It was only day 3 of my new life here at Drexel, but the "ocho" was up to their usual antics (an amazing feat considering we had such a short amount of time to develop any sort of habitual activities). The "ocho", for those of you who are uninformed, is my floor. I live in Race Street, on the 8th floor, with the wildest group of kids that you could possibly imagine. As a result, my new home, the "ocho", is actually a never ending social event in and of itself. Nevertheless, day 3 stands out because it was Panini day. I like, well... love to cook, so that's just what I did. Last Saturday morning, 12 members of the "ocho", including myself, took the Trader Joe's on 22nd and market by storm. We weaved our way in and around 2o something year old democratic business women buying organic foods and quickly rounded up a various assorment of panini ingredient essentials.
After a quick trip on the green line, we set up shop in the kitchen. Random appliances, utensils, and plastic plates filtered their way into our common kitchen at the end of the hall. And there I stood, at the center of it all, warming up my grill, as an industrial kitchen was coming to life around me. Then, when we had decided that every kitchen tool known to man was now at our disposal, the grilling began. We instantly starting pumping out three delicious flavors of panini sandwiches.
The first was chipotle cheddar chicken, a wonderful combination of chipotle lime chicken, cheddar cheese, sauteed mushrooms, and maple roasted barbeque sauce. (Am I making you hungry?) As the chef, I was honored with the first bite of the first sandwich, and it was fantastic. Then, we switched gears to our next sandwich, Teryaki ginger garlic, a vegetarian option, filled with peppers, onions, and mushrooms and then topped with the title sauce. Finally, there was the creme de la creme of the panini world: Carribean Jerk Steak panini. Just the aroma of this sandwich started attracting guests from all over the building. Within minutes, our kitchen had crowded itself with nearly 30 people, all of them hounding us for paninis.
In 45 minutes, we made almost 50 sandwiches and many more friends. The entire operation was a great success in meeting new people, not to mention a delicious endeavor. As a result, Saturday afternoon is now cooking time every week for the floor. Just yesterday we made top notch quesadillas, and we have many other meals in store.
P.S. Warning: This is not part of the primary entry.
To advertise, you're all welcome to come by on Saturday afternoons. $5 all you can eat. Email Goggles rm553@drexel.edu come out, eat well, make friends. (I promise I won't spam this again).
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