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SUMMARY:KindSoup for Students - Make Creamy Summer Squash Soup to Share With Others
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for KindSoup for Students as we make a Creamy Summer Squash Soup (based on this recipe from Peel with Zeal). After completing your soup\, and sharing some with your family\, freeze and label the rest for donation\, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers. \nStudents can earn 1 Student Service Learning Hour for every 2 quarts of frozen soup made with the group and delivered to others.  There is a maximum of 10 quarts that can qualify for any given day (5 SSL hours). Most recipes render at least 6 quarts of soup\, 3 SSL hours.  \nIn order to receive SSL Hours \n\nTake a picture during preparation\, of the finished product\, and at delivery\nreport on where you shared your KindSoup \nComplete this SSL Form  \n\nConnect to Zoom event \n\n\nCreamy Summer Squash Soup\n\n\n\n\n6 tablespoons olive oil\n3 medium yellow onions\, diced\n3 large carrots\, peeled and diced\n3 medium Russet potatoes\, peeled and diced\n6 garlic cloves\, sliced\n3 tablespoons tomato paste\n3 teaspoons cumin\n3 teaspoons kosher salt\n1 1/2 teaspoons paprika\n1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano\n3/4 teaspoons black pepper\n3/4 teaspoons cayenne OR Aleppo pepper\n15 cups vegetable broth\n3 cups red lentils\, picked through (for small stones) and rinsed\n3 teaspoons dried mint\n3 lemons\n\nSoup Instructions\n\n\n\nHeat the olive oil in a large\, heavy-bottomed pot. Once the oil is hot\, add the diced onions and sauté for 4 minutes.\nAdd the diced carrots and diced potatoes to the pot. Sauté for 4 minutes\, stirring occasionally.\nAdd the garlic cloves and stir for 30 seconds.\nAdd the tomato paste\, cumin\, salt\, paprika\, oregano\, black pepper\, and cayenne. Stir for 30 seconds and then deglaze the bottom of the pot with a small amount of the chicken or vegetable stock.\nAdd the remaining stock and lentils. Stir and increase heat till the soup is boiling. Reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.\nIf the soup is getting too thick\, add water or more broth. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the dried mint. Using an immersion blender or a stand blender\, blend the soup till it’s creamy and all the ingredients are incorporated.\nOptional Paprika Oil – Heat the oil in a small pot and add the paprika. Stir to combine and remove from heat. Continue to stir till fully incorporated.\nServe with lemon wedges. If you’d like\, add a sprinkle of chopped parsley and a drizzle of paprika oil\n\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! \nSTUDENTS:  \nPrior to our Sunday\, September 6th cooking session:  \n\nConfirm your participation by signing up at the bottom of this page\nGather your ingredients\nMake sure that you have either a Soup Pot large enough to hold all of this soup\, or two smaller ones that will together hold it all\nHave 6 quart sized plastic soup containers with tight fitting lids (ask your neighbors if you could have theirs rather than them recycling them – they will be thrilled)\n\nHave all of your ingredients and cooking tools out and ready for when you sign on to our zoom at 5pm. (long hair should be tied back\, and everyone should start with freshly washed hands and gloves if you have them) You can start peeling and chopping your veggies while you wait for us to begin. \nEveryone’s first name should identify them on our zoom screen please. \nSee you soon!!\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\, “Creamy Summer Squash Soup” and common allergens (such as nuts\, eggs\, wheat\, dairy\, vegan or vegetarian as appropriate) – which we will discuss on the call. Within one week\, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers\, and can give one quart away also to a person or family that is in your heart and/or going through a difficult time.  You will report all KindSoups that you shared – with to the food assistance organization\, or to those people whom you know. \n\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 10am-1pm.  \nUpcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd.\, Germantown (supporting 1\,000 families with food and other supports): Drop off Tuesdays\, Thursdays\, or Fridays 9-11 am.\nGoods for Good 5830 Nebraska Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20015: Drop-off Monday-Friday 10am-4pm.  \nEmbry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive\, Reston\, 703-437-1975. (Leave donations on the table around the back): Drop off anytime!\nCordell Place 4715 Cordell Ave\, Bethesda\, MD\, 240-316-5994. (Please knock on the main door and let staff know you are a KindWorks volunteer delivering soup\, casserole\, and/or banana bread. If no staff member is available\, call 240-316-5994 for assistance. Street parking is available; if parking is limited\, call ahead to arrange a curbside handoff with a staff member): Drop off anytime—the center is staffed 24/7.\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\nOnline KindSoup for Students
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