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2. Find out about how many people will be attending the funeral reception. You want to prepare enough for everyone without many leftovers. Ask a funeral director how many people attend an average funeral.
3. Step 2

   Choose comfort food. Sandwiches make great reception food. You can gather family members together the day before and make various sandwiches. Popular sandwiches are tuna, salmon, roast beef, ham and cheese. Cut the sandwiches into four pieces and place in airtight containers. Refrigerate.

4. Step 3

   Cut up bite sized pieces of cheese to serve with crackers for another light snack. Keep the cheese in sealed baggies and refrigerate.

5. Step 4

   Prepare simple desserts like squares, tarts and cookies. People find sweet desserts comforting. Chocolate always goes over well.

6. Step 5

   Bring large plates or platters to the reception room. Add a variety of sandwiches to the platters. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate.

7. Step 6

   Decide who is bringing the food and when it will be taken to the reception room. You may be able to bring it in the evening before if a kitchen is available. If not, ask a trusted friend to bring the food in as soon as the funeral service is over.

8. Step 7

   Have someone make a pot of coffee right before the reception. Have some juice on hand as well.

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All Suburbs Catering serves all areas of Sydney, including yours! We cover the entire metropolitan area - phones answered 24 hours a day. If you require any further information or help organising your function please do not hesitate to contact us on our Free Call 1800 251 440.

South Coast - Central Coast

Don’t live in Sydney? No worries - we service the NSW South Coast from Wollongong to Nowra and the NSW Central Coast. For these areas you can make your bookings on Free Call 1800 354 755.

Here’s a complete list of our service areas - if you can’t see your suburb listed below, please contact us.

All Suburbs Catering Service Areas:

Abbotsbury, Abbotsford, Acacia Gardens, Agnes Banks, Airds, Akuna Bay, Alexandria, Alfords Point, Allambie, Allambie Heights, Allawah, Ambarvale, Annandale, Annangrove, Arcadia, Arncliffe, Arndell Park, Artarmon, Ashbury, Ashcroft, Ashfield, Asquith, Auburn, Auburn North, Auburn South, Auburn West, Audley, Austral, Avalon

Badgerys Creek, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Balmain, Balmain East, Balmoral, Balmoral Beach, Bangor, Banksia, Banksmeadow, Bankstown, Bankstown Airport, Barangaroo, Barden Ridge, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Barra Brui, Bass Hill, Baulkham Hills, Bayview, Beacon Hill, Beaconsfield, Beaumont Hills, Beauty Point, Beecroft, Belfield, Bella Vista, Bellevue Hill, Belmore, Belrose, Ben Buckler, Berala, Berkshire Park, Berowra, Berowra Creek, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Berrilee, Beverly Park, Beverly Hills, Bexley, Bexley North, Bickley Vale, Bidwill, Bilgola, Bilgola Plateau, Birchgrove, Birkenhead Point, Birrong, Blackett, Blacktown, Blair Athol, Blairmount, Blakehurst, Bligh Park, Bobbin Head, Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bonnet Bay, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Bossley Park, Botany, Bow Bowing, Box Hill, Bradbury, Breakfast Point, Brighton-le-Sands, Bringelly, Broadway, Bronte, Brooklyn, Brookvale, Bundeena, Bungan Head, Burraneer, Burwood, Burwood Heights, Busby

Cabarita, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Camden, Camden South, Camellia, Cammeray, Campbelltown, Camperdown, Campsie, Canada Bay, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Canoelands, Canterbury, Careel Bay, Caringbah, Carlingford, Carlton, Carramar, Carss Park, Cartwright, Castle Cove, Castle Hill, Castlecrag, Castlereagh, Casula, Catherine Field, Cattai, Cawdor, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Centennial Park, Chatswood, Chatswood West, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Chester Hill, Chifley, Chippendale, Chipping Norton, Chiswick, Chullora, Church Point, Circular Quay, Claremont Meadows, Clarendon, Clareville, Clareville Beach, Claymore, Clemton Park, Clifton Gardens, Clontarf, Clovelly, Clyde, Coasters Retreat, Cobbitty, Cockatoo Island, Colebee, Collaroy, Collaroy Plateau, Colyton, Como, Concord, Concord West, Condell Park, Connells Point, Coogee, Cottage Point, Cowan, Cranebrook, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crestwood, Cromer, Cronulla, Crows Nest, Croydon, Croydon Park, Curl Curl, Currans Hill

Daceyville, Dangar Island, Darling Harbour, Darling Point, Darlinghurst, Darlington, Davidson, Dawes Point, Dean Park, Dee Why, Denham Court, Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Dharruk, Dobroyd Point, Dolans Bay, Dolls Point, Doonside, Double Bay, Dover Heights, Drummoyne, Duffys Forest, Dulwich Hill, Dundas, Dundas Valley, Dunheved, Dural

Eagle Vale, Earlwood, East Botany, East Gordon, East Hills, East Killara, East Lindfield, East Ryde, East Sydney, Eastern Creek, Eastgardens, Eastlakes, Eastwood, Edensor Park, Edgecliff, Edmondson Park, Elanora, Elderslie, Elizabeth Bay, Ellis Lane, Emerton, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Enfield, Engadine, Englorie Park, Enmore, Epping, Ermington, Erskine Park, Erskineville, Eschol Park, Eveleigh

Fairfield, Fairfield East, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Fairlight, Fiddletown, Five Dock, Flemington, Forest Glen, Forest Lodge, Forestville, Fox Valley, Freemans Reach, Frenchs Forest

Galston, Garden Island, Georges Hall, Georges Heights, Gilead, Girraween, Gladesville, Glebe, Glebe Point, Glen Alpine, Glendenning, Glenfield, Glenhaven, Glenmore Park, Glenorie, Glenwood, Glossodia, Goat Island, Gordon, Gore Hill, Granville, Grasmere, Grays Point, Green Valley, Greenacre, Greendale, Greenfield Park, Greenwich, Greystanes, Guildford, Guildford West, Gymea, Gymea Bay

Haberfield, Hammondville, Harbord, Harrington Park, Harris Park, Hassall Grove, Haymarket, Heathcote, Hebersham, Heckenberg, Henley, Hillsdale, Hillside, Hinchinbrook, Hobartville, Holroyd, Holsworthy, Homebush, Homebush Bay, Homebush West, Horningsea Park, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Horsley Park, Hoxton Park, Hunter’s Hill, Huntingwood, Huntleys Cove, Huntleys Point, Hurlstone Park, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove

Illawong, Ingleburn, Ingleside

Jamisontown, Jannali

Kangaroo Point, Kareela, Kearns, Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Kemps Creek, Kensington, Kenthurst, Kentlyn, Killara, Killarney Heights, Kings Cross, Kings Langley, Kings Park, Kingsford, Kingsgrove, Kingswood, Kirkham, Kirrawee, Kirribilli, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase, Kurnell, Kyeemagh, Kyle Bay

La Perouse, Lakemba, Lalor Park, Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Lansdowne, Lansvale, Lavender Bay, Laughtondale, Leichhardt, Leets Vale, Lemongrove, Leonay, Leppington, Lethbridge Park, Leumeah, Lewisham, Liberty Grove, Lidcombe, Lidcombe North, Lilli Pilli, Lilyfield, Lindfield, Linley Point, Little Bay, Liverpool, Llandilo, Loftus, Londonderry, Long Point, Longueville, Lower Portland, Lucas Heights, Luddenham, Lugarno, Lurnea

Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Links, Macquarie Park, Maianbar, Malabar, Manly, Manly Vale, Maraylya, Marayong, Maroota, Maroubra, Maroubra Junction, Marrickville, Marrickville South, Marsden Park, Marsfield, Mascot, Matraville, Mays Hill, McGraths Hill, McMahons Point, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Menai, Menangle Park, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Middle Cove, Middle Dural, Middleton Grange, Miller, Millers Point, Milperra, Milson Island, Milsons Passage, Milsons Point, Minchinbury, Minto, Minto Heights, Miranda, Mona Vale, Monterey, Moore Park, Moorebank, Morning Bay, Mortdale, Mortlake, Mosman, Mount Annan, Mount Colah, Mount Druitt, Mount Kuring-Gai, Mount Lewis, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pritchard, Mount Vernon, Mulgoa, Mulgrave

Narellan, Narellan Vale, Naremburn, Narrabeen, Narraweena, Narwee, Nelson, Neutral Bay, Newbury, Newington, Newport, Newtown, Normanhurst, North Balgowlah, North Bondi, North Curl Curl, North Epping, North Manly, North Narrabeen, North Parramatta, North Richmond, North Rocks, North Ryde, North Seaforth, North St Ives, North St Marys, North Strathfield, North Sydney, North Turramurra, North Willoughby, North Wahroonga, Northbridge, Northmead, Northwood

Oakhurst, Oakville, Oatlands, Oatley, Old Guildford, Old Toongabbie, Oran Park, Orchard Hills, Osborne Park, Oxford Falls, Oxley Park, Oyster Bay

Paddington, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Pagewood, Palm Beach, Panania, Parklea, Parramatta, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Pemulwuy, Pendle Hill, Pennant Hills, Penrith, Penshurst, Petersham, Phillip Bay, Picnic Point, Pitt Town, Pitt Town Bottoms, Pleasure Point, Plumpton, Point Piper, Port Botany, Port Hacking, Potts Hill, Potts Point, Prairiewood, Prestons, Prospect, Punchbowl, Putney, Pymble, Pyrmont

Quakers Hill, Queens Park, Queenscliff

Raby, Railway Square, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Randwick, Redfern, Regents Park, Regentville, Revesby, Revesby Heights, Rhodes, Richmond, Riverstone, Riverview, Riverwood, Rockdale, The Rocks, Rodd Point, Rookwood, Rooty Hill, Rose Bay, Rosebery, Rosehill, Roselands, Rosemeadow, Roseville, Roseville Chase, Rossmore, Round Corner, Rouse Hill, Rozelle, Ruse, Rushcutters Bay, Russell Lea, Rydalmere, Ryde

Sackville North, Sadleir, Sandringham, Sandy Point, Sans Souci, Scheyville, Schofields, Scotland Island, Seaforth, Sefton, Seven Hills, Shalvey, Shanes Park, Silverwater, Singletons Mill, Smeaton Grange, Smithfield, South Coogee, South Granville, South Hurstville, South Maroota, South Penrith, South Turramurra, South Wentworthville, South Windsor, Spit Junction, Spit, The, Spring Farm, St Andrews, St Clair, St Helens Park, St Ives, St Ives Chase, St Johns Park, St Leonards, St Marys, St Peters, Stanhope Gardens, Stanmore, Strathfield, Strathfield South, Strawberry Hills, Summer Hill, Surry Hills, Sutherland, Sydenham, Sydney (see also: City of Sydney), Sylvania, Sylvania Waters

Tamarama, Tarban, Taren Point, Telopea, Tempe, Tennyson Point, Terrey Hills, The Ponds, Thompsons Corner, Thornleigh, Toongabbie, Town Hall, Tregear, Turramurra, Turrella

Ultimo, Undercliffe

Varroville, Vaucluse, Villawood, Vineyard, Voyager Point

Wahroonga, Waitara, Wakeley, Wallacia, Wareemba, Warrawee, Warriewood, Warwick Farm, Waterfall, Waterloo, Watsons Bay, Wattle Grove, Waverley, Waverton, Wedderburn, Wentworthville, Werrington, Werrington County, Werrington Downs, West Hoxton, West Killara, West Lindfield, West Pennant Hills, West Pymble, West Ryde, Westleigh, Westmead, Wetherill Park, Whalan, Whale Beach, Wheeler Heights, Wiley Park, Willmot, Willoughby, Willoughby East, Windsor, Windsor Downs, Wingala, Winston Hills, Wisemans Ferry, Wolli Creek, Wollstonecraft, Woodbine, Woodcroft, Woodpark, Woollahra, Woolloomooloo, Woolooware, Woolwich, Woronora, Woronora Heights

Yagoona, Yarramundi, Yarrawarrah, Yennora, Yowie Bay

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All Suburbs Catering serves all areas of Sydney, including yours! We cover the entire metropolitan area - phones answered 24 hours a day. If you require any further information or help organising your function please do not hesitate to contact us on our Free Call 1300 368 251.

South Coast - Central Coast

Don’t live in Sydney? No worries - we service the NSW South Coast from Wollongong to Nowra and the NSW Central Coast. For these areas you can make your bookings on Free Call 1800 354 755.

Here’s a complete list of our service areas - if you can’t see your suburb listed below, please contact us.

All Suburbs Catering Service Areas:

Abbotsbury, Abbotsford, Acacia Gardens, Agnes Banks, Airds, Akuna Bay, Alexandria, Alfords Point, Allambie, Allambie Heights, Allawah, Ambarvale, Annandale, Annangrove, Arcadia, Arncliffe, Arndell Park, Artarmon, Ashbury, Ashcroft, Ashfield, Asquith, Auburn, Auburn North, Auburn South, Auburn West, Audley, Austral, Avalon

Badgerys Creek, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Balmain, Balmain East, Balmoral, Balmoral Beach, Bangor, Banksia, Banksmeadow, Bankstown, Bankstown Airport, Barangaroo, Barden Ridge, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Barra Brui, Bass Hill, Baulkham Hills, Bayview, Beacon Hill, Beaconsfield, Beaumont Hills, Beauty Point, Beecroft, Belfield, Bella Vista, Bellevue Hill, Belmore, Belrose, Ben Buckler, Berala, Berkshire Park, Berowra, Berowra Creek, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Berrilee, Beverly Park, Beverly Hills, Bexley, Bexley North, Bickley Vale, Bidwill, Bilgola, Bilgola Plateau, Birchgrove, Birkenhead Point, Birrong, Blackett, Blacktown, Blair Athol, Blairmount, Blakehurst, Bligh Park, Bobbin Head, Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bonnet Bay, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Bossley Park, Botany, Bow Bowing, Box Hill, Bradbury, Breakfast Point, Brighton-le-Sands, Bringelly, Broadway, Bronte, Brooklyn, Brookvale, Bundeena, Bungan Head, Burraneer, Burwood, Burwood Heights, Busby

Cabarita, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Camden, Camden South, Camellia, Cammeray, Campbelltown, Camperdown, Campsie, Canada Bay, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Canoelands, Canterbury, Careel Bay, Caringbah, Carlingford, Carlton, Carramar, Carss Park, Cartwright, Castle Cove, Castle Hill, Castlecrag, Castlereagh, Casula, Catherine Field, Cattai, Cawdor, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Centennial Park, Chatswood, Chatswood West, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Chester Hill, Chifley, Chippendale, Chipping Norton, Chiswick, Chullora, Church Point, Circular Quay, Claremont Meadows, Clarendon, Clareville, Clareville Beach, Claymore, Clemton Park, Clifton Gardens, Clontarf, Clovelly, Clyde, Coasters Retreat, Cobbitty, Cockatoo Island, Colebee, Collaroy, Collaroy Plateau, Colyton, Como, Concord, Concord West, Condell Park, Connells Point, Coogee, Cottage Point, Cowan, Cranebrook, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crestwood, Cromer, Cronulla, Crows Nest, Croydon, Croydon Park, Curl Curl, Currans Hill

Daceyville, Dangar Island, Darling Harbour, Darling Point, Darlinghurst, Darlington, Davidson, Dawes Point, Dean Park, Dee Why, Denham Court, Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Dharruk, Dobroyd Point, Dolans Bay, Dolls Point, Doonside, Double Bay, Dover Heights, Drummoyne, Duffys Forest, Dulwich Hill, Dundas, Dundas Valley, Dunheved, Dural

Eagle Vale, Earlwood, East Botany, East Gordon, East Hills, East Killara, East Lindfield, East Ryde, East Sydney, Eastern Creek, Eastgardens, Eastlakes, Eastwood, Edensor Park, Edgecliff, Edmondson Park, Elanora, Elderslie, Elizabeth Bay, Ellis Lane, Emerton, Emu Heights, Emu Plains, Enfield, Engadine, Englorie Park, Enmore, Epping, Ermington, Erskine Park, Erskineville, Eschol Park, Eveleigh

Fairfield, Fairfield East, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Fairlight, Fiddletown, Five Dock, Flemington, Forest Glen, Forest Lodge, Forestville, Fox Valley, Freemans Reach, Frenchs Forest

Galston, Garden Island, Georges Hall, Georges Heights, Gilead, Girraween, Gladesville, Glebe, Glebe Point, Glen Alpine, Glendenning, Glenfield, Glenhaven, Glenmore Park, Glenorie, Glenwood, Glossodia, Goat Island, Gordon, Gore Hill, Granville, Grasmere, Grays Point, Green Valley, Greenacre, Greendale, Greenfield Park, Greenwich, Greystanes, Guildford, Guildford West, Gymea, Gymea Bay

Haberfield, Hammondville, Harbord, Harrington Park, Harris Park, Hassall Grove, Haymarket, Heathcote, Hebersham, Heckenberg, Henley, Hillsdale, Hillside, Hinchinbrook, Hobartville, Holroyd, Holsworthy, Homebush, Homebush Bay, Homebush West, Horningsea Park, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Horsley Park, Hoxton Park, Hunter’s Hill, Huntingwood, Huntleys Cove, Huntleys Point, Hurlstone Park, Hurstville, Hurstville Grove

Illawong, Ingleburn, Ingleside

Jamisontown, Jannali

Kangaroo Point, Kareela, Kearns, Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Kemps Creek, Kensington, Kenthurst, Kentlyn, Killara, Killarney Heights, Kings Cross, Kings Langley, Kings Park, Kingsford, Kingsgrove, Kingswood, Kirkham, Kirrawee, Kirribilli, Kogarah, Kogarah Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase, Kurnell, Kyeemagh, Kyle Bay

La Perouse, Lakemba, Lalor Park, Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Lansdowne, Lansvale, Lavender Bay, Laughtondale, Leichhardt, Leets Vale, Lemongrove, Leonay, Leppington, Lethbridge Park, Leumeah, Lewisham, Liberty Grove, Lidcombe, Lidcombe North, Lilli Pilli, Lilyfield, Lindfield, Linley Point, Little Bay, Liverpool, Llandilo, Loftus, Londonderry, Long Point, Longueville, Lower Portland, Lucas Heights, Luddenham, Lugarno, Lurnea

Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Links, Macquarie Park, Maianbar, Malabar, Manly, Manly Vale, Maraylya, Marayong, Maroota, Maroubra, Maroubra Junction, Marrickville, Marrickville South, Marsden Park, Marsfield, Mascot, Matraville, Mays Hill, McGraths Hill, McMahons Point, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Menai, Menangle Park, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Middle Cove, Middle Dural, Middleton Grange, Miller, Millers Point, Milperra, Milson Island, Milsons Passage, Milsons Point, Minchinbury, Minto, Minto Heights, Miranda, Mona Vale, Monterey, Moore Park, Moorebank, Morning Bay, Mortdale, Mortlake, Mosman, Mount Annan, Mount Colah, Mount Druitt, Mount Kuring-Gai, Mount Lewis, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pritchard, Mount Vernon, Mulgoa, Mulgrave

Narellan, Narellan Vale, Naremburn, Narrabeen, Narraweena, Narwee, Nelson, Neutral Bay, Newbury, Newington, Newport, Newtown, Normanhurst, North Balgowlah, North Bondi, North Curl Curl, North Epping, North Manly, North Narrabeen, North Parramatta, North Richmond, North Rocks, North Ryde, North Seaforth, North St Ives, North St Marys, North Strathfield, North Sydney, North Turramurra, North Willoughby, North Wahroonga, Northbridge, Northmead, Northwood

Oakhurst, Oakville, Oatlands, Oatley, Old Guildford, Old Toongabbie, Oran Park, Orchard Hills, Osborne Park, Oxford Falls, Oxley Park, Oyster Bay

Paddington, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Pagewood, Palm Beach, Panania, Parklea, Parramatta, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Pemulwuy, Pendle Hill, Pennant Hills, Penrith, Penshurst, Petersham, Phillip Bay, Picnic Point, Pitt Town, Pitt Town Bottoms, Pleasure Point, Plumpton, Point Piper, Port Botany, Port Hacking, Potts Hill, Potts Point, Prairiewood, Prestons, Prospect, Punchbowl, Putney, Pymble, Pyrmont

Quakers Hill, Queens Park, Queenscliff

Raby, Railway Square, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, Randwick, Redfern, Regents Park, Regentville, Revesby, Revesby Heights, Rhodes, Richmond, Riverstone, Riverview, Riverwood, Rockdale, The Rocks, Rodd Point, Rookwood, Rooty Hill, Rose Bay, Rosebery, Rosehill, Roselands, Rosemeadow, Roseville, Roseville Chase, Rossmore, Round Corner, Rouse Hill, Rozelle, Ruse, Rushcutters Bay, Russell Lea, Rydalmere, Ryde

Sackville North, Sadleir, Sandringham, Sandy Point, Sans Souci, Scheyville, Schofields, Scotland Island, Seaforth, Sefton, Seven Hills, Shalvey, Shanes Park, Silverwater, Singletons Mill, Smeaton Grange, Smithfield, South Coogee, South Granville, South Hurstville, South Maroota, South Penrith, South Turramurra, South Wentworthville, South Windsor, Spit Junction, Spit, The, Spring Farm, St Andrews, St Clair, St Helens Park, St Ives, St Ives Chase, St Johns Park, St Leonards, St Marys, St Peters, Stanhope Gardens, Stanmore, Strathfield, Strathfield South, Strawberry Hills, Summer Hill, Surry Hills, Sutherland, Sydenham, Sydney (see also: City of Sydney), Sylvania, Sylvania Waters

Tamarama, Tarban, Taren Point, Telopea, Tempe, Tennyson Point, Terrey Hills, The Ponds, Thompsons Corner, Thornleigh, Toongabbie, Town Hall, Tregear, Turramurra, Turrella

Ultimo, Undercliffe

Varroville, Vaucluse, Villawood, Vineyard, Voyager Point

Wahroonga, Waitara, Wakeley, Wallacia, Wareemba, Warrawee, Warriewood, Warwick Farm, Waterfall, Waterloo, Watsons Bay, Wattle Grove, Waverley, Waverton, Wedderburn, Wentworthville, Werrington, Werrington County, Werrington Downs, West Hoxton, West Killara, West Lindfield, West Pennant Hills, West Pymble, West Ryde, Westleigh, Westmead, Wetherill Park, Whalan, Whale Beach, Wheeler Heights, Wiley Park, Willmot, Willoughby, Willoughby East, Windsor, Windsor Downs, Wingala, Winston Hills, Wisemans Ferry, Wolli Creek, Wollstonecraft, Woodbine, Woodcroft, Woodpark, Woollahra, Woolloomooloo, Woolooware, Woolwich, Woronora, Woronora Heights

Yagoona, Yarramundi, Yarrawarrah, Yennora, Yowie Bay

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Hi Jessica,  Mangeress of www.mycaterer.com.au

My name is Filippa, and I had the pleasure of using your company to cater my husband’s birthday party on Sunday night.  Can I just start by saying that the professionalism and personal care you have provided to me is something that my husband and I will never forget.  From the time I first spoke to Damien to enquire and then the fabulous taste testing I had with Vesna I was already hooked and knew you were the right people to use.  I was never hassled into making a decision or pushed into deciding on anything until I was ready.  Vesna was very professional on the taste testing day and gave me very helpful pointers on choosing the right option for my party and age group I was catering for.

On the Sunday I had your chef Anna and waitress Jacki attending to my guests.  The food they served was fantastic and fresh.  A big hit on the night was the prawn twist.  I think they would have been happy if you served this all night.  I received so many comments that my party was a success and this was due to having your staff there and give that extra detail that I would not have had the time to do myself.  It was a surprise party for my husband and can I tell you that two days later he is still going on about the service the two girls provided and how happy it made him to have them there so I could relax and actually enjoy myself, which I did. They cleaned up all the mess after themselves and left my kitchen as they found it, which to me shows a great deal of professionalism.

I would definitely recommend you to anyone searching for a great caterer, and a lot of my friends have taken your cards already for future functions.

Thank you so much again for making my party a great success.

Kind Regards,

Filippa Alam.

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or if you really want to spend 8 hours cooking yourself heres how
Cooking a whole lamb isn’t the sort of thing you just decide to do one morning. This is something that takes a good deal of planning and preparation. First of all, you are going to need a lamb. In most places you’ll need to call ahead and place an order. Talk with a local meat market about this. If you have the luxury try and find a butcher who specializes in Greek or Middle Eastern meats. He’ll know what he’s doing and will probably be able to give you some good suggestions. Plan on about 4 to 5 pounds for each guest. Once the lamb is cooked and carved you have just about enough meat for everyone.

Once you have secured your lamb source you will need to figure out how you are going to cook your lamb. Odds are it won’t fit in your oven, or on your grill for that matter. There are two basic and traditional methods for roasting a lamb. One is on a spit over an open fire and the other is in a pit, much like old style barbecue or a luau. Either way you need an area about five feet wide and three to four feet across. You’ll also need a lot of wood or charcoal.

Spit Cooking: The traditional Middle Eastern method for roasting a lamb on a spit requires an enclosure about two feet high. This should be a U-shaped structure made from bricks, blocks, or an earthen mound. This will protect the fire from the wind and help focus the heat. In front of this structure you’ll need supports for your spit. In this method, the lamb in skewered onto a 6 foot stick (imagine the trunk of a Christmas tree). The lamb is then turned over the fire which is behind the spit, not under it. You want to have something to catch the drippings because they are wonderful and you don’t want a grease fire under your lamb.

Now days you can buy a large electric powered, gas or charcoal fired rotisserie unit that takes a lot of the work out of the process. The simplest unit to work with is the EZ-Que rotisserie system. If you think you’ll get your moneys worth out of a $500 cooker then by all means buy one. Like I said, your typical gas or charcoal grill just isn’t large enough to handle something this big. You can use a large barrel grill for this operation, provided that you have a rotisserie unit that can handle the weight. If you really have a large party to feed, then you might end up with a lamb that weights 90 pound fully dressed.

Pit Cooking: The pit method requires a hole in the ground that is 4 feet by 4 feet and 3 feet deep. Line the bottom with rocks or bricks and build a fire in the pit the night before you have your feast. Let the fire burn down for about 3 hours then rake the coals to one side. Lay down wet burlap bags, then the lamb, then more wet burlap bags. Shovel the coals around the covered lamb and bury in the dirt from the hole you dug. Go to bed and by the next afternoon your lamb will be ready.

Seasoning Lamb: Once you have your cooking method determined and your lamb on hand you can season it. A good lamb doesn’t need too much, but flavors like lemon, fresh mint, basil, olive oil, and oregano go well with lamb. I like to take a large jar and fill it with olive oil and a little balsamic vinegar, then add, lemon rinds, fresh basil, fresh oregano, garlic cloves and whole black peppercorns. Let this mixture sit for a few days then apply over the entire surface of the lamb, inside and out. Then I stuff a few whole lemons, onions and garlic inside. It is best to take some heavy cotton thread and a large needle and stitch the body cavity closed to hold this in and to hold the juices from the lamb inside.

The spit cooked lamb has all the flavors of the smoke (and the seasonings you stuffed inside) while the pit roasted lamb will be incredibly tender and juice. Both are a great feast. Either way once the lamb is done you can carve it up and feed your army.

Carving: Carving a whole lamb can seem pretty intimidating. The trick is to take it in sections. You’ll need a large area to work with and several serving dishes or something very large to put the meat into. Start by cutting away the hind legs. The meat should be very tender and should come apart pretty easy. Next work down through the shoulders and separate out the forearm sections. From here you can start carving up the individual sections. It helps if there are two people carving, but either way, take your time and you won’t have any problems.

Roast lamb is a fantastic traditional feast that has been served at family and religious gatherings for thousands of years. It is not only a delicious meal, but a significant occasion that celebrates what is truly important in life. So no matter the occasion, when you start to carve that succulent whole lamb, think back to the centuries of traditions that we owe so much too. This is the feast of birth, marriage, and rebirth.

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