We all love to welcome guests. However, guests are different: relatives, friends, with or without children, long-awaited or unexpected. And the reason for the meeting can be different - a big holiday, a family dinner, friendly gatherings, a bachelorette party, etc.
We bring to your attention a menu for guests for any occasion:
- Menu for relatives of the older generation;
- Menu for a youth company;
- Menu for guests with children;
- Menu for a festive feast;
- Menu for a bachelorette party;
- Menu “guests on the doorstep” or how to set the table in half an hour.
The products in the lists are designed for 6 people, but they can easily be converted to any other number of people.
Menu for guest relatives
Most of the relatives represent the older generation. A menu that includes familiar traditional dishes is perfect for them. The familiar salad, delicious chicken, aromatic potatoes and the beloved charlotte will delight you with its taste and allow you to feel a little nostalgic for bygone times.
Appetizer: Herring under a fur coat Main course: Chicken on a can Side dish: Potatoes with spices Dessert: Charlotte with apples
Action plan:
2 days before the meeting, boil the eggs and vegetables for the salad.
The day before the meeting, we make the salad and put it in the refrigerator to soak. Bake the chicken in a jar.
On the day of the meeting, we bake charlotte in the morning. When guests arrive, prepare potatoes with spices, heat up the chicken and set the table.
Grocery list:
Egg ─ 4 pcs. Herring ─ 250 g Chicken ─ 1 pc. Potatoes ─ about 2 kg Onions ─ 1 small onion Carrots ─ 1 large Beets ─ 1 large Tomatoes ─ 3 pcs. (can be replaced with 1.5 tablespoons of tomato paste) Parsley ─ 1 large bunch Garlic ─ 3-4 cloves Apple ─ 3 pcs. Mayonnaise ─ 150 g Sour cream ─ 100 g Beer ─ 0.5 l Vegetable oil ─ for frying Flour ─ 120 g Sugar ─ 120 g (for dough) + 1-3 tbsp. spoons (for filling) Cinnamon ─ to taste Salt ─ to taste Ginger ─ 1.5 tbsp. spoons Curry ─ 1.5 teaspoons Black pepper ─ to taste Hot pepper ─ 1.5 teaspoons Cumin ─ 1.5 teaspoons Coriander ─ 1.5 teaspoons Bread Drinks
Menu for a youth company
If young people are invited, then you can experiment a little - prepare unusual, maybe even exotic dishes. Our menu offers interesting combinations - chicken and grapes, meat and sweet sauce.
Appetizer: Salad with chicken breast and grapes Main: Chinese sweet meat Side dish: Boiled rice Dessert: Chocolate truffles with cinnamon and chili
Action plan:
A few days before the meeting, or maybe a week before, we make chocolate truffles. They keep well for quite a long time.
On the eve of the meeting, we cook the meat in Chinese style and bake the chicken breast for the salad.
On the day of the meeting, soak raisins for salad in the morning. When it's ready, make the salad. Boil rice for a side dish, heat up the meat, set the table and wait for guests.
Grocery list:
Pork ─ 600g Chicken breast (fried or baked) ─ 240g Egg ─ 1 pc. Salad (mix) ─ 3 large handfuls Red onion ─ 45 g Bell pepper ─ 2 small peppers Grapes (seedless) ─ 240 g Pineapple (canned) ─ 375 g Rice ─ 2 cups Raisins ─ 3 handfuls Vegetable oil ─ 900 g Butter ─ 50 g Cream (33%) ─ 0.5 cups Rum ─ 3 tbsp. spoons Cognac ─ 30 ml Dark chocolate (40-50% cocoa) ─ 200 g Bitter chocolate (70-75% cocoa) ─ 100 g Cocoa powder ─ 1/3 cup Soy sauce ─ 1.5 tbsp. spoons Tarragon (leaves) ─ 3 tbsp. spoons Grape vinegar ─ 4.5 teaspoons Ketchup ─ 3 tbsp. spoons Table vinegar ─ 2 tbsp. spoons Sugar ─ about 50 g Spices (for example, Provence) ─ to taste Salt ─ to taste Ginger root ─ 1 piece (approximately 3 cm) Cinnamon (ground) ─ 0.5 tsp Starch ─ 1.5 tbsp. spoons Chili pepper (ground) ─ ¼ teaspoons Bread Drinks
Stuffed champignons
This very appetizing dish can be served as an appetizer, as well as an elegant side dish for fried meat.
Ingredients:
- Champignons - 30 pcs.
- Hard cheese - 200 gr.
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Garlic 2-3 heads
- Dill - several sprigs
- Salt and spices by eye
Preparation:
Cut off the stem of the mushrooms and remove the core.
The result is mushroom baskets.
Chop the rest very finely and fry until done.
Finely chop the onion and fry separately from the mushrooms.
Meanwhile, grate hard cheese and garlic on a fine grater.
Place all the ingredients in a bowl, add salt, pepper and finely chopped dill.
If the mixture turns out dry, you can add a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise.
Grease the baking dish with butter.
Stuff the baskets, compacting them tightly.
Place on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
To make this dish look more original on the holiday table, you can use 50% white and 50% brown champignons.
Menu for guests with children
In cases where guests plan to come with children, it is necessary to take care of a children's table. It also includes an appetizer, a main course with a side dish and a dessert, but the requirements for the dishes are much higher.
Appetizer: Chicken liver pate Main course: Turkey meatballs in cream sauce Side dish: Mashed potatoes Dessert: Homemade ice cream without cream
Action plan:
In addition to the children's table, a table for adults will be set, so the preparation of children's dishes should be slightly optimized so as not to cook everything in one day, falling off your feet from fatigue. However, we take into account that food for children should be the freshest. Undoubtedly, this is true for adults, but for baby food this rule is especially important.
2 days before the meeting we will make ice cream. The mixture itself is prepared quickly, but it will take about 12 hours to harden. This ice cream can be stored in the freezer for about a week.
The evening before the meeting, we prepare the pate and put it in the refrigerator.
On the day of the meeting we make a main dish and a side dish. Put the potatoes on the fire. While it's cooking, make the meatballs.
Grocery list:
Turkey ─ 600 g Chicken liver ─ 450 g Eggs ─ 4 pcs. Milk ─ about 300 g Curdled milk ─ 0.5 l Cream ─ 375 g Carrots ─ 1 pc. Onion ─ 3 onions Parsley ─ 1 bunch Spinach ─ 150 g Garlic ─ 2 small cloves Lemon ─ 1 pc. Potatoes ─ 10 pcs. Vegetable oil ─ 30 g Butter ─ 200 g Powdered sugar ─ 250 g Nutmeg ─ 0.5 teaspoons Salt ─ to taste Pepper ─ to taste Loaf ─ 6 small pieces Bread Drinks
Menu for a festive feast
If the reason for the meeting was a big holiday or an important event, then the menu should be special. An interesting appetizer, a hearty and festive hot dish, and a delicious cake will definitely please your guests.
Appetizer: Salad with shrimp and avocado Main course: Goose with apples and prunes Side dish: Potatoes and apples Dessert: Dobosh cake
Action plan:
We begin to prepare for the big feast in advance.
5 days before the celebration it is necessary to prepare the goose. We gut it and put it in the cold for a few days to cool it down to the desired state.
2 days before the celebration we bake the cake layers. These cakes can be stored in the cold for several days.
On the eve of the celebration, we marinate the goose and leave it in the cold for a day. Boil shrimp and potatoes for salad. Make the cream and assemble the cake. We put it in the refrigerator.
On the day of the celebration, in the morning we cut up the ingredients for the salad, collect the salad and put it in the cold to soak thoroughly (a couple of hours is enough). Stuff the goose and put it in the oven. We prepare a side dish together with the bird.
Grocery list:
Goose ─ 1 pc. Smoked salmon ─ 225 g Eggs ─ 12 pcs. Shrimp ─ 225 g Avocado ─ 3 large pieces. Tomato ─ 7 pcs. Potatoes ─ 9 pcs. Dill ─ 1.5 teaspoons Parsley ─ for decoration Lemon ─ 1 pc. Lime ─ 3 pcs. Pomegranate ─ 1 pc. Apples ─ 5-7 pcs. (3-4 for stuffing and 2-3 for garnish) Prunes ─ 150 g Hazelnuts (ground, unroasted) ─ ¾ cup Mayonnaise ─ 3 tbsp. spoons Ketchup ─ 3 tbsp. spoons Apple juice ─ 3 l Sour cream ─ 100 g Honey ─ 50 g Olive oil ─ 50 g Butter ─ 680 g Flour ─ ¼ cup Chocolate ─ 250 g Sugar ─ 735 g Instant coffee ─ 2 tbsp. spoons Salt ─ about 100 g Coriander ─ 1 tbsp. spoon Pepper mixture ─ 1 tbsp. spoon Vanillin ─ 1 teaspoon Bread Drinks
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A selection of quick buffet dishes 1. Stuffed eggs - fillings 1: mash canned fish + finely chop onions 2: cheese with garlic and mayonnaise 3: canned fish with cheese 4. 4 eggs (boiled) 150 g pink salmon fillet (salted) mayonnaise greens to taste And then fill boiled eggs cut in half with fillings instead of the yolk. If the filling is without mayonnaise, you can grease it a little on top. The yolk can be added to the filling. 5.Egg stuffed with sprat pate or cucumbers stuffed with tuna. 2. “Edible cocotte” juliennes Boil the breast in salted water with the addition of bay leaf, black and allspice. When cool, cut into small pieces or grind in a meat grinder. Slice the mushrooms thinly, fry in vegetable oil, add salt. You can add onions to the mushrooms if you wish. Mix the mushrooms with the chicken, add a little chicken broth so that the filling is not dry, but does not flow. Place the filling in prepared waffle tartlets, add mayonnaise, grated cheese and bake in the oven or microwave until the cheese melts (5-7 minutes in the oven and 2-3 in the microwave). 3. Another blitz appetizer Hard cheese - 250 g Green olives (stuffed, preferably with shrimp, crab or tuna) - 16-18 pieces Mayonnaise - 1 tsp. Walnuts - 3 tbsp. l. Prepare olives and nuts. Chop the nuts. Grate the cheese on a fine grater, add just a spoonful of mayonnaise and mix. Mayonnaise is needed only to give the mass a slight viscosity, but at the same time the cheese mass should remain airy, not heavy. Roll the cheese mass into balls the size of a small walnut, hiding an olive in each ball. Then roll the tightly rolled balls in nuts. It is better to serve with skewers, it is more convenient to eat, especially if it is a buffet table. If time allows, then put the prepared snack in the refrigerator for an hour. Stuffed olives themselves are very tasty, and in combination with cheese and nuts it turns out very tender and piquant. Just don’t add any spices, garlic or herbs so as not to interrupt the taste. 4. Ladies' canapés
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Menu for bachelorette party
Our menu has been selected based on the fact that girls will find dishes that are quick to prepare and easy on the stomach.
Appetizer: Feta cheese appetizer “Snowballs” Main course: Squid stewed in sour cream Garnish: Boiled rice Dessert: Coffee dessert “Bicherin”
Action plan:
Hen parties are interesting when girls get together in a group to cook something delicious together, and then everyone eats it together with a bottle of light wine and an intimate conversation. I propose to do just this. You just need to buy food and drinks in the required quantities in advance.
Grocery list:
Squid ─ 1.5 kg Feta ─ 400 g Parmesan (grated) ─ 4 tbsp. spoons Sour cream ─ 1 kg Milk ─ 600 g Cream (33%) ─ 450 ml Rice ─ 2 cups Olive oil ─ 100 g Rusks (ground) ─ 2 tbsp. spoons Baguette ─ for serving Garlic ─ 16 cloves Oregano (fresh) ─ 2 tbsp. spoons Thyme (fresh) ─ 2 tbsp. spoons Basil ─ 2 large handfuls Dill ─ to taste Parsley ─ to taste Salt ─ to taste Dark chocolate ─ 300 g Natural coffee (ground) ─ 45 g (6 teaspoons) Cocoa powder ─ for decoration Bread Drinks
Menu "Guests on the doorstep". How to set the table in 30 minutes
They say that visiting without an invitation is impolite. However, not everyone follows this rule. If guests arrive suddenly, you can quickly prepare simple but tasty dishes from products that, as a rule, any housewife has in her kitchen.
Appetizer: Puff pastry cheese sticks Main course: Battered fish Side dish: Fried potatoes Dessert: Kiwi ice cream
Action plan:
You were not expecting anyone, but the guests insistently ring the doorbell. In this case, it is useful to have some strategic stock in the kitchen - puff pastry, ice cream bar, etc.
While the guests take off their shoes, wash their hands and go into the room, quickly turn on the oven at 220 degrees, take the puff pastry out of the freezer and defrost it in the microwave on the “Defrost” mode. At this time, grate the cheese for crispy sticks. Roll the pre-cut dough into spirals, sprinkle with cheese and sesame seeds and place in the oven for 10 minutes.
We use the baking time of the sticks to peel and cut the potatoes. Place it in a frying pan and put it on the stove. And now the appetizer is ready. While the husband entertains the guests and treats them to cheese sticks, we quickly fry the fish in batter. The whole process takes 20 minutes. During this time, the potatoes are already ready. We set the table and invite friends. Bon appetit!
When everyone has eaten and chatted, offer an ice cream dessert, which takes just a few minutes to prepare.
Grocery list:
Eggs ─ 2 pcs. Fish fillet ─ 6 pcs. Hard cheese (grated) ─ 1.5 tbsp. spoons Ice cream ─ 600 g Potatoes ─ about 2 kg Lemon ─ 1 pc. Kiwi ─ 6 pcs. Sesame ─ 1.5 tbsp. spoons Seasoning “For fish” ─ to taste Mint ─ for decoration Puff pastry ─ 375 g (1.5 sheets) Flour ─ 300 g Vegetable oil ─ about 200 g Soda ─ 2/3 teaspoon Salt ─ to taste Chocolate ─ 1 bar Bread Drinks
Take advantage of the proposed menus and, no matter what the guests are - young or old, planned or unexpected, they will definitely leave you well-fed and satisfied.
Dish ideas
The choice of recipe directly depends on the set of products in the refrigerator. As a rule, these are simple and familiar eggs, cheese, vegetables, and canned food. Few people keep red fish fillets, rice vinegar and chilled king prawns in case of unexpected guests.
If you're planning a big get-together, prepare the main course first. Then quickly make snacks. While the guests eat them over a leisurely conversation, the meat, fish or casserole will have time to prepare.
Dishes with cheese
It's a rare person who doesn't like cheese. They say that you can eat anything with cheese. The fastest and easiest thing you can do with it is to prepare a cheese snack. Grate the cheese, add garlic, finely chopped herbs, and mayonnaise. You can stuff the mixture into tomatoes, cucumbers, place it in egg halves, wrap it in ham, or simply spread it on bread or crackers.
You can make quick breaded cheese. Cut the hard cheese into 2 cm thick slices and soak for 10 minutes in cold water. Roll them alternately in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and fry for 3-4 minutes on both sides. Delicious crispy cheese sticks are perfect with beer, wine and just tea.
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Conservation
A thrifty housewife can't help but have it! Open the salted tomatoes and cucumbers, place the fish with boiled new potatoes on the table. And from corn and beans, prepare a simple and tasty salad by adding croutons, a clove of garlic and mayonnaise.
Saving lavash
Thin pita bread can be a real salvation if guests are standing on the threshold and insistently ringing the doorbell. Wrap the food you have in the refrigerator in it, pour it with mayonnaise and mustard - and the appetizer is ready. You can use any salad for the filling or prepare something like shawarma with chicken, cabbage and Korean carrots. You can also put cheese with garlic and herbs in pita bread and fry it in a frying pan. There are a lot of options!
Chicken dishes
Meat is the most satisfying product. The advantage of chicken is that it cooks quickly. Literally 20-30 minutes - and the main dish is ready. You can fry it with vegetables or bake it in a marinade in the oven. And chicken fillet makes excellent chops.
Quick pies
You can please your guests with a delicious pie. For example, charlotte:
- Beat 6 eggs, gradually adding a glass of sugar.
- Gently stir a glass of flour into the mixture.
- For the filling, use apples, bananas, pumpkin, melon or other fruits. Cut them into slices and mix with the dough.
- Bake for 40 minutes, placing the workpiece in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
If you don’t have that many eggs, you can make a pie with kefir or brine:
- Mix 250 ml of kefir, 2 eggs, 140 g of flour, salt and sugar to taste.
- Pour half the batter into the mold.
- Place the filling: boiled eggs with cheese, mashed potatoes with fried onions, sausage with cheese, sliced fruit or just jam.
- Pour in the rest of the batter and bake for 40 minutes.
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Pancakes and cheesecakes
Guests have been greeted with pancakes and cheesecakes since ancient times. Fortunately, the recipe contains simple ingredients, and the preparation itself does not take much time. To add some zest, add apples, herbs, banana, lemon zest, raisins or candied fruits to the cheesecakes. Pancakes are such a universal dish. You can put pancakes on the table with honey, jam, caviar, and wrap the filling in them.
Vegetables in the oven
If your guests are fans of a healthy diet or even vegetarians, they will certainly enjoy oven-roasted vegetables. Cut bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, and zucchini into small slices. Place the vegetables in a gastronorm container, lightly add vegetable oil, salt, add a clove of garlic, stir and bake covered for 30 minutes. 10 minutes before cooking, remove the lid to allow the vegetables to brown.
Spaghetti
Or you can greet guests in Italian. Boil the spaghetti. Add boiled shrimp, mixed vegetables, mushrooms, or simply grate cheese while the spaghetti is still hot. Ready. The dish goes perfectly with red wine and intimate conversations.
Casseroles
Potatoes are the most popular side dish in Russia. This vegetable can be found in every home. And to make it look more festive, you can make all kinds of casseroles using it. Boil the potatoes until half cooked, place on a baking sheet, top with onions, tomatoes, some kind of meat (bacon, fried chicken) or mushrooms. Next, pour sauce or mayonnaise over the mixture and grate cheese on top.
The unexpected arrival of guests can take anyone by surprise. Any housewife worries: what can she cook and feed? As you can see, there are a lot of options, even if the refrigerator is half empty. The main thing is to use ingenuity. Women can make a scandal, a hat and a salad out of nothing!
