Kate Mathews, along with her husband Steve and her cute as a button daughter Tess have been Selma regulars since we started. Kate has also volunteered for nearly every volunteer spot we offer. After some encouragement and gentle nudging, Kate agreed to take on the big job– special guest chef, with Olivia May as her sous. Kate came up with two creative and delicious specials, both vegan, to give the non-meat eaters a little treat. Although bacon was an option for both specials, these two dishes were wonderful on their own– gingerbread pancakes with cashew “cream”, made from cashews and maple syrup, served with roasted ginger apples, and a beautiful casserole of potato and greens served with spicey ketchup and roasted winter vegetables. It was a cozy morning on Soule Blvd. with Kate and Olivia plating up the food with exuberance and fun.
On hand Thursday night for prep was a nice big crowd–Leah DiRamio, Amanda Schott, Dawn Tilbury, Nevon Clark, Claire Maitre, Vicki McClellan, Rex Roof, Nate Ayers, Mikey Formisano, Alexis Bogdanova-Hanna, Kate Long, Evan Dayringer, Jennifer Jensen, and Remi Holden. It was really gratifiying to have so many helping hands. We were all able to enjoy a relaxing meal together, and share a glass of beer or wine before we finished up for the evening. A big round of applause and a nice loud thank you to all!
We had a fresh crew in at 6am Friday to set up, serve and clean up after breakfast. Big thanks to Rob Foley, John Erdevig, Siri Gottlieb, Evan Dayringer, Nate Lada, Carol Bardenstein, Remi Holden, and Susie Baity-Stearns.
As Friday Morning @Selma rounds the curve to our one year anniversary, there’s been lots of discussion about whether our breakfast salon is sustainable. A year is a long time to keep an all volunteer, weekly event operating effectively while maintaining a spirit of fun and enthusiasm. We are invested in keeping breakfast happening, but we need your help to maintain it! If you have considered volunteering, but are on the fence, jump off on the side of Selma, come on into the kitchen, and have some fun with us.
Looking forward to seeing you in our kitchen soon, either as a guest or a volunteer,
~Lisa