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dpack
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 45499 Location: Essex
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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42209 Location: North Devon
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otatop
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 1425 Location: North London
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Posted: Sat Dec 12, 15 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all so much - such amazing generosity.
Sean - it's HWNS that I volunteer for. It's amazing (or very disturbing) how it's grown since we started about 20 years ago. The shelter runs from end December to end March. My church hosts on Wednesdays. We offer an evening meal, washing facilities, a bed for the night, and a calm evening of telly, board games, jigsaw puzzles, and chequers. We've also had some amazing successes with finding homes and jobs.
Anyway, I'm doing the 'main meal' again again, starting 30 December. I can cope with that - probably fish pie, or something 'school dinners' with mashed spuds. I can easily plan that sort of thing, but we do have the occasional emergency. Last year, on such an occasion, I did kheema with various pickles - and a very brave lady did the rice and we 'won' the HWNS meal of the month'. I wouldn't let that go to my head(!)- but I would like to re-create a meal that was so much enjoyed. |
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BahamaMama
Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 2315 Location: Away with the fairies
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otatop
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 1425 Location: North London
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otatop
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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42209 Location: North Devon
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otatop
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 1425 Location: North London
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dpack
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
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otatop
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 1425 Location: North London
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 15 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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sean wrote: |
How did it all go? |
Well, it went really well. We start when Crisis at Christmas closes, so last night was the first shelter - always a bit of a challenge because so many of the usual volunteers are away. Also, we don't know much about the guests needs - or how many guests to expect. (Over the 3 month season we get to know them well and are often able to find them housing and work). A particular worry last night was that we had an unusual number of women. We've never had more than 5 or 6, so we put their beds in the small room to give them privacy - but the co-ordinators had to re-think at the last moment.
Anyway, it all went well - and I finally met Pilsbury. Where has he been all my life?! He's brilliant - and what a gent! I do hope that he enjoyed the evening. I'd put my favourite coat in a muddy puddle for him for his help with the new and terrifying industrial cooker!
The menu was: my beef casserole, or squash, mushroom and broccoli pie, with boiled spuds and peas, and Pilsbury's apple crumble with custard and/or cream.
Happy guests and a quiet and peaceful night. |
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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42209 Location: North Devon
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
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