Serene of the Oakland Serenes

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Next Saturday (June 14th) is the next Burrito Project day. Is anyone local free to come help me make and/or serve burritos?

(Making starts around 8am; serving starts around noon.)

I made 34 burritos. Shared one with someotherguy, and we're heading out in a few minutes to give them away, along with the juiceboxes.

Lessons I learned today:

• Make more beans than you think you'll need (I stopped at 34 because I was out of beans)
• Make *way* less rice than you think you'll need (I think I ended up using about half the rice)
• Even a boring beans-and-rice burrito is improved by not skimping on the cheese
• Just because a pot has handles, that doesn't mean the handles are cool enough to actually touch (minor burns; a few blisters; I'll live)

[EDIT: Oh, and if you're gonna show up to help us hand out burritos, call or text my work cellphone (you can send a text from my LJ profile if you don't have the number); we'll likely be walking north on Shattuck, starting at Bushrod Park.]

Come help if you want, or just have lunch with us and our neighbors at noon.

Date: March 8 (and 2nd Saturdays thereafter)
Time: Prep begins at 8am; Lunch is served at noon
Where: Prep is at my house in North Oakland; Lunch is at the park across the street -- email serene@serenepages.org for directions

If you want to help, you can either come and cook/serve with us, or you can donate stuff we need:

beans
rice
canned tomatoes
spices (garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt)
onions
cheese (any kind)
hot cups with lids (for soup)
bottled water
juice boxes
fruits or vegetables (fresh, frozen, or canned)
money (paypal link below): your money will ONLY be used to help feed my neighbors. I will not take a cut or use the money for utensils, etc. Only food. You can't get a tax deduction for this, but I will keep the finances of this transparent -- I'll post what I spend/receive, and keep receipts.