If you had 10 adults staying at your house for the weekend

[ralphlauren]

How would you prepare? I plan to go Costco and stock up but I need ideas. I will stock up on 4 cases of beer, liquor and mixers but I need snack and food ideas.

Help please

[qcinoct]

presuming that lunches/dinners will be out? Pancake mix, eggs, coffee, juice for breakfast. Nachos, pretzels, cheese, veggies for snacks. Keep it simple

[wowhead]

Book myself a room in a nice hotel.

[FastHands]

Fetal position. Tears.

Hey how is your H?

[balletofangels]

I would premake some breakfast casseroles and/or do overnight oatmeal in the crockpot. Make breakfast as easy as possible.

I would brainstorm as much stuff as possible that could easily be done in the crockpot, because you don't want to be stuck in the kitchen. Things like taco bar, chilli bar, etc. Also, the premade lasagna I get at BJs is delicious and another easy option. They have meat and veggie.

Use as many disposable dishes as possible.

When my parents and their friends gtg at each others' homes each couple takes a breakfast, lunch and dinner and is responsible for bringing everything/cooking. This could be another option.

ETA:

We really like this recipe and I've doubled it. I think you could easily triple.



Overnight Apple Oatmeal:

2 cups skim milk
2 Tbsp honey or 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp margarine
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup dry rolled oats (preferably old fashioned or quick-cooking, but not instant - it'll be a gummy mess)
1 cup apples, chopped
1/4 cup walnuts (optional)

1) Spray inside of slow cooker with non-fat cooking spray.
2) In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Pour into cooker.
3) Cover and cook on low overnight, ideally 6-8 hours.
4) Wake up to yummy breakfast!

Makes 4 servings. 249 cal; 38 carbs; 8g fat; 9g protein.

[speckledfrog]

We had 11 once. That is too many. Toooooo many.

[ralphlauren]

It is only for 2 days so I agreed to this. I will probably want to lock myself in my bedroom by the 2nd day. Ugh

[adhdfashion]

The giant pork loin for pulled pork sandwiches. A couple of the giant bags of buns. Burgers beef and Turkey. Bagels, the 24 of case of yougurt, granola bars. The giant thing of eggs. Coffee and creamer.

[ralphlauren]

Sept 19, 2014 20:24:38 GMT -5 peachy said:

Are you responsible for feeding them all?

I don't think so

[CurlyQ284]

change the locks, turn off the lights and hide in the basement

[ralphlauren]

Sept 19, 2014 20:26:29 GMT -5 Queen Dick, Hibernating Bear said:

I would not.

I think that I have to provide stuff for them. I don't want to be cheap and I want to have snacks and food available for them.

[CloudBee]

Oh my gosh!

-lots of bagels
-cream cheese
-milk
-OJ
-yogurt cups
-crackers
-cheese
-couple boxes of cereal
-bag of granola for the yogurt
-a couple bags of apples
-bisquick (in the bottle)
-couple dozen eggs
-several loaves of bread
-deli meat
-frozen pizzas
-bagged salad
-bananas
-pretzels
-bottled water

[Deleted]

This sounds like a nightmare.


Don't forget to update how it went! Lol

[snorky]

Extra toilet paper, paper towels, and a plunger.

[speckledfrog]

Sept 19, 2014 20:34:16 GMT -5 snorky said:

Extra toilet paper, paper towels, and a plunger.

Lol.  I bought plungers for all of my bathrooms when we had our zillion guests

@cse1960 lasagna is too hard for 10.  Something less labor intensive (soup/chili or burgers/hotdogs) would be much better, since she doesn't have a lot of lead time to prep.

[madringal]

We do this every few years around Christmas time. It is usually 12 adults and about a half dozen kids. Its crazy, but always super fun. Breakfast is usually biscuits/gravy one day, bagels and monkey bread the next, eggs and pancakes the last day. I always try to have cereal, lots of fruit, and some oatmeal too just in case. Snack are usually chips/dip, sausage/cheese/crackers, veggies and dip. Lunch is always sandwiches. I buy like every kind of lunch meat, bread, cheese I can think of. I also have a panini press so that makes it fun. DInner is usually something in the crock pot. My favorite is black bean chicken tacos, and then I make a pot of cilantro lime rice. I buy a bunch of topping and let everyone make their own Chipotle style burrito bowl. Italian beef is also easy in the crock pot. Serve it with some store bought potato salad.

[ralphlauren]

Sept 19, 2014 20:31:08 GMT -5 @teabag said:

This sounds like a nightmare.


Don't forget to update how it went! Lol

Thank you for your helpful feedback

Glad you can contribute something to this

[lucky513]

I think you need more beer

[orangeglow]

I would scrounge up quarters and send them all to the local super 8.  They can sleep there and get vending machine snacks!  Done.

[dexteroni]

@cse1960's list for snacks and lunches is pretty much what I do when we have guests. For dinners, I try to make them happen outside of my home, or I'll order in something that feeds a group easily. So for this weekend, I would order pizzas and wings one night, maybe make a huge batch of taco meat the next night, and put out shells, tortillas, and toppings.

Definitely agree with using paper goods as much as possible, stocking up on toilet paper, and also make sure you have enough coffee.
 
Why are they all coming at once? Is there an event they're all attending or something? Will there be any meals you don't have to provide or any times where they'll all be out of your house? If not, I would come up with some events to get at least some of them out for a while.
 

[miniroller]

Another hostess tip: make sure you have a stocked medicine cabinet! Tylenol/ aspirin for am's, cold/ flu relievers just in case, band-aids, etc.

[dexteroni]

Sept 19, 2014 20:45:50 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

she could buy lasagna, ready to cook, maybe? I've done that; there are a few restaurants here that will make a big pan of it to cook at home.

Oh, that reminds me - sometimes for a big group dinner I'll order catering from our local Italian store. Pasta, meatballs, sausage, rolls for sandwiches, and salad.

[orangeglow]

Seriously though.  Bottled water maybe for hangovers etc.  Gatorade or something for the same reasons.  

I think other people covered the rest.

[ralphlauren]

Sept 19, 2014 20:28:08 GMT -5 @smace said:

Sept 19, 2014 20:23:02 GMT -5 ralphlauren said:

It is only for 2 days so I agreed to this. I will probably want to lock myself in my bedroom by the 2nd day. Ugh

that's 2 too many. what is this for. why did you agree to this lunacy?

Our friends are flying out from the Midwest to see a concert.

[dexteroni]

Am I the only one who actually kind of likes having guests? I find it fun. I've never had 10 at a time though.

[speckledfrog]

Sept 19, 2014 20:45:50 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Sept 19, 2014 20:40:43 GMT -5 speckledfrog said:

Lol.  I bought plungers for all of my bathrooms when we had our zillion guests

@cse1960 lasagna is too hard for 10.  Something less labor intensive (soup/chili or burgers/hotdogs) would be much better, since she doesn't have a lot of lead time to prep.

she could buy lasagna, ready to cook, maybe? I've done that; there are a few restaurants here that will make a big pan of it to cook at home. 

Yes!  Throwing money at a problem is always a very viable solution.  Easy peasy.

[sofamonkey]

Lots of extra towels & washcloths. Snacks (use suesue 's list). LOTS of alcohol. Paper plates, plastic cups.

[sandyapples]

10 bags of Chicago mix.

[keyslover]

Sept 19, 2014 20:54:12 GMT -5 @smace said:

Sept 19, 2014 20:52:00 GMT -5 ralphlauren said:

Our friends are flying out from the Midwest to see a concert.

I still think you're nuts. 

either that or you really like people. 

I am a people hater. haha. 

I was thinking if I even like 10 people enough to spend a weekend with them. Not sure I do

[ralphlauren]

Sept 19, 2014 20:53:30 GMT -5 Queen Dick, Hibernating Bear said:

Sept 19, 2014 20:52:00 GMT -5 ralphlauren said:

Our friends are flying out from the Midwest to see a concert.

Look Ralph you're being really nice but this means they are too cheap to get hotel rooms. Don't let them take advantage.

Normally I would agree with you 1000%. I agreed to this and I am actually not worried about being taken advantage of. I just want to be a good host. I