Today at the Sonshine Soup Kitchen: Vegetarian Chicken Ala King

[BigMcLargehuge]

Mmmmmmmmmmm. I made it from scratch (well, except for the ersatz chicken)


We served five today, a little less than normal, but it's been raining like hell for a week now.


Homemade rolls and phoney butter flavored spread


Cooked to perfection on the new stove :)


Served by my lovely Mother in Law


And me

Eat up!

At the end of the meal, feel free to pounce on me for being an Atheist cooking in an Adventist soup kitchen. One of our patrons did today, and we had a wonderful hour long discussion about faith. Mrs. McLargehuge tells me there is an "undercover" preacher making the rounds of local soup kitchens.

I think we found him today.

[Blue-Jay]

1. You're a good man, Biggie. So's your Mom.

Well...your mom's not a man, obviously. You know what I meant, I suspect.

[BigMcLargehuge]

2. I just like to cook

and I love to have a place to cook in bulk. And my Mom-in-Law is my pal :)

She's a good egg!

[AmyDeLune]

3. That looks delicious!

Recipe? *drool*

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. why certainly!

ingredients -

long grain white rice (you can use brown, or wild too)
two tablespoons butter
olive oil
about 3 pounds of vegetarian chicken substitute
one medium sized onion
two tablespoons flour
two cloves of garlic
one fresh carrot
one can mixed vegetables
two cans cream style corn
one can chick peas
salt
pepper

Cook the rice (I made 3 cups of dry rice, because I was cooking for 5-15), but you can use less.

Heat butter in skillet/saute pan
add one tablespoon flour to make a rue
add phoney chicken and one can cream style corn
let simmer

Heat olive oil (about 3 tablespoons) in another skillet/sautepan
add chopped onions, garlic and thinly sliced carrots (I slice them lengthwise)
when onion are soft add mixed vegetables and chick peas
Stir over medium heat for about 10 minutes
add salt and pepper

When rice is done fill steam table pan with rice
mix in phoney chicken mixture
mix in saute'd vegetables

in saute pan, create olive oil rue
about two tablespoons of oilive oil and one tablespoon of flour
add second can of cream style corn and stir until it thickens into a nice cream sauce

mix with rice, chicken, and vegetable mixture.

Salt and pepper to taste.

[AmyDeLune]

12. Thanks! :-) n/t

[Nikia]

5. Serving five people at a soup kitchen?

When I volunteered at a soup kitchen in my hometown, there were hundreds.

[BigMcLargehuge]

7. there are a dozen open on Sunday

and we are the furthest from downtown

[Call Me Wesley]

6. That's great what you're doing,

all my respect. I always fear to cook in bulk; I much prefer the smaller portions.

Looks delicious! :thumbsup:

[RevCheesehead]

8. *gasp*

Having church out with people where the people are??
This radical notion of Christianity just might catch on after all!

Good on ya, Big. :thumbsup:

[Midlodemocrat]

9. You are a kind soul, Big!

And your MIL is, too. Thanks for doing that for the hungry. How very kind.

[BigMcLargehuge]

10. the second sunday of the month

is my favorite day. I had them put me on the on-call list for every sunday too. But several of the others are reluctant to work in the church kitchen with a... GASP... atheist.

My Mother in Law sticks up for me though :)

[babylonsister]

11. You AND your m-i-l are good eggs, and I'm sure you're

appreciated! :thumbsup:

[applegrove]

13. You are a god!!!