John Tumino

Eating With a Purpose

Meatball Lasagna

Ingredients:
12 turkey meatballs
1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup 2% Mozzarella Cheese
2 cups/180 g (cooked weight) yellow squash or zucchini or spaghetti squash
1 cup Italian diced tomatoes (less than 5 g of carbs per 1/2 cup)
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp dried basil
4 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 Jar Taste and See Pasta Sauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Layer zucchini or squash slices along the bottom of a medium sized casserole dish. Spread ricotta cheese over the squash. Sprinkle garlic salt and basil over the ricotta cheese and squash slices. Combine diced tomatoes with meatball pieces in a small bowl. Pour over ricotta cheese. Sprinkle mozzarella over meatballs and then top with grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted. There will be some water or liquid from the squash or ricotta. This is normal. I just drain it from the casserole dish by tipping the dish slightly to the side while making sure the lasagna doesn’t pour it as well. Finish with a liberal amount of Taste and See Sauce and Enjoy!

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On behalf of those living outside we say thank you,

John, Leigh Ann and Team

IMFK is excited to announce the launch of Taste & See products. These delicious products are now available, and all proceeds go to benefit the work of In My Father’s Kitchen. Our hope is as the community “eats with a purpose” the mission of In My Father’s Kitchen is shared around the dinner table. Together with your support we are building hope and changing lives.

The purpose of our Sauce, Syrup and Coffee is to bring awareness to our work and those we help. These Products will help to bring in the finances to help IMFK continue to help those who feel invisible. The vision to help our friends is BIG and the proceeds from this sauce will help IMFK expand.

On behalf of those living outside we say thank you,

John, Leigh Ann and Team

Using your talents for others will always bring joy to your heart as well as a blessing to the person receiving your blessing. As a Chef there is no greater joy than to see someone enjoying a meal that you have prepared just for them. Today we made Kielbasa Sandwiches smothered with Onions, Peppers topped with Provolone Cheese and finished with LOVE. These Sandwiches were typical street food that you we would see sold on NYC street corners or sold in local delis through out our Country. As we delivered the meals today our friends would light up with excitement to receive one of these sandwiches. Very often our friends cant wait to dive in and eat, they will open the package right in front of us and chow down or bring it to their corner and start eating there. The great thing is that these awesome lunches are just a tool in our hands to continue dialogue as well as deepen our relationships with our friends outdoors. My talent is cooking and I love to feed our friends as well as get to know them better so we can truly understand what they need to get their lives back on track. If a meal brings us together for birthdays, holidays or other celebrations why not use it to bring our homeless friends to the Table were trust can take place. As we say in Italian ” Tuttia a tavola per Mangiare” translation ” Everyone to the Table to eat. Leigh Ann the Team and I appreciate your on going financial support together we are making a difference in our Community.

Using your talents for others will always bring joy to your heart as well as a blessing to the person receiving your blessing. As a Chef there is no greater joy than to see someone enjoying a meal that you have prepared just for them. Today we made Kielbasa Sandwiches smothered with Onions, Peppers topped with Provolone Cheese and finished with LOVE. These Sandwiches were typical street food that you we would see sold on NYC street corners or sold in local delis through out our Country. As we delivered the meals today our friends would light up with excitement to receive one of these sandwiches. Very often our friends cant wait to dive in and eat, they will open the package right in front of us and chow down or bring it to their corner and start eating there. The great thing is that these awesome lunches are just a tool in our hands to continue dialogue as well as deepen our relationships with our friends outdoors. My talent is cooking and I love to feed our friends as well as get to know them better so we can truly understand what they need to get their lives back on track. If a meal brings us together for birthdays, holidays or other celebrations why not use it to bring our homeless friends to the Table were trust can take place. As we say in Italian ” Tuttia a tavola per Mangiare” translation ” Everyone to the Table to eat. Leigh Ann the Team and I appreciate your on going financial support together we are making a difference in our Community.

Today was a scorcher during Hire Ground clean up around the community, the heat index was at 100 degrees! This crew of 6 awesome friends picked up over 900 Gallons of debris through out our community. Many have said that Panhandlers and Homeless individuals do not want to work but we have seen different. Week after week we go out and give those who our struggling and opportunity to obtain dignity through the sweat of their brow and the work of their hands. Our friends might not be to the point of obtaining regular employment because of many scenarios of brokenness but we encourage them and show them that if they can work a 5 hour shift with us during their struggles to imagine what could happen if they allow us to lead them to wholeness. Nothing is Impossible for anyone especially when you have someone standing in your corner encouraging you and advocating for your needs to be met. So after a hard days work Kevin and Carolyn treated our Crew to ICE CREAM, who doesn’t like ice cream? Together Sous Chefs with your support we are Building Hope and Changing Lives

John and Leigh Ann