<![CDATA[Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax]]>Am inviting hubbyโ€™s relatives to our place for a weekend lunch.


No. of pax < 30

If arrange for catering, am sure the amt of food leftover will be high as most of the relatives are elderly who do not eat much. Moreover, most catering requires a min pax of 30.

So I am thinking of preparing a simple lunch.

Appreciate your suggestions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/51565/need-suggestions-for-food-items-for-lt-30-paxRSS for NodeFri, 24 Apr 2026 13:09:18 GMTWed, 20 Feb 2013 06:56:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:49:47 GMT]]>Last time I tried MonstaBBQ catering. Just tell the monster admin your budget per pax, how many pax and monster attending, they will provide you with an propose food items. Very efficient and not food wasted. For those who want try non halal BBQ catering must order their hony pork ribs and Char siew. Very special and thumbs up. monstabbq.com

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1371315https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1371315Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:49:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:05:19 GMT]]>Are you hiring an agency to help or you will prepare it by yourself?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/979755https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/979755Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:05:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:34:32 GMT]]>

awval:
I juz hosted a kids party with about 10 adults, 7 kids. Mostly take-away but i cooked a chicken wing dish and asparagus bacon wrap.


1) Sushi platter - Sakura Fish Mkt
2) Salmon Yusheng - Sakae Sushi
3) Mushroom soup - Soup Spoon
4) Fried Bee Hoon - MIL fried
5) Fishball - Old Chang Kee
6) Cheese Tarts - Flor Patisserie
7) Chicken Wing - DIY
๐Ÿ˜Ž Asparagus Bacon Wrap - DIY

Chicken Wing
- Preheat oven 10min
- Marinate with oyster sauce, soya sauce, fish sauce, pepper, chicken powder (Knows brand)
- Cook for about 12 min

Asparagus Bacon Wrap
- Cut the asparagus to desired length
- Boil the asparagus (do not overcook)
- Wrap bacon round 3-4 sticks of asparagus
- Fried it under low fire
- remember to choose streaky bacon instead of back bacon. tried several types of bacon from different supermarket. Cold Storage still has the best bacon, not too salty and just the right size.


I'll be hosting another party this Sunday, abt 11pax. Elders, adults and kids :slapshead:
Decided that I'll not tire myself out ... ordered a mini buffet from Guan Hoe Soon Nonya Food. http://www.guanhoesoon.com

Keeping my fingers crossed that food will be ok ... :xedfingers:
How was the food from http://www.guanhoesoon.com?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/963782https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/963782Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:43:43 GMT]]>

awval:
I juz hosted a kids party with about 10 adults, 7 kids. Mostly take-away but i cooked a chicken wing dish and asparagus bacon wrap.


1) Sushi platter - Sakura Fish Mkt
2) Salmon Yusheng - Sakae Sushi
3) Mushroom soup - Soup Spoon
4) Fried Bee Hoon - MIL fried
5) Fishball - Old Chang Kee
6) Cheese Tarts - Flor Patisserie
7) Chicken Wing - DIY
๐Ÿ˜Ž Asparagus Bacon Wrap - DIY

Chicken Wing
- Preheat oven 10min
- Marinate with oyster sauce, soya sauce, fish sauce, pepper, chicken powder (Knows brand)
- Cook for about 12 min

Asparagus Bacon Wrap
- Cut the asparagus to desired length
- Boil the asparagus (do not overcook)
- Wrap bacon round 3-4 sticks of asparagus
- Fried it under low fire
- remember to choose streaky bacon instead of back bacon. tried several types of bacon from different supermarket. Cold Storage still has the best bacon, not too salty and just the right size.


I'll be hosting another party this Sunday, abt 11pax. Elders, adults and kids :slapshead:
Decided that I'll not tire myself out ... ordered a mini buffet from Guan Hoe Soon Nonya Food. http://www.guanhoesoon.com

Keeping my fingers crossed that food will be ok ... :xedfingers:
Thanks for sharing your recipe , gonna try the asaparagus bacon next time.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/962952https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/962952Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:43:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:27:36 GMT]]>

Funz:
heyhoe:

Hi Ladies,


They are vegetarian but take dairy products and egg. No garlic and onion though.

Thanks!

In that case can try vegetarian pizza/lasagna.

Homemade! Those sold in supermarkets have onion and garlic.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/960018https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/960018Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:27:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:05:22 GMT]]>

heyhoe:
Hi Ladies,


They are vegetarian but take dairy products and egg. No garlic and onion though.

Thanks!
In that case can try vegetarian pizza/lasagna.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/960015https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/960015Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:05:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:45:27 GMT]]>

jesschan:
Try the Prima Taste premix package for sayur lodeh. They have a simple recipe on the packaging to follow. I usually add more veg to make it sweeter and less spicy.

jesschan, thank you.

Is the pre-mix MSG free?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959968https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959968Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:45:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:42:45 GMT]]>Choices for lunch:


Carbo:
1. Basmati rice http://www.marthastewart.com/316432/basmati-rice-with-onion-and-ginger

2. Laksa noodles or Rice noodles

Veg:
1. Stir Fry assorted mushrooms

2. Sayur lodeh

Meat:
1. Roast chicken parts marinated in curry paste

2. BBQ chicken wings

4. Braised pork belly served with bun

Soup:
1. Clear winter melon with carrot soup

Miscellaneous:
1. Hard boiled egg

2. Longan red date hot beverage

Can pass?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959967https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959967Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:42:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:37:35 GMT]]>

Jennifer:
Funz:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"]MIL called this morning- FIL thinks there is too much meat items.


Our original menu needs revision.

1. Basmati rice http://www.marthastewart.com/316432/basmati-rice-with-onion-and-ginger

2. Stir Fry assorted mushrooms

3. Roast chicken parts marinated in curry paste

4. Braised pork belly served with bun

Change the chicken to fish?

or instead of pork belly, change to sayur lodeh, will go well with the chicken and basmati rice.

Fish is too challenging for me ๐Ÿ˜“

I like sayur lodeh. Is there a recipe for dummies? ๐Ÿ˜„[/quote]Try the Prima Taste premix package for sayur lodeh. They have a simple recipe on the packaging to follow. I usually add more veg to make it sweeter and less spicy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959963https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959963Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:37:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:28:47 GMT]]>

Funz:
Jennifer:

MIL called this morning- FIL thinks there is too much meat items.


Our original menu needs revision.

1. Basmati rice http://www.marthastewart.com/316432/basmati-rice-with-onion-and-ginger

2. Stir Fry assorted mushrooms

3. Roast chicken parts marinated in curry paste

4. Braised pork belly served with bun

Change the chicken to fish?

or instead of pork belly, change to sayur lodeh, will go well with the chicken and basmati rice.

Fish is too challenging for me ๐Ÿ˜“

I like sayur lodeh. Is there a recipe for dummies? ๐Ÿ˜„

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959958https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959958Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:28:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:28:30 GMT]]>Hi Ladies,


They are vegetarian but take dairy products and egg. No garlic and onion though.

Thanks!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959956https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959956Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:28:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:36:24 GMT]]>

heyhoe:
I need suggestions, 5 vegetarians and 5 non-vegetarians are planning to come to my place over the weekend. Any easy stuff to cook for them? :scratchhead:

Vegetarian ah. Wah challenging. What kind? Garlic, onion, eggs & dairy products allowed?

Vege beehoon
tauhu goreng / gado gado
chap chye
vege springroll/samosa
chicken wings
otah
satay

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959930https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959930Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:36:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:12:18 GMT]]>

Jennifer:
MIL called this morning- FIL thinks there is too much meat items.


Our original menu needs revision.

1. Basmati rice http://www.marthastewart.com/316432/basmati-rice-with-onion-and-ginger

2. Stir Fry assorted mushrooms

3. Roast chicken parts marinated in curry paste

4. Braised pork belly served with bun
Change the chicken to fish?

or instead of pork belly, change to sayur lodeh, will go well with the chicken and basmati rice.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959921https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959921Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:12:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:56:43 GMT]]>MIL called this morning- FIL thinks there is too much meat items.


Our original menu needs revision.

1. Basmati rice http://www.marthastewart.com/316432/basmati-rice-with-onion-and-ginger

2. Stir Fry assorted mushrooms

3. Roast chicken parts marinated in curry paste

4. Braised pork belly served with bun

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959906https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959906Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:56:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:54:46 GMT]]>Grill/bake veg and marinated tofu on higher shelf of oven, put kebabs/chicken/fish on lower shelf. Check if the vegetarians can take onion and garlic before you grill the veg.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959903https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959903Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:54:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:37:43 GMT]]>I need suggestions, 5 vegetarians and 5 non-vegetarians are planning to come to my place over the weekend. Any easy stuff to cook for them? :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959817https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959817Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:37:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:11:59 GMT]]>At my last gathering I served fish beehoon soup. Haha. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone, the old ones and the young ones. The rest were happy to take a break from all the rich food they had over CNY.


Prawn noodles & laksa used to be my favourites for gatherings but the old ones are conscious about cholesterol so cannot pull that menu out so often.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959798https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959798Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:11:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:46:53 GMT]]>Cherrygal, I love bubur hit am. :drool:


Funz, description of details for porridge buffet sounds scrumptious too. :drool: Gives me good ideas to set up for the babies/younger ones as well in future especially since the adults normally love my spicy dishes.

Jennifer, sorry.. didn't realize that \"oven\" part. Err.. we normally don't need reheating. It's wolfed down super fast once it arrived and this is normally for small gatherings of 3 to 5 families. :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959778https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959778Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:46:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:39:14 GMT]]>Haha, good that you mentioned porridge. I bucked the trend and served porridge at a few of my family gatherings since there are now more elderlies. It was a hit.


Chicken porridge with toppings like shredded chicken, abalone, century eggs, you tiao.
Raw fish salad
Kong Bak pao
Jiao zi/guo tie

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959774https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959774Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:39:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:34:00 GMT]]>Agree with Nebbermind that older folks are more traditional in taste. They either like Nonya stuff or typical Chinese dishes. Cannot be too hard or dry either. At buffets, my dad will only touch the laksa / mee siam, pau, dimsum etc and DESSERTS.


Donโ€™t forget to include a nice dessert like chendol or bubur hitam.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959771https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959771Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:34:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:28:05 GMT]]>I attended a rich menโ€™s lunch party before and as the rich men were all older folks, they actually got the servants to prepare a respectable Teochew Porridge feast like those at hotel buffets. You could easily buy or whip up the stuff needed for a porridge buffet.


You could include some dimsum items like what Nebbermind suggested as well.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959754https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959754Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:28:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:52:02 GMT]]>If the elder lies are the more traditional in taste, they may prefer things like soon kueh, Sui Jin bao, non-fried tim sum such as Siew mai, har gao, mini bao (actually the famous ones always come in mini size :rotflmao: ). Young ones may enjoy thE diff types of puffs tim sum.


Finger food allow people to mingle around and chitchat. If cannot finish can also easy ๆ‰“ๅŒ….

A pot of braised pork belly/trotter/knuckle with chestnuts mushroom fatt choy...(quite a traditional cny dish in my family)...may also appeal to the older folks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959694https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959694Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:52:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:35:01 GMT]]>

buds:

Got post cny for KSPs oso anot? :drool:
I always drooled over your meal descriptions. U organise one lah.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959686https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959686Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:35:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Need suggestions for food items for &lt; 30 pax on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:32:18 GMT]]>Many thanks for the various suggestions.


Last Sept, I ordered a mini buffet for min. 20 pax from Eatz catering. The food was not well received and we ended up with lotsa leftover.

The asparagus wrap sounds a good idea.

I checked out Golden Pillow ytd, the website mentions to re-heat via microwave oven. If no microwave oven how to make hot?

Todayโ€™s has a receipe for tray bake curry chicken. Looks very easy to make. Basically it involves marinating the chicken pieces with the pre-mix curry mix overnight, then cut up potatoes, carrots, cauliflowers, dash with olive oil n salt, put inside a roasting tin with the chicken pieces on top, bake for 1 hour. No need for coconut milk or evaporated milk or yoghurt.

Qn is: does it taste good???

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959683https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/959683Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:32:18 GMT