Weekly Recipe #63: Serendipitous Shrimp Appetizer
By Tim Reardon, Executive Director I was once asked to bring a dish to a dinner party. As I walked into Byerly’s, I ran into my neighbor Amy and her
May 1, 2012
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2nd Annual Empty Bowls Fund-Raiser
4.24.12 | Join St. Kate’s Clay Club this Sunday between 4 and 8 p.m. for a fundraiser to support our program.
April 24, 2012
Weekly Recipe #62: Gluten-Free Blueberry Pancakes
By Jeanne Foels, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator You’ve probably heard the term gluten-free, but what exactly does it mean? Gluten is a protein naturally found in wheat, barley and rye.
April 24, 2012
Weekly Recipe #61: West African Peanut Soup
By Ana Guzman, Dietetic Intern – University of Minnesota, Fairview This delicious, comforting soup makes an easy winter meal or meatless Monday option. Made with nutritious sweet potatoes, tomato juice,
April 17, 2012
Volunteer Appreciation Week: Pete Takes a Look Back
By Pete Fischer, Volunteer Services Coordinator When I think back to when I first started as a volunteer coordinator at Open Arms a lot has changed… I started when Open
April 17, 2012
Our First Official Harvest at Open Farms
By Ben Penner, Farm Director Outdoor farm work started early this year. Despite this spate of cooler temperatures over the last few days, farmers from around the state have been
April 13, 2012
What You DON'T Know About Salt
By Gwen Hill MS, RD, LD In my last post for National Nutrition Month, I talked about decreasing salt intake to limit sodium. Now let’s talk about the different kinds
April 12, 2012
Weekly Recipe #60: Lime-Spiked Corn Chowder
By Sarah Leonard, Open Arms Chef There are two secrets to an award-winning vegetarian soup: butter and heavy cream. To build real depth of flavor in a vegetarian soup requires
April 10, 2012
Reflections on Ethiopia
By Ben Penner, Farm Director Now that I’ve been back from Ethiopia for a few weeks, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the work of Open Arms in that
April 4, 2012
OPEN ARMS OF MN APPOINTS TIM REARDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
4.3.12 | Open Arms of Minnesota today announced the appointment of Tim Reardon as executive director, effective April 30, 2012.
April 3, 2012
Weekly Recipe #59: Macaroons
After Toast!, our volunteer celebration, we received quite a few requests for the macaroon recipe that Lila made for our fabulous volunteers. Chef Cassie obliged with the recipe, so here’s
April 3, 2012
Weekly Recipe #58: Edamame Hummus
By Gwen Hill MS, RD, LD This week’s recipe is a tasty dip that can be a great appetizer or snack. It meets this week’s National Nutrition Month challenge by
March 27, 2012
