Housewarming food ideas?

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Having a housewarming for about 8-10 people - in early July on a non school night starting about 8:30. Planning a largely vegetarian spread with a couple of options for meat eaters..... will be buffet style and would like plenty of variety :)

Any ideas? Also drink wise anything outside of usual beer and wine I could do?

Shoot all your nice unusual variable ideas please! Also - surely I can mix and match across cuisines or will it be nicer to have a theme of some sort?

It depends what cuisines you're considering really as some go nicely together or with similar side dishes. Some combinations would be a bit weird.

My go-to at the moment is sort of vaguely Greek/Middle Eastern/Moroccan - tagine, tabbouleh, lentil moussaka, flat breads, some salads, dips, halloumi... as there's lots of you you could also do a filo pie of some sort, maybe some falafel. I like it as most stuff can be prepared in advance, and actually tastes better for it as the flavours develop, so no stressing in the kitchen when guests arrive. And I like to have a vague theme. It's basically "things I have eaten in mezze restaurants".

Sorry that's not particularly helpful is it but maybe when other people suggest things you can mix and match to get a range of cuisines.

Ooooh that sounds lovely!!! Going off to look for mezze style recipes

Enjoy recipe browsing. There are soooo many delicious things you could make! Now I'm wondering who I can invite so I can make this all myself

If you want to do dips I recommend houmous (of course), htipiti, melitzanosalata or mutabal, maybe tzatziki.

You could also make your own labneh. It's a Lebanese soft cheese and it's ridiculously easy to make, but people are always so impressed when you say you've made your own cheese

Sorry that should be moutabal, I think. Autocorrect really didn't like it

If you’re off to look at mezze/middle eastern, I highly recommend the Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook, it’s fantastic, my fave cookbook ever (and I have many)

Breads and dips etc is very going to be wrong. I make my own humous and babaganoush which is really easy and always goes down well

For summery drinks you could have Pimms, sangria or Bellini style with prosecco & peach juice.

All absolutely awesome ideas!!!!! Thank you

cook down some peppers,garlic.onions.chorizo optionaltomatos.soften juicy mmmm.then split off to stir through couscous and roasted pinet nuts for a lovely dish. then add a jar of dolmio to another part and stir through pasta and mozerella for a lovely pasta bake.
deli meat platter with olives and feta.
mini bagel with a few toppings.smoked salmon and cream cheese,beef and horseradish,salasa.tuna.
mini Yorkshires with beef and hosradish.
corontation chicken
jacket potatos.
find your local curry place and order in some gorgeous samosas.and curry snacks.
curry
savoury veggie crumble
mini tartlets filled with the same pepper tomato bae as above.
garlic bread.
big salad
those ready to cook through baguettes.
doritos
trays of meats and baps.beef ham.chicken.
big rice on pot
paella
baked mushrooms stuff with herbie cheese and parmesan
kiddy snacks to mak you all gigile.party rings.cadbury fingers,jame tarts.haribo.,French fancys.sherbert dib daps.love heart sweeties,choc fridge cake.kit kat penguins.
flapjacks
fajitas and wraps.
chilli,naans,rice
pimms..orange juice and lemonade.

lemon mirangue pie
lemon drizzle tray bake
eton mess
pavlova
cupcakes

Ahhhh thanks a million! Gosh I could cook for a hundred now! Alas just us 10 adults! But tons of ideas thank you