First off, we made a mouthwatering, cheesy, elegant baked ziti with ground beef. Next, we made a breathtaking, colorful salad topped with all sorts of vegetables. Finally, there was crispy, golden garlic bread from the finest grain. And lastly we made crunchy, gooey chocolate chip cookies. All in all, this meal was a success and was for a great cause.
DaVinci
It was a lovely Saturday with great weather to Q some Breaking Bread. YHC even multi tasked by taking the fam to Chesterfield Berry Farm while the meat cooked. Here’s the 411 :
Warmarama :
obtain the following ingredients –
3/4 cup ketchup
2 tsp onion powder
3 tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp cumin
1 (3 to 4 lb) pork shoulder
Salt
Pepper
THE THANG :
Combine all the sauces and seasonings into the slower cooker then stir them together
Put pork shoulder into slow cooker and season it all over with salt and pepper then roll it around in the seasoning mix
Cook on Low temp for 8 to 10 hours
Remove from slow cooker and shred meat with forks
Serve with buns, potato salad and macaroni salad
Mosey to Southside Health Center
Partner up with Barbara to load food on cart
Take selfie with Barbara
DONE
NMMS : Always a blessing to serve others and work with great people like Barbara. T Claps to Upchuck for organizing this continual serving opportunity. YHC encourages any PAX who haven’t Q’ed Breaking Bread to sign up for the future. You’ll love it. For the time being, the meals are drop off only due to COVID but maybe sometime in the near future it will return to sitting down with the residents for a meal together
We cooked. Ziti, salad, brownies, + BREAD. We arrived to deliver a hot meal only to see Barbara was taking deliveries for the rest of the week. She was excited for our meal however, as it was HOT and ready to go.
Sign up gentlemen. Couldn’t be any easier and rewarding + it’s a good deed for some people who desperately need a break. We are looking forward to when serving is an option back on the table.
Kudos to Shakedown for following through Sunday even though his day went a little sideways.
Sunday started nicely with a pleasant run around the JRPS with friends until gravity took me down, busted shin, three hours in Patient First getting stitched up… but like running life is nothing but relentless forward progress so I popped a couple ibuprofen and hit the kitchen. Manicotti and Salad with some vanilla ice cream for dessert. As always, Barbara was wonderful and gracious, she does love the men of F3RVA – especially loves her some Splinter (she mentioned him several times though it took me a second to remember who Brian was – lol). If you have not done this, do it. It’s easy, these folks can use the help, and selfishly it feels good to help people so if nothing else do it for yourself. I did forget the dang bread.
Fireman Ed and Oyster made the smart move and enlisted 2 top chefs for creating the breaking bread menu tonight. Both 2.0s did a great job planning and making each dish. If you could only smell Olivia’s baked ziti and McKenna’s (aka Havoc) cupcake frosting skills are unmatched.
The Menu:
Baked Ziti – I’m jealous we didn’t get to enjoy this with the residents.
Salad with the last of the garden pick of tomatoes and Cucumbers.
Cupcakes – yes with sprinkles
Cold Drinks
We’re still meeting staff outside for the meal hand off. Hope one day soon we will be able to share a meal and break bread again with the folks who are receiving respite. Prayers to all.
It’s that time, fellas. It’s time to show that we have the metal to match words with actions. Who will help carry the load?
This message is about asking for your help to make a real-life Impact – both in time and effort – on behalf of a group of people who F3RVA has sponsored for the last ~5 years.
Most of you are aware that F3RVA helps by feeding residents in the Medical Respite facility at the Southside Health Center. This is on the Q sign-up sheet as, “Breaking Bread.” F3RVA chose to expand in 2020 to help out TWO nights per month. We need your help to meet this commitment.
Many guys took up this charge in the past quarter – YHC thanks you. Great work.
We are now taking sign-ups for this fall (sign-up on the Q sheet). Pick an evening. Grab an F3 buddy, or your spouse / significant other, or your kids, or all of the above, make a meal for some folks going through a challenging time, and change their lives (and YOUR life) for the better. We usually feed 7-13 people per evening. It’s pretty easy – make some good food (or buy some good food), bring it to 180 Belt Blvd., drop it off, and experience the thankfulness of a room full of good people. If COVID calms down, you might even be able to cook on-site in their kitchen.
Many of you all have done this in the past. We cover 24 nights per year, so YHC encourages you to sign up again. And, YHC thanks you.
Here are the dates (again, sign up on the Google Sheet – link below).
September 25 (Saturday)
September 26 (Sunday)
October 23 (Saturday)
October 24 (Sunday)
November 27 (Saturday – Thanksgiving weekend)
November 28 (Sunday – Thanksgiving weekend)
One final note, which YHC hopes is inspiring. YHC was recently on the west coast and had the opportunity to roll by NAB Coronado. Over one of the doors, the following was posted: “Choose to Carry More.” That’s what each man and each family does when they help at Breaking Bread. Please, sign up. And, YHC thanks you in advance.
Here is the link to sign-up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dx2qsu9vXun_NFgeD0GDKwQ6G2f5a-AKQq4IYk2eAJY/edit#gid=1389235370
Gentlemen,
We are looking for a couple of good men – and their families – who are interested in an evening of good food served for those in need. Breaking Bread has two open nights this summer. Who among us can help?
July 24 (Saturday)
August 28 (Saturday)
Many thanks in advance.
The PAX was eager to launch at 530, however 6 weeks of rest has made YHC a rusty Q. After a quick apology and disclaimer, the PAX was off and running at 537.
The THANG
Baked Potato Bar with the Works
Caesar Salad
Southern Style Banana Pudding
Sweet Tea
Lemonade
MOLESKIN
First time Qing Breaking Bread and first time Qing period in a while, but it felt great to get back on that saddle and most importantly to help people who truly need it. Due to protocols, YHC couldn’t stay for the 2nd F, nevertheless it remains a remarkable experience. YHC had a hell of a time planting the flag though, glad that jackhammer was in the trunk.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sign up for Breaking Bread in July or beyond
YHC and 2.0 assembled pasta and meatballs and bread sticks for dinner. Dropoff was easy and a good discussion about gratitude with Wick d on way back.
After a week recovering from a 24 hour race and jumping right into the DaVille Relay, YHC and the M were still ready to keep going strong with Breaking Bread on Sunday! We are blessed to be able to provide them with a homecooked meal to help them in challenging times.
We brought over baked spaghetti and meatballs, mozzarella sticks, Caesar salad, garlic bread, chocolate cake, and sweet tea/lemonade. We had a great time preparing all this food but bringing it over and meeting Barbara put it all in perspective. Barbara is one of the nicest women you will meet and was so happy we were there to help them out. She is a true inspiration and leader for the community, and it was a pleasure to help them out. We only wish we were able to serve and talk to others, but hopefully sometime in the future!
Continue to help and support anyone that needs it and be that light for them. It just that love and grace that will continue to build others up!