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SUMMARY:Make Samin Nosrat's Butternut Squash and Green Curry Soup to Share With Others
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make a Butternut Squash and Green Curry Soup (based on this recipe from Samin Nosrat). \n“This creamy\, vibrant soup is a Thai-inspired version of the puréed squash soup you know and love. The green curry paste\, which is relatively easy to find in the international aisle of the grocery store\, along with coconut milk and fish sauce\, perfectly complements the butternut squash’s sweetness. But it’s the topping — a spin on miang kham\, a snack in Thailand and Laos full of peanuts\, coconut and chiles — that’s the real standout.” \nAfter 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\nButternut Squash and Green Curry Soup\n\n\n\nIngredients\nFor the Soup\n\n\n\n\n\n1/3 cup coconut oil or neutral-tasting oil\n9 medium (or 5 large) shallots\, diced\n1 (6-inch) piece of fresh ginger\, peeled and thinly sliced\n3 lemongrass stalks\, cut into 3-inch pieces\nKosher salt\n3 large butternut squashes (about 12 pounds)\, peeled\, seeded and cut into about ¾-inch cubes\n6 (13½-ounce) cans coconut milk\n1 cup Thai green curry paste\, or to taste\n1/2 cup fish sauce\n9 cups water or chicken stock\, preferably homemade\, more as needed for consistency\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the Garnish\n\n\n\n\n\n2 cups raw peanuts\n2 cups unsweetened raw coconut flakes\n6 tablespoons fish sauce\n20 small dried red chiles\, such as Japones or chiles de árbol\, thinly sliced\n3 tablespoon neutral-tasting or melted coconut oil\n3 tablespoon minced lemongrass\n1 Tbsp sugar\n30 lime leaves\, thinly sliced (optional)\n3 Handfuls of Thai or Italian basil leaves\n6 to 9 limes\, quartered\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructions\n\nStep 1 – Heat oven to 300 degrees. Melt oil in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. When oil shimmers\, add shallots\, ginger\, lemongrass and a generous pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low. Cook\, stirring occasionally\, until shallots are tender and just starting to brown\, about 18 minutes.\n \nStep 2 – Add squash\, coconut milk\, curry paste\, fish sauce and water or stock. Increase heat to high. When liquid comes to a boil\, reduce to a simmer and cook the soup covered until squash is tender\, about 25 minutes.\n \nStep 3 – Make garnish while soup cooks: In a medium mixing bowl\, toss together peanuts\, coconut flakes\, fish sauce\, chiles\, 1 tablespoon oil\, the minced lemongrass\, the sugar and the lime leaves\, if using.\n \nStep 4 — Spread mixture out onto a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes\, stirring every 3 minutes after the first 10 minutes. Remove from oven when coconut is deep golden brown\, and pour mixture immediately into a bowl to prevent overcooking. Stir to combine\, and set aside.\n \nStep 5 – Remove soup from heat. Remove lemongrass stalks from pot. Use a hand blender to purée soup. Alternatively\, transfer soup in batches to a blender or food processor and purée. Taste and adjust for salt and curry paste. Add water or stock to thin soup to the desired consistency.\n \nStep 6 – Thinly slice the basil leaves and arrange on a small plate or platter\, along with lime wedges and peanut mixture. Serve soup hot with garnishes.\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\, “Butternut Squash and Green Curry 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-samin-nosrats-butternut-squash-and-green-curry-soup-to-share-with-others/
LOCATION:Virtual Gathering\, United States
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SUMMARY:KindSoup for Students - Make Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup to Share With Others
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for KindSoup for Students as we make a Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup (based on this  Gimme Some Oven recipe). \nThis KindSoup favorite is “loaded up with lots of my favorite fresh seasonal produce\, from sweet potatoes to kale\, mushrooms\, carrots\, celery and onions. It’s made nice and hearty with the addition of wild rice\, which just so happens to be lower in calories and higher in protein than many other rices. But best of all\, it is made with the most irresistible broth\, seasoned with garlic and “the bays\,” as I call them\, and made creamy with either the addition of coconut milk\, cream or a roux-based cream sauce.” – Gimme Some Oven \nAfter 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 8 quarts that can qualify for any given day (4 hours). Most recipes render at least 6 quarts of soup\, 3 SSL hours.  \nIn order to receive SSL Hours \n\n take a picture during preparation and at delivery\nreport on where you shared your KindSoup \nComplete this SSL Form  \n\nConnect to Zoom event \n\n\nCozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup\n\n\n\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\nSoup Instructions\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*Alternate cream sauce recipe: In place of the coconut milk\, you can either add  half and half.  Or you can make a cream sauce by melting 6 tablespoons of butter in a (separate) saucepan over medium-high heat\, whisking in 1/2 cup flour for one minute\, and then whisking in 3 cups milk until the mixture is smooth.  Let the sauce cook until it nearly reaches a simmer\, at which point it will thicken\, then remove from heat and add the sauce to the soup once the rice has completely cooked. \n** The recipe uses 100% wild rice\, but cooking time may vary if you use a wild rice blend or a different type of rice. \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 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\, “Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup” and any relevant food allergy info (which we will discuss on the call).  As soon as is convenient\, 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\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\nOnline KindSoup for Students – 9/21/25 Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/kindsoup-for-students-make-cozy-autumn-wild-rice-soup-to-share-with-others/
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SUMMARY:Clean Up Sangamore Road & Surrounding Area
DESCRIPTION:Join forces with other volunteers to clean up Sangamore Road in Bethesda\, one of the area roads that KindWorks has “adopted.” We’ll work alongside the Little Falls Watershed Alliance to remove invasive weeds. You can choose to pick up litter along the road or to clear away some of the invasive weeds that are strangling the plants in the surrounding neighborhood parkland. (Don’t worry–we’ll get instruction on what to pull before we start.)\n \nSo grab a friend or two and join us to have fun and enjoy the fresh air while helping the environment! We meet at the Starbucks\, set out from there\, and then finish up back at the Starbucks.\nStudent Service Learning\nStudents can earn SSL hours. \nInclement Weather Policy\nIn the event of severe weather or other unsafe conditions\, including heavy rain\, thunderstorms\, snow\, ice\, extreme heat\, extreme cold\, poor air quality\, or other hazardous conditions\, the event may be canceled. A cancellation decision will be made by 9:00 AM on the day of the event and communicated to registered participants. If the event can be rescheduled\, participants will be notified of the new date. Otherwise\, there will be no make-up date.\nSafety Reminder\nAs with all KindWorks projects\, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity\, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus\, the lifting of heavy objects\, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons\, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage\, and agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage. \n  \nLearn more about this KindWorks program \n  \n\nBethesda Cleanup
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/clean-up-sangamore-road-surrounding-area-4/
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SUMMARY:Monthly Giveaway for Refugees and Newcomers
DESCRIPTION:Together\, let’s create a tapestry of hope and support for refugees and newcomers in our community.  \nJoin us for our Monthly Giveaway\, where we come together to share essential items and warm smiles. Held on the third Thursday of each month from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM at 6155 64th Ave\, Riverdale\, MD 20737\, this event provides toys\, kitchen items\, home supplies\, and clothing to those in need. We invite you to contribute and volunteer in one of three ways: \n\nDrop Off Donations (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM): Simply drop off your donated items at the address above.\nDonate & Set Up (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM): Bring your items and stay to help us set up and welcome participants.\nHost & Clean Up (1:30 PM – Until Cleanup is Finished Approximately 3:30 PM): Provide assistance restocking and helping our new neighbors make selections. Your help with cleaning up and making sure everything runs smoothly is invaluable. This is a rewarding opportunity to interact with refugees and provide support personally.\n\nNote: If you have time and are interested\, you are welcome to join us from the beginning until the end of the event or just sign up for the Donate & Set Up section. \nSign up below. If you have questions please email mhrangiz.azami@dokindworks.org. We look forward to working together and making a difference! \nDonation Guidelines\nAll donated items should be new or very gently used. In addition\, all donations must be clean and completely free of pet hair\, cobwebs\, and cigarette smoke. For donated bed linens\, package same-size linens together in a bag or box that is labeled with the bedding size contained therein.  \nSafety Reminder\nAs with all KindWorks projects\, when you register you do so with the understanding that volunteering may involve physical activity\, the handling of sharp objects and cooking apparatus\, the lifting of heavy objects\, contact with unidentified and unfamiliar persons\, and will require the exercise of reasonable care to avoid injury and/or damage\, and agree to assume any and all risks of personal injury or property damage. \nLearn more about this KindWorks program \n\nMonthly Giveaway for Refugees and Newcomers\n\n\n\n    \n            Please mention in the comments if you speak Spanish\, Persian\, or Arabic.
URL:https://dokindworks.org/project/template-monthly-giveaway-for-refugees-and-newcomers-4-6/
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