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> Friends,
>
> I entertain guests on Saturdays where we play board games and such. I
> used to order pizza or fried chicken or whatever to feed everyone. But,
> as you can imagine, greasy food and board games don't mix. So I
> started cooking for everyone.
>
> All of my Saturday dishes are things you can eat from a bowl. Bowls
> have small footprints, so there is room on the game table for them, and
> you don't actually touch any of the food, preventing greasy fingers
> from touching my games.
>
> I'm looking for new recipe ideas and would really appreciate your
> input.
>
> Here is my current repertoi
>
> Chicken Soup
> Chile (or is it Chili?)
> "Vegetarian" Beef Stew
> Cabbage and Sausage Soup
> Clam Chowder
> Minestrone
> Jambalaya
> Beef and Noodles
>
> I have a 7qt slow cooker, a 12qt stainless steel stock pot, and a cast
> iron Dutch oven. I'm not sure what the capacity of the Dutch oven is,
> but is the regular size offered by Lodge. I don't really care for the
> Dutch oven simply because it's so small (I cook LOTS of food). The only
> thing I cook in it is the jambalaya.
>
> My prerequisites are that I have to be able to cook it in one of those
> vessels, I have to be able to make it in six hours or less (I know, six
> hours is really pushing it for the chicken soup and "vegetarian" beef
> stew), and it has to feed at least 1,200 pounds of inebriated men. Oh
> yeah, you have to be able to eat if from a bowl, and I'm usually pretty
> drunk come serving time, so little or no post cooking prep work.
>
> Though I don't follow recipes much myself, I'll be happy to do the best
> I can to provide ingredient lists and instructions for any of the above
> if anyone is interested.
>
> Thanks,
>
> b.

I want to thank everyone who offered me suggestions. This will keep me
busy for quite some time

b.