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We are going to do a low cost (hopefullly) reception... I want to have arabic style food, there is no kitchen on site. Heres my plan I have 6 friends who will make 1 dish each. I expect 45-60 people. chesses , veggie tray cous cousie, green salad, baba ganuk, hummus, dolmas, meatballs in warmer, arabic pickles, fruit in season, pasta salad, baked brie, pita and breads any more ideas ????

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hummus, cookies, small cakes, baklava, ...can't forget dessert (even if there is cake, imho. hehe)

make sure to have lots of pita bread and crackers for dipping in the salads and the cheese... maybe some nuts.... what time shall we all be there? :P

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Trader Joes has awesome baklava!!!! Or go to your local Arab market and get some premade desserts there to bring! Are you having a cake? OMG I'm starving and I have two more hours to go at work! :blink:

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your all invited :)

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good idea, bridget. go to your local arabic market and buy the baklava and things that taste good there! will definitely save time and probably money in the long run. making baklava can be kind of a pain in the #######!

ps. i've bought and ate the entire box of trader joe's baklava before. i stay away now!

2ps. actually.. if you have it... i noticed a huge tray of baklava at costco recently and it looked good (but i didn't try it)

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Sounds great so far !

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what about some homemade falafel? Its very filling so you don't need too much. Lots of different breads and dips are always well received, and maybe some kibbeh or simple chicken kebobs. Ooh and some yummy tahini. Im an event planner and did a lot of events in Cairo and Dubai so I could go on forever !!!

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what about some homemade falafel? Its very filling so you don't need too much. Lots of different breads and dips are always well received, and maybe some kibbeh or simple chicken kebobs. Ooh and some yummy tahini. Im an event planner and did a lot of events in Cairo and Dubai so I could go on forever !!!

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Hmm..how about a shawerma kind of thing? I don't think its toooo hard to make (but I've never tried so I have no idea)

have some hot tea :) num num num ...

zait

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hummos

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We are going to do a low cost (hopefullly) reception... I want to have arabic style food, there is no kitchen on site. Heres my plan I have 6 friends who will make 1 dish each. I expect 45-60 people. chesses , veggie tray cous cousie, green salad, baba ganuk, hummus, dolmas, meatballs in warmer, arabic pickles, fruit in season, pasta salad, baked brie, pita and breads any more ideas ????

moroccan mint-teani!!!!

i forget how to make it but i think its with vodka - I had it in a posh moroccan restaurant in london

it was delicious!

that is if you are having alcohol at your party, if you are not, then just mint tea!

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We are going to do a low cost (hopefullly) reception... I want to have arabic style food, there is no kitchen on site. Heres my plan I have 6 friends who will make 1 dish each. I expect 45-60 people. chesses , veggie tray cous cousie, green salad, baba ganuk, hummus, dolmas, meatballs in warmer, arabic pickles, fruit in season, pasta salad, baked brie, pita and breads any more ideas ????

moroccan mint-teani!!!!

i forget how to make it but i think its with vodka - I had it in a posh moroccan restaurant in london

it was delicious!

that is if you are having alcohol at your party, if you are not, then just mint tea!

At the cafe's we went to in Alexandria they would bring us the tea and along with it they brought a small dish of fresh mint leaves. I thought that was so nice and it just added an extra special touch to the table. :luv:

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I think its important to remember that you should get food that will hold up well. Falafel, unless eating hot out of the fryer doesn't taste as great and also has a tendency to spoil quickly.

I would also stick with a theme. If you are choosing middle eastern food then I would skip the cheeses, baked brie, pasta salad and couscous.

I reccomend this menu:

Appitizers:

Hummos

Baba Ghanouj

Assorted Pickles

Tabouleh Salad (instead of green salad)

Veggie Dolmas (you can actually get these canned and they are not bad)

Mixed nuts

Main dishes:

Kufta meatballs instead of regualr meatballs

Rice w/ roasted pine nuts and almonds

Kababs or arabic style roasted chicken quarters or cornish hens

Roasted veggies & potatoes

Dessert:

Baklava

Cake

Coffee/Tea

Although many of the suggestions here are delicious, they are very homelike and should not be served at a wedding regardless of the size. I can make a meal out of zait & zaatar but I would be shocked to see it at a wedding. Shawerma is good but since it is sliced thin, it will dry out and get cold quickly.

Good luck! If you need any recipes I have plenty and so do the girls around here.

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