From Our Kitchen To Yours
Open Table’s mission is to end hunger in our local community by providing healthy food in ways that respect the dignity and diversity of those served. As we strive to achieve that mission, we are cooking up hundreds of prepared meals in our kitchen each week, and to assure we meet the tastes, cultural preferences, and dietary needs of our clients, we are learning new recipes from other chefs, nutritionists, volunteers, and clients. We’d love to share what we are learning with you! And we’d love to hear from you – if you have any recipes you’d like to share, send them to us at operations@opentable.org!
Recipe: Split Pea Soup
Adapted from Taste of Home Split Pea Soup Ingredients: 6 cups vegetable broth 2 cups dried green split peas, rinsed 1 medium onion, chopped 1…
Recipe: Potato Leek Soup
From Gaining Ground's adaptation from Foodbook for a Sustainable Harvest, by Elizabeth Henderson and David Stern Potato Leek Soup Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil 6 leeks,…
Recipe: Mulled Wine (or Cider) with Orange and Rosemary
Adapted from Edible Silicon Valley The first record of heated and spice wine dates from 2nd century Rome, and as the Roman empire expanded across…
Recipe: Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole
By Gaining Ground Our good friends at Gaining Ground provide tip sheets with fabulous recipes for each of the vegetables and herbs that they grow.…
Recipe: Carrot & Rutabaga with Honey & Lemon
By Christine Evans When we bought our house (over twenty years ago) we suddenly became the hosts for Thanksgiving dinner. Having never cooked such an…
Recipe: Corn Chowder with Wild Rice
By Ellen Green Late summer in my family has meant corn chowder and BLTs for as long as I can remember–some years, it's on the…
Recipe: Blueberry Pie
By Stefanie Cloutier Blueberry pie is like summer in a pie plate! Blueberry Pie Ingredients: 4 cups fresh blueberries ¾ cup of sugar ¾ cup…
Recipe: Armenian Green Beans
By Jeanine Calabria Jeanine has adapted the recipe and loves to serve it as a side dish, especially with grilled lamb chops. Armenian Green Beans…
Recipe: Farmer’s Breakfast Oatmeal Pancakes with Strawberries
By Ellen Green I assigned myself strawberries as our featured ingredient this month, and as I've chewed on what to write for the newsletter, I've…
Recipe: Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad, Spring Version
By Ellen Green The wait is over! Spring is here! There are leaves again! And here in Massachusetts, that means asparagus season, especially out in…
Recipe: Ellen’s Shirred Eggs
By Ellen Green Spring is here, which means it's greens season here in Massachusetts. The hardy little guys like spinach, arugula, mizuna, and watercress don't…
Recipe: Ellen’s Winter Farrotto
By Ellen Green I got asked to write a recipe for the newsletter on pretty short notice this month, and I was stumped for what…
Recipe: Beef Kofta with Charred Sumac Onions
By Ellen Green If you were in a quarter-mile of Open Table last Thursday, you know the smell of kofta--sizzling beef, onion, and warm spice…
Recipe: Jiao zi
By Dan Peirce Every now and then, my mom and I used to spend Sunday mornings making dozens of pork dumplings - jiao zi in…
Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup
By Ellen Green This super simple, rib-sticking soup is one of my go-to dishes in the winter, and I always have a few jars in…
Recipe: Ribolitta
By Jeanine Calabria, Executive Director Ribolitta is a hearty Tuscan bread and vegetable soup - comfort food at its best. The name means "reboiled", as…
Recipe: Pumpkin Pie
Chef Mark Valentine has adapted a recipe from McCormick seasoning for a delicious pumpkin pie this holiday season. Garnishing with whipped cream adds a festive…
Recipe: Chicken Bruschetta
From the Chef Mark Valentine and the Open Table kitchen, here's a way to turn traditional bruschetta (an Italian antipasto of grilled bread rubbed with…
Recipe: Bread & Apple Pudding
Susan Jancourtz, head cook in Concord, shared Diana Henry's Alsatian bread and apple pudding in our December 2016 issue of Volunteer Link. Serves 6 - you'll need…
Recipe: Tuna & Bean Salad
Open Table volunteers helped staff a table at the Maynard Farmers Market on Saturday, August 13th and handed out bookmarks announcing our new Maynard home. The…