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[Kristin Meredith]

As we  have previously mentioned, Bent and I are members of the Brandy Station VFD Auxiliary.  The Aux raises money (usually over $40,000 per year) to support our community VFD.  The primary method is by cooking/catering events.

The first one of 2018 is next Friday.  An educational lunch for farmers and those in agriculture.  Menu is pretty simple -- pulled pork sandwiches, cole slaw, baked beans, drinks and desserts.  Seems like it might be a much bigger group than last year, maybe 40 or 50.

Bent is cooking all the pork and we will make the sides.  I do all the desserts.  Last year I made some homemade cakes, including a homemade carrot cake, and the cakes did not seem to go over well.  They seemed to like the homemade apple pie and a real simple version of a cheesecake pie with cherry topping.  But I am a little stumped.

Any suggestions on what you men seem to prefer for desserts after pulled pork lunch ?  Lemon meringue pie? Key lime pie?  Bread pudding?  Peach cobbler?  Banana pudding? Just more apple pie? Input is welcomed as I don't want wasted desserts and unhappy clients.

[Bar-B-Lew]

Why not try that pie that you were thinking about for competitions?  Was it an orange?

[Jcorwin818]

Kristin I would go with Peach and Apple Cobbler.

[Goosehunter51]

I don’t know why but pretzel salad is always a big hit at all our events.  I know it says salad, but I consider it a desert.

[triplebq]

Kristin I would go with Peach and Apple Cobbler.

+1

[dk117]

to be a contrarian and for ease I'd go with banana pudding.    But I'm not much of a dessert guy myself. 

DK

[ylr]

When I eat buffet at the Moonlite in Owensboro, I usually get the banana pudding. It seems there's always room in my stomach for that...

[Bobitis]

to be a contrarian and for ease I'd go with banana pudding.    But I'm not much of a dessert guy myself. 

DK

This ^^^

[Goosehunter51]

to be a contrarian and for ease I'd go with banana pudding.    But I'm not much of a dessert guy myself. 

DK

With the vanilla wafers on top, yummy.

[hughver]

I second the motion for bread pudding, more specifically, banana with raisins and pecans. Soak the raisins in rum and roast the pecans.

[yorkdude]

No bread pudding for me but if you don't stay out of the way when I see a cobbler there's a great chance for a collision.

[smokin soon]

Cobbler of any kind is a never fail.

[Kristin Meredith]

Thanks for all the input.  Based on what folks were saying in this thread, I decided to go with a peach crisp, an apple crisp and a banana pudding -- all homemade (boy peeling 20 apples was not fun!).  I make a crisp instead of a cobbler because it is a little easier for me, but most folks don't know the difference.  Hopefully the clients will feel they have enough variety and like the selection.

[hughver]

If you decide to do banana bread pudding, Martha Stewart has a good recipe on line. When I make it, which is quite often, I make a few changes: Mash instead of slicing the bananas, increase the amount of raisins to 2/3 cup and soak them in rum, insert 2/3 cup roasted pecans and add a pinch of cinnamon.   

[Bentley]

Let it be known I made the Banana Pudding...