apple glögg and community dinner

[nerakrose]

Hello everyone. Next week it's my turn to make community dinner in my dorm, and I have honestly no clue what it could be. The last couple of times I joined community dinner, we had lasagna - and while it is perfect for this kind of thing, I'm sort of looking for something that is not lasagna as I'm sure we're all pretty tired of it by now.

Only requirements are: it has to be filling, feed 6-8 people, be cheap and not contain pork.
Any ideas?

While I'm here, I'm going to share this wonderful recipe of spicy apple glögg with you. It's perfect for the cold season and if you don't like normal glögg/mulled wine (like I do), this is a perfect substitute.

½ litre apple juice
½ litre apple cider
1 dl calvados
1 vanilla pod
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tbsp raw sugar
fresh mint

1. boil apple juice with the sugar, vanilla pod and cinnamon sticks for a couple of minutes.
2. add the cider and calvados, but do not boil.
3. decorate with fresh mint upon serving.

you can make a children friendly alcohol free version by substituting cider and calvados with more apple juice.

chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

[highlander_ii]

It's the recipe off the back of the chocolate chip package, but hey, with a few modifications, I made it better! =)

Link to the Milk Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookie recipe

*whistle* SUBSTITUTIONS!

* switched out the butter for butter-flavored Crisco shortening (I like chewier cookies)
* switched out the brown sugar for Splenda brown sugar blend for baking
* switched out the white sugar for Splenda sugar blend for baking
* switched out 1/2 cup of the white flour for whole wheat flour
* left out the damned raisins

I also put the batter into a 9x9 pan to bake that way, rather than dollop 30+ cookies on to sheets - eh, I'm lazy. *g*

However - if you go the method of the 9x9 pan - turn the oven temp down about 25* (to 350* from 375*) (( adjust as necessary for the individual crankiness of your oven )) and bake for 20 mins, check the cookie, then an additional 5 if necessary.

Enjoy!! =)