Chilli is reasonably cheap and can be made in bulk if you have a big pot.
Cupcakes are nice if you have time to bake and frost them, so you don't have to deal with a big messy cake.
Pasta with sauce, kept warm in a chafing dish with sterno under it.
Raw veggies and homemade hummus dip, mmm healthy!
Go to wholesale store and see what other tasty things they have!
APPRIL 3/9/07 12:39 P
Short pasta, tomato sauce, garlic toast (bread slices, oil, garlic powder, herbs). Let everyone know what your menu is. If they want something different, they can bring a dish.
LIZ4171 3/9/07 8:18 A
Thanks guys, I appreciate the ideas
APPRIL 3/9/07 6:06 A
Hi
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PUALANI1 3/8/07 11:00 P
How about a pot luck? Whenever I am invited over to someone's house, I always ask what can I bring. I feel uncomfortable letting one person do all the work for such a large crowd. So when you invite your relatives, and they offer to bring something, don't turn them down - tell them what you need. Be ready with ideas though.
Happy Birthday to the Baby
CUDA440 3/8/07 2:07 P
Have the party at 3PM and just serve Cake and Ice Cream. If you are a member of Sams club and yours has a bakery their cakes are REALLY GOOD, and cheap! I bought a half sheet cake with butter cream frosting for $15.00 and my mom had called a local bakery and they wanted $50! If you have to serve dinner food - Sams also has large veggie trays, frozen meatballs, or weenies to just cook in crock pot. This would be PLENTY of food. I also had about 30 people at ours. My mom made a bunch of home made Hawiian meatballs, then had mixed fuit (from frozen bag) and weenies with BBQ sauce on them. I had way too much left over.
Keep it simple if you are on a tight budget.
Beckie
LIZ4171 3/8/07 12:08 P
my son's first birthday is next month and I need something cheap(I'm a stay at home mom and on a tight budge,) to make for about 35-40 people. I know, a lot of people for first birthday, but I have a large family and that's first intermediate family so there's no giving on this part, and that's just me, my husband too. Their ALL loco, I'm mean local.-------EVER
