Winter family buffet for 90yr old

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Hi - can you throw some ideas please.
I am holding a surprise party for mum in law in Dec - maybe 25 of us. Doing at our house as we have the most room.
Anyhow hubby not too well and neither am I so keeping it as simple as possible (ie buying as much as I can from Tesco!) - and not too expensive.
For savouries I though:
boiled eggs
tomatoes
ham
rolls
coleslaw
pineapple
crisps
pizza
small pies
scotch eggs
Thinking hot potatoes - maybe frozen roast ones cooked.
Sweet stuff
Birthday cake
Welshcakes
Frozen mini eclairs
current loaf buttered
chocolate biscuits
Also a cheese board with grapes and a box of cheese bics etc.
For drinks teas and coffees, some bottled water and coke, maybe a crate of cans of lager and a few bottles of wine.
I have plenty of bunting etc, tables clothes and napkins.
I am holding a surprise party for mum in law in Dec - maybe 25 of us. Doing at our house as we have the most room.
Anyhow hubby not too well and neither am I so keeping it as simple as possible (ie buying as much as I can from Tesco!) - and not too expensive.
For savouries I though:
boiled eggs
tomatoes
ham
rolls
coleslaw
pineapple
crisps
pizza
small pies
scotch eggs
Thinking hot potatoes - maybe frozen roast ones cooked.
Sweet stuff
Birthday cake
Welshcakes
Frozen mini eclairs
current loaf buttered
chocolate biscuits
Also a cheese board with grapes and a box of cheese bics etc.
For drinks teas and coffees, some bottled water and coke, maybe a crate of cans of lager and a few bottles of wine.
I have plenty of bunting etc, tables clothes and napkins.
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Are all the guests adults?
I'd add in quiche, dips and possibly coleslaw & potato salad.
Maybe pasta salad? That's not too onerous to make.
Have you considered doing something hot like chilli to go with the roast potatoes?
I used to do this when I had the family over between Christmas and New Year.
ETA:
how about pork pie?
Yes did wonder about potato salad. Don't think they'd fancy chilli or such like. Did wonder about doing a turkey crown and slicing that.
Yes could get the mini port pies and cut in half as finger food.
Suggestions so far sound good tho!!
I have a vision of a large bowl filled with hard boiled eggs - which to me on a buffet wouldn't be particularly appealing.
Personally I like just plain eggs cut in half - think we have simple tastes!
Yes can do sausage rolls too - or little ones on sticks.
Was also wondering about doing a turkey crown the day before so could slice it cold. So could maybe have turkey sandwiches too.
If the samples taste ok I may even bake a big cake instead of buying one!
Another thing I use as a filler is various cheap salads (I noticed that the lettuce variety is missing from your list) such as burglar wheat or couscous (takes a couple of minutes of "cooking" okay pouring hot water on with a bit of stock cube and standing) with some chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumber and chopped mint thrown in.
As a personal preference I'd always include pickle too.
However as your party is in December all of the partly food will be out and is usually on a buy 3 for the price of 2 deal for your sausage rolls etc.
Enjoy yourself
You might like eggs cut in half but do/would your guests?
It's something I've never seen on a buffet.
Egg mayo sandwiches?
Tuna?
Good luck with the baking.
As Rosamundi says, you'll be spoiled for choice with packs that don't need any cooking or just need a bit of time in the oven.
I've seen Chinese and Indian 'picky bits' - spring rolls, pakoras, bhajis etc if that's to your family's taste.
Been doing some cupcake practices and have a book on order with 100 varieties to get ideas for different flavours etc - only trouble is I'm eating them now!