The family that normally makes and serves the meal for the event moved away this year, and G and I stepped in to take over cooking for the masses. Last night's theme was FIFA World Cup and our menu tried to have as many round/ball-shaped things as possible. 😂
Soccerball subs (aka meatball subs)
Clementines
Cheese balls and chips
Soccerball cookies
The food was a huge hit, and it was surprisingly easy to put together. We three big bags of Italian meatballs from Sam's club and heated them up without sauce and a roasting pan. The instructions on the back of the bag recommended heating the up with sauce, but we wanted people to be able to control how much sauce they put on their subs. I asked Chat gpt for tips. It recommended heating them at 250° for 2 to 3 hours, stirring every 30 to 45 minutes. Also add one cup of water to the roaster to help steam things. It works perfectly! The meatballs were nice and juicy- not dry at all.
I heated marinara sauce in a crock pot for people to ladle on. Additional toppings included mozzarella cheese (most popular), mayonnaise (G's idea, I don't think anyone used it), and ranch dressing (due to the world's discovery of American ranch).
If you don't know about the World Cup ranch thing, Google it. America is hosting some of the games, and visitors to America have discovered the wonders of ranch dressing. They've been trying to bring ranch home in their carry-on luggage (it's considered a liquid and gets confiscated). So many people are doing it that the TSA had to put out a special bulletin! 😂
Anyway, we got many compliments on the food and I was very pleased that it only took us a couple of hours to prep it, most of which was hands off time. We served around 65 people.
The July event theme is Happy Birthday America, so we'll see what meal we come up with for that! Probably burgers and hot dogs. 😎
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