If you are hosting a party and offering a lot of choices buffet-style, remember that everyone will only be tasting a little bit of each selection. For example, if there will be several salads such as pasta salad, potato salad, a vegetable salad and more, don't double any of the recipes. One pound of dry pasta cooked and turned into a salad will serve 10-15 people if there are four or five other salad choices on the buffet.
So unless you plan on cooking double just to save for your own use during the week ahead, save yourself the expense and the waste of cooking too much.
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