polish/german family style menu - suggestions?! help! :)

arrabelle

hi!  i'd love our menu to reflect our cultures but also make sure that people outside our families want to eat the food!  what do you think of this?

appetizers: mini potato pancakes with applesauce.....what else would be good?

family style entrees: chicken schnitzel; vegetarian pierogi; what else would be good?

family style sides: spaetzle; grilled vegetables; braised apples; mashed potatoes

dessert: cupcakes self-serve as part of our centerpieces; family style pastry tray; maybe a sweet and salty bar with take-home bags?

also we're doing a late night chicago style hot dog cart.

would you want to eat this food or not????????

meep2

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[QUOTE]hi!  i'd love our menu to reflect our cultures but also make sure that people outside our families want to eat the food!  what do you think of this? appetizers: mini potato pancakes with applesauce.....what else would be good? family style entrees: chicken schnitzel; vegetarian pierogi; what else would be good? family style sides: spaetzle; grilled vegetables; braised apples; mashed potatoes dessert: cupcakes self-serve as part of our centerpieces; family style pastry tray; maybe a sweet and salty bar with take-home bags? also we're doing a late night chicago style hot dog cart. :) would you want to eat this food or not????????
Posted by arrabelle[/QUOTE]

Oh how I love mini potato pancakes with applesauce! And Chicago-style hot dogs? This sounds awesome!

I'd do maybe something involving dill; Polish food has a lot of it, like dill pickles, cucumbers with sour cream and dill, dill potatoes, etc. Instead of a sweet and salty bar (although that sounds fantastic!), if you really want the theme you could give German chocolate bars. Fruit pierogi are good (blueberry, cherry). Soft pretzels are a fun German thing, and you can do all sorts of toppings on those (plain, salt, sugar, cinnamon, butter, chocolate, nuts, mustard, etc.).

janicejab

  For the appetizers, we usually have sour cream with our potato pancakes too. You may want to include the German side with some Bavarian soft pretzels served with good german mustard or mushroom streudel. For the entree, I would have kielbasa or golabki also. I am so hungry for Polish food now!

jazzybacc

Sounds good to me, but there are definitely going to be some people who will be a little apprehensive if they're picky eaters.  Definitely kielbasa w/sauerkraut.

unplainjane

i think it sounds great.

Beazilla

Sounds good. If you're looking for extras, a green salad would be good for an appetizer and saurerbraten or sausages would be good entrees.

blush64

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[QUOTE]hi!  i'd love our menu to reflect our cultures but also make sure that people outside our families want to eat the food!  what do you think of this? appetizers: mini potato pancakes with applesauce.....what else would be good? family style entrees: chicken schnitzel; vegetarian pierogi; what else would be good? family style sides: spaetzle; grilled vegetables; braised apples; mashed potatoes dessert: cupcakes self-serve as part of our centerpieces; family style pastry tray; maybe a sweet and salty bar with take-home bags? also we're doing a late night chicago style hot dog cart. :) would you want to eat this food or not????????
Posted by arrabelle[/QUOTE]

Ok, I LOVE your food. My FI would kill to have that food at our wedding but we could not find a reliable place to provide it. We had one but they are being sold so no luck.

I would be in heaven with that meal!!

arrabelle

yay, thanks you guys!   *and thank you for the specific suggestions, i will definitely be using them so i appreciate it!!!*   one more thing i can check off the list, doesn't that feel good?! 

blush where is your wedding?  if it's chicago/chicagoland, ohio or colorado i can give you catering suggestions, PM me if you want!  most cities have german-american clubs where we all gather to polka in funny outfits and eat this food, if you can find one in your city they could probably help you out as well.

and now i will be heading to the "getting in shape" boards.  

happy weddings people!!

HYDROPHILE

Kielbasa and sauerkraut
Pierogies (vegetable or standard potato / potato and cheese)
Golubki might be asking too much

Don't forget spicy brown mustard as a condiment selection

NOLAbridealmost

YUM. OMG that sounds so unique and tasty.

iluvmy0341

OMG I AM SO JEALOUS!!! lol!
I'm German and my family is all German, but my H's is not :-( So we opted for traditional 4th of July American BBQ food. But DEFINITELY add some sauerkraut as a side :-) People can put it with EVERYTHING!!

leahwaz73

definitely the kielbasa - and don't forget the galumpkis!!!