Company Is Coming.....What Do You Make? (grilling, bbq, frozen)

[debzkidz]

One thing I always get compliments on is Beef Strogonoff.

[Dusty Rhodes]

Company Is Coming.....What Do You Make?


If caught by surprise, and maybe if not caught by surprise, pour a can of Rotel over a meatloat before you cook it. Quick, easy, good. (I also add finely chopped stuffed green olives while mixing the meat, 2 eggs, Olive oil, onion, cracker crumbs, catsup, garlic, and hotsauce.)- not a lot of hotsauce, about a tablespoon for 3lbs of meat.

[bluesky42day]

Originally Posted by Gue

Ok~So brie confuses me!

Do you eat the rind? It is hard & I don't like the taste of the rind but it seems when I cut the rind off, I lose too much of the brie.

Yep, I cook the whole thing, rind & all.

It's really easy to scoop out the gooey center with a cracker once it's all melted, so if you don't want to eat the firmer outer shell it's easy to avoid. Give it a try, it's so tasty & people cannot believe what little effort it takes to make it

Courtney

[Bella52]

Originally Posted by younglisa7

What is your favorite meal to make when you have company? Please share your ideas for the whole meal

I tend to make the same meals. Either Lasagna or chicken Parmesan with salad and Italian bread. Roast Chicken or Pot Roast with mashed potatoes, gravy, veggies, and rolls.

I'm tired of the same old...so what do you make?

I'm not fussy, I'll have whatever you're making

I like to change out the lasagna and make homemade manicotti. Lighter than lasagna.
Chicken marsala, lemon chicken, cacciatore, scallopini. Love them all. You can serve with side of spaghetti, rice, roasted potatoes and a seasonal vegetable.
Chicken pot pie can be made ahead and baked just before serving.

[younglisa7]

Great ideas everyone. Thanks. I now have some new meals to try

[Cattknap]

Barefoot Contessa's Shrimp Scampi and my friend Ginny's Pasta Bake - it is so easy and always a hit. Fresh green beans in browned butter with lemon zest. Something light and lemony for dessert - like a lemon Charlotte with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.

Ginny's Pasta Bake:

This recipe makes 4 to 6 servings....would need to be doubled to feed a
crowd.

8 oz. uncooked rigatoni
1 tbls. Olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 (10oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed (I use a pkg of fresh baby
spinach)If you use frozen spinach, thaw,drain and press between layers
of
paper towel.
3 cups cooked, crumbled hot Italian sausage
1 (14.5oz.) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (8oz.) container chive and onion cream cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 to 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese.

Prepare rigatoni according to package directions.

Saute onion in olive oil. Stir rigatoni, spinach, sausage, and onion and next 4 ingredients together in a bowl.

Spoon mixture into baking dish and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese.

Bake, covered, at 375 degrees for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.

The flavored cream cheese really makes this tasty.

[paganmama80]

Originally Posted by bluesky42day

I almost always make these 2 things to start out with:

1. Mushroom & Onion stuffed Brie

You saute sliced mushrooms & onions on the stove, season with salt, pepper, garlic powder & a splash of worcestershire sauce. Slice your Brie in half, cover the bottom piece of cheese in mushrooms & onions, top with the other piece of cheese & bake at 350 until bubbly.

2. Cajun Shrimp

Large shrimp, shell ON, deveined. Thawed. Place in a pan, cover with an extremely generous layer of salt, pepper, louisiana hot sauce, lemon juice & worcestershire sauce. Use way more than you think you'll need because the flavor has to penetrate the shell. Next, top the whole pan with pats of butter, don't skimp on this, the butter melted with the hot sauce & lemon is to die for. I use 2 sticks of butter for a large pan of 2-3 lbs of shrimp. Cook on Broil for about 10-15 minutes.

Once I start out with those 2 things that take hardly any effort to make, I could serve sandwiches & everyone would leave happy

Courtney

Only 2 sticks?....you light weight :-D

[MissingAll4Seasons]

Citrus and garlic roast chicken with seasonal veg

Just rinse out the bird, gently lift the skin up with your fingers so you can slather in lots of butter salt and pepper under the skin and in the cavity. Cut whatever citrus you have on hand (lemons and oranges work best, but limes and grapefruit are also interesting) and squeeze the juice into the cavity and in/over the skin then chuck the halves into the cavity. Finish stuffing the cavity with as many crushed garlic cloves as you can stand and shove some under the skin while you're at it. Cover and roast as usual, uncovering and basting with white wine and butter at the end to get crusty skin.

Steamed veg for spring/summer, roasted (in with the chicken!!) for fall/winter. This goes great with a nice crusty sourdough.

Summer dessert - fresh seasonal fruit and real whipped/clotted cream. Winter dessert - baked apples with cinammon, clove, brown sugar and butter. (I can't make pie crust to save my life, or else I'd make pies and tortes in the winter LOL).

[elnina]

... A sign like this and post it on my entry door:

[JustJulia]

A lasagna is a good standby and can serve a lot of people without too much cost. I make mine with ground turkey and lots of veggies, and it's very filling.

I'm having company for a week between Christmas and New Year's, so I'm starting to think about what to make. My cousin's husband is a former chef and such a good cook. We visited recently, and he made us roast pork with some braised cabbage that I am still craving three weeks later. I'd never had cabbage that way before ... YUM.

Other possibilities:

Two roast chickens with root vegetables and fingerling potatoes.
Minestrone or other very hearty soup or stew with whole grain bread and butter.
An assortment of homemade pizzas. (My husband has gotten really good at making these.)

I might make a chowder like this one:

Crawfish Chowder Recipe - Allrecipes.com

I love cold weather and comfort food.