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[Closed] Food ideas for wife's 40th- nibbles for 80 people.

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We are doing the nibbles ourselves, thinking Parma ham, olives, antipasti, stuff like that.
But if you have any shortcuts or ideas, I'd like to hear 'em.
Cheers


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:05 am
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Plenty of top notch pork pies.

Do a joint of rare beef, severed on sliced toasted baguettes (or something else), horseradish and watercress.

More pork pies.


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:21 am
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Nice one.


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:27 am
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Bake a couple of hundred small (new) potatoes. Slice in half, dab of cream cheese and a dab of caviar (cheapo John West stuff is fine, might be called something other than "caviar".


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:32 am
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Any recomendations on the pork pie front?


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:37 am
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Has to be from a butchers; shop bought are all guff.

Google your local area / check out local markets? Try a couple first ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:44 am
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[b]Proper[/b] scotch eggs, served warm with mayonnaise. A bit of a faff, I know, but all kinds of awesome!


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 8:58 am
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Don't forget a vat of mushy peas and some mint sauce. Nowt wrong with tinned ones.


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 9:03 am
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Scotch eggs, great.
Mushy peas, hmm, not sure.
Mini baked potatoes, I like.


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 9:15 am
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40th? Go retro 70s then - cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks etc...


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 10:48 am
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you can make really nice little pizza bites by slicing a baguette into rounds, putting a nice pasta sauce and grated cheese on and baking it until its sizzling. Smells great, and taste ace fresh out of the oven!


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 10:53 am
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Paella, we have a local guy who does it on mass (Tasmania)


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 10:55 am
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Go retro 70s then - cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks etc...

Large glass bowl for car keys too?


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 11:03 am
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Hold the birthday in the pub.
Get the guests to pay a few quid.
Get the pub to supply food with the aforementioned money.
The chef will help you chose the menu.
Easy.
And no clearing up.


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 11:12 am
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We've used waitrose party food:
http://www.waitrose.com/home/groceries/party_food.html

Thai pork lollipops sound awesome.


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 11:47 am
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Thai pork lollipops sound illegal!


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 11:50 am
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You know 80 people?


 
Posted : 21/09/2013 11:57 am
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Get some Indian nibbles in. If you've got an Indian area near you find a nice Indian Deli or the equivalent and get Pakora's, Samosas, Bahgies etc. it's cheap, tasty, can't go wrong.


 
Posted : 18/10/2013 7:29 am