Mother's Day for 8 guests
A sit-down mother's day for 8: 6 dishes, about 661 g of food a guest (11.75 lb in all), 39 lines on the shopping list and around 19 drinks. 50% of the cooking can happen before the day.
- Dishes
- 6
- Food
- 11.75 lb
- Drinks
- 19
- Shopping lines
- 39
Sized by the planning engine
The menu, amounts and kitchen check
- · We set food for 11 AM — change it if your timing is different.
Menu for 8
Starters
- Citrus, fennel & olive salad1 batch · 8 servingson the day
Mains
- Spring vegetable lasagna with pea-pistachio pesto1 batch · 8 servingson the day
Sides
- Cold green salad, sharp dressing0.5 batches · 4 servingson the day
- Sweet-tea glazed carrots with buttermilk herb dressing0.5 batches · 4 servingsday before
Bread
- Shokupan1 batch · 10 servingsday before
Dessert
- Rhubarb fool1 batch · 8 servingsday before
About 661 g of food a guest. 50% of the cooking can be done before the day.
Shopping highlights
- Asparagus1 lb
- Baby spinach6 oz
- Chives1 tbsp
- Citrus for garnish1 ea
- Fennel bulb3 ea
- Fresh dill1 tbsp
- Lemon1 ea
- Oranges5 ea
- Rhubarb2 lb
- Salad leaves8 oz
10 of 39 lines. The full list comes with the plan.
Kitchen check
RECOVERY WINDOW — Clear
Recovery window is the busiest part of this starting kitchen.
Checked against a starting kitchen of 1 oven and 4 burners — not yours yet. Seats are not counted here: the planner asks for your real number rather than guessing it.
Drinks and cost
- Drinks, all kinds
- 19
- Ice
- 14 lb
- Food, estimated
- $190
About $24 a guest — a planning estimate from typical supermarket costs, not a price.
Countdown
The mother's day timeline, condensed
4 weeks before
- · Send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat.
- · Eggs, bread and fruit. Leave the person a chair, not a task.
2 weeks before
- · Order the things that sell out. Leave the greens for the week of.
- · Decide the table before you buy anything for it.
1 week before
- · Cook whatever is better the next day. Leave the last fry for the day.
- · Count the zero-proof and the water with the rest of the drinks.
Day before
- · Clear the surfaces you will actually serve from.
- · Label what is already done so a helper does not redo it.
Day of
- · Finish only what cannot wait. Put the rest out before people arrive.
- · Keep one person out of the kitchen once guests are in the room.
Day after
- · Cool leftovers in shallow containers. Note what actually ran out.
- · Eat the food that keeps. Throw out the food that does not.
Other sizes
Mother's Day for more or fewer
Questions hosts ask
How much food for a mother's day for 8?
About 11.75 lb of finished food, or 661 g a guest across 6 dishes, with spring vegetable lasagna with pea-pistachio pesto as the main. The amounts are sized by the planning engine and include a small margin.
Should a mother's day for 8 be a buffet or a sit-down meal?
A sit-down meal works for 8 if you have a chair for everyone. Count your seats first — the planner never assumes them — and switch to a buffet if you are short.
How many drinks for a mother's day for 8?
About 19 drinks across the party, including alcohol-free ones, and 14 lb of ice.
How far ahead should I start planning?
Start 4 weeks before: send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat, and eggs, bread and fruit. Leave the person a chair, not a task.
What does a mother's day for 8 cost?
The food in this plan comes to roughly $190, about $24 a guest. That is a planning estimate from typical US supermarket costs, not a price for your shop.
The whole night
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