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| | Hello all! It has been a long while since I have posted to the board. Our church has had some trying times but we are starting to turn things around and are looking to start a children's program on Sunday evenings. I will be leading the program and would like to start the program out by serving dinner (this is something we have never done before). Can anyone who has served dinner before give me any suggestions on simple and easy things to prepare and serve? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. I won't have a lot of volunteers so I need to make this as simple and easy as possible but I think that the dinner thing is a great tool to use. Thanks for your help! |
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| Spigetti or chilli are real easy meals to make for a croud. You can always use youth/children to help serve.
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| I think a Make-Your-Own dinner such as Tacos and/or wraps would be a fun way to start the fellowship and break some ice. How about my "Power Lab" Lab Rats? I mean Lab Wraps!  
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Prepare or buy tortilla wraps. Have adults/kids create their own lab "mixture". Use Slice green stuffed olives, red bell peppers, and shredded lettuce, cheeses, corn, chicken and/or ground beef/turkey, etc. |
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| pastorjoe777 (1/15/2008)
I think a Make-Your-Own dinner such as Tacos and/or wraps would be a fun way to start the fellowship and break some ice. How about my "Power Lab" Lab Rats? I mean Lab Wraps!
| Lab Rats Wraps
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Prepare or buy tortilla wraps. Have adults/kids create their own lab "mixture". Use Slice green stuffed olives, red bell peppers, and shredded lettuce, cheeses, corn, chicken and/or ground beef/turkey, etc. |
LOL, PJ!!!! We serve dinner before VBS and this sounds like a winner to me!!!!
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| At the previous church served, we did Wednesday and Sunday evening meals. LOGOS publications in PA has a cookbook for large groups. the recipes are tested and easy to prepare. One thing to keep in mind - preparation makes it all go easier - get a team together to help you clean and set up the kitchen before the day of the meal. then another group to help with prep and cooking and another couple of guys to help with clean up.
also - for a break ask one of the pizza places about a special deal, Papa Johns has the $5.00 pizza deal and thats usually pretty good and gives every one a break.
Your sister in Christ, cathy |
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| Here is a favorite we use every yr at VBS..."Tacos in a bag"
Get snack size bags of Doritos...gently crush them in the bag
Brown ground beef and add taco mix according to directions on package
Spoon beef mixture into bags on top of crushed Doritos
Let kids add their own toppings: shredded lettuce, grated cheese, sour cream, taco sauce or salsa, etc
Serve w/ a plastic fork...they eat from the bag and everything goes into the trash when you are done!
We also do the traditional Sloppy Joes (Manwich mix) and hot dogs, which I throw in the crockpot w/ sauerkraut.
You may want to ask your congregation to join you in sandwich making after church, since you are doing this on a Sunday night...get bread, lunch meat, cheese, and put them together then serve w/ mayo, mustard, etc that the kids put on and chips. You can do PB and J...just have to be sure you have no kids w/ peanut allergy.
Blessings! Kimberly
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| | Walking tacos (taco in the bag)---YUM We are doing a dinner as a fundraiser and spaghetti is cheap and easy and can serve alot on a small budget. Toss in a piece of bread and butter, a couple cookies as dessert and there ya have it!
~Misty from Indiana Non-conformist!! Romans 12:2  Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth!
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