ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In the again of the kitchen at Light House Bistro, government chef Tyler Nelson is whipping up a batch of cranberry-pecan granola.
“It’s a reasonably easy recipe, doesn’t take that lengthy,” he mentioned.
The recipe comes from Beth Rocca, as soon as the chief chef on the Light House Bistro and is now the deputy director of the Light House Homelessness Prevention Center.
“Its been round since day one,” she mentioned. “We’ve all the time had it and we’ve all the time had the thought that we wish to promote extra of it, so we’ve simply been promoting it within the restaurant because the starting.”
The Light House Bistro, which opened in 2017, is a social enterprise restaurant by the middle, coaching individuals the best way to work within the culinary business. Rocca wished to use the identical idea to the granola, which she says is one among their hottest objects on the menu.
To get it within the palms of extra individuals, they reached out to Leadership Anne Arundel (LAA), a non-profit that gives instruments, sources and consultants to teams to assist launch their tasks, just like the granola.
“Often with non-profits, it is an initiative that’s been on their again burner for a very long time. They’d like to do it, they only don’t have the sources or the strategic help or that sort of expertise,” mentioned Kris Valerio Shock, the president/CEO of LAA.
“LAA gives these neighborhood leaders who’re within the flagship program to have a optimistic influence of their neighborhood, throughout Anne Arundel county.”
Working with a workforce of consultants, Light House Bistro is now promoting their granola on-line and in shops. They’ve needed to rent extra individuals and ramp up manufacturing to satisfy demand.
Chef Nelson mentioned they in all probability make about 400 luggage of granola per week.
“Around city or to my household, I’m like it’s important to do this granola it’s actually good,” he mentioned. “We’re promoting it on-line and getting within the shops and individuals are actually realizing that it’s good.”
And the extra luggage bought, the extra job alternatives are created and lives reworked by meals and compassion.
“Really a variety of alternatives for our of us for jobs and that’s what we’re all about, creating jobs for those that want the abilities but in addition getting a paycheck whereas they’re being skilled,” mentioned Rocca.
To order the granola on-line, click on right here.
You may also discover the granola within the following shops:
- Annebeth’s
- Bread and Butter Kitchen
- Fishpaws
- Great Harvest Bakery
- Grauls Annapolis
- Grauls Cape St. Claire
- Market House
- RASA Juice Shop
- Uber Bagels
