From Maggie’s kitchen, page 6
Practical answers for anyone feeding a crowd in North Texas: headcounts, budgets, office lunches, holiday orders, reheating, and the traditions behind the tamal. Written by Chef Maggie.
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What quinceañera catering costs in DFW, and where the money goes
The real quinceañera catering cost for 100–200 guests in DFW, bucket by bucket, and the two places where families overspend without noticing.
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Wedding catering on a budget in Texas: real numbers, real menus
Three wedding menus that come in well under a plated dinner, the cost per guest for each, and the places where a budget wedding should not cut.
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Rehearsal dinner catering ideas in Dallas that feel like home
Five rehearsal dinner menus that feel like a family table instead of a second wedding, with the numbers for 25 to 50 guests and the timing that works.
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Backyard wedding food ideas that hold up outdoors
What to serve at a backyard wedding when there is no kitchen and it is ninety degrees: the menu, the numbers, the setup, and the food-safety rules.
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Sweet sixteen party food that teenagers will actually eat
What teenagers really eat at a party, how much to order for 20 to 60 of them plus the parents, and how to set it up so nobody stands in a line.
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First birthday party food: feeding the adults while the baby eats cake
The baby eats cake. The forty adults who drove over need lunch. Here is how I plan first birthday party food so the host gets to hold the baby.
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Baby shower food on a budget that still looks generous
A shower table can look abundant for around $10 a head if you spend on one good thing and let the rest be cheap and pretty. Here is my plan.
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Retirement party catering: a menu for three generations
A retirement party feeds the boss, the interns and the grandchildren from one table. Here is the menu, the count and the timing that make it work.
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Family reunion food planning for 60 to 150 relatives
Feeding sixty to a hundred and fifty relatives in a park pavilion is a logistics job. Here is the count, the cost split and the timing that work.
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Funeral reception catering in Dallas: quiet, warm, and handled for you
After a service, people need to be fed and the family needs to sit down. Here is how I handle funeral reception food so no one has to think about it.
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Housewarming party food ideas for a house that is not unpacked yet
You just moved in and the pans are somewhere in the garage. Here is how I feed a housewarming without a single working burner.
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Game day party food: why tamales beat wings for a Cowboys crowd
Wings go cold by the second quarter and nobody wants sauce on the remote. Here is the game day spread I send to living rooms across DFW.
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