tonight for supper a co op we made
turkey meat loaf, and veggie chic pea loaf..
mm,
we had mash potaotes, roasted beets, and we thought we would
also roast the carrots..
as always they pulled it off.. there was nothing left
we did have a few potatoes left..
to make things simple, we put sun dried tomatoe dressing
in with the turkey meat, chopped a few onions and peppers
and made a ball and placed them into the muffin pans..
they made a nice single serving..
We cut the beets and carrots n large chunks, coated them both with olive
oil..
the beets had balsamic vinegar and a bit of sugar and orange zest,
toss the beets in this.. salt and pepper, cover and put in the oven
for 1, 1 1/2 hours..
The carrots, we coated them in olive oil, salt and pepper and a bit of maple sryup..
roast them for about an hour..
add a few salads.. there you go.. dinner is served..
we sauted mushrooms to put on the turkey loaf, and potatoes..
nice touch kids..
until next time..

hi there,
just thought I would drop in and see how things are going
round here..
I have a few recipes, for you today, and maybe a story or two.
I work full time at co op this year,
It has a good side to it, and a bad side.
Just like anything in life.. but here the good out weigh
the bad..
I cant tell you all how much the co op means to me.
I have spent about 7yrs there.. and wouldnt trade it for nothing..
The students there, ar elike my chidren.. they live in our houses,
for 4 or 5 years, sometimes for 7 or even 8 years..
I get to know them, know what they like to eat, how they keep there rooms
do there laundry, fold there clothes..wash there dishes and so on.
You hear there love stories, there happy days , and the bad days..
you hug them, tell them its going to be fine.
We laugh and tell stories in the kitchen, some will never be revealed.

I treat the kids like they are my own.
I cater to them, what they want, or need,
I do what I can to give them..
Im not the head of the kitchen or anything, I just give  100%
to them and the co op..
I love that place, its my dream job.. its no big executive job, I definetly
dont get paid top dollar.. but its not always about the money.
I speak to people all the time, some hate what they do.. some do it because of the money..

I was laughed at and told it was a habit..
because when we serve ice cream, I stay out there and scoop it for them..
I like to serve them dessert..
I was thanked by the students for doing it.. because they felt like there mom or gramma
was here doing it..
Priceless...............
I dont think I can ever say how this place makes me feel..
The students are my time away from the real world..
I tank them for that..
until next time..

while Im on this thing..
the first reform church is having a
fund raiser for the nightlight.
roast beef dinner, $12.00, Oct 19th
I will let you how it went..

now we are back at it,
I've traded my bnb hat in for
the fall one I ususally wear..
this is a tough time for us,
trying to train the students
for there jobs, they do for the next few months.
I also have not been very good at keeping the blog going..

the other day we made a great breakfast sandwich
for the croud, we grilled homemade french bread,
through some scrambled eggs, and we made a brushette
put that on top of the eggs,then a bit of cheese,
put it in the oven to melt the cheese..
it was a hit.. serve it with soup.. great for a cold morning..

while Im here, I should let you know that we did our coffee break for
the alzheimers society again on the street corner..
we raised a few hundred dollars and my company I
work for always match what I make..
It was a fun time as always.. maybe I should write a book on how to avoid
a person asking for change to raise money for a good cause.. that effects 1 in 5
its a good laugh..
I want to thank Gillian, our right arm.. to most of us in that place.
as always, students were out to give us a hand..
thank you to Mcdonalds, who gave us the coffee for the fund raiser..
thanks for listening..