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How to Help Meal Delivery Programs Hit by Food, Fuel Costs
It's easy to see the economic toll on food and fuel in our own everyday lives — but the effect is trickling down past commuters and bargain shoppers to silver citizens who rely on meal delivery programs to survive. Advocates for the elderly nationwide are concerned that many seniors are going or will go hungry soon — and blame the 20 percent increase in fuel and food prices over the past year, as well as leveling or reduced government subsidies and a failing economy.
According to the Meals on Wheels Association of America, nearly 60 percent of the 5,000 programs have lost volunteers, most of whom say they can no longer afford gas.
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Lil Tip: Pizza Wheels For Cutting Kiddie Meals
A fork and knife can only go so far when cutting up your lil one's meals. Once your baby moves beyond pureed food and you find yourself cutting up everything she eats into bite sized pieces, you may notice that forks and knives can really destroy the food you serve. The cheese starts falling off of the crust of the pizza, the breading slides off of the chicken nuggets and in the end you are left with an unappetizing plate of scraps.Mural Meal: The Pasta Ferris Wheel
Every babe loves a carnival, but this one is free of fat laden funnel cakes and cotton candy. Instead, this fare is full of nourishing bites that will fill a tiny tummy with nibbles from most parts of the food pyramid.
Boil up a pan full of pasta and add marinara sauce to the cooked noodles.
Yummy Links: From Steering Wheel Tables to Preggatinis
- Just what the world needs! A steering wheel dining table. — Eat Me Daily
- Michael Symon has plans to open a burger joint.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- One server on why there's nothing more ambiguous than a 15 percent tip.
- Will a new restaurant prototype breathe life into Shoney's?
- Julia Child's former kitchen is ironically occupied by a vegetarian animal-rights activist.
- Grilled mango with balsamic vinegar makes a satisfying and sophisticated dessert.
- Let the Wheel of Lunch decide your next midday meal.
- Daniel sommelier Raj Vaidya talks wine and duck pairings.
Get a Hotel Room For Less With 8 Hours of Community Service
Sage Hospitality hotels are encouraging volunteerism with its Give a Day Get a Night promotion. If you do at least eight hours of community service at a 501c3 organization (like Meals on Wheels or Habitat for Humanity) between July 1 and December 20, 2009, you're eligible for a complimentary night stay or 50 percent discount on hotel rooms at any of Sage's 52 hotels. The properties include hotels like The Nines in Portland, OR and The Blackstone in Chicago.
Mission Street Food: Transforming San Francisco's Food Scene
While it's true that most restaurants have been hit hard by the economy, at least one eatery is flourishing. Meet Mission Street Food, an unusual dining concept that's taken flight in San Francisco's Mission district. Two nights a week, Anthony Myint, a former line cook at a well-known restaurant in town, sublets space from a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant, invites a guest chef to cook, and serves up creative, experimental dishes sourced from well-known farms in the area.
Mural Meal: Choo Choo Grilled Cheese Train
A sucker for dairy products, my babe loves to take down a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. Instead of cutting it in half with a pickle in between, I like to add some commotion to the meal. And by that, I mean locomotion.
Sunday Dinner: Spring Noodle Stir-Fry
For dinner tonight, opt for a straightforward meal that won't have you spinning wheels. Take advantage of market-fresh items like asparagus and sugar snap peas to make a healthy yet hearty vegetarian noodle stir-fry.
Apple cider vinegar and fresh ginger add zing, while a handful of walnuts add meatiness and crunch.
Kids Go Hungry Over Weekend, Backpack Program Helps
This story caught my eye this morning because I thought it was the other Hillary — but getting my Clinton confused with my Duff led me to this great charity: Blessings in a Backpack.
It makes so much sense — there are 16.3 million kids getting free or reduced price lunches through the National School Lunch Program — so who feeds those kids on the weekend? The Blessings program packs backpacks with nonperishable food and passes them out at the end of the week to keep kids going until school rolls around on Monday.
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