"I've got a feast / in my back pocket . . ."

[bunnyjadwiga]

A recent SCA request for help with a feast led me to thinking. I know that if I was in a hurry, and had to scramble together a feast menu off the top of my head, based on what was easy to prepare, easy to get, and popular, I could probably pull one out of my back pocket relatively easily. In fact, most SCA foodies could (in my opinion). I started asking around and found that others liked this pleasant game.

So... I'm inviting you all to go ahead and try it. Assume 60-100 attendees, and a budget in the normal range for your area. Please post your 'back pocket feast' before reading other people's comments, if you would. I'm looking forward to seeing your answers...

Comments

[loosecanon.livejournal.com]

when I think of basic, simple dinners, I always refer back to the one and only Feast of Simple Fare I attended, many years ago.

Soup
Salad
Roast chicken
Simple sausages or a pork dish, depending on price
buttered worts, preferably cabbage
A baked vegetarian pottage.
frumenty
fruits and or fruit soup

breads, cheeses, and a couple of sauces.

I like doing things in a somewhat spartan manner, and allowing the sauce to be the fancy element, when it is a meal with fewer dishes. That allows people to avoid things they ought to avoid a little more easily.

hmmm

[bunnyjadwiga.livejournal.com]

Can you tell me more about the baked vegetarian pottage? What was in it? Sallamalah's redactions are usually creative and widely copied-- but I haven't heard of this.