Looking for a way to create some crunch? This month, the Menu Makers program is featuring toasted oats cereal. From savory to sweet, this product can be used in so many ways to create a variety of dishes. Check out March's recipes -- which range from cereal bars and snack mixes to chicken strips and parfaits -- here. Happy cooking!
It’s time for a different kind of food fight! Did you know that one in 10 Minnesotans doesn’t have enough food? Or that Neighbors’ food shelf serves about 550 people a month? Hunger is an issue in our community that can’t be ignored. Want to help? March is the perfect time to throw some food [...]
For many years, March in Minnesota has been designated as Minnesota FoodShare month. It is a time when nearly every food shelf in the state makes an all-out effort to raise as much food and money as possible in what turns out to be a rather heated competition among food shelves. We at Neighbors make [...]
Warm Up With Some Delicious Recipes! Our Menu Makers program features a food shelf staple (as well as a seasonally appropriate item) this month: cream soup. It is an extremely versatile product that can be used to create comfort foods to warm the belly and the soul. Whether you call them hot dishes or casseroles, cream [...]
Food is a Constant Need Do you ever notice how a few subzero days make you forget that it was ever warm? Our bodies have short memories. In the same way, if you have been hungry for a few days, it doesn't matter that you had enough to eat last month or last year. Food [...]
Eat Well. Do Good Things. That is the slogan for the Menu Makers program at Neighbors, Inc. The concept, brought forth by Neighbors volunteers, is to provide affordable, simple, healthy (and delicious) recipes for food shelf products. Each month a different product and different set of recipes is featured. Clients who visit the food shelf are [...]
The product featured for our Menu Makers program in November is the product that started it all: cranberries. Recipes for this seasonal favorite are new (no repeats from the last time it was featured) and we think you're really going to like them! The staff favorite by far is the delicious Cranberry Pulled Pork. We were [...]
Moving? Don't want to make space in your moving boxes with the food in your cupboard? You can donate it to a local food shelf through Move For Hunger. Recently, Neighbors, Inc. has been blessed to be the recipient of food donations from local moving companies who participate in the Move For Hunger program. Started in [...]
Wonderful Recipes for Nutritious Black Beans! There were so many great black beans recipes to choose from, Menu Makers is featuring black beans as its product of the month again in October. Plus, black beans are a healthy, affordable source of protein, vitamins and minerals. Healthy Facts About Black Beans: Considered one of the world's [...]
New Twists on a Classic - Tomato Soup Recipes Featured Tomato Soup is one of the most donated items to food shelves. In addition to eating it as soup, there are a lot of ways you can cook with it! Check out some of the delicious items you can make with a can of tomato [...]
Menu Makers Features Green Bean Recipes in July Use canned green beans (or stop by your local farmer's market to get fresh green beans) for these delicious recipes! Either way, we would like to share some recipe ideas to help you put a new spin on some classic dishes. Bon appetite! Green Bean Flyer The [...]
Corn-on-the-Cob Featured as a "Bonus" Menu Makers Fresh Produce = Fresh Ideas It's Summer and we are loving all of the fresh produce we're getting donated to our Food Shelf! We love it so much that we have created a new subcategory for our Menu Makers recipe-sharing program called Menu Makers: Fresh Ideas. When we [...]
To complete the three month "sugar trilogy," we are featuring yet another dessert product for our Menu Makers program in June: chocolate cake. These chocolate cake recipes will be distributed, along with a box of chocolate cake mix, to food shelf clients throughout the month of June. You can also get a copy of these [...]
Ooey, Gooey, Delicious Brownie Recipes are Featured in May We are on a dessert kick at Neighbors! For a couple months in a row, our Menu Makers program will feature recipes for the final course of the meal: dessert! Check out all of the wonderful, chocolatey recipes submitted by volunteers, staff and friends of Neighbors [...]
Looking for a last-minute idea for the perfect dessert to serve? Look no further! Our own Menu Makers recipe program has got you covered. We recently received a large donation of cake mixes in the Food Shelf & that got us thinking of (and baking) some of our favorite recipes. We'd like to share some [...]
Springing in with recognition, Neighbors is proud to recognize Food Shelf volunteer Bill K. for his dedication to volunteering. Thank you for everything you do! Here is what a fellow volunteer said about Bill: "Bill is usually here every Monday and Friday working on meat, cereal, and everything else. On Wednesday he came in to [...]
Neighbors, Inc. provides food to over 500 families a month - but how do they do that? Now is your chance to learn! In April, the Food Shelf is opening their doors and accepting volunteers to be Food Shelf Sorters for a day. No ongoing commitment necessary. Try it out - you'll love it! Available [...]
The Star-Tribune's Janice Bitters did a nice piece on South St Paul's effort to raise our zip code (55,075 lbs.) for MN FoodShare this year. http://www.startribune.com/local/south/297856401.html?page=1&c=y
March is MN FoodShare month and all kinds of people and creatures have been coming out to help us out this year. A few sightings: Molly Guthrey of the Pioneer Press did a piece on a potbellied pig in WSP that is fundraising for Neighbors' food shelf Vivint Central Station wrapped up their efforts [...]
Five Local Restaurants Compete for "Best Burger" And the Proceeds Benefit Neighbors, Inc. As part of his *ahem* journalistic duties, Adam Carter with Town Square TV, took the Food Fight journey and tried all five burgers from the participating restaurants (in just one day!) Check out his experience here: https://vimeo.com/121789383 Although we're not sure we would recommend [...]