Menu Planning.........

[Chef Kaiser]

Originally Posted by chrose

Chef Kaiser, with all due respect, Cakerookie is from the Carolinas. His menu is a southern BBQ and that's the way it goes. Technically if you put out 3-4 different kinds of BBQ, some Cole Slaw, Potato Salad, Chips, beer, soda, Watermelon and Peach and Lemon Meringue pie it would be the talk of the year. Like you yourself said "it would depend if your client liked it".

hi,

did not know that, for me the menu is just too much meat, and not sufficient fibers, well simply not balanced. But if they like that they shall eat it.

regards

[cakerookie]

Thats OK Chef K I do not think anyone looks at where you are from when they post. Its cool. They have decided to cater in the dinner and there probably will not be any chicken only pork. But I am still stuck with the dessert menu. And still struggling with it....

Regards Cakerookie.....

[kuan]

Jello cake, pecan pie, cobbler, watermelon.

[chrose]

Originally Posted by kuan

Jello cake, pecan pie, cobbler, watermelon.

Brilliant! And look who posted it, the original Northern Redneck

[cakerookie]

Originally Posted by kuan

Jello cake, pecan pie, cobbler, watermelon.

Jello cake sounds good Kuan.Got the recipe? Never made one of those....

Regards Cakerookie...

[even stephen]

I agree chrose,

The likes and dislikes of southern guests are unlike many others.
Its better to do a few things perfect, no matter how simple, than
put out a huge spread. I would definately go with watermellon. I
might do sliced vine ripe tomatoes if in season and perhaps fresh
pickles. I would do a carolina style bbq and a texas style. No ribs
because of cost. Perhaps pulled picnic hams and chicken thighs and
legs. If you want to get fancy roast a whole suckling pig for presentation.
Stay with as many cold or room temp items as possible. My favorite
bbqs basically consist of bbq pork, brunswick stew, bread, watermellon,
fresh corn on the cob and maybe slaw. Large pans of berry pies are
always easy as well. Well my mouth is starting to water and even though
its bearly 7am I am imagining a big glass of bourbon and a nap in the
hammock after gourging on bbq and pie. Good luck!!

[kuan]

From your Northern redneck.

Jello cake, also called Jello Poke Cake:

Packaged white cake mix
Strawberry Jello
Whipped cream
Strawberries

1) Bake cake and allow to cool
2) Make Jello mixture and allow to cool but still remain liquid
3) Poke lots of holes in top of cake (hence the name)
4) Pour Jello on top of cake

Garnish with strawberries and sweetened whipped cream, or just slather the top with cool whip and strawberries.

[cakerookie]

Thanks Kuan. Thats one for the menu I think it looks delicious.

Regards Cakerookie...

[diane]

It is so interesting, isn't it, what we prepare for differing groups. When I prepare for us and the aunts and uncles etc. it is mostly salads, veg., not vegetarian, but something like a couple of chateaubriands, sliced thin.

If the cousins are here as well, there is much more meat to go with the same amount of salads.

And if it is a gathering for the younger ones, a whole 1year old lamb is put on the rotating thing. Some of it even makes it to the table. ;Þ Steaks and so go on the bbq. And beer is bought by the keg. They don't eat the salad until they have done the meat thing. Then they get stuck in.

We are NZers of course, and I guess it must differ around the world. Of course it does. I have found the need and acceptance of meat wanes as we get older, what do others think?