{"id":647,"date":"2009-11-11T17:48:27","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T01:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.summerhillhomes.com\/?p=647"},"modified":"2024-05-20T16:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T23:28:19","slug":"volunteering-at-food-bank-plus-recipes-for-carrots-yams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/11\/volunteering-at-food-bank-plus-recipes-for-carrots-yams\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering at Food Bank Plus Recipes for Carrots &#038; Yams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday we had the privilege to volunteer at the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Carlos. \u00c2\u00a0It really kept things in perspective as we joined together There were 6 of us from SummerHill plus other volunteers that come regularly. \u00c2\u00a0We were only there for 2 hours and really I could have stayed for 3 or 4 at least. \u00c2\u00a0The warehouse is large and it is amazing how much healthy, quality food they are able to deliver to people in need.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-647 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Untitled-0-00-06-18.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Untitled-0-00-06-18-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-650\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-650'>\n\t\t\t\tCarrots, Lots of Carrots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Untitled-0-00-06-07.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-652'>\n\t\t\t\tLisa and Elissa loading carrots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Untitled-0-00-03-25.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summerhillhomes.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Untitled-0-00-03-25-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-653\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-653'>\n\t\t\t\tOur crew loading carrots from a big box.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In these economic times, there are certainly more people than ever who don&#8217;t know how they will be putting their next meal on the table. \u00c2\u00a0We learned that the Food Bank helps people complete the paperwork to receive food stamps, which amazingly are now debit cards. \u00c2\u00a0Then they give the families a weeks worth of food the end of the month when they need it most. \u00c2\u00a0$450 a month on a debit card really doesn&#8217;t go far for a family.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->It was humbling to sort and pack carrots and yams. \u00c2\u00a0We had to determine if they good enough to distribute or if they had passed their prime. \u00c2\u00a0It was not easy work, definitely exerted physical energy, but it was almost worth it to have a sore muscle or two to remember that we are really quite fortunate.<\/p>\n<p>All those carrots and yams got me thinking about how to make healthy dishes that are also relatively inexpensive. \u00c2\u00a0 After all, we could probably all use a bit of cost savings this year. \u00c2\u00a0So here are a few recipes that I found searching the web from a few of my favorite cooking sites (Epicurious and Food Network):<\/p>\n<p>Pot Roast with Carmelized Onions and Roasted Carrots (Epicurious)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/alton-brown\/glazed-carrots-recipe\/index.html\">Glazed Carrots<\/a> (Food Network, Alton Brown)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/bobby-flay\/carrot-salad-recipe\/index.html\">Carrot Salad<\/a> (Food Network, Bobby Flay)<\/p>\n<p>Garnet Yam Puree (Epicurious)<\/p>\n<p>Roasted Yams with Creme Fraiche and Chives (Epicurious) &#8211; substituting sour creme for the creme fraiche plus green onions for the chives would save money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/the-surreal-gourmet\/maple-glazed-yam-stars-recipe\/index.html\">Maple-Glazed Yam Stars<\/a> (Food Network, Bob Blumer) &#8211; pretty sure you could use any cookie cutter shape you have on hand<\/p>\n<p>p.s. 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