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Polka Dot Creations » Blog Archive » Wineberry Crisp — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:54:53 +0000

[...] when I first discovered how wonderful it is to pick fruit from your own back yard and bake up something delicious with it. This is the first crisp I’ve made this season so far, but I doubt it’s the [...]

By: Lisa Clarke

Lisa Clarke — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:18:07 +0000

Yeah, I can see how that would happen. I’ve been volunteering since I joined the club in 2004, and Neil always gave me a hard time about it, wondering why I’d go to trouble for other people’s families when I wasn’t exactly Super Chef for my own. Once we became a recipient, Neil said to me “NOW I understand why you do this.” Our club usually has happy occasions, but once in a while there’s something else, like our situation or the member who had hip surgery. It’s this supportive kind of thing and MOMS Night Out that are keeping me a part of this club, even after it seems more and more of the membership has kids younger than mine – my friends and I are on the verge of “aging out” it seems.

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:50:10 +0000

Yeah, we got meals after both kids were born, from church (after Jake, the meals came for three solid weeks, till I begged them to stop because we were moving). Such a warm feeling of support and care. And some people really do go all out with some beautiful meals. In our MOMS Club, we’ve also done meals for families where a parent or kid is having major surgery, or mom is on strict bedrest, or for a family whose downstairs was flooded by a plumbing disaster, that kind of thing. What I find is that once someone has been the recipient of meals, they’re frequent volunteers for the cook team ever afterwards!

By: Lisa Clarke

Lisa Clarke — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:35:47 +0000

Oh, that sounds nice – the basket of goodies thing. Last March, the MOMS Club wanted to do something for us and we ended up with a week’s worth of meals – something I didn’t initially think we needed, but was grateful for once they started coming. I realized from that experience, though, that most people really put a lot into what they brought over. Main course, salad, bread, dessert… way more than I ever brought anyone (and truthfully, way more than I usually make for my *own* family ). Kind of put me to shame. So, now when I volunteer for this kind of thing, I’m going to make sure I have the time to do something a little special. Maybe I should make a stash of bibs to keep in the closet… good idea! They’re so much fun to make.

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:15:00 +0000

I’ve been the Support Coordinator in my local MOMS Club since–whoa–since 2002. That’s a lot of meals for new babies! I mostly don’t cook, I just get the schedule of cooks together; but sometimes I fill a gap in the schedule. My standard meal is a Pakistani sauteed salmon-and-veggies thing, fruit salad, and a baguette. If they’re veggie, I’ll substitute an African peanut stew instead of the salmon. But I’ve also done a basket of goodies from the Farmers Market, bread and cheese and fruit and pastries and corn and tomatoes and whatnot, especially in the middle of summer when it’s too hot to cook. (And if I have a backlog of finished crocheted baby blankets in my closet, I’ll bring one of those too.)

By: Lisa Clarke

Lisa Clarke — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:18:08 +0000

Yeah, see, occasionally I actually get my butt off of the computer and *do* something It’s rare, but it happens.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:23:46 +0000

Wow – good work!