My goodness - what a wonderful crowd tonight. Every Wednesday night at our church we serve a meal (about six or seven of us take turns cooking) and tonight I was in charge. We served fried chicken, mashed potatoes, cream gravy, Veg-All Casserole, rolls, and Apple Enchiladas with ice cream for dessert. We had a great crowd that ate and stayed and visited with one another until time for class. It all went oh so good - we had plenty of food (and plenty left over) - amazing how many mashed potatoes 65 lbs. of potatoes will make when you don't take the peel off! Thanks to some wonderful friends - (Gwynn, James, JoAnn, Sue, and of course my Travis and Michelle) - everything was ready when our favorite partaker (Mr. Lee H.) arrived promptly at 5:30. Yes - I am tired - but not totally exhausted as I have been in the past. We learned one gigantic lesson thanks to Travis: Don't turn the big mixer on high when it is full of whipped potatoes. It is amazing where those things can land - on refrigerators, on ice machines, the walls, not to mention people's hair, shoes, the floor (of course) and other places we will probably find for weeks to come! Second lesson learned: Don't come home and attempt to dig in the freezer and let the door swing out and knock off a glass and break it! You can sweep for an hour and everytime you walk back in - you see another piece of glass. I can almost promise that in a week or so I will see one of my babies (Schnauzers) chewing on a piece of glass! Needless to say I have moved the bar back several inches!!
I would say the hit of the evening was the one that was the last one added to the menu -- couldn't have green beens again this week and needed another vegetable -- so I made Veg-All Casserole! Here is the recipe - I will give you the one for 6 to 8 servings - not for 100!:
2 cans Veg-All vegetables (1 large and 1 small)
2 Cans Whole kernel corn
8 oz. jar jalapeno Cheese Whiz (if you can find "Jalapeno" - just add a few of the real thing!!!
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
That's it - but I added:
1 Tsp. Fox Point (remember - one of my favorite Pensey spice mixtures - it has garlic!!)
2 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Black Pepper (again - I think Pensey's is the best!)_
1 Tsp. sugar
1/2 Tsp. cayenne pepper
(Now you've got a recipe that people will rave about -- they did mine!)
Combine all ingredients and bake in 9" X 13" pan at 350 for about 35 minutes until starting to brown on top and bubbly through and through!
Oh by the way - if you want the recipe for 100 - let me know and I will send it!!!
Tomorrow I will give you the simple recipe for Apple Enchilada Dessert (that Gwynn did such a great job on!) - and talk about Cinnamon (another secret and necessary ingredient!)
Thanks for checking in - and I am checking out for the rest of the evening! God Bless - Be Kind - and God's Will - I'll tell you more tomorrow!
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