Menu Help

baconsmom

I'm throwing a cocktail party on Saturday before Midnight Mass for all the cool choir people. Roughly 4 hours. So far, my menu includes:

- Mini-quiches

- Brown sugar bacon chicken bites

- Stuffed mushrooms 

- Veggie Tray

- Deli tray

- Booze

- Christmas sweets

I have two questions: Would you prefer sausage-stuffed mushrooms, or French onion stuffed mushrooms? 

And: Should I add mini ham-and-cheese sliders? 

Roughly 10 people are coming. I would not make a ton of sht - all my recipes make 2 dozen pieces or less, but of course I can make more if something sounds better. 

hmonkey

i always vote more of few things -- as in, make lots and lots of a few good recipes, rather than lots of things.  it's easier to refill trays, and it makes you focus on making them really good.

6fsn

What's in the quiches?   Are there vegetarians?

I'm inclined to say just the mushrooms stuffed with sausage, but to add a cheese tray.

NOLABridesmaid

Do people eat deli trays? I would ex that and add more desserts. Yum, desserts.

NOLABridesmaid

Look at you getting all social. Good for you.

PMeg819

Personally, I would ditch the deli try but that is only because I get weirded out by room temp grocery store meats and cheeses. These look yummy- http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/12/crowd-pleasin-stroganoff-meatballs/. And I like the idea of the sliders

baconsmom

Nola, the amount of desserts is ridiculous already. 4 types of fudge, cheesecake truffles, peanut butter balls, salted caramel shortbread, 5 types of cookies. I did all that last week before the official choir party. 

Shoot, I already bought a deli tray because I didn't want to cheap out on cheese, but I can't afford the good stuff. But it's just a little one, and I can recycle it for Christmas day if no one eats it. 

AFAIK, there are no vegetarians. Bacon and carmelized onions in the quiche, but I could just do the onions. I just figure they're fast and easy and freezable, and I still have a million eggs from baking. 

6fsn

I missed the deli tray.  I'd get rid of that too. 

I love that you're throwing a party. 

baconsmom

OK, I'll save the tray for BFFs on Christmas day and add sliders. 

It is during dinner time, so I want to provide enough savory stuff that people don't feel like they missed dinner, especially since we're going to be at church till 1 am. And also, I don't think we should all show up to Mass completely wasted. Just a little wasted. 

PMeg819

Eh keep the tray, just consider pulling it if it starts getting warm.

MinM

HEY! For those of us who do no eat sweets....we like the deli tray.

6fsn

Since it's bacon quiche, bacon chicken, and ham sliders go with onion mushrooms.  Since you already bought the tray go for it.

jojobrn

Keep the tray, onion stuff the mushrooms, and totally go for the sliders. Ron Paul 2012.

zsazsa-stl

Are you inviting the whole choir or just the cool kids?

baconsmom

Just the cool kids, Zsa. We certainly don't want a repeat of the other party, where socially-awkward-to-the-point-of-autism girl followed us around the room trying way too hard to get us to like her.