Figure how many meals you’ll need. Select the menu combinations you want.

Check the shopping list for approximate amount. What they don’t use, we’ll return to you.

Breakfast varied combination of this list (usually 4-5 available)

Oatmeal: raisins or dried cherries, brown sugar, milk

Pancakes or french toast: syrup, margarine, jelly.

Cold cereal: milk

Fruit: bananas, oranges, apples, grapes, peaches, any seasonal fruit or canned.

Eggs, sausages.

Bagels: cream cheese, jam. (I usually get these)

Doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, waffles.

Juice, coffee

Lunch combination of this list (usually 4-5 available)

Sandwiches: lunch meat, peanut butter/jelly, cheese

Pizza muffins

tacos /tortilla shell

Chicken or beef vegetable soup

Spaghetti or macaroni/cheese

cornbread/garlic bread

salad: ranch dressing

carrots/celery

hamburgers/hotdogs/sloppyjoes-barbeque

potato or corn chips

juice/drink mix

Supper main course with variety

Chicken and mashed potatoes & gravy

Lasagna with garlic bread/cornbread/other breads

Rice/taco style with seasoned hamburg, tomatoes, olives, cheese, lettuce /other toppings.

Frozen, fresh, or canned vegetables: green beans or corn

Salad

Applesauce/supreme

Pulled beef barbeque with noodles, potatoes, rice or buns.

Spaghetti with meat sauce and parmesan cheese

Steaks and seasoned potato chunks

Cheeseburgers/hotdogs

Round steak soup, request in advance-I bring the other stuff needed for this soup.

Optional Desserts: Banana-cream vanilla-wafer pudding, Fla-Vor Ice sticks (frozen "popsicles")

1 box vanilla wafer cookies, instant vanilla pudding, coolwhipstuff with banannas

anything needed for birthday celebration, other event

Anything else you may have and know they can use

Anything they requested, or you substitute for something else.

Check- I can often make a huge beef-spinach lasagna ahead (if I have time) that is very hearty.

Shopping List: 18-20 people approx 5-6 days

1 container of oatmeal (I keep one too, usually use 1 1/2 - 2 boxes)

3 boxes cold cereal (2 sugar 1 non-sugared)

3- 4 # bananas

2 bags oranges

2 bags apples

grapes, peaches, canteloupe, strawberries: what’s available/cheapest for the group

1 watermelon

1 head lettuce

4 bags salad

4-6 tomatoes

3# onions 10-15 # potatoes if getting chicken

doughnuts, cinnamon rolls (they usually average 1 doz. per day.)

Cookies - as many as you want- they’ll eat them all by the end.

3-4 bags of chips (they will eat whatever comes)

8-10 containers powdered drink (they average 2 containers of powdered juice per day)

2 boxes pancake mix

2 big jugs syrup

3# spaghetti

2# rice

6 cans beef or chicken vegetable soup (any combination)

6-7 loaves of bread ( ratio = 2/3 white & 1/3 cracked/ whole wheat)

2 pax plain English muffins; 24 taco shells or (some prefer) soft tortillas

4 boxes JiffyMix cornbread

6 loaves garlic bread

Enough buns for the hamburgs and hotdogs you need

3 doz. eggs

5 gals. milk

3- 4# margarine or I big tub

Cheeses- 2# sliced cheese, 2 bags shredded (or chunk cheese)

1 tub sourcreme

2 pax of variety coldcuts for each meal (they prefer assorted meats)

2-4 pax sausages

8# hamburger

2 pax Aldi hamburg patties (they are best/Sam’s Club works, too. Veggie burgers always appreciated by a few.)

3 pax hotdogs

10-15# chicken pieces (one per person works)

1 pack pulled beef (Gordon’s has it; sometimes Aldis) and/or roundsteak if you want it

4 smaller or 2 large lasagna (any leftovers are always used quickly)

3 jars ranch dressing 1 small french or thousand island

2 jars catsup

1 mustard

1 mayo/miraclewhip

2 jars spaghetti sauce

2 jars medium salsa (more if you want to let them have it with chips)

optional stuff if you have on hand: aluminum foil, dish soap, brown sugar, a roll papertowel

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