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Have a sudden and unexpected wedding dinner request for this Saturday. Don't ask me why they haven't planned anything, despite having been engaged for two years, I have no clue. It's looking like 30 "yes" and 20 "maybe". So, should I do the mid and cook for 40? No, there is no money to be made. I'm pretty sure they can't even afford it if I made the most basic of meals. This would be their wedding gift from me. Also, they want fried chicken, and I have no fryer. I can outsource easily. Still need sides. No allergies. Am I fucked?
 
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Err on the side of more food rather than less.
Sides/snacks, have plenty, have something that people can eat and nibble on before the main food woth a drink as well - nothing worse than those weddings where they get hitched then disappear off for pics for hours leaving guests hungry and dry.
Best sides are stuff people can pick up and eat stood up.
I went to a very fun but non fancy wedding a few years back that had little sausage rolls, hot dogs,crisps, trays of chips etc, and it was basic but all kind of nice.
Anything people can eat while they mingle that’s not going to drip down them.
 
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Otterly said:
Err on the side of more food rather than less.
Sides/snacks, have plenty, have something that people can eat and nibble on before the main food woth a drink as well - nothing worse than those weddings where they get hitched then disappear off for pics for hours leaving guests hungry and dry.
Best sides are stuff people can pick up and eat stood up.
I went to a very fun but non fancy wedding a few years back that had little sausage rolls, hot dogs,crisps, trays of chips etc, and it was basic but all kind of nice.
Anything people can eat while they mingle that’s not going to drip down them.
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I don't think they're doing photos, but I can absolutely make apps to fill in the gaps. Also, cooking for 40 means actually cooking for 50. Always plan for 10 extra people to show up, wedding, funeral, whatever.
 
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I've never cooked a wedding before, at least not by myself. Had plenty of receptions back in the day. With a full kitchen, and working alongside twelve other people. I don't even think they have a sheet cake ordered.
 
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Cheesecake is easy to mass produce - not as the wedding cake mind you. Same with potato salad (just grab a huge trashbag to get dressing on 25 lbs of potato). Grab 2 friends and you can get tortillas made and aluminum foiled real quick. Simple filling: rice, beans, corn, fried mincemeat. Put chilli on half and mark those with a red pen. Leave mincemeat out of some for the vegans, mark green.
People are usually happy to eat tortillas, potato salad and cheesecake. Ain't glamorous, but considering your friends are fine with fried chicken, I feel like this isn't a particularly formal affair.

Source: My staples whenever we have our semi-annual party with 30-40 friends. I usually cook with 2 "assistants", gets done in 8-10 hours, usually with a couple of other small side dishes.
 
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Make a few different salads. Not just the regular ones, but slightly fancier stuff like tabooleh. Ingredients are cheap enough and they'll last a couple days.
Assuming people are sitting down to eat at some stage, make a soup as well. Homemade cream of tomato is always popular and is dirt cheap and quick to make (assuming you've got access to a hand blender).
Cheese board is another way to pad things out for absolutely no effort, but they can get a bit pricey.
 
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Lots of great ideas already here. Could you do some prep before Saturday then just reheat on the day for all the sides, kinda like the meal preppers love to fill their freezers with - YT link to that Snack City guy is here for ideas maybe? Then on Saturday you can focus on cooking the fried chicken and just reheating trays of the freezer foods.
 
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Ovens at the church are thirty year old electrics that don't hold temp properly. Everything minus cold mayonnaise salads must be made day of. It took me three hours to roast carrots, one time. I have four functioning roasters. Also, no hot box. Going to be holding food in one of the ovens.
 
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So these two airheads planned absolutely nothing, then came to you with no warning and said "Hey so we decided on a lark to feed a bunch of people...actually we didn't decide to feed them, we decided you will, all by yourself, and that you'll pay for it too. Get to it peon. Oh and make sure there's fried chicken."

Sounds cool, I wish I owned a house gimp too.
 
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Ultrapenguin said:
So these two airheads planned absolutely nothing, then came to you with no warning and said "Hey so we decided on a lark to feed a bunch of people...actually we didn't decide to feed them, we decided you will, all by yourself, and that you'll pay for it too. Get to it peon. Oh and make sure there's fried chicken."

Sounds cool, I wish I owned a house gimp too.
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I think I technically get reimbursed by the church, kind of like with a funeral dinner. So, I could just turn in my receipts. My concern isn't the cost, but the time and planning.
 
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Finally got a menu! Fried chicken, subs, fresh green beans, potato salad, KFC style coleslaw. No cookie table. Decorations and centerpieces brought the night before.
 
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Otterly said:
Err on the side of more food rather than less.
Sides/snacks, have plenty, have something that people can eat and nibble on before the main food woth a drink as well - nothing worse than those weddings where they get hitched then disappear off for pics for hours leaving guests hungry and dry.
Best sides are stuff people can pick up and eat stood up.
I went to a very fun but non fancy wedding a few years back that had little sausage rolls, hot dogs,crisps, trays of chips etc, and it was basic but all kind of nice.
Anything people can eat while they mingle that’s not going to drip down them.
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Be Barefoot
 
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