Meals on Wheels, Long Beach
Meals on Wheels of Long Beach Inc. delivers freshly cooked meals for $8.25 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1 percent milk. An alternate dessert is available for those on a diabetic diet. Contact Caron Adler at (562) 439-5000, ext. 2, or visit www.mowlb.org to complete an online application. To cancel a meal for the following day, you must contact Adler before 9 a.m. the prior business day. Menu is subject to change without notice.
Thursday, March 18: Turkey chili, cornbread, and green beans with pimentos; apple sauce; tuna-salad sandwich with spinach, tomato and pickle, plus cucumber, red onion and dill salad.
Friday, March 19: Oven-baked breaded fish with tarter sauce, oven-browned potatoes, and peas and carrots; fresh banana; turkey-and-ham cobb salad with egg, tomato, bacon and blue cheese dressing, plus crackers.
Monday, March 22: Roast beef with mushroom gravy, mashed sweet potatoes and creamed spinach; Waldorf salad; tuna-salad sandwich with spinach and tomato, plus homemade potato salad.
Tuesday, March 23: Tuna-noodle casserole, seasoned carrots and Brussels sprouts; chocolate cake; Caesar chicken salad with romaine lettuce, shredded cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing, plus crackers.
Wednesday, March 24: Oven-baked chicken breast with lemoncaper sauce, barley pilaf and green bean almandine; mandarin oranges; ham-and-cheese sandwich with lettuce, tomato and pickle, plus Asian coleslaw.
