The Potato Bar
For the party I threw tonight, I decided the main attraction would be a mashed potato bar. It turned out pretty well. I made a bag of russet potatoes and kept them warm in my rice cooker (I so love my rice cooker). Sides were simple and had had different reviews.
Butter Very successful. 3/4 gone
Sour cream Marginally successful. I think it was largely missed b/c it was covered
Chives Reasonably successful. 1/2 gone
Mushroom Sauce Reasonably successful. < 1/2 C left
Real bacon Bits Very successful. < Tablespoon left.
I has about 8 people at the party and I have half the potatoes left. Some people went for the snacks and sweets instead, so I would estimate 1 bag feeding about 15-20 people. I also had a secondary main dish of sweet and sour chicken wings to offset the savoriness of the potatoes. The potato bar was reasonably easy to prepare and maintain. I may do this as a thing for future cold time parties.
Butter Very successful. 3/4 gone
Sour cream Marginally successful. I think it was largely missed b/c it was covered
Chives Reasonably successful. 1/2 gone
Mushroom Sauce Reasonably successful. < 1/2 C left
Real bacon Bits Very successful. < Tablespoon left.
I has about 8 people at the party and I have half the potatoes left. Some people went for the snacks and sweets instead, so I would estimate 1 bag feeding about 15-20 people. I also had a secondary main dish of sweet and sour chicken wings to offset the savoriness of the potatoes. The potato bar was reasonably easy to prepare and maintain. I may do this as a thing for future cold time parties.