Hobo Day Soup Buffet

The University I work for has a yearly homecoming celebration called Hobo Days. Yes, slightly insensitive to the plight of the real hobos, but tons of fun! One of the festivities is called "Bum-a-Meal" which consists of a group of students visiting a community member's house for a free meal. Mike and I signed up to provide dinner, so a hobo-chic buffet was set for us and five guests.

The buffet was complete with galvanized steel, cans, newspaper, twine and old lace. We served chili, chicken tortilla soup (did you know real homemade tortilla soup has corn tortillas in it?), condiments, bread sticks (thanks HyVee!), from-scratch vanilla cupcakes (not a fan of this recipe- too dense), and juice. We haven't bought a dining table yet, so the table and chairs were borrowed from Mike's work. Not hobo-y, but better than the floor. 

 

Happy Hobo Day!

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