I will be having 10 adults and 3 children to my house after my sons christening and I want to provide a hot meal. However on the day itself I will have no time to prepare anything so I want to do as much as possible in advance. 4 of the adults (our parents) would be quite traditional in their food tastes.
Here's what I'm thinking:
- 2 options of "casserole" type food that just needs to be heated on the day. I'm thinking of beef bourguignon and a chicken dish (any suggestions welcome)
- side dishes - now this is where I run into problems. Are there any potato dishes I can prepare the day before that will heat up well?
- selection of side salads with breads
- christening cake for dessert
How does that sound? I've never done anything like this before and it's keeping me up at night after I've fed the baby! It's the side dishes/carbs I just can't figure out so I'd love some advice.