Each month in preparation of publishing the Senior Center newsletter, my staff and I sit down to put together the menu and activity calendar for the new month. As we were pondering April’s menu, a light bulb went off and I thought let’s incorporate recipes from the last Cook County’s Senior Cooks Cookbook into our menus. We have many fabulous cooks and bakers in this county. Beginning in April we have added some of our fabulous cook’s recipes to our menus.
Our cook Ann had the task of picking out the recipes from the cookbook and she picked out a nice variety of new recipes to try. I added the names of the cook or baker to the menu also and shared recipes in our newsletter. We hope Senior Center visitors enjoy this new menu offering.
Have a recipe to share?
Do you have a favorite recipe in your collection that you would like to share and possibly have incorporated into our monthly menu next month? Bring it by the Senior Center! We will try within our budget to use the new recipes.
The Cook County Senior Center is incorporating recipes from the collection compiled by Senior Center regulars. Favorite recipes can be found in Cook County’s Senior Cooks Cookbook. Senior Center cook Ann is enjoying offering favorite meals when she can.
If you are currently getting Meals on Wheels and would like to share a recipe, you can give the recipe to your driver to bring to us.
Treat Feasts are another way to share lunch ideas. A Treat Feast is a lunch that we would not ordinarily have due to our budget, but would be more like a treat. Treat Feast lunches we have had in the past have been baby back ribs, roast beef, and a ham dinner sponsored by the Grand Marais State Bank.
Businesses or individuals are welcomed to sponsor a Treat Feast. How? One or two people can sponsor a meal by providing the meat option of the meal. The Center provides the rest of the meal. Dollar amounts vary by what the choice of the treat is. For more information on sponsoring a Treat Feast, contact us at the Senior Center!
Help with Medicare
Don’t try to figure out Medicare and all the insurance supplement options available to you alone, contact Marjori Bottila from Senior Linkage Line to help walk you through the options. She can save you time and money on your Medicare supplemental insurance policies and help you choose the best option for you based on your medical needs and prescriptions.
Contact Marjori tollfree at (800) 333-2433, extension 81008.
Marjori will be at the Senior Center on Wednesday, April 29 to give a new to Medicare presentation from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. This is a free presentation to share information about Medicare parts A through D, Medicare insurance options, supplemental insurance and more. Individual 30 – 60 minute Medicare Counseling appointments are also available from 8 – 9 a.m. and 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Call the Senior Center at (218) 387-2660 to register. Cook County has a vibrant and active community of elders. Each week we will offer Senior News to highlight our senior citizens. This week’s submission is about the Cook County Senior Center, courtesy of Director Bev Green.
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