Outreach in Action

Making the most of pantry foods during winter

by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall

As local fresh food options dwindle in Michigan’s winter months, many folks turn to frozen, canned and packaged foods. The Outreach pantry offers all three types, including frozen meat, canned vegetables and fruits, and packaged mixes of all sorts.

Outreach is always looking for delicious, simple, and inexpensive recipes to share with our clients. Here we feature some favorites shared with us by clients, volunteers, and staff. We hope you like them! NOTE: If you have a recipe that makes sense for our clients, please send it to [email protected].

This column is sponsored by Stockbridge Community Outreach, our local food pantry, crisis, and referral center located in the Stockbridge Activity Center (old middle school) near Cherry and Elm streets in Stockbridge. Office hours are 1-3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and by appointment. [email protected], 517-851-7285, or find us on Facebook.

As local fresh food options dwindle in winter, many folks turn to frozen, canned and packaged foods. Stockbridge Community Outreach can help. Image credit: Nadia Pimenova on Unsplash.com