Food making parties

[Shalmanese]

Yesterday was our first food making party. We ended up making 90, 1/2lb portions of ragu bolognese at a cost of roughly $1 per serving which is a pretty incredible deal.

We played board games and drank a LOT of wine while the sauce was cooking and the time passed relatively quickly although it was 11pm by the time everything was done.

One good thing about cooking in that quantity, we skimmed about 3 cups of fat off the top of the bolognese which I used to make a quick snack of home made potato chips. That tided us over until dinner time.

I think the next food making party will be soup.

[jayhay]

How about Cabbage Rolls? I remember my mother & aunts getting together to make a large batch for sharing.

[MelissaH]

Or any kind of filled dumpling. I wouldn't call it a party, in the traditional sense of the world, but the Polish Catholic church in my hometown spends a week getting ready for their big festival every August. Even though I'm neither Polish nor Catholic (which means I miss out on all of the inside jokes) I try to go and help at least a few mornings, because I enjoy the process of making pierogi, and because I get to learn from the best!

MelissaH

[Yajna Patni]

My mom used to make jam like this.... lots of company for the boring fruit prep.

[Chufi]

Mole.

With all the frying and pureeing and sieving, this is one of the most labor intensive things I've ever made. Also, it's really suitable for making in huge quantities. And it's one of the best things ever to have in your freezer! Check out the eG Cook-Off for recipes.