Feeding A Large Group

Cooler Corn

I ran across this the other day and can't believe I haven't seen it before. For a large group if you want to make corn on the cob, clean out a cooler, add shucked corn, add boiling water, close lid and let cook for 30 minutes. It gets perfect and will stay that way for hours. It's great if you are cooking for a large crowd.

http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/vegetable/cooler-corn-2.html

You all are giving me some great ideas and making me hungry! Thanks.

The other day for a large crowd of 50 or more they served pulled pork, slices of BBQ beef and BBQ chicken with a container of BBQ sauce on the side. The side dishes were bake beans, green salad, potato salad and rolls.

Jambalya buffet, several large pots of different types of jambalya. Sausage, shrimp, etc. Very easy to prepare you will need several large pots and stoves capable of boiling large pots of water for rice. There are many good prepared jambalya mixes available in better grocery stores these days.

This is a fun topic! Please keep it coming.

pork chops on grill
baked potatoes on grill
corn on cob
rolls
apple pie

Big vat of clam chowder
Meatball grinders
Pasta salad

Tuscan mixed grill

Variety of sausages, cut in 1 inch pieces: sweet Italian, not Italian, turkey pesto, garlic and herb turkey, etc.
Quartered onions
1" red bell pepper chunks
Diced portobello mushrooms
Small new potatoes, quartered or eigths, I like red potatoes
Garlic cloves1" slices or yellow squash and zucchini
Italian seasonings
Evoo

Toss all ingredients with Evoo (I like basil and rosemary flavored Evoo) and grill Ina grill proof pan with sides, I guess disposables would work, over med low heat, letting ingredients brown and carmelized

When nearly done, halve some romaine hearts without coring, so they hold together. Drizzle the cut side with Evoo. Grill a few minutes on the cut side just to get grill marks. Drizzle with white balsamic vinegar and top with some of the mixed grill
Serve with crusty Italian bread

Did this just last year for a family reunion that ended up being about 75 people.

Had two grills, a boatload of charcoal, a standalone burner/cooker (for rice, see below), an alarm clock that went off at 0400, and a ready supply of adult beverages: in best order as I can recall

2 each about 15# briskets
3 each about 15# Turkeys
4 each Red Salmon (8 Fillets)
4 large chunks (maybe 10#'s?) of halibut
More than I care to remember of store-bought king crab

Huge bowl of chopped lettuce
Huge bowl of various chopped veggies
Mixed lettuce and veggies for salad

About 4 gallons (:) ) of steamed rice

10 bags of dinner rolls

Butter

Dozen boxes of crackers served with the king crab (steamed) for appetizers

Salad course

BBQ'd beef, turkey, salmon and halibut....all in all about 10 hours to cook + most of a day ahead of time marinading the brisket, rubbing the turkey, and chopping vegetables.

BBQ chicken leg quarters (par boil at home)
Grilled corn on the cob
Baked potatoes on the grill
Cole slaw
Brownies