Ideas for food for fundraisers

Jambalaya usually attracts people. Maybe throw in some salad and a roll.

Grill hot dogs or hamburgers--you can get them by the case at Sam's pretty cheap.

Spaghetti works well also.

Yeah... I bet I could even do a few pans of baked ziti...


That'd be easy!

For me personally.... didn't grow up here and still working on command of a dish many locals pride themselves on.



Would you buy jambalaya from a girl from the north???

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Fried catfish on a Friday during Lent goes over well.

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With potato salad and macaroni and cheese. No brainer.

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glassman

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I posted 1 last question in my Chargrilled thread if you could confirm for me

Do the folks pick up the food to go or eat it there?

Fried fish this time of year is definitely a winner, especially on Fridays. If this is being held on a Friday, I wouldn't go with anything but seafood. I was involved concessions for a high school sports fundraiser, last week. All burgers and hot dogs with teams from all over the state. Sold 4 hot dogs and they cooked way more hamburgers than they could sell that night. That was from 3 pm to about 10 pm. On Saturday, they ran out of burgers. Had to go get more from Sam's. Everyone voted to have fried fish next year on Friday. It would have made far more money for them.

The sides mentioned above are good, but you could also go with cole slaw and you must have hushpuppies, in my opinion.

I saw sign today for a corned beef sandwich fundraiser. It's something you don't see down here a lot so it caught my eye and I'm thinking about ordering one. Something in that same line of thinking might be a good idea.

Anything but the "2 onions, a pound of cheap sausage and 50 pounds of rice" fund raiser jambalaya, I just give them the $5 and tell them to keep the food.

I have seen catfish poboys sell very well, even if you're not Catholic meatless Fridays are kind of a tradition in Lent for So. La..

Seafood gumbo would sell, but is too expensive to make and a cheap version would be awful.

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I bet I could even do a few pans of baked ziti...

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Many, many people do not know what baked ziti is here.. If you do it for an office, as delicious as ziti and meatballs are.. it probably is not a good idea.

Fried catfish is a good idea for Friday with potato salad, cole slaw a slice of white bread and tartar sauce on the side.