...do you make sure you make more than enough food, or do you make just enough for each person? I always make more than what I think they will want/need. We go to our friends house for dinner on occasion and they always allow one slice of pizza per person, one burger per person, one small scoop of whatever side they have per person etc...I think that's crazy! I would personally feel really bad not having, or allowing, enough food for my guests. I don't think it needs to be over done, but DH needs a little more than a small slice of pizza to be even half full. We always bring a side along with us, to contribute 
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We always over cook or over-order. It's the nice thing to do.
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We always cook wayyyy more than we need. It's a compulsion to make sure everyone is happy and full. Plus I get leftovers
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I always make sure there is more than enough food. I try to make sure I put things on the menu that are good for leftovers too. I figure if I am going to make all of that food I may as well not have to cook the next day-- and if something happens and we go through it all then I will certainly be glad I over prepared!
We do group picnics over the summer a lot in a popular park, I love when we run into friends and can invite them to join us because we have more than enough.
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I would feel bad if anyone went home hungry. Having said that, I don't like going overboard. I have some friends who make twice as much as necessary.
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Always cook enough for atleast seconds!
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I probably go overboard. I usually do a couple of choices for meat, and plenty of sides. I would rather make too much and have everybody leave full or at least having something they like to eat than not enough. We save the left overs anyways so the food won't go to waste.
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Uhhh..... When I make pizza for dh I make him an entire pizza, lol. Lo and I share a mini. But I feel like men are big eaters, one slice wont cut it. If we went to a friends house and they served dh one slice of pizza he would never return.
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I make at least enough for everyone to have seconds, and still have leftovers. I probably cook WAY more than I need to, but I'd feel awful if someone was still hungry.
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Def more than enough. How bizarre!
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Way more than enough. Even if people don't eat seconds I love to have leftovers.
I have totally been to peoples houses where they've only made barely enough food and I usually end up leaving hungry, so I can't even imagine how my husband feels!
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We make lots! I feel like if you're going to welcome someone into your home, you be generous and offer them as much as they want!
We always get like every drink and every coffee creamer flavor and decaf coffee and herbal teas...just a bunch of variety so everyone knows we really thought of them, ya know?
I think your friends are kind of bizarre but they probably don't mean it in a mean way...maybe they are just like OCD haha -
@artbee: same. #1 way to irk my husband is to invite him for dinner and not feed him enough
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@TurtleDoves: actually, they are just very cheap
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@Bao: Even our cheap friends have tons of food when people come over. It's a cultural thing for us. Our people like to feed people.
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@artbee: These friends of ours even limit their LO's breast milk intake...if that says anything. That's a totally different story. lol
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@Bao: whaaaaaat? Breastmilk is free!! Are they super concerned with weight or something?
If we went to someone's house for dinner and they expected hubs to be full on one slice of pizza I'm not sure he could maintain a friendship with them!! : )
We always over cook or over order. But we eat the leftovers so I don't see it as wasteful.
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@Bao: But breast milk is free?!
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@MamaMoose: Yes one of the best parts of having a dinner party is the leftovers!
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@MamaMoose: @artbee: haha I know, but since she pumps at work she says she doesn't want to run out because she doesn't want to buy formula, so she limits it to be "safe". Oh boy.
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@Bao: They limit BM intake?! Crazy! We always make too much. Full bellies and leftovers are the goal.
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We always make way more than we think we will need.
It's a cultural thing - where DH grew up and where I spent my teenage years it is traditional to put out absurd amounts of food for guests, way more than they could possibly eat.
Now I feel like a bad hostess if I don't overcook, and DH even more so. We assume we'll be eating leftovers for days after any visitors.
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@Bao: I was thinking "cheapos!!!" But I didn't want to offend haha. Un, breast milk? Wtf...
@Arden: us too.. Arabs act like they're feeding a village. I have to admit I don't go that far because its only DH & I and we wouldn't finish all those leftovers!
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We always make more than enough.
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@TurtleDoves: haha nope, definitely cheapos!
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We have friends like this too, and I just assumed it was a cultural thing. Growing up, we always had way too much food when guests came over. It bugs me when we go to a friend's place for a BBQ and they only have enough food for one hot dog or burger per guest!
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@artbee: <<If we went to a friends house and they served dh one slice of pizza he would never return.>> haha... my DH said, "this is true."
@Bao: whaaaat?!?! that's crazy!!! I know someone who put her DD on a feeding schedule and at only 1-2 months old would only allow her to nurse for 5 minutes on each side... When DS was 1-2 months it still took him half an hour to nurse!!! I couldn't believe it!! Well she is now a year and seriously looks like 6 months old...
We always make more than enough!!! We have tons of leftovers always.
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those friends are weird. why bother hosting a dinner? i don't have a huge appetite, but even i need more than one slice of pizza.
DH is the cook in our family, and he always makes more than enough, plus enough for leftovers. and i usually try to make sure there's a snack for when our guests arrive, in case DH is still working on dinner.
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That sounds weird. I cook enough so that there is leftovers.
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I only made the mistake of not having enough once, and I was so embarassed. I was 22 and had 5 people over for Easter. I made two boxes of Far East rice pilaf and gave everyone generous helpings. But, my brother asked for more and there wasn't any more left. My heart sank. I had dessert though, so the meal wasn't over.
Now I make more and look forward to the guests leaving for midnight snacking
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I like to make sure there is more than enough for seconds, and always end up having leftovers! DH would be so pissed if he only got one slice of pizza... and I would be too!
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