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Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:17:

need culinary advice

So this is my first thread here cuz I need some serious help. So, I have to make a non-american dish that would feed ~30 for a high school class. I want to go French so if anyone knows of something French (finger food kind of stuff) that I could make 30 of without wasting to much money that would be great.


Posted by Slylee on Sep-17-2009 22:20:

there's a recipe thread somewhere in here and are you an experienced cook? if not, i wouldn't recommend french finger food for a huge group for your first shot at cooking for people lol

do some kind of meat on a stick/shish kebabs with greek or indian type of dipping sauces. can't go wrong.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:20:

take brie
slice brie
serve on baguette
get praise.


Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:26:

quote:
Originally posted by Slylee
there's a recipe thread somewhere in here and are you an experienced cook? if not, i wouldn't recommend french finger food for a huge group for your first shot at cooking for people lol

do some kind of meat on a stick/shish kebabs with greek or indian type of dipping sauces. can't go wrong.


Well I'm not experienced per se but I have cooked for people before. I'm just a 17 yr old aspiring chef . I do like Indian food though, I never really thought about doing that. Maybe I'll look further into some Indian food.

brie + baguette = delicious, sure. But I want to try something that's actually challenging, you know? It's not often I get a chance to cook for 30 people.


Posted by Danny Ocean on Sep-17-2009 22:29:

make a quiche


Posted by Slylee on Sep-17-2009 22:30:

i would definitely throw a bunch of meat and veggies on the grill and just concentrate on some cool dipping sauces then. 30 people is a lot of people to cook for and french food is hard as fuck to master.



spanish food is easy to make too if you can do beans and rice and some chicken and meat on the grill with onion/pepper toppings.


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:31:

I watch this show a lot...French food doesn't have to be hard at all. She does things that are simple to do, and very elegant.


http://www.foodtv.ca/FrenchFoodatHome/recipes.aspx


I used to hate her show...but she grew on me.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:32:

as a guy that knows french food pretty well, can cook it well, i would not attempt to cook for 30 without assistance, a proper kitchen, and a huge budget.

you might want to do a peasant style food (see stew or slow cooking easier to do meal) for that amount.

you could make coq au vin, which is classic french peasant food and easy to prepare for large numbers...but it will not be cheap for 30, and if you are cooking for class you might not be old enough to buy the wine you need.

what are you cooking with/where?

what is your budget?

do you have any help?

as an aspiring chef one of the first things you need to learn is your limitations and how to deal with them to still come up with a satisfying dish.


Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:34:

meat is tough since I'd probably be doing this the night before the class, in fact it's kind of out of the question. I might just go with the brie on the baguette lol.


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:34:

Check my link, dick.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:35:

are you paying for this?

brie and baguette for 30 is still not that cheap


Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:36:

quote:
Originally posted by lenazi
what are you cooking with/where?

what is your budget?

do you have any help?


regualr grocery store stuff

about $35

If I want it I have a helper

...looks like I'm not going french...


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Silky Johnson
Check my link, dick.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:38:

quote:
Originally posted by floyd741
regualr grocery store stuff

about $35

If I want it I have a helper

...looks like I'm not going french...


for 35$ you are going african american.

because it aint going to be nothing but kool aid and government cheese sandwiches.


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:39:

Lol, $35??? Good luck with that. That just barely feeds ME for a week.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:40:

man i'm crushing everybody's dreams tonight.

i must be more frustrated than i thought.

you could consider buying each person in your class a box of tic tacs.


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:42:

Or tuna sandwiches! Or kraft dinner! Lol!


Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:42:

Well see this isn't like a "real" dish thing. just cheap stuff to say "this is from another culture" and be done. ffs this is a high school sociology class lol.

I'm going to buy a baguette and some cheese and call it french.

also, lol @ the african american joke.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:42:

do africa and feed them nothing.


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:43:

Actually, you know what you COULD make cheaply? French onion soup. It's pretty goddamn simple. Just need some onions and beef broth. Spend your money on some nice bread and cheese and you're good to go.


http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=7964



You don't have to make your own broth, just buy the canned shit. He uses chicken broth, but I personally prefer it with beef broth.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:45:

bring a lighter to melt the cheese and toast the bread in class


Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:45:

yea so I'll just get a baguette and some cheese and call it french.

edit: ooh but I'll slice them in triangles and then place the thick part of the cheese over the thin part of the bread. Get all artsy fartsy and whatnot.


Posted by Silky Johnson on Sep-17-2009 22:46:

That's pretty lame, dude. Aspiring chef my ass, lol.


Posted by lenazi on Sep-17-2009 22:46:

TA Chill Out Room : Successfully lowering expectations since 2004.


Posted by floyd741 on Sep-17-2009 22:47:

quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
That's pretty lame, dude. Aspiring chef my ass, lol.


I really couldn't care less about the kids in my fucking sociology class. Fuck em, they're getting bread and cheese.


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