well

[Seight_Returns]

For the adults a whole salmon. Very easy to prep in advance, looks impressive, surprisingly cheap on a per head basis and tastes yummy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cookingawholesal...

[Melman Giraffe]

dan5oclocksmith said:

Firstly: facility's = FACILITIES

.

Why did you feel the need for this

[ETOPS]

I was going to suggest some sushi platters, until I read that it was for kids...

As you were..

Oh, another vote for jelly and ice-cream. Historic brilliance.

[mike325112]

We got some sandwich platters made up from sainsbury's they worked out at not too much and were dead easy! I'm never making sarnies for a party again!

[Trustmeimadoctor]

go to costco great platters just need to find someone with a membership card first though

[Truckosaurus]

My lingering memory of childhood parties is the combination of chocolate biscuits and crisps.

Also, cheese and pineapple of sticks but where kids would either eat one or the other and leave the rest.

[Caulkhead]

Monster munch. And swiss rolls. Oh, and some of that ham with pedobear's face on it.

[Cotty]

CarTimeNow said:

crudites and houmous/sourcream and chive dip

Bet they go down well with the kids

[Cotty]

For a blast from the past (for the adults) how about an Artic Roll

[mike325112]

I had an artic roll the other month - It was bloody lovely.

[A.C.E]

cheers guys, much appreciated, and yup, jelly and ice cream is a given

going tonight to get the goodies, settled on (for the kidzzz) :-

cherry toms, cucumber pieces, cheese pieces, ham sarnies, egg sarnies, wotsits and pom pom bears, celery bites, mini quiche, coleslaw, mini choc rolls, mini cheesecakes,strawberries, cocktail sausages, and jelly and icecream.

for the grown ups:-

quiches, breadsticks/carrots and pitta triangles and dips, meat platters, (ham, beef, pork), chicken drumsticks, chilli king prawns, cheese sarnies, pate and onion marmalade and crusty bread (the bread is in the breadmaker as i type!), coleslaw. rocket,celery,and cucumber salad, crisps, sausage rolls, cheesecake. beers, wines and for the drivers, tea/coffee/fruit juices.


oh, and of course, a piece of birfday cake for all wrapped in a napkin to take home

Edited by A.C.E on Thursday 7th July 17:13

Edited by A.C.E on Thursday 7th July 17:14

[CarTimeNow]

Cotty said:

CarTimeNow said:

crudites and houmous/sourcream and chive dip

Bet they go down well with the kids

you'd be surprised, make sure you have breadsticks as well and they eat it all :P

[Truckosaurus]

A.C.E said:

... mini quiche ... quiches ...

[ETOPS]

Caulkhead said:

Monster munch. And swiss rolls. Oh, and some of that ham with pedobear's face on it.

It bloody is, isn't it!!