What are some great meals to cook as a group?
6 other foodie friends and I are spending a week in the woods in October, trying to think of good collaborative dinners we can all make together - was thinking along the lines of fish tacos, but would love some other fun suggestions. We'll have access to a full kitchen and grill. Thanks!!!
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Make ahead stuff like lasagna, stew and chili so you can party and have fun with your friends. That’s what we do. No matter at a camp or the cape.
Tamales
Enchiladas
Gnocchi
Pici (hand rolled Tuscan pasta)
Ravioli (as previously mentioned)
Dolmas
Shish-ka-bob
Different types of fondues (each person or couple gets a recipe for one)
Spring or Summer rolls
Chinese potstickers
Won-tons
Sushi
Desserts:
Baklava
Hand pies
Cookies (of course)
Individual tiramisus
Individual parfaits
Creme brulee
I use a "Zataraine" spice mix--which is sold in a bag. And bloom that with a can of beer and lemon halves. Then bring up the water to temp with salt.
From there it's just timing adding things. I go sausage, potatoes, corn then shrimp. With about 10 mins between additions. Poking the potatoes for the final test for doneness.
Then drain and dump it on a table covered with news print. Serve with butter, cocktail sauce and a salad.
playing on the participation thing, pasta primavera with mixed veggies chopped by your crew. lightly grill the veggies
For pizza buy some small precooked shells and make a toppings bar so you just have to finish them. Stonefire makes Naan bread that makes great small pizza. I am sure you can get some farmers market veggies for toppings, broccoli rabe , tomatoes , grilled sausage etc....
Let us know how it turns out. ********P.S. Can I Come?***********
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The original poster does mention that there's a full kitchen and grill at the house. Toss a rolling pin in the trunk if you don't want to bring a pasta machine or know if one exists on the premises. Heck, you can use a glass bottle in a pinch as a rolling pin.
Making the dough is a snap. It's filling the ravioli that's time consuming.
Making tortillas from scratch is the same basic principle, the dough is easy, just need a tortilla press.
Baked potatoes for seven foodies who want to collaborate on fun projects? What sort of collaboration is that? One to turn on the oven, another to wash the potatoes, another to dry them, etc.?
This isn't an inquiry about the easiest way to feed seven people. The inquiry is about fun projects for seven foodies who are bunking together for a whole week. Baked potatoes for seven people would take one person about three minutes of work.
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No, I'm from Rochester (not so far from Albany). When I was growing up and read about upstate, I thought for sure they meant Plattsburgh.] (and nearby),
It was only later when I met people from the 5 boroughs (NYC) that I realized for THEM upstate began at Yonkers, even sooner than the Catskills.
Pacific northwest - salmon or shellfish, game (moose, elk, caribou), mushrooms, berries, kale, small fruits, potatoes, fiddle-heads (when in season).
Mediterranean forests, woodland and scrub (California central valley) - great abundance of choice...nuts, herbs, hundreds of fruits and vegetables
Southern forests (with or without adjacent seashore)...grits, crawfish, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, pecan pie, chicken and dumplings, skillet cornbread, pulled pork etc.
How to do.
I think MMH's idea of rotating one night per couple or family is useful, as long as they can draft sous chefs if needed.
Another way would be to let people who have special masteries (bread, dessert, barbecuing, breakfast) take on those duties and others work with them to learn or improve their skills.
One or two people prepping the dough, the others making various fillings. All hands on deck filling them.