Category Archives: Recipes for 20 or more

Slow-cooked topside beef

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Olivia

Two friends came for supper. We sat at the kitchen table with the garden doors wide open. This is ‘allowed’, indeed we could have had the doors closed but it’s still warm enough not to. Apart from that short discussion … Continue reading →

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Dark Chocolate Cake (Vg)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Olivia

Rich, proper chocolate cake. Makes a great vegan birthday cake, or for someone with an egg allergy. Also very good served warm as a pudding, with thick cream. It is very quick and easy to make so works well for … Continue reading →

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Mushroom & Tarragon Souffles – Twice Cooked

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Olivia

These simple souffles are made ahead so it’s a realistic recipe for lots of people, provided you have enough ramekins. Ingredients serves, 8 people, 16 people, 35 people mushrooms, 150g, 300g, 600g butter, 50g, 100g, 200g tarragon, 20g, 40g, 80g … Continue reading →

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A Chocolate Raspberry Pudding Cake for 80 people

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Olivia

This Nigella Lawson recipe works extremely well for large numbers as it’s very easy to make in a huge saucepan and extremely forgiving of almost any baking tray or oven. Ingredients Timescale & Hints The recipe serves ten but it’s … Continue reading →

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Gammon and Red Cabbage for 80 people in Cornwall

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Olivia

A very simple but popular meal for lots of people: boiled gammon, mashed potato, and red cabbage. It’s low-budget and can be done in advance. It doesn’t sound or look very glamorous but it’s surprisingly delicious. Baked Gammon For 80 people you need … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian food for 30 at The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Olivia

I have just come back from cooking at one of my favourite places in the world, The Abbey in Sutton Courtenay. I was cooking for a group doing a mindfulness retreat led by Alistair Appleton. One of the meals was … Continue reading →

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Feeding 26 People in a Barn in Devon

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Olivia

Just back from The Hinterlands photographers workshop in Blackdown Yurts, a wonderful place in Devon. I was cooking for about 25 people in a shed – no running water! And only a small electric oven. So I knew I had to … Continue reading →

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