Simple Wedding Recipes That Taste Great
Coreen Christobelle
Food can be one of the most expensive parts of planning your wedding. In fact, you're lucky if you can get your reception catered for under $50 per guest. But if you're on a budget, you have a choice.
Do you have fewer guests, or do you simply not feed them? Instead, how about you break out a cookbook and find some wedding recipes to make your own food for the reception?
The benefits of making your own wedding food are many. First, you can control the cost. Second, you can control the ingredients. By choosing your own food and ingredients, you can guarantee that everything at the reception fits any dietary guidelines you choose.
But you'll need plenty of time to plan ahead, because your wedding day is going to be busy. Be sure to test all the recipes first. You also want to choose recipes that can stay fresh in the fridge for a few days, or freeze well.
Involve your friends and family. If you give them plenty of notice, several will be happy to set aside time a few days before the big day to help you make your wedding recipes.
Choosing the recipes to serve your guests could be the toughest part of the plan. There are thousands of possibilities. Peruse cookbooks at the book store, and perhaps buy a couple that each have several good ideas.
The best resources, of course, could be the internet. There are literally thousands of recipes on dozens of recipe sites. You could put together a fine menu with just a few hours of research.
A few things you may want to consider serving at the reception include pita bread chips with fancy dips, crackers with smoked salmon, tea sandwiches, skewered meats, or even potato skins with fun toppings.
You want your recipes to be tasty, but be careful that they don't resemble the ordinary kind of food you might serve at a Saturday night party. That way, the event and food will stand out in your guests' minds, and in yours.
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