Kitchen Angels is excited to announce our 30-Year Anniversary Benefit Concert at the Santa Fe Opera featuring Emmylou Harris.

General seating tickets can be purchased through websites Ampconcerts.org or Holdmyticket.com. Tickets are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251. Ticket prices range between $44 - $165, including all service charges.

Kitchen Angels' volunteer appreciation picnic will be held at ReUnity Resources on Sunday, July 31, 2022 from 12-3 pm. The informal picnic will be held outdoors under the historic cottonwood tree. There are tables and chairs, but you are also welcome to bring your own outdoor seating or a blanket to spread out.

Please RSVP to Lauren no later than Sunday, July 24th so we know how many people to plan for. We can't wait to gather together and see your smiling faces!

Lauren is taking volunteer pictures in front of the painted angel wings during the month of July. If you don't have a picture up on the wall, please stop by her office either before or after your volunteer shift. We can't wait for you to join the wall of fame!

“Thanks to everyone at Kitchen Angels for taking such good care of me.” Arlene O.

“You’ve been lifesavers. We appreciate everything you’ve done for us.” Dan S.

“I’m deeply grateful for the food you’re providing. It’s helped me so much. The quality of the meals is excellent, delicious and nutritionally sound.” Rhett B.

“I have been a client on and off for quite a few years now. I’m dealing with multiple health issues that zap my energy and make it hard to use my hands and stand. I really, really appreciate the meals, the volunteers, and the wonderful staff at Kitchen Angels. The organization works for the community and for me personally. It's really helped me get through some tough times, including fears of the pandemic. So hats-off to everyone out there who is a volunteer or staff. Thank you so much!” Kate N.

Are you enjoying all of the foods of summer yet? Are you going to the Farmer's Market regularly to pick up fresh everything? Are you starting to see produce coming out of your own garden? We hope so! If the sheer volume of crisp-fresh produce isn't inspiration enough and you need a little nudge to help get you started preparing meals from summer's bounty, then here's some help. A Couple of Cooks prepared this gorgeous list of 55 Summer Recipes to Try this Season. Try the Three-Bean salad for a lunch-time protein hit to go alongside salads. It's always a winner.

Speaking of protein...many folks are reducing the amount of meat they eat each week. Turns out it's good for humans AND the planet! You might be interested to learn that Tuesday, July 26th is World Tofu Day. Click on the link to find out WAY more about this special day than you probably ever wanted to know.

Or, you can jump right in and celebrate by trying one of these 41 Tofu Recipes for Stir-Fries, Stews, Dips and More, compiled by our friends at Bon Appetit. Gone are the days of soggy, tasteless cubes of bean curd. There are so many ways to eat tofu, you'll never get bored of this versatile plant protein. Lauren eats a LOT of tofu, and here are her two favorite recipes: Korean-Inspired Crispy Tofu Tacos (yes, tofu can actually be crispy), and Warm Tofu with Spicy Dipping Sauce (fabulous with the blackened broccoli). That should save you time trying out sub-par recipes.

What if tofu is just not your thing and you'd rather not celebrate a block of beans but still want to lay off the meat? How about the incredible, edible egg?

Check out this link for some guidance on how to prepare eggs. Just remember to add one solid minute because of our high-altitude.

Need someone else to run the experiments on how best to scramble an egg? That is literally what the internet is for. We can't vouch for the results, but the hot water whirlpool method is intriguing. Someone needs to try these 8 tricks and then report back!

Ultimately, who needs tricks when you have good, quality recipes to select from? The Modern Proper has you covered with The 45 Best Egg Recipes Ever. The pictures alone are to die for.

Here we have more helpful kitchen tips that will be added to the new kitchen manual:

If there's anything else you'd like to know more about in the kitchen, please contact Lauren or Joe.

We are so grateful to Del Norte Credit Union for sponsoring client meals on the 4th of July. Thank you!

In addition to donating meals, DNCU also regularly donates insulated thermal bags. We utilize the thermal bags to deliver both hot and cold meals to our clients. With our frozen meal program, we deliver a week's worth of frozen meals to clients living outside the city limits. The hot meals are also delivered in thermal bags and go to our clients living within the daily delivery area.

Keeping approximately 150 thermal bags in circulation can be expensive, and having DNCU foot this bill is a considerable help to our organization.

We’d also like to thank Enterprise Bank for their $30,000 matching grant to celebrate our 30 Year Anniversary. The Kind World Foundation is fully matching the grant! They are a private family foundation that supports community enhancement and human services, among many other needs. We feel truly grateful to be the recipient of these generous donations.

Trained as a Hofzuckerbäcker (Head sugar chef) at Café Demel in Vienna and then spending the next 60 years working in the hotel and restaurant industry, great food was everything. During their last conversations, Wil reminisced about some of the amazing food he'd eaten in over 100 countries. His children grew up eating everything from chicken feet (chewy! licorice!), snails (nutty, and more garlic butter, please!) to calf brains with scrambled eggs (they loved it) to his amazing strudels and cakes.

Volunteers Alison and Kay Jenkins surprised Jeanette with a homemade Sacher Torte. Alison, the head chef at Arroyo Vino, made it for the first time. The (mostly) secret recipe is not a simple one, even for a gifted chef, but it is a gift to cook for people who are grieving and Kay and Allison are in all ways generous. Jeanette sliced the cake and shared it, a tasty memorial. When her family gathers for their father’s memorial, the meal will be perfect and will include a Sacher mit schlag (more whipped cream, please!).

We recently welcomed a few visiting volunteers to Kitchen Angels for special events and projects. The Miller family from Massachusetts just spent a few hours at Kitchen Angels in memory of their mother/grandmother Claudia Miller who used to volunteer with us. Kim Miller and her family assembled spices for "Jefe Joe's Spice Rubs." They filled and labeled tins, then sealed each one. We sell these spice rubs in Kitchenality, both individually and in gift packs of three.