by Srijan Chakraborty | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog, Events, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
How do you celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a way that truly honors his legacy? It’s not easy for a figure of Dr. King’s stature. Service is important for us at HIP. Instead of taking a day off, we keep our Senior Meals program running. We also...
by hungerintervention | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
If you were to pay TW a complement he would try to deflect it by saying that he is just a “small potato”. If so, he’s our favorite small potato. TW has been diligently volunteering at our senior meal program, twice a week, for over two years....
by hungerintervention | Dec 5, 2015 | Blog, Healthy Recipes, Senior Community Meals
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Brussels sprouts are in full swing this time of year. They are a cold weather veggie which means that you’re probably seeing them pop up in many holiday recipes. Interestingly, Brussels sprouts taste best and sweetest after enduring a couple of...
by hungerintervention | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Senior Community Meals, Volunteers
What would you do if you find out that you have to throw away all your turkey just a few hours before a big Thanksgiving meal that you were going to serve to more than 100 guests? That was a scary moment, but what happened next was even more amazing. But I’m...
by hungerintervention | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Healthy Recipes, Senior Community Meals
The versatility of day-old bread is its saving grace. It’s not uncommon to see our food processor whirling bread into crumbs to later go in meatballs. Just as often we will cut it up into little cubes and bake into croutons. Another creative use of the bread...
by hungerintervention | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Healthy Recipes, Senior Community Meals
Although fish can often be a difficult recipe to impress a crowd, herbed white fish casserole always goes over very well with our Senior Meals guests and has become a regular part of the menu. The recipe was fished out of an old cook book and adapted for us by one of...
