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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Tuna Casserole Cook-Off for our 1st Sunday Event of A Tuna Christmas on Sunday, November 30th. Everyone had a great time and loved the food. Congratulations to the winners!

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
#7 – Christmas Tuna By June Burnette
1 6 ½ oz jar artichoke hearts
1 6 ½ oz can white tuna
1 10 ¾ oz cream of celery soup
1 3 oz can sliced mushrooms or sautéed fresh mushrooms
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
pimentos to taste
parsley to garnish

Mix everything except cheese and parsley. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake at 350º until bubbly. Garnish with fresh parsley.

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD – 1ST PLACE
#3 – Creative Tuna Casserole By Lindsey Roberts
1 ½ cups orzo pasta 1 stick butter
8-12 oz mushrooms, sliced 4 scallions, thinly sliced
4 tbsp flour 1 ½ cups milk
12 oz can tuna, drained 1 ½ cups cooked peas
½ cup parmesan ½ – 1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper 1 cup bread crumbs
Black truffle oil to taste additional 3 tbsp butter

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water. In a medium sized mixing bowl, melt stick of butter, add bread crumbs, salt, pepper, & truffle oil. Mix and spread crumbs onto a cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 350º and bake until crumbs are golden brown. Set aside. In a large saucepan, heat 3 tbsp of butter over medium heat. Add mushrooms and scallions. Saute, stirring, until scallions are softened and mushrooms are browned. Stir in flour until blended into the butter (you may need to add more butter – check the consistency). Gradually stir in the milk. Continue until mixture has thickened. Add the tuna and peas, stir in salt & pepper to taste. Combine the sauce mixture and drained pasta until blended. Add more truffle oil to taste and continue stirring. Once blended, spoon into the prepared baking dish and top with bread crumbs. Addf the parmesan on top and bake at 350º for 30-35 minutes, or until lightly browned and hot.

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD – 2ND PLACE
#2 – Yummy Tuna Casserole By Meredith Looney (this is an altered version of Emeril Lagasse’s Tuna Tettrazini)

1 Medium Onion ½ Red Bell Pepper
½ stick butter 1 minced garlic clove
1 pound button mushroom, sliced 1 ½ teaspoon old bay
½ teaspoon thyme ¼ cup all purpose flour
¼ cup dry white wine 1 ½ frozen green peas
1 ¾ cup heavy cream 2 cups chicken stock
1T parsley Pinch black pepper
3 6oz cans of white albacore tuna, drained
8 oz egg noodles (or whatever noodle you want to use…maybe bowtie)
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 small bag of salt and pepper potato chips

Cook noodles and peas in a large stock pot until noodles are al dente. Drain both together and set aside. Sauté onions and peppers in butter in a large pan on medium high until onions are transparent. Add garlic and mushrooms cooking until the mushrooms release liquid. Sprinkle the flour in and cook a minute or two. Then, add wine and chicken stock, making a roué. I use a whisk for this part so it won’t be lumpy. Add the cream and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thick. Add additional spice if desired.
When sauce is thickened, add the prepared noodles, peas, tuna, parsley, salt, pepper, and Parmesan to the skillet and stir until combined. Transfer to a buttered 9×13 inch casserole dish and top with potato chips. Bake uncovered until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve while hot.

# 1 – Tuna Alfredo By June Cooper
1 small package of noodles – cooked
½ jar of alfredo sauce
1 can tuna
2 tbsp chopped roasted red peppers
¼ to ½ cup milk
1 cup green peas

Mix everything together and cover top with 1 cup cheese then sprinkle with cracker crumbs. bake at 350º until browned.

# 5 – MY Award Winning Tuna Noodle Casserole By Sue Binnie
7 oz Tuna, drained 1 T Minced onion
2 c Noodles, cooked 4 T Butter
3 Hard boiled eggs 1 C French onions
2 c White sauce 1 C Cheese – Colby (personal choose)

Preheat oven to 350º. Butter 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Carefully combine tuna, noodled, eggs, sauce, & onions, & place in baking dish. Sprinkle cheese over tuna mixture and trim around edge of dish with French onions and bake 20 minutes, until very hot. Sit back and enjoy the best!

# 6 – Tuna Christmas Surprise By Andrew Moore
3 tbsp flour 3 tbsp butter
3 cups milk 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
¼ tsp pepper 1/8 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp garlic salt 6oz can of tuna
1 package of frozen peas 1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 loaf French bread 1 lb pasta

Melt butter in pan. Stir in the flour to make a roux. Slowly whisk in milk. Add pepper, oregano, salt. Melt the cheese into the sauce. Add more milk to reach desired consistency. Season to taste. Add the mushrooms, cook them in the sauce for 7-8 minutes or until tender. Add the peas and tuna and toss. Pour the sauce over the cooked pasta in a 9×13 casserole dish. Tear the bread over top of the casserole. Bake for 35-40 minutes at 325º until bread is crispy.

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And the winners are…

Set Design College: Craig Lewis
Set Design Community: Christopher McCollum, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Costume Design College: Janice Lacek, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Costume Design Community: Andre Bruce Ward, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Makeup and Wigs Community: Barbara Sanders, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lighting Design College: Ken Friedhoff, Animal Farm
Lighting Design Community: Michael Compton and Chris Swanson, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Props Design College: Emily Wells, Animal Farm
Props Design Community: Robin Black, High School Musical 2
Set Dressing Community: Kerry Strahm, Crimes of the Heart
Sound Design College: Eric Sefton, How I Learned To Drive
Sound Design Community: David Newsome, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Musical Direction College: Mark Ensley, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Musical Direction Community: Dennis Whitehead, Jerry Springer – The Opera
Choreography College: Jay Rapp, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Choreography Community: Mitzi Hamilton and Kathy Caradine, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Sup. Actress Musical College: Shaheerah Farrakhan, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Sup. Actress Musical Community: Jude Knight, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Sup. Actor Musical College: Jason Hansen, Assassins
Sup. Actor Musical Community: Ken Zimmerman, The Producers
Sup. Actress Drama College: Katie Preston, How I Learned to Drive
Sup. Actress Drama Community: TIED Jo Lynne Palmer, Pride and Prejudice AND Sheana Tobey, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sup. Actor Drama College: Matthew Crewse, Animal Farm
Sup. Actor Drama Community: Matt Reed, Seascape
Cameo College: Andrew Whaley, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cameo Community: Corey Cochran, A Year With Frog and Toad
Lead Actress Musical College: Kirie Walz, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Lead Actress Musical Community: Cheyenne Nelson, The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Lead Actor Musical College: Chris McCollum, Assassins
Lead Actor Musical Community: Kent Fleshman, The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Leading Actress Drama College: Shannon King, How I Learned to Drive
Leading Actress Drama Community: Sheana Tobey, And Baby Makes Seven
Leading Actor Drama College: TIED Greg Krosnes, How I Learned to Drive AND Reginald C. Brown, Animal Farm
Leading Actor Drama Community: Jerre Dye, Compleat Female Stage Beauty
Ensemble Acting College: Animal Farm
Ensemble Acting Community: Pride and Prejudice
Direction of a Musical College: Stephen Hancock, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Direction of a Musical Community: Mitzi Hamilton, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Direction of a Drama College: Gloria Baxter, Animal Farm
Direction of a Drama Community: John Rone, Pride and Prejudice
Best Original Script: Rebecca Fisher, The Magnificence of the Disaster
Production of Original Script: The Magnificence of the Disaster
Musical Production College: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Musical Production Community: Thoroughly Modern Millie
Dramatic Production College: Animal Farm
Dramatic Production Community: Pride and Prejudice
Behind the scenes award: Alvin Miller
Larry Riley Rising Star Award: Ken Friedhoff
Eugart Yerian Award: Dorothy Kirsch

Congratulations to all the winners!!