Wednesday, January 27, 2010

More Easy Budget Recipes

We've found another great resource for low-cost, quick and easy recipes. The folks at St. James Episcopal Church in Cincinnati, Ohio have created a website and a downloadable cookbook called One * Pot Meals.

Editor Bernice Abel describes the book as "Good food for good people," and says her goal in putting the book together was to produce "a cookbook for people like me who use paper towels instead of napkins and wouldn’t know what a garlic press is if they got caught in one." Check it out!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Plan now for Hunger Action Day

On Friday, Jan. 29, the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition will host the annual Hunger Action Day in Olympia. This is a concrete way to fight hunger here in Washington state. Plan now to be part of the effort to make sure our legislators hear the voices of Washington's hungry children and families. For more information or to register, see the 2010 Hunger Action Day blog.

Happy New Year

It's barely 2010, and it's already shaping up to be a busy year at FISH Food Banks. The Lakewood food bank has outgrown its long-time home at Little Church on the Prairie, and is looking for a permanent site. Meanwhile, the food bank will relocate before March 1 to temporary quarters at United Methodist Church of Lakewood. Many thanks to the Pastor Bonnie Warren and her congregation for their hospitality!

The new permanent site should be at least 1,000 sq. ft. and have easy access for food loading. If you can suggest a possible site, call 253-383-3164 or email Beth Elliott.