I promised to blog more often, but nothing really happens on a regular basis so here is what you get: Ramblings that include a Chicken Salad Recipe, a new game you HAVE to play, and random pictures.
Lately I have consumed a lot of Chicken Salad. This is not something I am complaining about, just a statement to a fact. I am actually quite excited about it. Being on the food committee means that I have been learning how to make food in large quantities. I have also learned that generally the more of something you have to make the more disgusted you are at the amounts of certain ingredients that go into them. For example meatball subs for 45 people means 200+ meatballs and more raw meat and eggs than I ever wanted to see let alone mix with bare hands. Chicken salad for 45 calls for 4 jars or Mayonaisse. GROSS!
I have made chicken salad for large groups twice now in the past month and about 5 or 6 times in the past year. Most recently we made it for a team meal and then for English Club. However we made way too much for English Club, so we had an ‘empty the fridge’ potluck for our Shi Yi team meeting to finish it off.
Chicken Salad Recipe (for 45 people)
-40 Chicken Breasts
- 5 cups of halfved grapes
-2 Large Red Onions
- 2 cups of chopped celery
-12 Cups of Mayonaise (give or take)
Boil the Chicken till cooked thouroughly. Shred the chicken. Cut grapes in half, finely chop celery and onions. Put it all in a LARGE bowl, add Mayonaise, if the chicken is extra dry you may need to add more. Mix with hands or if you don’t like having fun with a spoon. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve on a bun or with Ritz Crackers (preferably wheat… do they have those in America?)
Moving on to my next topic. Ticket to Ride. This is a game that is sweeping through the ERAP team and has quickly become a favorite of mine. It’s an easy game to learn and is different every time you play it. The idea of the game is that you are trying to build a rail system across a map of the United States at the begining of each game you draw route cards that tell you the cities your train needs to touch. You get to lay down train cars on the board by collecting collored cards throughout the game and playing them on your turn. Here is the website if you want to learn more: http://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/ It is seriously an awesome game. Since learning how to play 3 weeks ago I have played dozens of times, often into the early hours of the moring.
And here is what I’m sure most of you have been waiting for or what most of you just skipped to. The pictures. This makes me realize I need to take more pictures in life.
Man sitting outside the market selling vegetables and enjoying the beautiful weather while he gives himself lung cancer.
This started out as a super cute hug, but before I could take a picture it turned into a tackle.
This is Joel and Mary's new little baby JoAnna, we call her Annie.Selling apples at the market.
The Great Wall of China. We went as a team activity. I didn't actually climb it this time though, I played a game instead. 5 years ago I never thought I'd say 'been there done that' to climbing the Great Wall of China. But that time has come and passed my friends.
