Quiche + party food question

hedgewytch13

I'm having an afternoon tea type party soon and wanted to make up some food in advance and freeze.
So the first question is....homemade quiche...would you freeze it before baking and cook fresh on the day or bake then freeze to be defrosted on the day?
And the second question is can anyone think of any party food (except sausage rolls) that I can make in advance and freeze, I want to make as much from scratch as possible but don't want to be baking all the day before and morning of the party.
Thank you

vgstar44

I always freeze my sandwichs once i have made them up for the packed lunches and they never go soggy or taste any different.

Of course the only problem with that is that you cant freeze mayo or tomato.

I tend to freeze Ham or ham and cheese, chicken and cheese, Ham and mustard. Ham and chutney

Saves me so much time especially for the kids in the morning as i chuck in the sandwich and by the time lunchtime comes its defrosted nice!!

You could make fruit loaf, scones and freeze them too which would save you alot of hassle

natlie

Hi
Bake then freeze or make pastry and freeze ready for the day, takes minutes to do a quiche filling. Also for freezing try - homemade nuggets - just whizz raw chicken in blender with spoon of cream, herbs etc shape and roll them in a mix of breadcrumbs and crisps - cheese and onion are good - then freeze for cooking on the day, delia has some good party food recipes - cheese straws - you could freeze mixture and bake on the day, cheese and onion scones, mini pizzas, blinis, mini corned beef pasties, lots of cakes freeze well just the sponge - fairy cakes. Try and keep the rest simple so guests have to do the work - crudites with homemade dips, sliced meat platter with cheeses, pickles and some interesting breads, a few big bowls of salad - rice with peas, sweetcorn and peppers, pasta salad - i use red onion, sweetcorn, peppers, grated carrot and salad cream, then coleslaw, lettuce etc. I usually get a french stick cut in slices and make bruscheta with pesto, tomatoes and grated cheese.
HTH

Nat
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hedgewytch13

Thank you for your replies....and another question about quantity, I have about 60 (20 of these children) people coming would this be enough food:
36 cocktail sausages
100 sausage rolls
Large trifle
16 portion strawberry and cream flan
16 portion choc gateau
24 cupcakes
75 piece dessert platter
A tray of piri piri chicken wings and ribs
Chicken drumsticks
20 tikka chicken bites
mini breadsticks
chocolate strawberries
Biscuit selection (to go with the tea and coffee)
Tortillas and salsa
Big bowl of crisps
2 large bacon and tomatoe quiche and 2 large veggy quiche
1 litre bowl of tuna and sweetcorn pasta salad
2 litre bowls of salad
1 litre bowl rice salad
36 vol au vents
cheese and pickled onions on sticks
20 scones
snack crackers with roule
2 trays of sandwiches and 1 tray of open topped buns
pork pie and scotch egg selection
Dips and crudites
1 French stick (sliced) and pate


It seems a great deal and sorry if I don't have exact quantities of some...but I just want to stop but I know I have a tendency to go overboard...getting myself in abit of a tizz.

westlothianlass

Hi,
I regularly have around 20 or so family round for food so have tripled what i might make and by my reckoning you should have plenty :j.
Well done, looks like you have a real mix of stuff and lots of puddings which kids will love.
Though i totally understand the worry of not having enough, i do it every time, and every time there is plenty:rotfl:, one day i may learn to stop panicking.
Hope your day is a succcess

suseb_99

I make mini quiches in a bun tray then freeze them when they are cooked and then just defrost when needed, I also stick them in the oven again for a couple of mins just to heat through before serving.