Mesh Cafe Mar 21, 2017

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From Captain Alex Kent:

24 guests showed up for MESH dinner on March 21st. Our chef was Arden Epstein who single-handedly whipped up a bountiful meal including her signature to-go bags.

Up first was cheese and crackers, with grapes. The main course consisted of a side of coleslaw, accompanied by baked cod with an herb butter sauce, green beans, parmesan rice, and bread and butter. Dessert was homemade chocolate almond bark prepared by Arden, served with strawberries and grapes. Every guest also got a bag with an apple and peanuts in the shell. As always, the meal was most appreciated. Leftovers were non-existent. Continue reading

Mesh Cafe Mar 8, 2016

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From Mesh Co-Chair Lynne Kurzweil:

On a Spring-like evening, 26 guests gathered at Shomrei’s MESH Café. Chef Arden Epstein prepared a nutritious vegetarian meal of cheese, crackers and vegetables, followed by a green salad. The main course was vegetable strata with edamame spaghetti with garlic sauce accompanied by Italian bread. Cappuccino mousse, one of Arden’s specialities, was served for dessert along with cookies. (Look for the recipe in the next Shomrei Cooks column) Arden , as usual, sent each guest home with a bag containing nutritious non perishables consisting of a granola bar, cheese stick and Clementine. In keeping with our attempt to not be wasteful, Arden made use of sliced cheese and crackers from the pantry and cookies, tomatoes and cucumbers left from the weekend bat mitzvah. Continue reading

Mesh Cafe Feb 23, 2016

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Report from Captain Alex Kent:

On a dark and stormy night, a crew of hardy Shomrei MESH volunteers warmed the hearts and stomachs of 25 MESH guests.  Head cook Arden Epstein’s menu included a starter of homemade zucchini mini muffins, served with green grapes.  A salad was next, followed by the main course of penne pasta with a sauce of cherry tomatoes, spinach, garlic, cannellini beans, and parmesan cheese. Bread and butter was served on the side, and dessert was a scrumptious cappuccino mousse.  As always, the meal was wolfed down and compliments abounded.  Each guest also got a to-go bag with 2 clementines, 2 granola bars, and another mini muffin.

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Mesh Cafe Feb 9, 2016

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Report from Captain Lynne Kurzweil:

Last Tuesday night began with 20 guests, including 4 vegetarians.  Shortly before 7:15 pm, the MESH cutoff for allowing any more guests to enter a MESH Cafe, a father and 4 of his children arrived at Shomrei bringing our total to 25.  Some or all members of this family of seven (mother, father and 5 children ages 10 and under) have been coming to our cafe on most Tuesday nights for the past couple of months. Continue reading

Mesh Cafe June 9, 2015

MESH 2015 June 9Report from Captain Lynne Kurzweil:

We welcomed a full house of twenty last night for a delicious meal prepared by Arden Epstein. Starter was a caprese salad followed by the main course of honey roasted steelhead trout, green beans, homemade potato salad and homemade cole slaw with dinner roll. Dessert was pumpkin sprinkle with vanilla ice cream. Our chef received rave reviews from our appreciative and lively guests.

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