I enjoy cooking.
Making large meals (or large quantities) does not bother me. I don't feel overwhelmed by making 25+ pounds of mashed potatoes (especially when my Abby cuts up the potatoes for me) ;)
It may be because I have a large family or the fact that I was raised doing this sort of thing, thanks to my grandma who, when Christmas came around, had a spread that would make Golden Corral blush.
Once I was old enough to help, my older sister was married and I became her "right-hand-man" ...I was a cheerful little helper, running down to her basement pantry, bringing up ingredients, reading off recipes, watching my papa drill into coconuts, sipping the fresh coconut milk and then helping to grate the coconut for her glorious coconut cakes.
She took NO shortcuts- everything was the best of the best, all home-made from scratch and had no equal! I don't think people cook like that anymore. We've become servants to "Betty Crocker" "Stouffer's" and "Chef-Boy-Ardee". There's no wonder why many of us, as well as our children have health issues, weight problems and can't cook worth-a-lick! Sad. Very Sad.
Anyway, back to the banquet...
So, we enjoy an enormous bounty with our church family and friends. Our ladies seem to have missed the frozen junk food aisle and must have paid attention to their grandma's cooking lessons because they sure can cook! :)
Half the fun of the banquet is the decorating. I am so blessed to have girls that are creative and not only do they have great ideas, they know how to bring these wonderful ideas to fruition.
I am also blessed to have an amazingly creative friend who has such a servant's heart and always goes above and beyond. Her children work so well with mine (very much like siblings) and they make anything they set their mind to look wonderful.
I didn't get any photos of our adult tables but do have the children's tables to share.
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