I'm having a party on Saturday, and I would like suggestion on suitable homecooked food.

[crowdpleeser]

I'd like the food to be mainly vegetarian, (but not exclusively vegetarian), and I'm going to be on a budget. Food wise, I'm having two separate parts. I'm going to have a three course meal for those who arrive early I've decided that the starter will be vegetable soup/broth, because I can serve a lot of people with it and it costs next to nothing to buy the vegetables. However I'm not sure what to have for a main course and for pudding.

Also, I will need to have proper ''party'' or ''finger'' food for those who arrive too late for the meal. I would like everything to be homecooked for reasons of finance, and also because the last party went to had homecooked party food and it tasted so much better than store bought party food! The more suggestions the better, and the more outlandish and surprising the suggestion, the better! (Also if you could include recipies cooking instructions I would be grateful as I'm not a natural cook. Thankyou.

[beryllium]

For finger food I would just do the usual dips and things, like a big bowl of coleslaw, so thats shredded white cabbage, thinly sliced red onions and grated carrots mixed in with mayo and a sprinkle of mustard powder....
A salsa dip you could do in advance....
Lots of fresh crushed garlic
Chopped cherry tomatos
Chopped onions
Chopped jar of jalapenos
Jar of passata
Big bunch of fresh chopped Coriander
salt and pepper
Leave in a big bowl overnight in the fridge and serve with tortilla crisps

Do you have a crock pot? you could do a big crock pot of BBQ beans to serve with crusty fresh bread....

[beryllium]

1 pounds Dried navy beans
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 Medium-sized onions; siced f
1 can 28 oz. italian plum tomatoes
; coarsely (reserve
; 1/2 cup juice)
� cup Ketchup
� cup Dark molasses
� cup Dark brown sugar
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
� teaspoon Dry mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe by: Sheila Lukins Preparation Time: 2:30 place beans in a bowl, cover with cold water and soak overnight. drai place beans in a large, heavy pot. add enough water to cover beans by place the oil in a large, heavy ovenproof casserole. add the onions a stir in the tomatoes and reserved juices along with all remaining ingr bake, covered, for 45 minutes. uncuver and bake for 30 minutes more

[beryllium]

coversion table :-)

http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/cooking.htm

[beryllium]

Better table here...

http://convertalot.com/kitchen.html

and Astray recipes are brilliant for lots of food ideas...

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?search=dips

[janetsflower]

I would do huge pot of veggie chilli which you can serve hot as your main course then the remaninder as a dip with nachos or french bread for late comers, also tuna/veg pasta bake, jacket tatties wrapped in foil keep hot for ages and i would rig up a food warmer if you don't have one - suspend a large serving dish above tea light candles to keep tattes and chilli etc warm so people can dib in all night.
Puddings i would make individual lemon meringue pies simply becasue they are divine and a big sherry trifle since its a party

[BBWCHATT]

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