Is this really enough food? Fed up of DH’s tightness

What on earth is mince on toast?

Why is this OPs problem to solve?

Id be making a point of telling the kids that FAd is doing the food, all him and how lovely it will be that I'm not involved etc

Presumably if they're hungry, after that they can make themselves a sandwich or something.
No-one will starve, so let him fail!

Party food is just something to nibble on, definitely doesn't fill you up and is quite expensive. A homemade lasagne with coleslaw,salad and garlic bread would have been better.

Oh and a 6 figure salary!

Op, can you give the portions and types of food. 50 cocktail sausages (so 10 each) is going to be more substantial than 10 chicken skewers (2 each).

I think his choices might make a difference.

But I'm imagining a plate with 10 cocktail sausage rolls, 2 chicken skewers, 2 tempura prawns, 3 Indian snacks, 3 spring rolls and 2 mozzerella sticks, plus crisps (more than the equivalent of a single serve bag each), olives, salami etc, and thinking that seems plenty, even for rugby players (probably too much for lighter eaters). And that would leave extras if you'd bought (from Sainsbo's) the items I've listed.

No, it’s not enough food but in any case, that kind of good is only meant as a nibble with pre-dinner drinks surely? Followed by a main and a dessert?

Lordy. It feels like someone wrote this thread to try and get a round of Mumsnet bingo in. We have:
6ft tall rugby playing sons
Slim daughter
Loves rurally
Mention of UPF

Perhaps you send him back out for a magical chicken that makes 5 meals and a massive salad?

I know that. I was suggesting adding those things.

This is also true, I would simply not have believed that people have smaller appetites when I was younger. I am a volume eater by nature and thought that my parents as they got older were just being picky or showing off about their smaller appetites.

Actually what happens is you really really cannot manage much food at all and it can be overwhelming to have too much there.

Last night we went out to have some dinner and chose 3 tapas dishes which were really tiny, stingy I would say, I would have been insulted by them years ago. We couldnt even finish them between us. And he had been at work all day.

So judging by the amount in the OP its enough for a starter portion each, no main dinner so they're going to be hungry

But she doesnt, thats the point.

It's plenty of party food.
Ask your sons to russle up something extra in the kitchen.
Cheese Toasties.
Mince on Toast.
Savoury Scones.
Scrambled Eggs.
Hot Potato Salad.

I also have a teenage DD & two 6ft+ DSs in their 20s.

I think that would be OK if you also had nice bread, butter, cheeses & maybe some ham.

Lol ok. My ex was a chef and used to cook for the 5000 so there's always extremes. Party packs are only 6-8 pieces and a small antipasti.....that would cause ww3 in my house because everyone loves the salami, Spanish ham and cheese. I eat one easily to myself.

That's the starter sorted 😂

This is classic parent approach- when I was younger and would go to my DF and step-mums, the portions were what I would call older people's portions sizes. It's like they collectively forgot that younger people have bigger appetites!

I didn't miss it but this is why DH doesn't trust me to do any catering generally. It still doesn't sound that lacking to me.

Jesus what a load of faff, the whole point of party food is its processed and oven ready and easy to eat and slap on the table. Presumably if OP wanted to make a load of stuff she wouldnt have sent him out for prepped party food.

It’s no where near enough but if you don’t have the ability to get another shop in then it may be manageable. What do you have in the cupboard/freezer?

If you’ve got a decent store hoard of basics then you could make up (or have DH make up)

Rough puff pastry for

• cheese straws
• cheese and onion mini pasty type things or cheese and bacon if you have it, or if you have mince you could do Cornish pasty
• jam tarts

Pan of man n cheese, then to ‘party food’ it, scoop into cupcake cases and bake it in the oven for a bit so it sets as little mac n cheese cupcakes

If you have eggs then you can do egg muffins which work well with party food, fry off or par boil any veg you like, put it in a muffin tin, mix eggs with a dash of milk and seasoning. Pour into muffin tin, bake in oven till set.

Did you miss the part about 6ft odd rugby players. Id serve that if I was having a mate or 2 round, not for 5 adults with appetites

It’s plenty of the “party food” type stuff but I’d serve a fondue with plenty of bread or a cheeseboard in addition. Failing that, bag of frozen potato wedges and frozen onion rings

Are your six-foot rugby playing sons twins by any chance? 🤔

Ooh or a bowl of Yorkshire puddings if you have eggs flour and milk?

This has to be peak MN 😂

Send him back out with a list

Have you got any store cupboard things like stuffing mix you could make into balls, or bread mix that you could make some rolls with to bulk it out? I think it would be fine with a filler like those.