Mint and apple spiced lamb, cous cous with cumcumber and lime and asparagus and humus from roasted red pepper,Serve dolmada with tzatziki dipping sauce
Seve an unleavened bread like naan this would be very similar to the time of Jesus and you can use it as a conversation piece(or teaching tool)
Serve a tea assorment and get some middle easten tea glasses
and a simple baklava for a desert (this is more of a mediterranean item but it will feed many people at once)
I had success with sloppy joes, so easy and they were happy! I made chickpea curry for the vegetarians which was not bad spooned over the hamburger buns. I have also made Amanda Hesser's Oven Fried Chicken from Cooking for Mr. Latte (her mom's recipe) for our youth group. Served it with cornbread and a green bean salad. The sloppy joes I served carrot sticks, little tomatoes and celery sticks. They did eat them up. For dessert, brownies and fruit. If you can get clementines, they will peel them because it's so easy but if not, the orange idea above is great. Apples will also work. DONT serve SODA!!!!! Serve water from the tap. Bottled water creates so much plastic waste. Water in pitchers with ice and a lime or lemon sliced in the pitcher is very classy. It's a good opportunity to speak with the youth about the lack of potable water in some parts of the world. The $$ they save by not buying bottled water can go to a contribution to a world hunger organization that they can help pick. But I diverge....
I used to cook for youth weekly, their favorites were always, ALWAYS spaghetti night, make your own tacos, and amazingly, cranberry glazed ham with chocolate chip cookies.
To be honest, for 20-30 young adults, you'll want to pull out the big guns. May I suggest a good, hearty pot of spaghetti and meatballs, a big tossed salad, garlic bread, and fruit and cookies (the above suggestion of brownies is also good).
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2014/01/garlicky-party-bread-with-cheese-and-herbs/#more-11456 Here is a recipe for garlic bread that would work well with LAMPCHOP's suggestion and help stretch it out. :) Slab pie could work well too http://food52.com/recipes/22689-martha-stewart-s-slab-pie or some cookie to make with the brownies http://food52.com/recipes/16687-maple-brown-sugar-oatmeal-cookies
Don't wish to rain on your parade and coat the tubas with ice, but make sure all 20-30 kids are not allergic to wheat or dairy--and leave the nuts out of the dessert!
Second: add a Tuscan kale salad with addictive lemony dressing that includes grated Romano, garlic and a generous pinch of sugar. Avocado and something brightly colorful if not too weird. Guacamole's main ingredient is gateway-produce for the reluctant, conformist-eater.
Finally: Cut about 10 large, well-scrubbed navel oranges in half, then each half into thin slices. Arrange decoratively next to platter of brownies and make sure there are paper napkins. Fruit prepped for consumption is more likely to be snatched than whole fruits and oranges are wonderful with chocolate.
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Seve an unleavened bread like naan this would be very similar to the time of Jesus and you can use it as a conversation piece(or teaching tool)
Serve a tea assorment and get some middle easten tea glasses
and a simple baklava for a desert (this is more of a mediterranean item but it will feed many people at once)
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Second: add a Tuscan kale salad with addictive lemony dressing that includes grated Romano, garlic and a generous pinch of sugar. Avocado and something brightly colorful if not too weird. Guacamole's main ingredient is gateway-produce for the reluctant, conformist-eater.
Finally: Cut about 10 large, well-scrubbed navel oranges in half, then each half into thin slices. Arrange decoratively next to platter of brownies and make sure there are paper napkins. Fruit prepped for consumption is more likely to be snatched than whole fruits and oranges are wonderful with chocolate.