We had lots of help for our EVAC serving in July, and lovely donations from Lemington Farmers and On the Move Organics
The Meal:
Onion Bhaji
Brown rice and black bean pilaf
Fresh salad with dark greens
Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy
August 6th was a Civic Holiday and no meals where scheduled on the meal calendar so Food not Bombs whipped up a quick meal of rice and beans and banana pecan muffins to serve outside.
Food Not Bombs is a worldwide initiative that combats and raises awareness about hunger, poverty, homelessness and sustainability through the sharing of meals.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
June 24th Serving at the East Village Arts Co-op
From this point I will attempt to keep a more detailed log of our meals, including kind of sort of recipes.
Donations
50 lbs white potatoes
25 lbs box onions
25 lbs box sweet potatoes
big bag o' garlic
10 lbs yellow tomatoes
~10 lbs of dried kidney beans and black beans
Leftovers from the Lady Fest "Ironically Feminist Bake Sale"; Oatmeal raisin cookies, green tea cupcakes, cardamom short-breads, chocolatey granola bars and more!
The Meal
Kidney bean curry with fresh cilantro
Sauce: Fresh tomatoes with skins removed cooked down into a sauce, mixed with garam masala, curry powder, onion and garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Sautée onions in oil until translucent, add tomatoes, spices and beans. Cook over medium low heat until sauce thickens. Garnish with cilantro. As if we measured anything!
Traditional Baked Kidney beans
Kidney beans, veggie oil, diced onion, ketchup, bbq sauce, soy sauce. Bake it at 330 ish until the onions are soft. Sounds gross, tastes amazing.
French Onion Soup
Sweat down a boatload of onions until caramelized. Add soy sauce, red wine vinegar and veggie stock. Cook until delicious.
Mashed Potatoes loaded with Roasted Garlic
Boil potatoes. Mash potatoes with the skins on 'em. Add oil, almond milk, pureed roasted garlic and salt n peppa. Mash a little more. Tada!
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Cube sweet potatoes with skins on. Top with a lil brown sugar, garam masala, salt, pepper and oil. Oh, and a sprinkle of veggie stock for good measure. Bake at 350 until crispy, ~50 mins. Flip every 15 minutes or so.
We served ~35 people, and what little leftovers we had were sent to the Unity Project. All unused produce was handed out during the week. Free Food For All!
-Morgan
Donations
50 lbs white potatoes
25 lbs box onions
25 lbs box sweet potatoes
big bag o' garlic
10 lbs yellow tomatoes
~10 lbs of dried kidney beans and black beans
Leftovers from the Lady Fest "Ironically Feminist Bake Sale"; Oatmeal raisin cookies, green tea cupcakes, cardamom short-breads, chocolatey granola bars and more!
The Meal
Kidney bean curry with fresh cilantro
Sauce: Fresh tomatoes with skins removed cooked down into a sauce, mixed with garam masala, curry powder, onion and garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Sautée onions in oil until translucent, add tomatoes, spices and beans. Cook over medium low heat until sauce thickens. Garnish with cilantro. As if we measured anything!
Traditional Baked Kidney beans
Kidney beans, veggie oil, diced onion, ketchup, bbq sauce, soy sauce. Bake it at 330 ish until the onions are soft. Sounds gross, tastes amazing.
French Onion Soup
Sweat down a boatload of onions until caramelized. Add soy sauce, red wine vinegar and veggie stock. Cook until delicious.
Mashed Potatoes loaded with Roasted Garlic
Boil potatoes. Mash potatoes with the skins on 'em. Add oil, almond milk, pureed roasted garlic and salt n peppa. Mash a little more. Tada!
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Cube sweet potatoes with skins on. Top with a lil brown sugar, garam masala, salt, pepper and oil. Oh, and a sprinkle of veggie stock for good measure. Bake at 350 until crispy, ~50 mins. Flip every 15 minutes or so.
We served ~35 people, and what little leftovers we had were sent to the Unity Project. All unused produce was handed out during the week. Free Food For All!
-Morgan
Thursday, May 31, 2012
May 27th Serving at the East Village Arts Co-op
Great meal this weekend!
We received lovely donations from the Lemington Farmers and On the Move Organics.
The meal consisted of:
-Beet Burgers
-Roasted root vegetables
-Mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy
-Fresh Salad
-Stuffed Bell Peppers
-Vega's delicious caramel cake
The preparation went very smooth, now using the first half hour of the cooking to delegate roles and plan the recipes.
We also had lots of help (Thanks to Robin for the idea of beet burgers, they were excellent!)
There will be a meeting Thursday June 7th at the Infochop at 7:00 pm (670 Lorne Ave.)
Please try and make it!
UPDATE: The 'Pictures' section of the blog now has content. Submissions are always welcome!
-Morgan
We received lovely donations from the Lemington Farmers and On the Move Organics.
The meal consisted of:
-Beet Burgers
-Roasted root vegetables
-Mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy
-Fresh Salad
-Stuffed Bell Peppers
-Vega's delicious caramel cake
The preparation went very smooth, now using the first half hour of the cooking to delegate roles and plan the recipes.
We also had lots of help (Thanks to Robin for the idea of beet burgers, they were excellent!)
There will be a meeting Thursday June 7th at the Infochop at 7:00 pm (670 Lorne Ave.)
Please try and make it!
UPDATE: The 'Pictures' section of the blog now has content. Submissions are always welcome!
-Morgan
Thursday, March 1, 2012
February 26th Serving at the East Village Arts Co-op
We had an overwhelming amount of donations for this serving from the Lemington farmers, Havaris produce, as well as Hasbeans, Snack 'n' Bake and the International Bakery!
The following dishes were made:
-Stuffed Peppers with Rice and Leeks
-Roasted Squash
-Roasted Root Vegetables
-Mashed Potatoes
-Greek Style Cucumber Salad
- Pea Soup with Thyme and Barley
-Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pie
-Fresh Squeezed Apple and Orange Juice
-Veggie Pasta Salad (made lovingly by Linda!)
-Coconut Cranberry Lemon Cake (made by Vega.. incredible)
-Apple Cinnamon Muffins
There were also cookies and chips donated. We served around 30 people, and it was a blast!
The following dishes were made:
-Stuffed Peppers with Rice and Leeks
-Roasted Squash
-Roasted Root Vegetables
-Mashed Potatoes
-Greek Style Cucumber Salad
- Pea Soup with Thyme and Barley
-Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pie
-Fresh Squeezed Apple and Orange Juice
-Veggie Pasta Salad (made lovingly by Linda!)
-Coconut Cranberry Lemon Cake (made by Vega.. incredible)
-Apple Cinnamon Muffins
There were also cookies and chips donated. We served around 30 people, and it was a blast!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
January 14th Dundas & Richmond Serving
Thanks to all of the wonderful help we had today the whole process today ended up being a lot of fun and less stressful than we anticipated. We were able to get a lot of donations from the Covenant Garden Market and Nicole was able to drop off two boxes of tomatoes, some peppers, leeks and potatoes off to us from the Western Fair! We had a lot of help in the kitchen and were able to make a salad, pasta, lentil and vegetable curry, TVP sloppy joes, rosemary french fries, avocado butter-bread and bruschetta, and Laura brought muffins and a sweet potato mash! It was mighty cold out at Dundas and Richmond but we had many people who were interested in having a warm meal and some free groceries. Most of the food got eaten and what did not actually froze! We received some grand donations and one of our vendors actually came by and got to see what we do! It was a lot of fun. For next time: lettuce freezes easily.
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