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Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuit Dough
Buttermilk Biscuit Dough From Norma Frye as created by Ruth Cousineau from Fine Cooking Issue 124 This versatile dough comes together in minutes and can be used to make not only biscuits but many other tasty treats, too, depending on how you roll and cut it—such as Heirloom Tomato and…
Recipe: Heirloom Tomato and Cheese Pie
Tomato Cheese Pie From Norma Frye as created by Ruth Cousineau from Fine Cooking Issue 124 This to-die-for rustic tart (or galette) is ideal for brunch, lunch, or a light supper with a green salad. The secret to keeping the crust from getting soggy despite all of the juicy, ripe…
Recipe: Tomato Basil Pasta
Tomato Basil Pasta From Stefanie Cloutier Ingredients: 2 lbs tomatoes, chopped 1 cup (or more) loosely packed basil leaves, chopped 2 tbls olive oil Clove garlic, minced 1 pound spaghetti (or other thin pasta) Salt
Annual Meeting – September 13
Official notice of the Open Table Annual Meeting as posted in local papers: Open Table, Inc.Annual Meeting Notice In accordance to Article 3, Section 1 of the Bylaws, an annual meeting has been called for September 13, 2023 @ 6:00 P.M.Sanctuary – 82 Main Street, Maynard, MA 01754.The meeting is…
Blueberry Picking 8/3
Our friends at Blue Meadow Farm in Sudbury are once again opening their fields for a "Pick for the Community" event to support guests of Open Table. We are looking for volunteers to help pick! We apologize for the short notice, but given the weather forecast this looks like the best time…
Most Wanted – August 2023
This month our Most Wanted item is Fruit Cups to put in our Fuel Up for Summer lunch program bags. We haven't been able to get the large quantities through the Greater Boston Food Bank that were once available. We would appreciate any variety of fruits, in fruit juice (not…
Thanks again, team Welch’s
This week team Welch's was on hand at our Beharrell Street, Concord location sorting donations and packing over 200 kids' bags! They were thrilled to find some Welch's products mixed in amongst our community donations. Our current team of interns was on-hand to help direct and complete the work. Thank…
100,000 Meal Milestone
We had a big milestone this week: 100,000 prepared meals created in our kitchen since we started tracking in 2021. We are so grateful to our volunteers, donors, and staff (especially Chef Jed and assistant Peter!) for all the hard work and support they put into our prepared meals program.…
Recipe: Banana Zucchini Bread
Banana Zucchini Bread Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups shredded, unpeeled zucchini 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup) 4 eggs 1-3/4 cup sugar 1 cup vegetable oil or applesauce 3 cups flour 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1-1/2 tsp baking soda 1-1/2 tsp ground cinamon 1 tsp salt 1 cup chocolate chips,…
Recipe: Zucchini Pancakes
Found in numerous locations on the internet; original source may be Better Homes and Gardens 7/1/2007 Zucchini Pancakes Ingredients: 4 to 5 medium zucchini (about 1-1/2 pounds) 3/4 salt 4 eggs 1 clove garlic, minced 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 finely chopped onion 1/4 ground…
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Press Releases
Press Release: Chef Ben Elliott Wins Chopped for Charity Competition
Chef Ben Elliott of Concord’s Salt Box Kitchen Wins Open Table’s Chopped for Charity Competition Jill Block and Wade Rubenstein and, in memoriam, community leader…
In the News: Tackling Food Insecurity in MetroWest
Thank you to The Concord Bridge for the March 24th article shedding more light on food insecurity in our area. You can read the original…
Press Release: Local Chefs Take Center Stage
Local Chefs Take Center Kitchen for Open Table’s Chopped for Charity Gala Evening to feature chefs’ cooking challenge, food and silent auction Concord and Maynard,…
Press Release: Family-to-Family Gift Bag Drive Returns to Open Table
Family-to-Family Gift Bag Drive Returns to Open Table An opportunity to give back to our community and brighten the holiday season Concord and Maynard, MA…