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SUMMARY:Make Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup to Share With Others
DESCRIPTION:Join KindChef Alexa to make a Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup (based on this  Gimme Some Oven recipe). After completing your soup\, freeze and label it for donation\, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers\, with a person or family that is in your heart\, or anyplace that you prefer\, when convenient. Finally\, report on where you shared your KindSoup and spread the word: Post a picture or two of you and your soups on social media with #DoKindWorks and tag us @DoKindWorks. \nConnect to Zoom event \n\n\nCozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup\n\n\n\nIngredients\n\nbutter or olive oil for sauteing veggies \n12 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)\n2 cup uncooked wild rice\n16 ounces baby bella mushrooms\, sliced\n8 cloves garlic\, minced\n4 medium carrots\, diced\n4 ribs celery\, diced\n2 large (about 2 pounds) sweet potato\, peeled and diced\n2 small white onion\, peeled and diced\n2 bay leaf\n3 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning \n2 (14-ounce) cans unsweetened coconut milk (or see cream sauce option below*)\n4 large handfuls of kale\, roughly chopped with thick stems removed\nfine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper\n\nInstructions\n\n\nGenerously cover the bottom of your soup pot with  butter or olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat.  Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes\, stirring occasionally\, until soft and translucent.  Stir in the garlic and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes\, stirring occasionally\, until fragrant.\nAdd base ingredients. Add in the vegetable stock\, wild rice**\, mushrooms\, carrots\, celery\, sweet potato\, bay leaf and Old Bay seasoning.  Stir to combine.\nSimmer. Continue cooking until the soup reaches a simmer.  Then reduce heat to medium-low\, cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes until the rice is tender\, stirring occasionally.\nAdd final ingredients. Add the coconut milk (or cream) and kale to the soup\, and stir gently until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper (plus any extra Old Bay seasoning\, if you would like) as needed.\nServe. Serve warm and enjoy!\n\n\n\nHealth and Safety Information\nIn order to protect the the quality of our KindSoup program\, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines: \n\nStart with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.\nStart with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).\nKeep longer hair tied back.\nFollow other common sense procedures\, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!\n\nThank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for our KindSoup donations! \nHow to Donate Your KindSoup\nSeal containers with a tight lid and freeze. Label each container with: date prepared\, your first name and last initial\, “Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup” and any relevant food allergy info. When convenient\, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers\, with a person or family that is in your heart\, or a place that you prefer. \n\n5171 Manning Place NW (in the Palisades neighborhood in DC). \nRainbow Community Development Center 12120 Tech Road\, Silver Spring (this takes you to the rear parking lot and loading dock – there is usually a large RAINBOW truck parked here): Drop-off Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. NOTE: If you go during Rainbow’s food distributions on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9am-noon\, you may see a long line of cars – you can drive past the cars to drop off your KindSoup. If you go at other times and the garage or back door is not open\, call or text Anna on her personal cell at 301-852-4184 (if she doesn’t answer\, leave a message and she should get back within a few minutes\, or try calling the Rainbow Pantry cellphone: 240-639-2293).   \nSo What Else 4924 Wyaconda Road\, Rockville\, 240-705-4345. (Look for the Dogtopia. Drive straight past Doptopia to get to our parking lot. The entrance will be on the right hand side as you pull into the parking lot. After you park\, walk up to the glass door at the bottom of the black ramp\, ring the doorbell\, let the team know you’ve arrived to drop off KindSoups): Drop-off Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 7am-12pm.\nUpcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd.\, Germantown (supporting 1\,000 families with food and other supports). Drop off Tuesdays\, Wednesdays\, or Fridays 8 am-4:30 pm.\nEmbry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive\, Reston\, 703-437-1975. Leave donations on the table around the back. Drop off anytime!\n\nHere are some options for donating outside the DC area: \n\nNYC Community Fridges located throughout New York City.\nBread and Roses 58 Newbury St.\, Lawrence\, Mass.\, 978-681-8768. Drop off  Mondays-Thursdays\, 10 am-4 pm.\nThe Bristol Lodge 27 Lexington St.\, Waltham\, Mass.\, 781-893-0108. Drop off  Mondays-Fridays\, 9am-6pm.\nCommunity Refrigerators located in Los Angeles\n\nSee you in the KindSoup kitchen! \nLearn more about this KindWorks program \n 
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/make-cozy-autumn-wild-rice-soup-to-share-with-others/
LOCATION:Virtual Gathering\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cooking,Food Assistance,KindSoup
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