Drama Llama Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 We are having an open house type party to celebrate my nephew’s baptism. My SILs convinced me I was OK to cook. We aren’t doing a seated meal, just a spread of heavy finger foods and then cake at the end. The theme is “welcome to the world” and we have made international foods. We have three kinds of international sweet treats: macarons, little pavlovas, and Nanaimo bars. How many pieces do you think we plan per person? Is there a formula? I am bringing teenage boy athletes so I wonder if my calculations are off. 1 Quote
YaelAldrich Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 What are the other foods and what time is the event? If it really is heavy hors d'oeuvres 1 of each person plus about 10% above that? 1 Quote
Drama Llama Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 We definitely have enough apps to make a whole meal Quote
happi duck Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, YaelAldrich said: What are the other foods and what time is the event? If it really is heavy hors d'oeuvres 1 of each person plus about 10% above that? I agree with this. I expect everyone will want one of each. I'd portion them in a way that let's people finish one of each. 2 Quote
kristin0713 Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 Are you asking about the amounts fir everything or just dessert? You have cake plus the three treats? I’d do one piece of cake plus 2-3 of each treat per person. 1 Quote
KungFuPanda Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 I'm a fan of going overboard and letting my family snack on the leftovers for a week. I'd go 4 per person, but keep a tray out of sight to be pulled out if the supply looks low. 2 Quote
Drama Llama Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, YaelAldrich said: What are the other foods and what time is the event? If it really is heavy hors d'oeuvres 1 of each person plus about 10% above that? It’s 4:30 to 6:30. We have chicken and waffle sliders chicken nuggets and plain waffles for the kids fruit platter ham and Hawaiian rolls mini samosas, spanokopita, and taquenos Shrimp skewers cheese board with crackers veggies with a few different dips sushi rolls we might have too much food. I am not worried about running out of savory things. edited because I forgot pupusas Edited March 13, 2022 by Baseballandhockey Quote
Drama Llama Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said: I'm a fan of going overboard and letting my family snack on the leftovers for a week. I'd go 4 per person, but keep a tray out of sight to be pulled out if the supply looks low. 4 of each or 4 total? Quote
Drama Llama Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, kristin0713 said: Are you asking about the amounts fir everything or just dessert? You have cake plus the three treats? I’d do one piece of cake plus 2-3 of each treat per person. So each person gets 6-9 treats and a slice of cake? Quote
KungFuPanda Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Baseballandhockey said: 4 of each or 4 total? 4 dessert servings per person should be more than plenty. I think you'd have leftovers, but even if you run out, it's a lot of dessert per person and it's OK not to have bottomless dessert. I wouldn't stress if you served half that much. It's not like anyone is HUNGRY when dessert rolls around. It's just a treat that goes into full bellies. I think the cake is enough and everything else is a bonus. 1 Quote
kristin0713 Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 Just now, Baseballandhockey said: So each person gets 6-9 treats and a slice of cake? Maybe that’s too much 😂 But I’m thinking of my kids who would pile their favorite onto a plate and not leave much for others. Quote
Drama Llama Posted March 13, 2022 Author Posted March 13, 2022 Just now, kristin0713 said: Maybe that’s too much 😂 But I’m thinking of my kids who would pile their favorite onto a plate and not leave much for others. Yeah my kids would eat a bunch, but maybe that gets evened out with toddlers and grandparents? 1 Quote
Danae Posted March 13, 2022 Posted March 13, 2022 I would want everyone to be able to try all of them, and since some people will take more than one of their favorite I’d make at least 1.5 of each per person. 2 Quote
katilac Posted March 15, 2022 Posted March 15, 2022 People eat more at parties, and people eat more of finger foods than any other kind. The usual rule I've heard is 3-4 small desserts per person. A slice of cake can definitely be part of that, but only if you put out the desserts when you cut the cake. Not eating adorable desserts bc you know cake is coming up calls for a lot of will power, lol. There will also be a certain amount of waste (people taking something and not liking it). It will be a lot, for sure. I think you could do all cake and be fine, but, if you do have other desserts, you want to have enough. You can skew heavier to the one that is easier to make and/or lasts better. 1 Quote
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