Serving food on Kingdom projects

[Shawnster]

So, I'm a bit of an uncoordinated nerd. Manual labor is not my thing. But I'm an OK cook.  I've volunteered enough for food service that I guess I've become the food brother in my congregation. 

 

Our Kingdom Hall was the first LDC/RBC projects when we opened up during the pandemic. I oversaw the securing of food supplies. At that time it was just pre-packaged breakfast supplies, pop, ice cream, snacks, etc... because we were still in the pandemic.

 

It's different now as the restrictions are over. In April I headed up feeding lunch for Elder's school.  We did a taco bar.  That was so successful we did it again this summer for Pioneer School. 

 

Now there is another LDC/RBC project in a neighboring congregation. We are serving 4 lunches.  Our first one was footlong hoagies, green beans, salad, cookies, brownies, popsicles and ice cream drumsticks. 

 

Our next assignment is next week. Pork chops, mashed potatoes, applesauce, carrots, rolls, dessert, salad. 

 

What food projects have you helped with? What did you serve? Do you have any tips on keeping hot food hot and cold food cold during transport and setup? 

[BLEmom]

Other than using crockpots to heat food on site, you can use those large temp control bags that are for groceries. They also have some more specifically sized for Tupperware sized dishes. 
 

of course once on site many use chaffing pans for keeping food hot. 

[Tortuga]

I wish I could help you but I have no food skills at all. I burn toast and lost the recipe to peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. 

Despite my obvious culinary handicap, I have also been involved in food service for several Pioneer Schools and one KMS for Elders. But only because my wife was there to tell me what to do. She has been involved in Food Service for over 20 years. She has coordinated several large events at the local AH. Before the Branch simplified the Food Service at the AH she did all of the food purchasing, developed the menus and coordinated the cooking teams. She still volunteers for food service at the AH and recently volunteered during the SKE class. 

 

I'll ask her if she has any suggestions for you. 

Edited Wednesday at 12:52 AM by Tortuga

[Qapla]

We just completed an LDC major remodel of our KH ... it took 12 weeks to complete. During that project, it was emphasized that ALL workers were to bring their own lunch. There were microwaves available if you needed to heat something up.

 

We did have snacks, like cookies, small cakes, fruit, popsicles and dill pickles. There were some breakfast items provided like microwavable sausage/egg muffins.

 

There was to be no actual cooking on the site and meals were not to be provided. In fact, unless you were working on the project by invitation, there were to be NO visitors on the actual site - not even to bring food. If you did bring something, you had to drop it off at the gate ... and they did not accept anything hot or needing to be kept hot.

 

[Shawnster]

9 hours ago, Qapla said:

We just completed an LDC major remodel of our KH ... it took 12 weeks to complete. During that project, it was emphasized that ALL workers were to bring their own lunch. There were microwaves available if you needed to heat something up.

That's how our project was in 2022.  That's how I was expecting this project to work.  That's what assuming gets you. 

 

12 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I wish I could help you but I have no food skills at all. I burn toast and lost the recipe to peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

 

You sound like a brother in my congregation I asked to help.  He's led a sheltered life. He wants to be independent, yet isn't quite willing to make the effort.  I asked him to help serve and provide chips. Then, when the menu changed and we went to green beans instead, I asked if he could help make salad. He gave me the same comment you said about not being a good cook.  I said; "Michael, it's a salad. There is no cooking involved." still, nope. 

 

Oh well, I tried. 🤣

[Jwanon]

Apparently first century Christians were eating together after each meeting

 

"Acts 2:42:
"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer"

[TheKid23]

When I worked on the assembly hall we had to bing our own lunches 🥲 Don’t know if it’s the same everywhere in the UK or just my local LDC but they don’t tend to provide hot meals anymore. Something to do with keeping things simple 🤷‍♀️ same with the pioneer school too.