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Groton Community Dinners

Fostering community by offering a healthy, delicious meal for all, free of charge, in a warm and welcoming atmosphere


Here are menus for the dinners planned through the November 2009. All meals are served with bread/rolls and butter. Beverages available are coffee, tea, milk, water (in pitchers), and juice; half-and-half for coffee/tea.

Date Salad Entrée Vegetarian Entrée Side Dish Dessert
August 27 Fresh Tomato and Basil salad with homemade dressing Marinated and grilled flank steak Grilled (or sauteed) vegetables with "wheat meet beef" Corn on the cob with sweet butter, bread or rolls and butter Peach cobbler with vannila ice cream
July 30 House salad with homemade dressing Cold Pasta Salad with Sauteed Chicken and Fresh Vegetables Cold Pasta Salad with wheat meat chicken and Fresh Vegetables Garlic Bread Ice Cream with blueberries and homemade cookies
June 25 House salad with homemade dressing Chicken Fajitas with Onions and Peppers, cheese, and Tortillas Vegetable Fajitas with Onions and Peppers, cheese, and Tortillas Black bean and corn salad salsa, chips guacamole Strawberry shortcake with whipped cream
May 28 House salad with homemade dressing Tuscan Herbed Chicken with White beans Tuscan Herbed Soy with White beans Fresh Asparagus. Bread or Rolls with butter Rhubarb and Apple Crisp
April 30 Garden salad Lasagna (meat) Lasagna Cookie Bars
April 16 Spinach salad with feta Spring Chicken with zucchini and tomatoes Chickpeas with zucchini and tomatoes Pineapple upside cake
March 26 Garden salad Shepherd's Pie Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie made with Lentils Molasses cookies
February 26 Garden salad Chicken pot pie Tofu pot pie Buttermilk biscuits Gingerbread with applesauce
January 29, 2010 Garden salad Beef chili Vegetarian chili with soy ground round Corn bread Cake
November 27 Garden salad Meat balls and pasta Soy “meatballs” and pasta   Assorted pies with whipped cream
October 30 Garden salad Beef stew Vegetarian stew Potatoes and vegetables Pumpkin squares with whipped cream
September 25 House garden salad Braised chicken thighs with herbs, artichoke hearts and olives Braised soy with herbs, artichoke hearts and olives Garlic mashed potatoes Apple Betty with whipped cream
August 28 Fresh tomato and basil salad with Balsamic vinaigrette Marinated & grilled flank steak Grilled (or sautéed) vegetables with “wheat meat beef” Corn on the cob with sweet butter cole slaw Peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream
July 31 Field greens with organic salad dressing Cold pasta salad with sautéed chicken Cold pasta salad with “wheat meat chicken” Green beans in vinaigrette Ice cream with blueberries and homemade cookies
June 26 Field greens, carrots, cucumbers, celery, cherry or grape tomatoes; organic salad dressing Meat faijitas with onions and peppers, cheese, and tortillas Vegetable faijitas with onions and peppers, cheese, and tortillas Black bean and corn salad and salsa, chips, guacamole Strawberry shortcake with whipped cream
May 29, 2009 Field greens, carrots, cucumbers, celery; organic salad dressing Spring chicken with zucchini, yellow squash, and diced tomatoes Chickpeas with zucchini, yellow squash and diced tomatoes Rice pilaf Rhubarb and apple crisp

2010-07-30