November 26, 2009 in Washington Voices

Feast takes planning

Valley Meals on Wheels prepares for Thanksgiving diners
Nina Culver The Spokesman-Review
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Chef Jerri Horton stirs broccoli for the Meals on Wheels luncheon Monday. She was getting ready Monday to cook more than 200 pounds of turkey for the Thanksgiving meal, which was Wednesday.
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The Valley Meals on Wheels kitchen was bustling Monday as workers and volunteers not only dished up their normal number of meals for that day but also cooked ahead for a large number of diners expected Wednesday for a Thanksgiving dinner.

The organization usually cooks about 400 meals a day for senior centers and delivery routes in Spokane County except for those in Cheney and the ones covered by Mid-City Concerns in Spokane. That number was expected to be more than 700 for Valley Meals on Wheels Wednesday, while Mid-City Concerns was to provide about 500.

“It’s like putting …

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