In September, together we raised $1700 for The Aliveness Project, which serves one out of four Minnesotans living with HIV and AIDS, with a daily meal program, food shelf program, case management, and alternative health services. See pics and find out more at our website, eatforequity.org. Jump on the bus! Next stop: Organic Produce for All. This month, your […]
posted by: eatingThis month, support Minnesotans living with HIV/AIDS. The Aliveness Project serves one out of four Minnesotans living with HIV/AIDS, with a daily meal program, food shelf program, case management, and alternative health services. Its mission is to encourage self-empowerment and provide direct services for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Aliveness Project started in 1985 as […]
posted by: eatingLast month you helped raise money to keep the E4E train a-rollin’ along. This month we’re back out in the community raising money for another critical community-building nonprofit, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL). This is one of those organizations that just might bring acronyms back into style! CTUL represents and empowers the most […]
posted by: eatingThis month, eat and drink for Eat for Equity. Yeah, you read that right. An E4E 4 E4E. Why does Eat for Equity need your support? We’ve been putting on volunteer-run monthly benefit dinners for almost four years, and raised more than $30,000 for organizations around the world and in our community. We’re growing like crazy, thanks to […]
posted by: eatingFilling Ingredients 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups whipping cream 1 1/2 cups whole milk 3 large egg yolks 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise 2 Tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Gradually whisk in […]
posted by: eatingThese peas make quick friends. Guaranteed, every time we serve these black-eyed peas, we get recipe requests. Tangy, smoky, and sweet, they even made a seven-year-old boy a fan – he promised to make them for his parents. Ingredients 1 1/2 c. dried black eyed peas, sorted, soaked overnight, drained, and rinsed [or use Anson […]
posted by: eatingOnce you try these espresso brownies, you’ll go back for seconds or thirds, and you’ll never go back to just plain brownies. This recipe comes from the fantastic Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis. Brownie Batter 6 oz. chocolate chips 1/4 c. butter 3 eggs 1 c. sugar 1 T. vanilla 3/4 c. flour 1/4 T. baking […]
posted by: eatingThis May, come on trail. Your supper money will go to the Emily Sandall Foundation, and its camper scholarship to help a deserving young person experience a wilderness trip. While she lived, our friend Emily’s passion was working with youth, whether with street kids in Mexico and Nepal, or American teens in the wilderness. Emily died […]
posted by: eatingIn April, over 100 of you raised over $1500 for Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. You voted to send money to Oxfam’s work in El Salvador. Thanks so much to our hosts Omega House and to Dogwood Coffee for donated Salvadoran coffee. See pics and find out more […]
posted by: eating12 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature or softened 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar 2 1/2 cups cold heavy cream 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean (or whatever you have available) Coer la creme mold (or an aluminum pie tie with holes poked into it) […]
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