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Old style buffet, share your tips!

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  • caronc
    caronc Posts: 8,498 Forumite
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    Sounds lovely and I know Tesco have joints of beef on SO just now. A glazed gammon always looks impressive too and feeds lots of folk.
  • Bettie
    Bettie Posts: 1,245 Forumite
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    Oh and a tin of salmon mashed with vinegar and pepper spread onto half a bread roll was another thing we did at buffets.
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Thanks all, some great ideas.

    I am doing this at my Mums house, a combined Christmas and birthday celebration and she really wants an old style buffet. Not enough space for everyone to sit at a table so some people will be balancing plates on knees which I hadnt really thought about.

    I was thinking about cooking a large joint of meat, maybe beef or gammon, then bread rolls, chutneys, cheeses and salads as the main part of the meal with extras like sausage rolls, mini quiches etc to go with it.

    I need to plan and make a list rather than randomly going around the supermarket putting things in my trolley!
    Enlist help...or commandeer fridge / freezer space at the very least!
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