Large batch recipes for feeding a crowd by Stephanie Longstreth
The Little Crescent Roll Pouches That Steal the Show Every Time Mexican Chicken Roll-Ups came straight out of my family cookbook — a recipe from my great-aunt Helen Hanavan — and the first time I made them for a party, they were gone in minutes. That was all I needed to know. I have been…
Dump It In the Crockpot and Thank Me Later Every Thursday night, our house fills up. Our college girls come home — and they bring friends. It started as a simple family dinner and somehow turned into this beautiful, loud, wonderful crowd of hungry college kids piling around our table. I love it so much….
What Do You Bring 30 Teachers for Breakfast Without Losing Your Mind? French Toast Casserole — that’s what! It was Teacher Appreciation Week at my kids’ school, and I needed something that would feed a crowd, feel special, and not have me up at 4 AM frantically cooking. This casserole is the answer to all…
Y’all, remember my freezer meal party a few weeks ago? My friend Melissa hosted the most fun afternoon — she bought all the ingredients, invited everyone over, and we each made several meals to bring home. It was such a great idea and I came home with a freezer full of dinners just waiting to…
The Recipe That Kept My Husband Happy as a New Wife No peek chicken is the recipe that kept my husband happy when I was a brand new wife, and 33 years later it is still on the table at our house on a regular basis. Jason grew up eating it — his mom made…
When the Crock-Pot Is Your Best Thursday Night Friend Every Thursday night, our front door opens and college students start showing up for dinner. It started as a small thing — just a few kids who needed a home-cooked meal — and now it’s one of my favorite nights of the week. We usually have…
Some Things Texas Does Right Texas sheet cake is my answer every single time I need to feed a crowd something chocolate and completely unforgettable. I made two of these last night — one to go to the school and the other will get split between two friends who have a hard week ahead of…
Minimum Effort, Maximum Delicious — That’s My Kind of Fish I am not a complicated cook. I never have been and I never will be, and I think that is exactly why people keep coming back to my kitchen. This Super Simple Baked Fish is the perfect example — a handful of ingredients, one broiler…
The Side Dish My Family Fights Over Every Single Time My husband Jason is on the Mediterranean diet, and I take that seriously. Not in a sad, flavorless, “here’s your sad plate of vegetables” kind of way — in a “I am going to make you the most delicious thing I can think of that…
Don’t Judge This Pie by Its Cover Fudgy Pie is the ugliest dessert I make — and also one of the most requested. I am not going to sugarcoat it. From the outside, this fudgy pie is not winning any beauty contests. It comes out of the oven looking a little cracked, a little rustic,…
