Something Wonderful Happens in Summer.

Who can't recall summer nights as a kid, the sound of the ice cream truck and laughter, and running out to the street (for me, with my big sister) to get an ice cream.  At Etz Hayim's Elijah's Table, we've been serving ice cream cones and sandwiches for dessert (as we did on July 20th).  For August, I'm thinking of S'MORES.  I hope you will join us.  Something wonderful happens in summer, don't you think?

Press and Popsicles.

It was a glorious summer day and we had lots of guests, with quite a few new smiling faces, including some special guest stars, a woman from the Derry News and the Town Historian.  The musician we hoped would play for us was unable to attend due to illness, but it was great fun nonetheless, with lots of great food: noodle kugel, various fresh salads (greek salad, fruit salad, bean salad), egg salad, and ice cream.
It will be just as much fun next month, so please join us.
By the way, if you are wondering where you can get the cool sandal butter cookies, check out the Village Bean Coffee Shop in Windham, New Hampshire.

Dessert is Important.

Guest Reading the Printed Version of the "Free Meals in Derry" Blog.

Guest:  "Should I take off my hat for the picture?"
Photo-taker:  "Absolutely not!"

The Derry News, Checking Us Out!

Raffle Winner #1 with Butter Cookie Shaped Like Sandal.

Raffle Winner #2:  Blue Sandal.

Home-Made Green Bean Salad.  Gone in a Second.

Town Historian Comes for a Visit.

Guests, Smiling Warmly.

If Music is Food for the Soul, Sunday is going to be a Food-Fest!

This Sunday at Elijah's Table, we are welcoming our Summer menu and also a wonderful professional guitarist.  Please join us for enriching food for the body and soul.

Strawberries and Cream, Forever

What a lovely day it was yesterday!  We had gorgeous weather and wonderful young piano players from the Piano Keys Studio in Raymond, whose music was received with hearty claps and whistles.  For dinner, there was eggplant, lasagna, macaroni and cheese, loads of interesting green beans, garlic bread, fresh salad...and STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM on pound cake.  Please Join us in June!

Slicing Strawberries Can be Fun.

Sweet Marlene

Serving Food is Fun, Too!

Before the Show.

The Proud Teacher.

Before the Show, Too.

Just One of the Several Wonderful Piano Players:
Adding Joy to our Meal.

Signs of Spring...and Ice Cream.

Every year, Spring seems to come as a surprise.  It is unbearably cold, unbearably cold some more, unbelievably still unbearably cold...and then it isn't.  Suddenly it is bright outside, and people are smiling....and there is ice cream for dessert at Elijah's Table.  Here are some pics from today's dinner.

A special thank you to our cleaning crew.

Eat your greens.

Pretty lady.

Calling the raffle winners.

The ice cream guys.

Raffle winner #1:  Woman with bunnies.

Raffle winner #2:  Man with ducks.

Real Food

Gustave Caillebotte, Fruit Displayed on a Stand, about 1881–82.

As much as I love this Impressionist painting of fruit (on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston), our food is better.  It's REAL and delicious.  Join us at Etz Hayim Synagogue on Sunday, March 23.

"You folks are so nice!"

While bringing a couple some coffee, the woman said, "You folks are so nice here."  But tonight was a series of sweet acts by everyone.  From Orianna's home-made cupcakes to Karen's home-made heart-shaped cookies, to the guy who won the teddy bear prize and gave it to the young boy celebrating his birthday, to Frank handing out chocolate kisses and giving the stuffed elephant he won to one of our young volunteers. It's a blessing to participate in an event that inspires such moments of kindness.  I hope you'll join us next month.  Dinner at the Church of the Transfiguration will be on March 8; Dinner at Etz Hayim Synagogue will be on March 23.  See you then.

Orianna's Home-Made Cupcakes

Happy Birthday!

Frank Gives Kisses (Chocolate Ones, Of Course)

Have a Heart!  From Our Teen Volunteers

Sweet Helpers

Pink Ladies