Cookbook

Karen House Catholic Worker


	Home About Karen House About the Catholic Worker The Roundtable Get Involved Directions Resources		Karen House Cookbook Ah, life at a Catholic Worker..... ever needed to feed dozens of people and felt no inspiration as you stared at the crates of iffy tomatoes and yesterday’s (let’s be honest—last week’s) broccoli? This is the daily reality at most Catholic Worker Houses of Hospitality, including here at Karen House. The “feast and famine” of being dependent on food donations can be daunting, especially for new volunteers and community members. It’s our intention to cook meals that our guests will eat and enjoy, that are relatively healthy, and that use up as much donated food as possible – not an easy task! That’s where the cookbook comes in. It’s focused on the specific scenario of planning a meal for 30‐ish people with a massive amount of a few ingredients at hand, on a deadline, with very few fancy kitchen contraptions or exotic pantry items.	Download Cookbook by clicking image above (large file - it takes a minute!) Check out the Recipes: Donation Guide General Recipes Apples - Corn Cucumbers - Peaches Pears - Tomatoes

	Karen House: 1840 Hogan St. Saint Louis, MO 63106 Contact Us: 314.621.4052		These recipes are all scaled to serve about 30 people, unless otherwise noted. 99% of the recipes are from the website allrecipes.com, a user-friendly site that allows you to search by ingredient, and scale recipes to the size you need. The site encourages reproduction of the recipes for non-commercial use. The recipes are as simple as possible, and all were rated highly by other users. Unless otherwise noted, we use large hotel pans for cooking just about everything. And finally, a plea for mercy. Most of these recipes have not been tried by us personally. We look forward to hearing from you about what worked, what didn’t work, and anything else you would like to share. Enjoy!


	Check out the recipes here: Donation Guide General Recipes Apples - Corn Cucumbers - Peaches Pears - Tomatoes TABLE OF CONTENTS I. General Resources • Donation Guide ‐ non‐produce items • Food Safety Tips • Food and Spice Substitution Chart • Food Substitution Suggestions for Healthy Eating • Cooking Measurement Charts II. General Recipes ♦ Meat 101: General Info on how to defrost and cook meat ♦ Fried Rice and Stir‐fry ♦ Fruit Salad ♦ No Skill Fruit Tart ♦ Mixed Fruit Crisp ♦ Creating Fabulous Salads ♦ Shepherd’s Pie – Meat and Veggie ♦ Frittata ♦ Mexican Casserole ♦ Emergency Casserole ♦ Fruit Smoothie ♦ Three Cream Sauces for Pasta ♦ Chili Two Ways ♦ Easy Veggie Pot Pie
	III. Donation‐Specific Recipes: Produce Section
	Asparagus Avocados Bananas Blueberries Beans, Green, Black and White Beets Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Corn Cucumbers Grapefruit Grapes Lemons Lettuce Limes	Melon Mushrooms Onions Oranges Grapes Peaches Pears Peppers, Bell Potatoes Pumpkin Raspberries Rutabaga Strawberries Spinach Winter Squash Summer Squash Sweet potatoes Tomatoes

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