$1,000provides two months of case management, medical assistance and educational support for one youth at Rita Da Cascia.

$500provides ten weekly counseling sessions to a client affected by HIV/AIDS at Peter Claver Community.

$250provides art supplies for ten group sessions for children in residence at Rita Da Cascia

$100 Provides a client with eyeglasses through Assisted Housing and Health programs
$100will buy paratransit vouchers for one month to ensure residents make it to their doctors’ appointments

$50 will buy magazine subscriptions for the residents for one year.
$50 will buy breakfast for 32 residents for one morning.

www.cccyo.org/redhouse

We are officially up and running.  The eblast has hit the Internet and we already have had a few donors so THANK YOU! to all that have already donated. 

Today is also #charitiytuesday on twitter.  We have been participating in that by posting what each donation buys for our clients.  $25 provides art supplies for 1 group session for children in residence at one of our programs.  $100 provides a client with eyeglasses through Assisted Housing and Health. 

After talking with a few friends we have some really great Hosts nailed down for REDHOUSE.  Angela Crawfordin Pleasant Hill is going to be hosting with Jenny Budke and Me!   Kristen Hickeyis going to be hosting in San Francisco with Lindsey Boyer.  Maria Sullivanis going to be hosting at a club in San Francisco TBD.  Patricia Glasserwill host in Daly City.  Doug Hickeyis hosting the REDHOUSE kick off party on June 11th.

So, email redhouse@cccyo.org if you want to be a REDHOUSE@YOURHOUSE host!

¾ CUP MILK
¾ CUP LEMON JUICE
2 TABLESPOON GRATED LEMON ZEST
¼ CUP OLIVE OIL
2 TABLESPOONS FINELY MINCED SHALLOTS
1 TABLESPOON COARSE SALT
1 TABLESP     OOM CHILI POWDER
4 SKINLESS/BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS
½ CUP CORNMEAL
½ CUP PANKO
2/3 CUP FRESHLY GRATED PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESE
3 TABLESPOONS MINCED ITALIAN PARSLEY
2 EGGS BEATED WITH 2 TABLESPOONS WATER
2 TABLESPOONS MELTED BUTTER

In a medium bowl whisk together, lemon juice, milk, 2 teaspoons of the lemon zest, olive oil, shallots, 2 teaspoons of the salt and 2 teaspoons of the chili powder.  Add the chicken, turn to coat and marinate in refrigerator for 5 hours.

In a separate bowl combine, the cornmeal, Panko, or dried breadcrumbs, cheese, parsley, remaining lemon zest, salt and chili powder.

Remove chicken from marinade and drain briefly.  Coat the chicken breast in the egg mixture and dredge in the cornmeal mixture, patting to coat.  This can be prepared 3 hours in advance. Place on cookie sheet and put in the refrigerator, uncovered.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  On a lightly coated baking pan arrange the chicken.  Drizzle with the butter. Bake for 35 minutes or until crisp and golden.

Transfer to paper towels to drain.  Can be served warm or at room temperature.
Serves 4

7 eggs
1 ¼ cups milk
1 ¼ cps half and half
½ cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
2 baguettes, ends trimmed, sliced and dried (10 oz ea)  Cut into sliced pieces like you would for garlic bread

For the Streusel

½ cup all purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup sliced almonds
½ tsp almond extract

For the Syrup

½ cup apricot preserves
½ cup pure maple syrup
½ tsp lemon juice

Directions

Coat a 13×9 inch glass or ceramic baking dish with nonstick spray

Whish eggs, milk, half and half, ½ cup sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg for the French toast in a large bowl.

Toss the baguette pieces in egg mixture and let stand 5 minutes to absorb some of the custard. Arrange the baguette pieces in the prepared baking dish, flat side down. Pour residual custard over bread. Cover with plastic for 2 to 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 375

Combine all ingredients for the streusel in a bowl, then sprinkle over baguettes. Bake until topping is golden and bread is set, about 30 min.

Simmer preserves and syrup together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until preserves melt; stir in lemon juice. Serve warm with French toast.

VARIATION
I used Panettone bread and Ciabatta bread.
I also added orange juice to the liquid mixture. You have to back off the milk or half and half and balance with OJ. For example, it calls for a 1 ¼ cups of milk. I used ¾ cup milk and the rest OJ. Works fine. I don’t know if you can substitute OJ completely.

I also added fresh orange zest to it.

The first time I made it I did not do the streusel or the syrup. I just made it as is and put a little powdered sugar on top. YUMMY! Great for a big breakfast.

PESTO CREAM VEGGIE DIP

Ingredients

• 1 Pork Tenderloin  (when you go to the supermarket, find the butcher section and look for pork products.  The pork tenderloin should be there packaged individually and will probably be between $10.00 and $14.00 depending on the weight. )
• 1/2 can whole cranberries
• 1 pinch of rosemary ground up
• butter
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 1/2 can of chicken broth
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• salt & pepper

Clean the pork tenderloin, but try and keep some of the fat on it.  Slather both with the butter and salt & pepper.  Put it in the oven at 450 degrees.  You want to brown it on all sides so try and flip it every 5 – 10 minutes.  The center of the pork should be 155 degrees or slightly pink.

On the stove, add 1tbsp of butter and the onions to a pan and sauté.  Add rosemary and continue stirring.  Add broth, cranberries, and vinegar.  Whisk until the cranberry sauce melts (about 2 minutes).

Once the pork is done, move it to a work surface and take whatever drippings are left in the pan and add them to the cranberry sauce.   Boil the sauce until it coats a spoon thickly.

Slice the pork and serve with the sauce.

At the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic over 20 years ago, the Assisted Housing & Health Services of Catholic Charities CYO was one of the first organizations to respond. Since then, our services have grown and evolved to continue to meet the ever-changing face of the epidemic.

Today, we serve more than 1,300 people living with HIV, annually. Our total number of clients over the years is 6,000—25% of all San Franciscans who’ve been disabled by the disease. “Catholic Charities CYO helped me choose life,” says one client.

Peter Claver Community
This 32-bed licensed medical residential care community serves formerly homeless men and women who are living with disabling HIV/AIDS, many of whom also struggle with major psychiatric disorders and substance abuse. www.cccyo.org/programs/hiv.pp

Leland House
Leland House is a permanent/supportive housing program for 45 people living with disabling HIV/AIDS, psychiatric disorders and substance abuse issues. 10 beds of the 45 are available for those who require assisted living and/or assistance with activities of daily living and are homeless. Residents for these 10 beds can be referred directly and quickly from hospitals, shelters, SROs and agencies working with the homeless.

Leland House is a residential care community that provides nursing and social work case management as well as a staff of certified nursing assistants to help with activities of daily life, a full kitchen staff that provides three meals a day and an activities coordinator to help improve and sustain quality of life. www.cccyo.org/programs/hiv.pp

Independent Supportive Housing

Derek Silva Community
“At Derek Silva, I can live on my own,” says one client. “There’s nothing more important to me than my independence.” This 68 unit building maintains on-site case management, an activities program and other supportive services to assist residents with a wide range of needs.   www.cccyo.org/programs/hiv.pp

Housing Support & Case Management

Assisted Housing & Health Programs.
We help by providing more than 237,250 nights of housing annually through the full and partial rent subsidy programs. The program also provides case management, money management and housing advocacy services. For clients who also need support for medical expenses not covered by private insurance or Medicare/Medicaid, we offer direct financial assistance through the Saint Joseph’s Health Fund.  www.cccyo.org/programs/hiv.pp