SENIOR MENU Kern County
Los Angeles County
Antelope Valley Senior Services and the Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging offer meals to senior citizens 60 and older for $3.50 (at the nutrition sites and for home-delivered meals) at these locations:
Antelope Valley Senior Center, 777 West Jackman St., Lancaster.
Legacy Commons for Active Seniors, 930 East Ave. Q-9, Palmdale.
Jackie Robinson Park, 8773 East Ave. R, Sun Village.
Stephen Sorensen Park, 16801 East Ave. P, Lake Los Angeles.
Reservations are required for nutrition sites except the Antelope Valley Senior Center. To make reservations, attend the sites to sign up for the senior meal program. Doors open for reserved clients at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center and Legacy Commons, and 10:30 a.m. at Jackie Robinson Park and Sorensen Park.
A 24-hour advance signup is required for site managers to reserve a meal in your name at all sites except the Senior Center.
Meals are served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Lancaster site, 10 a.m. to noon at Palmdale, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jackie Robinson and Sorensen parks. Coffee is available at all sites for free.
Home-delivered meals are available to seniors who are high-risk and confined to their homes. You must be home to receive the meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details, call 661-9482320.
Meals and the days they will be served are:
TODAY
Citrus cod — savory orange sauce served over roasted cod.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
Chicken molé — balance of chocolate, orange and spices over oven-roasted chicken.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
Pasta bolognese — Italian noodles topped with slow-simmered sauce and elegantly seasoned ground beef.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Latvian pork stroganoff — diced pork slowsimmered in creamy white stroganoff gravy.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Beef Bourguignon — diced beef simmered in an elegantly flavored French Bourguignon sauce.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Choice: chicken fajitas or honey Southwest chicken salad.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Cold alla puttanesca — a robustly flavored and diced tomato stir-fry over ovenroasted cod.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Beef rogan josh — a simmered beef curry of aromatic spices, garlic and ginger in a creamy yogurt sauce.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Curried egg salad sandwich — served on an artisan whole grain roll.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Pork au champignons — French simmered pork with onions, mushrooms, vegetables and wine.
The Kern County Aging and Adult Services offers meals for senior citizens at Rosamond, California City and Tehachapi.
Rosamond: Hummel Hall, 2500 20th St. West, 661-256-0557.
California City: California City Senior Center, 10221 Heather Ave., 760-373-4585.
Tehachapi: Tehachapi Senior Center, 500 East F St., 661-822-6255.
Meals are $3 for seniors 60 and older, $6 for nonseniors. Reservations are required and must be made at least one day in advance.
All meals include margarine, decaffeinated coffee and milk.
TODAY
Cheese ravioli, spinach, green salad, kiwi, garlic bread.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
Taco salad, rice, fruit gelatin.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
Beef stew, green salad, tangerine, Weight Watchers biscuit.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Lentil soup, carrots, gala apple, cornbread, pudding.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Chicken jambalaya, French green beans, fruit gelatin, wheat roll.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Unstuffed pepper, mixed vegetables, green salad, pears, wheat roll, juice.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Roast turkey with gravy, harvest ratatouille, mashed potatoes, blushing pears, wheat roll.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Almond chicken dijon, mixed vegetables, garden salad, tropical fruit, wheat bread, chocolate pudding.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Tomato tortellini soup, peas and carrots, apricots, wheat roll.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Chicken fajitas, corn, orange rice, orange, juice.