Hi,
We are going to a family New Years Eve thing. 12 couples, each with an average of 2 kids between 4 - 7.
I offered to bring one of the things I'm good at making, but that was rejected and i was assigned "mac and cheese."
I know part of my stress over this has more to do with the company than the task at hand. This group has been together for years, and as we became friendly with a few of the families, we started getting included in some of this big groups' stuff. That is very nice, no complaints about being included, but it's a little awkward. We are definitely the outsiders and they do things differently than the family group we're usually with.
Anyway....
I have NO idea how to approach this or what to do, and I am especially confused about how much I should make.
Do they sell big trays at Costco? Is it cheaper for me to make it myself? Any good crockpot recipes for a crowd.
I was thinking that for toppings I could do:
crumbled bacon, roasted grape tomatoes, shredded cheese, ritz cracker crumbs, caramelized onions, maybe scallions AND I kind of want to bring pulled bbq pork or chicken also to go with it. (The pulled pork or chicken is practically the easiest part because I am confident in getting the kind I usually get at Trader Joe's or I think there's a good, easy version at Costco.)
Is there a shortcut to getting good bacon crumbles or do I just need to cook a lot of bacon?
I do not know how to go about serving any of this and I need to talk to the hostess about if I can stick a tray in an oven or something, but seriously, she is VERY difficult to communicate with.
I have a big crockpot and 2 small "little dippers" I could warm things in.
What do you wise mamas think?? This is totally stressing me out more than it should.
I have all regular stores available to me for shopping. (Wegmans, Costco, Target, etc)