Los Angeles County Kern 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
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.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Cavatappi alla Siciliana — diced meat simmered in savory, old-world Sicilian sauce.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Spinach, egg and feta casserole.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Creamy primavera Tuscan chicken pasta — Cream sauce with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and peas.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Special Valentine’s Day menu.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
President’s Day; centers closed.
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
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.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Spaghetti, marinated tomato herb salad, garlic bread, yogurt and mango.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Asian chicken salad, egg drop soup, baby carrots, Madarin oranges, crackers.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Lentil soup, carrots, cornbread, lemon pudding, banana.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Apple ginger pork loin, French green beans, cornbread stuffing, apple, cake.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Presidents day; no meals served.