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Baked Potato Bar

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    amcati    May 15, 2010  

    Has anyone ever been to an afternoon wedding with a baked potato bar? IF so  - what did you think?

     

    We were thinking about having a baked potato bar - because we wanted something we could do ourselves(cheap!)

    We would of course - totally make it non-tacky with rustic/modern decor and table arrangement.  And We have some of the prettiest turquiouse fiesta dishes to serve them  (our color).

     

    We were thinking that it would be so much easier than having a large variety of finger foods and so much easier for our casual fun wedding?

     

    What do you guys think?

     

     

     
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    WendyS328    February 11, 2011   Saint Louis,MO

    Wow, that sounds delicious!  And so original.  I just hope no one is on the NO-CARB-DIET lol!

     
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    mimosa    May 29, 2010   NC

    uh.. you are making me hungry!  I'm a meat and potato eating kinda gal so a potato bar is heaven to me!!  I was thinking about doing the same thing, but I think we're going to do mashed potatoes.  I say go for it! wwoo YAY for spuds! lol

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    I think it sounds like an AMAZING idea!!!!!!!

     
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    Selene221    October 31, 2012  

    Never been to a wedding with a baked potato bar but have been to other events that have and they went over quite well.

     
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    amcati    May 15, 2010  

    oh you guys are so  encouraging....

     

    I am really thinking about having asparagus as a side - yum..

     
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    LadyGoodman    September 25, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    At our tasting, our caterer served a mashed potato bar, and it was fanastic!  My fiance and I were so happy to put our favorite toppings on our potatoes.  I think it's a great idea!

     
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    sewing    July 2010   SF Bay Area / Oahu

    yummmm! do it! i've never been to a wedding with a potato bar, but i'd love to! sourcream and chives, please!

     
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    sloth    May 14, 2011   Philadelphia, PA

    I've never been to a wedding with a BAKED potato bar, but I have been to one with a MASHED potato bar. They served the potatoes in martini glasses, and the toppings were SOOOOOOOOOO good.

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    omg sounds amazing!!! we are doing a breakfast potato bar served in martini glasses with all of those toppings, but this sounds amazing!! i definitely woul deat it!

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    Baked potato bar is my favorite thing ever when its in our employee lunch room!  You can get super creative with toppings too - weve done it with shrimp, mushrooms, chicken, short ribs, etc and its delicious!

     
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    Ms.Brew    August 2010  

    Sounds yuuumy!

     
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    msmonicka    June 19, 2010   Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    OMG!! Yummy thoughts. Oooo and you could do baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar. I want an invite!!! Lol!!

     
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    Helstrong    April 9, 2011   Overland Park, KS

    I have no idea, except this sounds amazing. You have officially made me want a potato which I of course don't have...!

     
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    RunMegRun    October 23, 2010   Orlando, FL / East Tennessee Mountains

    Love this idea and I totally might steal it for our main side dish at our reception! :) I definitely think you could do some fabulous things with a baked potato bar and have it be your "main" food. There are so many different toppings that go well on potatoes.

     
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    marci_607    June 25, 2010  

    This is such a great idea! I want to do this now.

     
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    amariem25    October 2009  

    that sounds delish.  but is that all you are going to have?  I think i would want more food than that.  I would probably get pretty hungry if all I had was one loaded potato.

     
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    marci_607    June 25, 2010  

    I just got off the phone with the MIL (she's helping with the food) and she thinks we could DIY this...we're going to have a TON of toppings, a fruit bar, shrimp, etc...to complement the potatoes. Usually half a baked potato fills me up and with all the meat and toppings I think it should be okay. But amariem, you think we would need more?

    Oh, and I found this super hepful link:

    http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/potabar1.html

     

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