Research Paper On Amanda's Pantry

the 1970s was not just an era of day glow trousers, lava lamps, and the emergence of punk rock. it was a traumatic economic decade of stagflation, a three day week and the return of unemployment. yet despite some headline grabbing crisis, it was a decade of rising living standards, the growth of credit and rising of property prices. consumers in the 70s paid less for television, cellular devices, and houses compared to what the average consumer pays today.

The 1920s was a hard and painstaking era in American history. Many family's throughout New York lived in absolute poverty and saved week to week just to make enough to eat and pay the rent. Many Immigrants flooded the streets desperate for work while living conditions were harsh and many starved. This is just the case of the novel Bread Givers, written by Anzia Yezierska. In this story we follow Sarah Smolinsky, an ambiguous independent Jewish girl "trapped" by her religious traditions. Her story unfolds as she breaks away from her controlling parents and moves to work and go to school for hopes of being a school teacher. Her life is not easy and she must endure countless sacrifices just to get by. With the determination of

Amanda Ard, freshman, is involved in the Red White Brigade band at Fort Osage High School. She plays the clarinet, and has been in band for four years. During her eighth grade school year, she got to participate in two festivals, one held at Blue Springs South and one held at Worlds of Fun. “It’s kind of nerve wracking because there are a lot of people and schools, and you don't get to see the judges, but I can shut them out. Being with the team and knowing we’ll do good helps,” says Ard.

The agency I participated at for my ten hours of service learning this semester was the Plain City food pantry. The food pantry is located on 156 W Main St, Plain City, OH 43064. There are many people that run this agency. A couple names are Phyllis and Jane. I participated March 2nd from 9:30 to 11:30, March 3rd from 9:00 to 12:00, April 4th, from 9:30 to 11:30 and April 6th from 9:00 to 12:00.

Open for lunch and dinner with amazing sandwiches and full meals, including plenty of seafood and home cooking favorites. For something

For a contemporary and elevated meal served in a charming setting complete with a brick-lined wall, enjoy a trip to Lou Bird’s in Philadelphia. The roasted potato and duck confit pierogies with whipped horseradish buttermilk and the baby artichokes with lemon and a sunflower seed pesto are delightful appetizer options. Some of Lou Bird’s’ specialty entrée dishes include the rainbow trout with grilled leeks, sage and a mushroom cream sauce, the smoked rigatoni with peppercress, tomato, corn and pecorino cheese, the American wagyu strip steak with kimchi and fingerling potatoes and the duck breast with chestnut puree, blackberries and chicory duck jus, all of which are beautifully presented.

On January 10, 1992, Shanda Sharer was 12-years old when she was kidnapped and murdered by 3 madison, Indiana teenagers. The teenagers were Tony Lawrence and Hope Rippy who were both 15-yrs old along with Lori Tackett who was 17-yrs old. The girls picked up Melinda Lovelace who was 16-years old in New Albany, Indiana to attend a punk rock concert in Louisville, Kentucky. Melinda Lovelace was jealous of Shanda Sharer and planned to kidnap her and kill her because of a love triangle that involved Melinda’s ex-love interest, a 14-year-old girl named Amanda. After the concert the 4 girls took Shanda Sharer, promising her that she would see Amanda, and brought her to The Witches Cast.

The restaurant offers a Southern-inspired menu packed with a wide range of fresh fish and oysters, traditional New Orleans food, vegetarian, chicken and red meat offerings. The menu changes creatively and seasonally. The freshness of the products derives from the restaurant`s strategy of sourcing the fish and shellfish directly from Steve Connolly Seafood in Boston, which offers high-quality products purchased directly from the fishermen. Also in order to support the community Maxie`s Supper Club and Oyster Bar uses local and organic vegetables and meats. The restaurant “greatly believes in the power of community involvement and the enrichment and mutual benefits which are reaped by everyone when local and regional products are supported.” Every Sunday and Tuesday the guests can enjoy the local and regional live music performance while tasting delicious and quality food. The restaurant sometimes engages in fundraising as well in order to help the community. The very helpful and detailed website is updated monthly with coming events and new seasonal

On Tuesday, October 3rd Monica Banks, a Wake Forest Divinity School student and a co-founder of New Communion, shared her experiences about her career/field of study and how it began to intermingle with food. Banks first began her career with a degree in business leadership and management and opening approximately 40 restaurant venues. After years of experience, she was looking for something more in life. After pursuing nursing she felt her calling was in the pastoral field and specifically surrounded food and poverty. As a second year student at Wake’s Divinity School, Banks was required to complete a group project, which led her the idea of the mobile pantry—now new communion. Banks felt such a passion for this project that she completed a grant application to United Way, which was eventually granted for the interfaith mobile food pantry. Banks took

The Capitol Grill serves up classic American eats for breakfast and lunch. Executive chef Tony DeChiara has created a menu filled with favorites from the grill, along with fresh bakery items that are prepared each day. Stop in for breakfast and enjoy croissants, Danishes, strudels, cinnamon rolls and muffins. Visit the parfait bar and create your own perfect combinations of house-made granola, honey, yogurt and fresh fruit. There's also an omelette bar, eggs and biscuits and gravy.

Lunch: Meatloaf w/ mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables or hotdog with ketchup and mustard w/ fries, and a choice of fruit juice or assorted flavors of milk.

Come for breakfast and get the golden brown French toast, country fried chicken, center cut ham steak or the house ground corned beef hash. For lunch, get the traditional Waldorf salad, traditional Cobb salad or the Monte Cristo sandwich. Guests have their choice of chicken pot pie, oven roasted breast of turkey, seared halibut or

Speaking of lunch, the combos make it easy to get a quick lunch. Choose from a classic and signature listing, one of each or two of one. Options include soups, salads and sandwiches. A popular salad is the Thai shrimp salad. A great sandwich option is the fire-roasted chicken salad wrap. Be sure to save room for dessert. Go with the smaller hot fudge

I search the pantry shelves for flour as my mother, Diana, flips through the notebook full of family recipes. It is a three-day weekend and we are spending the day off together. She finds the recipe for ginger cookies, or as we call them, Nannie cookies, named for my great-grandmother, a truly gifted cook. As we get the ingredients from the pantry, she begins to tell me stories about my great-grandmother Freda, who emigrated from Canada at (?) years old in 192(?) and worked as housekeeper to afford clothes and books for high school. My mother remembers that as an adult, Freda dragged herself around with crutches for a decade before she could get hip replacements in 197(?). Most in her position would have been bedridden. In later life, Freda

About three years ago, David and Alison decided to extend the café operations to include a larger lunch menu, more tables and extended the trading hours of the café so that it now opens at the same time, and closes one hour before, the nursery. The café offers takeaway food as well as sit-in dining and the menu includes a variety of beverages, made-to-order sandwiches,