Transition to Spring with Shomrei Cooks

kitchen_at_shomreiAs I write this, spring can’t decide if it should stay or let winter come back for a final good-bye. So this selection of recipes straddles the seasons with a hearty, nutritious, comforting soup for winter and a light spring vegetable soup as a nod to spring. Either soup could be a light entree. A Taste of Shabbat side dish is also featured along with two dishes made by our preschool children and served to our MESH guests. Put everything together and you’ll have a not too labor intensive meal from soup to dessert.

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Private chef Ashley Ricart led the 3-year-olds through making apple cobbler for the March 29 MESH Cafe. She also led the the 4-year-olds in making the salad. Continue reading

Mesh Cafe Mar 29, 2016

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From Captain Shirley Grill:

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Chef Ashley leading 3-year-olds in making apple cobbler

Tuesday’s MESH dinner was a special moment in intergenerational community involvement, from our youngest to our more mature members! The meal was lovingly prepared by our preschool students and their loving parents…place mats made by the tender 2’s, salad paid for and prepared by the 4’s (they proudly used their tzedakah money to buy the food) and our 3’s made the dessert–a wonderful apple cobbler.

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