MESH CoChairs Aileen Grossberg and Lynne Kurzweil worked their magic with leftovers from the Selichot dinner. The tuna and egg salad filling was supplemented with more tuna, celery and onion and transformed into a hearty tuna/egg salad placed on fresh buns and pita with lettuce and tomato. Turkey sandwiches were also prepared to bring us to 30 servings which is our current weekly number of meals provided.
MESH Report 6/28/22.
For The Carol Starr MESH Cafe’s last meal of the current year, co-chairs Aileen Grossberg and Lynne Kurzweil along with chief packer and dishwasher Susan Rosenblatt were joined by our newest volunteer, Rabbi Greenstein who spent an hour or so away from his office to help prepare the evening’s meal. Among his many other talents, Rabbi Greenstein is a very capable chopper. Continue reading
MESH Report June 21, 2022, From Chef Shirley Grill: On the first day of summer, yours truly, the appointed MESH chef was joined by two wonderful women: Aimee Brooks and Risa Bernstein in the preparation of a delicious meal for our MESH guests. Aimee took on salad making-she needed to leave earlier so she took the first course–salad prep-from the mixing of the ingredients to filling 20 salad containers. Aimee got the job done. Continue reading
Volunteers John Lasiter and Susan Rosenblatt were able to take advantage of a bounty of unopened, catered food from a recent B’nai Mitzvah Kiddush. They packaged 20 to-go meals consisting of Falaffel, Tahinah, Borekahs, Roasted Vegetables, Hummus, Salad with Feta, Baklava, A fresh Orange and a granola bar.
Chef Fern Heinig whipped up her famous Salmon with Tzatziki, Mediterranean CousCous Salad and Potato Salad, along with a tasty roll, mini cupcakes and a small brownie. Faithful CoChairs Aileen and Lynne did the packing along with a hand from ever helpful Ehud. A breakfast bar and water bottle completed the meal.
The MESH team of Grossberg, Kurzweil and Rosenblatt did it again. With no one signed up to create this week’s MESH meal, coordinators Aileen Grossberg and Lynne Kurzweil stepped up with the help of ever reliable Susan Rosenblatt.
Thanks to some delicious leftovers from the Brooks family Shabbat dinner and rugelach from Marc Grossberg’s birthday celebration, the takeaway bags were full to bursting. Continue reading
MESH coordinators and leftover magicians, Aileen Grossberg and Lynne Kurzweil, put together a bountiful and varied meal for our our MESH guests. A whole-hearted thank you to The Lehr-Hahn family for donated extra food from Olyvia’s bat mitzvah celebration to this week’s MESH meal. Continue reading
Chef Lynne was at the helm with the able assistance of Master Helper and Packer, Aileen. The main course was Roasted Cod with Panko Lemon Breadcrumbs. All of the accompaniments were from the generous contribution of the Goldman-Weinshenker Family who celebrated Teddy’s becoming a bar mitzvah this past Shabbat. The meal included Italian Salad, Kale Salad, fresh Fruit Salad, mixed Vegetable Bourekas, Challah Roll, assorted cookies, a water bottle and a bagel and cream cheese for the morning. Continue reading
Chef Lynne Kurzweil prepared a crowd favorite Grab N Go meal with the able assistance of Sous Chef and frequent volunteer, Alex Kent.
Chef Lynne Kurzweil was up at bat with Sous Chef and all around helper, Susan Rosenblatt. They prepared BBQ Chicken with a dry rub, thick cut Oven Roasted Steak Fries and Roasted Carrots. Semi-homemade Cole Slaw accompanied the main course, along with Challah Rolls and homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies by Abby and Livy. A Banana, Granola Breakfast Bar and a water bottle rounded out the meal. Continue reading