Easter Sunday dinner for 6

Boomdocker

Hi everyone :hello:

I have just invited my sister and her family to mine for dinner on Easter Sunday. There will be 4 adults, a 13 year old lad and a 2 year old princess. Only special requirement is one adult has a wheat intolerance.

I know a hot Sunday roast is the done thing but to make live easy for me, an average cook, in my teeny tiny two bedroom flat, that a cold buffet/picnic style meal might be more manageable. Especially after watching the Hairy Bikers Mum Knows Best just recently, seen some lovley pies and things on there this week.:drool:

My first thoughts are to cook a gammon & a turkey then serving cold and sliced on a platter. Really fancy making either the corned beef & potato pie or the egg & bacon pie from this weeks HBMKB as mentioned above. (although I would have to sub the pastry for a wheat free mix)

What would you serve with this? Would you do a hot mash and gravy with sides or would things like potato salad be OK.

Not sure about a dessert yet.

I do have a conservatory and my 4 seater table extends to 6 so seating will be cosy in terms of it fitting in the space available. It's a nice size table top so I could serve on platters and in bowls for people to help themselves.

I'd love your thoughts and suggestions. :beer:

valk_scot

Sounds lovely tbh. Can I come? I love cold meats and salads far more than I like roast dinners and yes you're right, it's one heck of a lot easier to make in a restricted space. And it's more sociable for you not to be running around daft trying to coordinate veggies etc. Kids like it better too as they can graze away on what they like.

One hot side I do like with cold cuts is new potatoes with mint and butter. Gravy is nice too. Neither of them take much effort.

suseb_99

That sounds lovely! and as Valk_scot says, you don't want to be running round like a headless chicken!!
What about some mini corn on the cob? you could just cook them in advance and stick them in the microwave for 5 mins before serving! they would go nicely with the new potatoes as well!
As for the wheat intolerance, my nephew has coeliacs and I have used wheat/ gluten free flour to make things with, it tastes more or less the same!!

bigmomma051204

I love cold salad stuff! I say go for the two joints... then have the corned beef pie (yum yum!) and have salad, new potatoes and maybe a big bowl of rice with veggies (sweetcorn,peas,onion etc) mixed in..... Tell you what i would fancy with that too (tho it probably sounds weird!) - hard boiled eggs! Yummy!! Have to say, i would probably do something like chicken goujons (just ready done ones) as you might struggle to get a 2year old to eat all of the other stuff! Or maybe some cold sausages.....

Snowy_Owl

What aboutr with buffet having max 2 pots of something hot? at my wedding, we had a carvery style main, we had macaroni cheese as 1 option - went down an absolute treat!!!!

squeaky

You mentioned puddings...?

Start here ---> [post=8088039]Coconut rice pudding[/post]

Have yourselves a nice rice pud a day or two early. Then...

The following two posts in that thread are also yummy and each uses left over bits from the previous one.

The second is seriously yummy. Honest And looks fabulous when served in a long stemmed red wine balloon glass. Can be made early too

Boomdocker

Thanks for the ideas - getting hungry just planning this meal.

Suseb_99 - Do you recommend a tried and tested wheat free flour and/or pastry mix. I have seen a few brands like Doves Farm but never tried any as of yet?

tigerfeet2006

Doves Farm is definatly the best. I always get good results from it.