One packet of five sheets will yield 60 pies, less the ones you eat along the way! Use left over caramelised onion from the pissaladiere, tasty cheese, chives, herbs, hot smoked salmon, pesto, whatever is on hand. Use commercial short crust pastry sheets. These were really popular with the hungry older adults. Leftovers make a great after party pick me up. On the night, bring them from the freezer and gauge demand. Eight trays will produce a goodly amount.
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Also make sure that there is an equal mixture of meat and vegetarian and a dairy free version such as a Pissaladiere.
Repeat this all day until you fall over and yell “Hold, enough” and reach for the wine. As a new dough is mixing and rising – taking 90 minutes- the previous dough is rolled out, anointed with chosen toppings, cooked, cooled, sliced, wrapped then frozen. Making the dough in a bread machine makes things easy. Pizze were baked on rectangular trays and cut into squares, producing 16- 20 per batch, depending on tray size. The catering went well, although our family has a tendency to over cater. Be nice and a little vigilant but have fun too.
Great, you will have a fair indication of the numbers and so can cater sensibly.
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We will see! Catering for an 18th birthday is full of surprises. It was a fun and happy event but not one that should be repeated in a mere three years time. The hire of the security and DJ/photographer cost $800 alone. And really, why should there be? The event was costly, even with home cooked food and Aldi alcohol. There will be no 21st party as far as he is concerned. My son-in-law, Kyle, who sometimes calls himself ‘that tool in the toolbox’, was inclined to agree with this view, especially after the home catered 18th birthday party held on Saturday for Mischa Belle. I note here that there doesn’t seem to be a language equivalent for women. The fact that many ‘adults’ still live at home and behave like children is beside the point. Some will continue at home well into their 30s and, if Australia copies Italian trends, become Mammoni ( mummy’s boys). In Australia, 18 year olds can vote, go to war, drive a car, drink, sign contracts, own credit cards, buy houses, marry, and do all the other things expected of an adult. Who had a 21st birthday party? What did it mean to you and why? He was often met with blank stares. Mr Contract Lawyer Tranquillo used to ask this of his 20 something year old students. Oh really?) and other emblematic gifts denoting our newly acquired status as adults. Back in the day, many of us celebrated our 21st birthday with a big Shebang Hooly Dooly party with birthday cards and cakes embellished with keys ( key to the door symbolising adult independence) pewter tankards (you can ‘officially’ drink now.