Meals
© Emily Woofenden 2009 We share breakfast, lunch, and dinner together in the Dining Hall. Meals are served family-style, with table service provided by the Flames.
To start each meal, we stand behind our chairs and begin with a spoken or sung blessing led by a minister. And then we all sit down and it's time to enjoy our hearty fare!
We hire professional cooks to prepare our meals, and work with them extensively on menu selections so we can offer a tasty set of healthy meals each day. Our cooks put in lots of time meeting special dietary requirements of vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free, and other special diets, too. Please be sure to make a note on your registration form of any special dietary requirements you may have so that the cooks will have ample time to plan a menu that meets your needs.
© Anna Rich 2009Traditional breakfasts include ham & eggs, pancakes with real maple syrup, French toast & sausage, and other favorites. Hot cereal is served every morning, and a variety of cold cereals are always available. The breakfast bar includes fresh fruit, orange juice and other breakfast beverages, toppings for cereal, and various other sundries. We use only choice coffees, and there is always a variety of excellent black and herbal teas available.
© Beki Greenwood 2009 Lunches vary from soup and sandwiches to tacos and burritos and other traditional lunch foods. Our very popular salad bar is in the dining hall for lunch each day. It is a well-stocked smorgasbord of tempting items including a variety of fresh greens, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, celery, onions, peas, radishes, tofu, feta, garbanzos, and other tasty morsels. There is always a wide variety of dressings to choose from.
Dinners include both a meat and a vegan entree complimented by a variety of side dishes that may include one or two cooked vegetables, Maine potatoes, pasta, casseroles, and so on. The salad bar is also available during dinner. And a wide variety of desserts compliment our dinners throughout the week.
Lunch after church on Sunday is always a special meal with roast beef, ham, chicken or other select meat entree with a special vegan main dish, too.
Our dining hall seats about 100 people. It is well-lit and comfortable. Fresh flowers appear on the tables each Sunday lunch and usually last most of the week. Our water is from an on-site spring. And we thank the Flames for providing table service and doing the dishes after each meal.
© Anna Rich 2009