Food Bank Feast

arcticwoman — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:57:54 -0800

What interesting and nutritious meals can I make out of items regularly given out from the food bank? It's been a tough year-end for my family and we have found ourselves relying on the food bank more than we would like. We are running out of ideas on what to do with what we get. A couple of notes: I love to cook and am pretty good at it, we have a good collection of spices, and we can occasionally supplement the below items with fresh food (milk, eggs, meat, cheese) although this is limited.

The food bank generally gives me:
Canned vegetables (corn, green beans)
Canned fruit (peaches, pears, mandarins)
Canned soup (all kinds, usually cream of mushroom, tomato)
Tomato products (sauce, paste, diced)
Pasta products (all kinds of noodles, SideKicks)
Canned meat (tuna, ham, salmon)
Canned and dry beans (all kinds)
General (peanut butter, crackers, jam, oatmeal, granola bars)
Fresh (bread, sometimes ground beef, rotten potatoes)

Crab Gone Bad?

_sirmissalot_ — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:11:40 -0800

Calling all microbiologists & bacteria enthusiasts: left out two cans of Phillips backfin crab meat last night, which are supposed to stay refrigerated. It is pasteurized meat, but when we called the 800 number to ask their opinion, they said if the cans get to room temperature for several hours, you probably shouldn't use it. But hey, this is expensive crab meat. I'm thinking that if it is well-cooked, tonight, I will live to tell the tale. Opinions? Additional info: cans were left in my bag from about 6:00 pm to 9:00 am this morning. It's warm in Berkeley right now, so temperature in the room was on average somewhere around 70 degrees for the night.

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Food Bank Feast

Crab Gone Bad?