To ask what you'd cook for 6 adults, 3 children, 2 babies

[ktmummy1]

Having a dinner party at our house in Saturday. There will be 6 adults, 3 children and two babies. I've cooked lasagne, roast and had buffet for them in the past. I'm looking for more ideas, preferably something easy that can be cooked earlier in the day to save cooking whilst they're here! Can anyone help? Thank you x

Potato gratin?

Fish pie, braised beef n veg, chilli n rice with garlic bread or do you have limitations i.e. Are they veggie, vegan etc?

Cottage pie.

Sausage casserole with plenty of spare sausages for the kids

Oops, sorry, misread post! I thought you were doing the lasagne plus roast plus buffet! and wondering about the monster appetite they must all have

Beef goulash

Chicken cacciatore with crusty bread ( Jamie Oliver's is good )

Chicken paprikash with crusty bread

Chicken curry

Beef stroganoff or other kind of stew based dish?

Moussaka?

How old are the kids? Would they eat a mild curry? Could separate some for the babies before getting spicy. Ditto chilli.

Side of salmon?

Shepherds pie

Fish Pie

Chilli

Irish Stew

Beef Casserole

What about something like a shepherds pie? With self- serve veg and maybe Yorkshire puddings? All can be made in advance and the bed can be steamed just before you serve?

How old are the babies? Because veg makes a great finger food for them so everyone can join in?

How about fajitas? Have a big plate of warmed tortilla wraps. Do a load of fillings, grated cheese, chopped veggies, cooked chicken (some spicy, some plain) creme fraiche, guacamole, let people wrap their own tortillas up. Serve with salads, onion rings, coleslaw.

Nigella' chicken and chorizo bake only with red and yellow peppers added to the roasting tin.

Or curry or chilli with lots of extras that curry-refusers can make a meal from.

Or cottage pie or fish pie.

Cold roast chicken, a ham. Various salads and dips. Nice crusty bread and a quiche. Pop some jacket spuds in the oven.

Moussaka
Whole salmon (so easy), new minted potatoes, asparagus, crusty bread, mayo, big bowl Caesar salad. If you buy the salmon from Waitrose they will lend you a fish kettle. remove gills, put in kettle, two bay leaves, 6 peppercorns, sprigs parsley, bottle house white, top with cold water, heat to just more than a summer, torn off and leave overnight. Remove, skin, serve on platter, dressed with wayercress, cucumber and lemon slices.

Fish pie with peas. Then a crumble.

Chilli or bbq if weather is nice.

Mexican

A big spicy pasta dish with loads of veg, plus a big cheesy pasta dish, plus a tomato salad (sliced beef tomatoes and basil with loads of balsamic), plus a green salad. Have the pasta dishes ready to go in the oven, and leave the tomato salad to marinade in the fridge all day. babies get cheesy pasta, kids get a choice of dishes depending how fussy they are. DiY Ice cream sundaes and fruit salad for dessert.

Cheese.

Beef Goulash and mash and green veg ( Spring greens, brocoli, plus peas )

The goulash can be made in advance and potatoes peeled and chopped in water in advance.

Even smallest weaned baby at 6 months can try a bit of brocoli and mash

Peas if the kids aren't keen on other veg.

Ooh some great ideas, thanks. Kids are 7, 3 and 3. Babies are 16 months and 1. Will re read all the suggestions and get my thinking hat on. Thanks

Chicken parmentier from Rick Stein's long weekend in Bordeaux . Serve with salad and some bread

Can't be fish, two of the adults hate fish!