Santa Claus Meet and Greet

Event Planner: Carly MuratFor: All Local Elementary Students

Put on by: Students of Concordia University Ann Arbor

Location: Cobble Stone Farms

The three story oak timber frame barn accommodates 220 guests. It includes 3,200 square feet of rental space, a warming kitchen, restrooms, and is handicap accessible.

Invitation for Guests

Students of Concordia University Ann ArborCordially invites you to our

Santa Meet and GreetDecember 13

5:30 p.m. Opening, Dinner Served at 6 p.m., Santa’s Sleigh arriving at 7 p.m.Cobblestone Park, 2781 Packard Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48104

RSVP to Carly Murat at 231-286-7599 by Nov. 27th

Theme: Classic Christmas

Decorative center pieces for each

table

Fun props for the Kids! Can be used for

pictures with SantaCotton Balls hanging for decoration

Type of Service: Buffet

Food Offered at different Levels for

eye appeal

Décor around the buffet will go with the theme Silverware Placed at

every seat for guests to enjoy

Distribution of Food• All food Will be serve yourself, with the proper sized

portion serving device.• Ham will be pre-portioned

Sample Menu

Honey-Orange Glazed Ham• Ingredients

• 1 Cup and 1 Tablespoon Orange Juice• 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon• 2 Teaspoons Ground Clove• 8-1/3 Cup Honey• 2 Teaspoons Almond Extract (optional)• 8-1/4 (8 pound) Fully Cooked Whole Ham

• Prep Time: 10 Minutes• Cook Time: 2 Hours• Recipe

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Stir the orange juice, cinnamon, clove, and honey together in a small bowl; set aside. Stir in almond extract if desired.

• Place the ham in a shallow roasting pan. Bake in the preheated oven 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven, and baste with the honey glaze. Return to the oven; continue cooking until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), about 45 minutes longer. Baste occasionally as the ham finishes baking.

Best Green Bean Casserole• Ingredients

• 66-1/2 (14.5 ounce) cans green beans, drained• 33-1/2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup• 33-1/2 (6 ounce) cans French fried onions• 33 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

• Prep Time: 10 Minutes• Cook Time: 15 Minutes• Recipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).• Place green beans and soup in a large microwave-safe bowl. Mix well

and heat in the microwave on HIGH until warm (3 to 5 minutes). Stir in 1/2 cup of cheese and heat mixture for another 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer green bean mixture to a casserole dish and sprinkle with French fried onions and remaining cheese.

• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until the cheese melts and the onions just begin to brown.

Baked Mashed Potatoes• Ingredients

• 85 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed• 8-1/3 cup butter• 4 Cups 2 Tablespoon milk• 16-1/2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened• 16-1/2 onion, grated• 16-1/2 egg

• Prep Time: 20 Minutes• Cook Time: 1 Hour 15

Minutes• Recipe• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add potatoes, and cook

until tender but firm, about 15 minutes; drain.• In a large bowl, mash potatoes with the butter and milk. With a hand

mixer, beat in cream cheese and onion. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a little bit of the mashed potatoes. Stir into potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a 2 quart casserole dish.

• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until puffy and lightly browned.

Baked Mac-N-Cheese• Ingredients

• 16-1/2 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni• 2 tablespoons and 2-1/4 teaspoons salt• 12-1/2 cups butter, softened – divided• 16-2/3 cups sour cream• 1 cup and 1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened• 16-1/2 (8 ounce) packages shredded sharp

Cheddar cheese• 16-1/2 egg yolk• 2 cups and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour• 2 tablespoons and 2-1/4 teaspoons ground

cayenne pepper• 16-2/3 cups milk• 16-1/2 (8 ounce) packages shredded mild

Cheddar cheese• Prep Time: 30 Minutes• Cook Time: 25 Minutes

• Recipe• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees

C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until almost cooked through and firm to the bite, about 7 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Sprinkle macaroni with 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir 1/2 cup butter into the pasta.

• Mix 1/4 cup butter, sour cream, cream cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese, and egg yolk together in a bowl. Stir flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper, and milk into the sour cream mixture.

• Spread 1/4 cup sour cream sauce over bottom of prepared baking dish. Stir remaining sour cream sauce into macaroni. Pour macaroni into baking dish atop sauce layer; sprinkle mild Cheddar cheese over the casserole.

• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese topping has melted, about 15 minutes.

Cranberry Pumpkin Muffin• Ingredients

• 33 cups all-purpose flour• 12-1/2 cups brown sugar, packed• 2/3 cup and 1 teaspoon baking powder• 1 tablespoon and 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda• 2 tablespoons and 2-1/4 teaspoons salt• 1/3 cup and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon• 1 tablespoon and 1-1/4 teaspoons ground

ginger• 2 teaspoons ground cloves• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg• 16-2/3 cups canned unsweetened pumpkin

puree• 33-1/2 eggs, lightly beaten• 8-1/3 cups butter, melted• 4 cups and 2 tablespoons buttermilk• 2/3 cup and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract• 1 cup dried, sweetened cranberries

• Prep Time: 20 Minutes• Cook Time: 20 Miuntes

• Recipe• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200

degrees C). Grease or place paper muffin cups in a 12 cup muffin tin.

• Mix the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl.

• Beat the canned pumpkin, eggs, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla together in another large mixing bowl. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well blended. Stir in the dried cranberries until evenly blended. Spoon batter into muffin tins about 3/4 full.

• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. 3 minutes before turning out from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Cracked Sugar Cookies• Ingredients

• 10-1/2 cups white sugar• 8-1/3 cups butter• 25 egg yolks• 2 tablespoons and 2-1/4 teaspoons

vanilla extract• 21 cups all-purpose flour• 2 tablespoons and 2-1/4 teaspoons

baking soda • 1 tablespoon and 1-1/4 teaspoons cream

of tartar

• Directions:• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

(180 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.

• Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.

• Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir.

• Form dough into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Don't flatten. Bake 10 to 11 minutes, until tops are cracked and just turning color.

• Prep Time: 10 Minutes

• Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Santa Cake Pops• Ingredients:

• 8-1/4 (12 ounce) packages colored candy coating melts divided

• 200 plain doughnut holes • 200 lollipop sticks • 1/2 cup and 1 teaspoon

multicolored candy sprinkles (jimmies), as desired

• Directions:• Place about 1/4 cup of candy melts into

a small bowl, and melt in the microwave at 40 percent power for 30 seconds; stir the candy coating, and continue to heat for 30 second-intervals until the coating is just warm and completely melted.

• Poke a hole halfway through a doughnut hole with a lollipop stick, then dip the end of the stick into the melted coating and reinsert into the hole. Stick the doughnut pop upright into a block of plastic foam, and set into refrigerator for 1 hour to firm up.

• When pops are firmly attached to their sticks, melt the remaining candy coating dots in a bowl on 40 percent power for 1 minute; stir, and melt for 30-second intervals until the coating is warm and smoothly melted. Dip the doughnut hole into the coating. Hold the dipped pop over a bowl, and sprinkle with colored candy sprinkles. Return the decorated pops to the plastic foam block to set.

• Prep Time: 30 Minutes

• Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Food ListContains all ingredients needed as well as the pricing for

the objects

Santa Meet and Greet Food ListFood Item Cost Per Item Amount of Item Needed Total CostOrange Juice 3.99 per galloon 1 Cup and 1 Tablespoon $3.99Ground Cinammon 1.86 per 2.37 Ounce 2/3 Cup and 1-1/3 Tablespoon $4.41Gound Clove 3.99 per 0.9 Oz 1 Tablespoon and 1 teaspoon $3.99Honey 3.79 per 16 Oz 8-1/3 Cup $34.118 Pound fully cooked ham 7.99 per lb 8-1/4 Hams $65.92Green Beans (Drained) 0.69 per Can 66-1/2 Cans $46.23Cream of Mushroom Soup 0.69 per Can 33-1/2 Cans $23.46French Fried Onions 3.79 per Can 33-1/2 Cans $128.86Shredded Cheddar Cheese 3.59 per bag (1 Cup) 33 Cups $118.47Yukon Gould Potatoes 1.88 per bag (13 Oz) 85 Pounds $196.68Butter 1.69 per box (16 Oz) 25 Cups $42.25Milk 1.99 per Gallon 20-2/3 Cup and 2 Tablespoon $3.38

Cream Cheese 2.69 per 8 Oz package 18 (8 ounce) Packages $48.42Onion 1.29 Each 16-1/2 Onions $21.93Egg 3.31 per 2 Dozen 92 Eggs $23.17Elbow Macaroni 1.00 per 16 Oz box 16-1/2 (16 Ounce) Packages $17.00

Salt 0.89 per 26 Oz 5 Tablespoon and 1-1/2 Teaspoon $0.89Softened Butter 3.49 per 45 Oz 12-1/2 Cups $10.47Sour Cream 1.69 per 16 Oz 16-2/3 Cups $28.73Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese 3.59 per bag (1 Cup) 16-1/2 (8 Ounce) bags $61.03All-Purpose Flour 1.99 per 5 lb 56 Cups and 1 Tablespoon $5.97

Ground Cayenne Pepper 2.99 per 1 Oz 2 Tablespoon and 2-1/4 Teaspoon $2.99Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese 3.59 per bag (1 Cup) 16 1/2 (8 ounce) bags $61.03Brown Sugar 2.15 per 2 lb 12-1/2 Cups $2.30Baking Powder 1.29 per 8.1 Oz 2/3 Cup and 1 Teaspoon $1.29Baking Soda 0.75 per 16 Oz 4-1/2 Tablespoons $0.75

Ground Ginger 2.39 per 0.8 oz 1 Tablespoon and 1-1/4 Teaspoon $4.78Ground Nutmeg 3.59 per 1.1 Oz 2 Teaspoons $3.59

Canned Unsweeten Pumpkin Puree 2.09 per 15 Oz 16-2/3 Cups $37.62Buttermilk 2.49 per 1/2 gallon 4 Cups and 2 Tablespoons $2.49Vanilla Extract 1.52 per 8 Oz 2/3 Cup and 3-1/4 Tablespoon $1.52Sweetened Cranberries 2.49 per 12 Oz 1 Cup $2.49White Sugar 2.49 per 5 lb 10-1/2 Cups $2.49

Cream of Tartar 2.79 per 1.5 Oz 1 Tablespoon and 1-1/4 Teaspoon $2.79Candy Coating Melts 2.49 per 12 Oz 8-1/4 (12 ounce) packages $22.41Doughnut Holes 3.29 for 14 Oz 200 $26.32Lollipop Sticks 1.99 per 20 200 $19.90Candy Sprinkles 1.99 per 2 Oz 1/2 cup and 1 Teaspoon $1.99    Total Amount: $1,086.11