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fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Call us mad fools Laughing

but we're doing our own catering for wedding in October. Given that OH is only in part-time work & I'm a student low-cost is the plan.

So far we're planning poss two hot choices & the rest finger food.
Hot choices- sausage hotpot
tomato & basil pasta

Now if I could get some quick & easy suggestions from any kind people would be grateful as brain getting a bit frazzled with making favours, invites etc as well as starting new college course. Embarassed

CP · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:15 am Post subject:

Are you asking for ideas for the finger food? Confused

Oh, congratulations by the way! Very Happy

(you mad fools! Rolling Eyes

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debcat · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject:

congratulations Very Happy

mojo · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject: finger foods

here we go most can be made a couple of days in advance........mini quiche(in cake tins),.........cheese twist(ready bought flaky pastry with cheese rape folding in cut into strips and twisted before cooking.....cold kebabs( cherry toms dices of ham veg to choice on keb stiks.......lots of crisps and ready made differant dips..one pot of as many as you can find...............ready rolled pastry spread thin with marmite and a few cheese rape roll cut into cigars and cook...........dried apple slices 9dry in oven on lowest setting overnite and a sweet fruit dip(puree dried apricots and apples that didnt make nice slices............fruit tartlets(in cake tins)...ginger bread slices with chipped crystalised ginger on the top.....hows that want more? congrats by the way....i am in favour of marraige tricia and i have been married over 40 years...........luv mojo.

fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Many thanks all for the congrats. Embarassed

Yep def easy finger food as have to cater for only about 50 but starting to get nerves at all still to do. Shocked

fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Mojo love the idea of apple slices & sweet puree as well as cheese twists.

We have the added issue of having a vegetarian & several people with high cholesterol issues that we have to obviously allow for. However time is also a factor as only got 1/2 half hour before start of reception to prepare (including decorating hall), a 2 hour slot serving food & clearing it away -due to food hygiene stipulations & then party. Cool

NannyP · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject:

Good God woman, you've set yourself a massive challenge Shocked

Have lifted this entire thread from Total France forum. I haven't read it again, yet I recall there were some lovely picnic/buffet ideas and mostly all prepared in advance. Hope they are helpful
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http://www.totalfrance.com/france/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14655[/url]

Congratulations

fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Thanks

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2241 Location: North Cornwall

I did a big wedding buffet a couple of years ago and roasted 3 BIG joints of beef. I South Devon, 1 Angus and 1 Highland. Everyone carved their own and voted for the beef they liked the best. Most of the guests were breeders of beef cattle so it proved great fun with them all trying to work out which was which and trying to vote for their own breed.

The Highland joint won hands down Laughing

mojo · Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject:

maybe fluffy can do a Haggis tasting.......or whiskey after than everyone would vote for the bride..............seriosly ,sit down and work out what you can prepare ahead ,put on decorated trays and clingfilm so you only have to have to carry in and unwrap........and take lots of piccys

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7367 Location: isle of lewis

jan love it
you've got to have prawns Cool

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: South Cumbria

I did my daughters cheated a bit and bought a fish platter the local seafood place does brilliant ones they do online orders too but they are not ready displayed on a bed of salad on a platter( Ramus of Harrogate) then I did a joint of Beef and ham, homemade pate, dead easy and cheap to make as was the homemade bread buns various quiches ,salads ,sherry trifle and fresh fruit salad, most important used disposable plates etc as no dishwasher at our venue did use proper glasses though and as we were forewarned brought champagne and wine back from France including a non alcoholic fizz for the kids made favours too choc for kids and almonds for adults all for very little cost pm me if you need more info Good luck G

fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Thanks everyone.

We've got some large stockpots which will do for preparing the two hot choices. Am already have strange dreams about the reception but not about the food which I feel oddly calm about Shocked

5 weeks on Friday so we are starting stocking up on things we can freeze or prepare ahead now.

Clucky · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 2187 Location: Shropshire

Probably way to late for you and plans are under way....congrats by the way Smile

We had a Jacobs Join....we had been living together before hand so we didn't really need material things, so we asked everyone to bring a bit of food to make up to 4 portions.

WOW you should have seen the table....a wonderful mixture and anyone with a special diet, ie siliac could bring their own. We had all sorts including a fully dressed salmon!

Just an idea but will save you a bit of money and hard work...and people find it much easier than trying to find a pressie Cool

In saying that we also had a clown, a bbq in the evening, a concert performance in the afternoon, a rose garden wedding with a didgeridoo piping us in and out and myrtle to hand out to guests as they left the rose garden as sign of friendship and love..... Smile

Oh and no suits allowed, t-shirts and jeans all round

I think my real calling is for alternative weddings.....I loved it. Laughing

..even my ex inlaws came and were in tears they thought it was so lovely....

ooops hogged your posting....sorry. Have a lovely day...and I hope we get to see some great pics

fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Well all change to only a buffet as fiance can't contemplate having to heat hot choice on the day.
Mojo got a pack of apples to try out the slices idea. Cool

My mum is coming round next week & from showing no interest was curiously interested in how many folk we were having. Nice if she helps but depends if she tries changing things Confused

- her usual Rolling Eyes

but means well.