b"Marianist TableS E R V I N G U PMARIANISTHISTORYWith a tweak here and there, this recipe is still tasty after all these years By Kathleen NelsonT The recipe hashe Marianist Table is amoveable feastnot just some Marianist in the traditional sense of a cele- history behind it, bration moving from one day to and it has been a hitanother, but from one place to when I make it foranother as well. The fellowship, the brothers, saidprayers and even recipes shared as a Brother Murphy,group pass from one community to the who has added a sideother, from one generation to the next, adjusting dish specifically for hisslightly to suit the times.communityLalannePHOTO BY VICTOR ALMANOur featured recipe is a House at University Park. The guys here love broccoli.perfect example. Brother Murphy hasn't been afraid to experimentMarianist Brother David with the recipe. I have made some adjustments toMurphy first tasted Ham- it, he said. I use two cans of mushrooms because burger Biscuit Stroganoff I like mushrooms.while on his rookie assign- Like many foods, some of the ingredients also havement as a teacher at Monsi- been supersized since the mid-1960s, forcing adjust-gnor Hackett High School in ments out of necessity. Brother Murphy has troubleKalamazoo, Michigan. The finding a 2.8-ounce can of French-fried onions, whichdish came from the kitchenhas been displaced by a 6-ounce size. And the standard-Marianist Fathers Kenneth of Evelyn Dozeman, who served as cook for the sized biscuits have been replaced almost exclusivelyTemplin (left) and James Heft community of brothers and priests. by jumbo biscuits, requiring a simple adjustment to(center), and Marianist Brother Brother Murphy, who made first vows in 1966, has compensate for the larger size. Ive just been puttingDavid Murphy gather in the carried the recipe with him through five decades of on the biscuits earlier, he explained.kitchen at the Lalanne House atUniversity Park in Los Angeles. his ministry as a teacher and guidance counselor in We experimented, too, and combined our alterationsMemphis, his hometown of Cleveland and Honolulu. with Brother Murphy's in this tweaked version. AsHe serves it these days in Los Angeles, where his ministry with the Marianists to whom it has been served forincludes visiting young people in a juvenile detention nearly a half-century, it received rave reviews.center and offering spiritual direction to students atUniversity of Southern California. Kathleen Nelson is a writer/photographer from St. Louis.20 Call 1.800.348.4732"