Pizza!

Happy pizza!

The name of this dinner game was ease with pizza.  The chefs, complete with proper attire, prepared a variety of pizzas for all to feast.  All you need are several pre-made pizza crusts, tomato sauce, cheese, and plenty of topping choices.  Toppings were as follows:

ground beef
chicken
pepperoni
bell peppers
onions
mushrooms
tomatoes
black olives

Kim and Bridget take a break form
pizza prep to pose for a photo

jalapeno pepper
fresh basil















James describes the meal in the following video:

Colleen stops in for dinner as James is busy chopping.

Serious pizza chefs.

Bridget and Kim are proudly wearing chef gear.
Andrew displays a very beautiful-looking pizza.

Pizza was also served with a large salad and pineapple chunks.  Root beer floats completed the meal.  The meal was a success and there were some very happy (and full) magi.

Sloppy Joes

The recipes are taken from M'm!  M'm!  Homemade in Minutes.  This group worked together to make a feast of sloppy joes, veggie burgers, asparagus, and watermelon.

Below is a video of the group getting dinner prepared.  The written recipe follows.



Recipes...

Joes
Ingredients:
3 pounds ground turkey
3 cans tomato soup
3/4 cup water
6 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon pepper
hamburger buns

1. In a large skillet brown the ground turkey over medium-high heat.  Get rid of any fat.
2. Add soup, water, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper to the turkey.  Reduce the hear to low and heat.  Serve on buns.

For the non-meat-eaters, heat and serve veggie burgers.

Asparagus
Ingredients:
6 pounds asparagus
6 ounces olive oil
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons pepper
12 ounces parmesan cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Place the asparagus in a single layer on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Roast for 15 minutes or until tender.
4. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with cheese.  Place back in the oven for one minute to melt the cheese.

Shish Kabobs

The 'Chefs-Kabobs' cooking group created this great meal using Clare's grill.  The meal was a success and was enjoyed by all Magi outside on the Kenefick Patio.  Onlookers and passerby salivated at the feast.  Enjoy the interview of the chefs describing their cooking experience.  They provide some helpful tips for the perfect shish kabob meal.




To make shish kabobs...

Ingredients
12 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 large onion
2 pints cherry tomatoes
2 pints mushrooms
4 bell peppers
2 cloves garlic, minced
olive oil
seasonings of choice to add flavor

1. Cut the chicken into large chunks.  Chop the onion into quarters and the pepers into large pieces.
2. Marinate the chicken and vegetables separately with garlic, oil, and seasonings.  Let sit for at least 10 minutes.
3. Place chicken and vegetables onto skewers-place the chicken on its own skewers and the vegetables on their own skewers to keep the meat and veggies separate.*
4. Grill (or pan sear) until all sides are cooked.  For chicken on a charcoal grill it will take about 15 minutes.  For vegetables on a charcoal grill it will take about 3-5 minutes.

*If grilling get the grill heated/prepared while you work on the skewers.

Happy Magi with their shish kabobs!

Magi and friends enjoying shish kabobs.

The 'Chefs-Kabobs' in action at the grill.  Megan poses for the picture, too.

Stir Fry

Tori happily mixes the stir fry.

This cooking group prepared mixed vegetables and chicken in a stir fry sauce and served their meal over brown rice.  A colorful fruit salad balanced the meal.


5 bags frozen hyvee stir fry vegetables with asparagus
3 bags frozen chicken
5 bottles hyvee stir fry sauce

2 bunches bananas
3 containers of strawberries
2 containers of blueberries

1 1/2 bags of brown rice
serves 20

1) Cook rice in stove or on rice cooker following directions on package 
2) Coat frying pan with oil and turn on to medium high heat
3) Cut up chicken into bite size pieces and fry until cooked through 
4) Add 1 bag1 1 1/2 bags of vegetables to pan 
5) Cook ten minutes or until vegetables are hot
6) Add 1 bottle of sauce per pan and heat until warm
7) *For vegetable option take out step 3 

7) Wash, cut, and mix up fruit for fruit salad


Recipe courtesy of Tori.

Angela multi-tasks as she helps with dinner.

Magi ready to eat!

This meal included a "dinner discussion."  See the video below:

Chili

This cooking group made two types of chili, a turkey chili, and a vegetarian variety with black beans that had a little kick.  The group served mixed vegetables, store-bought applesauce with fresh chunks of apple, and cinnamon rolls with their meal.

Recipe to follow soon! 

James prepares apples for applesauce while
Bridget opens canisters of cinnamon rolls.

Kim chops carrots.

Andrew measures chili powder.

C11-ers excitedly get their meal

C10-ers wait for dinner.  Peter shows his
enthusiasm with a double thumbs up.

Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese/Hummus

Tomato Soup
Heat up 9 cans tomato soup on the stove.  As a richer option you can add milk to some of the soup (leave some plain for those vegans).  Heat through.

Grilled Cheese
This group made a variety of grilled cheese sandwiches: plain/"regular" style; meat and cheese; and hummus (for the vegans).
The cooking crew used a griddle to toast the sandwiches after they smeared butter (non-dairy or oil for your vegans) on the whole-wheat bread.
Mixed frozen vegetables were served on the side (as well as a mixed variety of cookies).

Pictures from top to bottom:

Andy opens cans of tomato soup and pours the soup into pots to heat up.

Julianne helps grill sandwiches.

Christine poses with a piece of buttered toast in the middle of sandwich-making.

Jill makes hummus while Sarah Bates grills up some sandwiches.

The food line...many hands!

A hummus grilled cheese.

Plenty of grilled cheese for all.

Tori proudly holds her plate. 

Tacos and Mashed Potatoes...?

Tacos
For this meal the cooking group provided a variety of fixings for filling tortillas.  The meal was setup as a "taco bar" where guests were invited to take a hard or soft shell tortilla and fill it with whatsoever they desired.  The "fixings" included:
ground beef
black beans
lettuce
guacamole
cheese
salsa
sour cream
Tortilla chips were served on the side, along with "Jake Moore's mashed potatoes."

"Jake's mashed potatoes"
 Ingredients:
3 pounds potatoes
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
salt to taste


Directions:
Fill a large pot with the potatoes and with water.  Bring the pot to a boil.
Once the potatoes are softened remove the skin and mash with the butter and milk.  Add salt to taste.

Pictures from top to bottom:

Jake mashes the potatoes for his mashed potatoes.

Anne prepares guacamole with some unfortunately unripe avocados.

Ground beef browns away on the stove.

Mary Francis gets the table set.

Soon to be KU student/professor and KU alum pose for a "KU photo."

Sarah and Sara smile as they await dinner.

Anne gets the group ready for prayer.  Jake Moore stands to her right and Liz, Mary Francis, and Andrew stand to her left.

Anne tells the hungry crowd what is for dinner while Jake looks on in the background.

Taco feast!  What a spread.

Rebecca opts for a taco salad.

Sara is ready for dinner!

Sarah holds onto her dinner plate showing some sass.