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Sing Supper Supper foryour
ELGIN MAST E R CHORALE
HOLIDAY POTLUCK
RECIPES
Sing Supper foryour
HOLIDAY POTLUCK RECIPES
Acknowledgments
Sing for Your Supper has been a project joyfully concocted in 2024 by Elgin Master Chorale altos Alison Bleick, Robin Hladky-Fox, Dorothy Voigt, and Luann Zanzola, and bass Bob Acker, with cover design and producKon by soprano Karen Neidlinger, and guidance and prinKng by AlphaGraphics, St. Charles, IL.
Sing for Your Supper
The Origin Story
How did we come to create Sing for Your Supper?
It all began at our Christmas potluck last year (2023). A group of us sat around, enjoying the delicious food we had shared, and someone remarked on how wonderful it would be to compile these recipes. And just like that, the idea for this cookbook was born!
Why Potlucks?
Why does the Elgin Master Chorale (EMC), formerly the Elgin Choral Union, hold potlucks between its two holiday concerts? The reasons are pracLcal and a liNle fun!
It’s a Long Day:
On days with two holiday concerts, the schedule leaves liNle Lme for a proper dinner. The first concert at 2:30 PM wraps up around 4:30 PM, and the call Lme for the evening concert is 7 PM. With limited Lme, many of our members—who live as far away as Mundelein, Aurora, Lockport, and Lake in the Hills can’t make it home, eat, and return in Lme.
Limited Local Op<ons:
While Elgin has a few downtown dining opLons, the restaurants oWen fill with patrons aNending the same concerts. For chorus members, finding a place to eat and geYng back in Lme can be a challenge.
The Wardrobe Dilemma:
Let’s face it: going out in our concert aYre coordinated dresses and tuxes can draw some amusing looks. Whether we resemble a group of nuns or a quirky wedding party, some of us would rather avoid the spectacle.
Lobster Rolls
Singer Name: Deb Anderson
EMC Section: Tenor
Year started with EMC: 2021
Recipe Category: Appetizer
Servings: 12
Total Prep & Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 lb. cooked lobster (from 3 lobsters)
½ c mayonnaise
2 T fresh lemon juice
2 T minced fresh chives
1 T fresh chervil, plus more for serving
Coarse salt
1/4 t Old Bay seasoning
1/8 t cayenne pepper (opGonal)
12 pull-apart dinner rolls, such as King’s Hawaiian Sweet or MarGn’s (do not separate)
Melted buOer.
Comments:
Direc<ons:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, sLr together lobster, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, chervil, 1 t salt, Old Bay, and cayenne.
Split rolls across tops; brush generously with some melted buNer. Heat in oven on a baking sheet for 3 to 5 minutes unLl warmed through.
Divide lobster salad among rolls, drizzle with remaining buNer, sprinkle with more chervil, and serve.
Santa 7-Up
Singer Name: Linda Mueller
EMC Section: Alto
Year started with EMC: 2000
Recipe Category: Beverages
Servings: ?
Total Prep & Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 46-ounce pineapple juice (canned)
70 ounces of 7-up (2 liters or 6 12 oz cans)
2 6-ounce cans of frozen orange juice
½ teaspoon peppermint flavoring
Maraschino cherries
Comments:
Direc<ons:
On day before, freeze maraschino cherries into a circular jello mold to make an ice ring with cherries in it.
Mix all ingredients into punch bowl.
Add ice ring.
Themes & Varia,ons
Main Dishes
Andrew Lewis has been conduc/ng the Elgin Master Chorale since 2004.
Main Dishes……………………………………………………………..…54
5-Hour Stew / Cathy Ernzen…………………………………………..55
Award-Winning Chili / Gail Rossow………………………………..56
Baccala / Deb Anderson……………………………………………......57
Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes / Marcia Haran………..…….……....59
Burrito Bowl with Pulled Pork / Deb Anderson………….…..60
BYB BBQ Chicken Pizza / Bob Martin..………………………..….61
Chili / Caryn Kingseed………………………………………………..….62
Clam Spaghetti, 2 Ways / Luann Zanzola……………………….63
DIY Hamburger Helper / Caryn Kingseed……………………....64
Easy Skillet Lasagna / Gail Rossow…………………………..…….65
Favorite Meat Loaf / Deb Anderson…………………………….…66
“Impossible” Rice Casserole / Tom Fox……….……………..….67
Käsespätzle (German Cheese Spatzle) / Diane Schael......68
Maple Pecan Glazed Salmon / Sarah Henry………………..…69
Mantovano Family Pizza / Alberto Mantovano………….....70
Pork Chops Braised/Sage & Tomatoes / Mary Harlos…….72
Pot Roast / Daniel Spike………………………………………..………73
Pulled Pork on a Pretzel Bun / Franz Stockmann………..…74
Pumpkin Alfredo / Luann Zanzola….…………………………......75
Rajma Pulao Vegan Rice Dish / Jon Warfel………………….….76
Skillet Lasagna / Gwen Holst…………………………………….……78
Southwest Meat Loaf / Bob van Dusen………………………....79
Swedish Meatballs / Gail Rossow…………………………….…….80
Tater Tot Casserole / Tyler Hast……………………………….……81
Award-Winning Chili
Singer Name: Gail Rossow
EMC Section: Soprano
Year started with EMC: 2011
Recipe Category: Main Dish
Servings: 6
Total Prep & Cooking Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
• 1 T. olive oil
• ½ large onion, chopped
• ½ c. chopped green pepper
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili with beans
• 2 T. mild chili powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. ground black pepper
OpLonal:
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Chopped onions
Comments:
Direc<ons:
Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onion, garlic, and green pepper; cook and sOr unOl onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and sOr unOl browned; drain.
Add diced tomatoes, tomato soup, beef broth, and canned chili; sLr. SLr in chili powder, salt, and pepper.
Cover and simmer over low heat for 1-2 hours.
Served topped with cheddar cheese and/or chopped onions, if desired.
Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Singer Name: Kevin Gulbrandsen
EMC Section: Bass
Year started with EMC: 2024
Recipe Category: Dessert
Servings:
Total Prep & Cooking Time: Prep 30 minutes
Ingredients:
5 ripe avocados
1-2 c. chopped dates
(Soaked overnight and drained)
1 c. raw cacao
1 c. carob powder
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
Agave syrup to taste
1+ c. cocoa powder
Direc<ons:
Mash avocados in blender.
Add soaked dates, raw cacao, carob powder and vanilla. Blend well.
Add agave syrup to sweeten to taste.
Mix in ½ c. of cocoa powder.
Keep add in ½ c. increments unLl chocolate level tastes right.
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