With 2019 right around the bend, key players in the food industry are making their forecasts about what will be the next trends in health food. Mind you, this group of forward thinkers has been compiled by Whole Foods . That being said, click here to learn what might be in store for 2019 - from Longganisa (a Filipino pork sausage) to seaweed butter . Time will tell whether these foods make in into the mainstream, or even onto our tables, but it's fun to look at the predictions!

National Pastry Day is December 9th, but your family will thank you for honoring the noble pastry any day of the year.  Some

might think pastries are too difficult, and leave making them to the professionals...and we might agree when it comes to things like croissants that have been folded with butter hundreds of times...but there are plenty of delicious treats that are easy to bake at home. Here's a stunning collection of 65 Pastry Recipes You Should Absolutely Make for Breakfast from our friends at Bon Appetite.  From scones to coffee cake to churros - this list has recipes to indulge us all. 

Kitchen Angels volunteers baked up some lovely gluten-free buttermilk biscuits for our clients during Thanksgiving.   Julee Angell wasn't daunted working with our Cup4Cup  gluten-free flour, and turned out some truly delicious biscuits! You couldn't tell they were gluten-free; crispy on the outside, soft and airy on the inside, with that chewy bite you get from wheat products. If you're sensitive to gluten, you can try baking with the same mix. You can purchase it at Albertsons, and the Cup4Cup website has some great recipes on it. Let us know what you come up with!

We always welcome new volunteers! Here are our current opportunities:

Delivery Drivers (4:30 - 6:30pm) 

• Tuesday Driver, Route 14 (Eldorado)
• Wednesday Driver, Route 13 (Mid-Rufina St.)

Substitute Volunteers

• Delivery Prep M-F, 2-3:30pm
• Delivery Coordinators M-F, 3:30-5:30pm
• Delivery Drivers M-F, 4:30-6:30pm
• Kitchen Subs M-F, 10-12 & 1-3

 

Upcoming Volunteer Orientations

 

Monday, December 10th from 11:30 - 1:00pm

 

Please tell people who may be interested to call Lauren at 471-7780  

 

There is one spot left in the January CPR certification training. If you're interested, please tell Lauren and she will contact you once the details are squared away. The class is limited to 12 participants.  Thanks to those of you who attended the last training. The information can be lifesaving!

• Learn more about HIV/AIDS.
• Promote education about the disease, and protection against it.
• Help people with AIDS.
• Donate to the fight to end the disease.

We're so very grateful for the 90 visiting volunteers who volunteered during Thanksgiving week. Sotheby's International Realty donated time and funds to Kitchen Angels. And we got to see 35 Sotheby's volunteers - some of whom have been helping each year for the past 20 years! Joe was thrilled to be assisted by quite a few skilled cooks and chefs during which helped make his time in the kitchen easier. With the divine Thanksgiving menu, it was all hands on deck to ensure the feast was prepared on time. Tuesday even found Tony and Dwayne ladling up gumbo after all the volunteers went home! Tony declared that this was the best Thanksgiving in 26 years because everything flowed so smoothly. Kitchen Angels staff and volunteers were happy to share our mission with people from Santa Fe and beyond who had some time off work and wanted to give back to the community.

Our clients were overwhelmed with the delicious meals. Here's some post-Thanksgiving praise:

Spirit of Giving

Los Alamos National Bank community partners with this year's gifts.

This past Saturday, 100 volunteer angels gathered to assemble 160 gift baskets for clients.  We were joined by various community groups including our community partners from Los Alamos National Bank, who also paid for our lunch, Desert Rose, Buffalo Thunder, Wells Fargo, State Farm Insurance, Santa Fe High School, Levi Strauss, Wildflower International, Santa Fe Prep, and other members of the greater community joined Kitchen Angels volunteers.  

Joe and his crew prepared a lunch of tamale pies (vegetarian and meat) and spinach salad and our desserts were made by Ron Weineke and included pumpkin and ginger cakes.  Special thanks to Jeanette Iskat and Dwayne Trujillo

 

Thanks again to those who showed up and guaranteed the success of our 26th annual  

Spirit of Giving.

Everyone who helped received a 20% discount at Kitchenality! Spirit of Giving is always a great way to jump start the holiday season. Please join the fun next year.

Volunteer Spotlight...

We're happy to count Karen Wolfe-Mattison as one of our Monday kitchen volunteers, and a newer Kitchen Angels board member. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Karen moved to Santa Fe 36 years ago. She started cooking for Kitchen Angels in 2011 and has been a member of the

	Linda and Karen at the Santa Fe Opera for the B-52s concert

Capital Campaign Committee. Over the years Karen has served on the Rio Grande School Board, Santa Fe Prep Booster Club Board, Santa Fe Concert Association Board, and Santa Fe Association of Realtors Community Service Committee. Karen has been a licensed realtor with Sotheby's International Realty for 30 years, specializing in residential properties.

Each year, Karen rallies her colleagues at Sotheby's to volunteer time and money to Kitchen Angels during Thanksgiving week. In addition, Karen has been a key player in securing the Santa Fe Opera for our ongoing benefit concerts. This has been particularly exciting for our organization, as it's a great way to raise money while having a fun time!

After a major cycling accident left Karen homebound for several months, she realized that if it weren't for her friends and family, she wouldn't have had access to meals. "After my recovery I volunteered for Kitchen Angels and felt such joy knowing I could make a difference in so many people's lives!" Thank you Karen, for all you do for our organization!