Our Daily Bread Hot Meal Program

Select one recipe to make for your entire group. Click here to download or view our Casserole Recipes!

We definitely are always in the need for new recipes. If you have a new recipe that you want to provide, please call us first to make sure it is a recipe that will work in this setting.

Can’t bake? Not a problem…for those in your group that aren’t bakers, a family size Stouffer’s macaroni and cheese frozen meal is a wonderful contribution.

We do require that you use a uniform disposable pan. These can be obtained in quantity at wholesale food clubs, or we can provide pans at a cost of $41.00 per 100. If you want to purchase them yourselves, they are a ½ size pan with dimensions of 2 9/16 inch deep and 12×10 inches.

Storage Before Drop-Off

Most groups and churches that have a casserole program have casserole bakers that commit to baking once a month. They are:

• Home-Made
• Covered tightly in foil
• Labeled with the date and name of recipe and group
• Frozen in the home
• The group has a drop-off point (usually a church or business parking lot) on a designated date
• Have drivers bring them to Our Daily Bread Employment Center

Deliveries

• We have this on our calendar, and we know when they are coming and how many. This allows us to plan in advance.
• We accept deliveries every day of the week between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Please deliver the casseroles early in the day so we have enough staff here to help unload. Don’t forget…Always fill out a delivery receipt.

The Our Daily Bread Hot Meal Program is made possible by volunteers who provide the casseroles for every meal. In continuous operation since 1981, we have never missed a daily meal service thanks to the thousands of volunteers who prepare food for us.

You and your children or group can become a part of this Baltimore tradition by making and donating casseroles to Our Daily Bread. Casserole assembly is an easy, fun family activity and a good way to teach your children to help those less fortunate.

CHOOSE ONE OF OUR SIMPLE LOW-COST BULK RECIPES. Every casserole feeds 8 – 10 people, so we welcome whatever you can provide to help us create those 250,000 meals.

Contact our Volunteer line at 443-986-9031 or volunteerodbec@cc-md.org for information, to find out what we need most, to find a drop-off location or arrange a pickup. You can also call ODBEC at 667-600-3400.

Please call us before selecting a recipe to make for Our Daily Bread so we can tell you which casseroles we need. Use the Volunteer line at667-600-3438 or volunteerodbec@cc-md.org. Thanks.

Here are some general guidelines if you’re preparing these casseroles for Catholic Charities. Please:

• Do not make any changes to the recipes. Please don’t use other recipes or make substitutions in the recipes. We use about 90 casseroles per day.
  The casseroles from many sources are all mixed together at service time and it’s important that they be uniform.
• We do require that you use a uniform disposable pan. These can be obtained in quantity at wholesale food clubs, or we can provide pans at a cost of $41.00 per 100. If you want to purchase them yourselves, they are a ½ size pan with dimensions of 2 9/16 inch deep and 12×10 inches.
• Freeze the casserole until it’s hard before delivering it to the drop-off point. This step is really important. We stack the casseroles. If they are not all frozen completely, they ooze out of the pans, can’t be used and ruin others.
• Label the casserole(s) with the date and name of recipe and group or individual.
• Use safe food handling techniques when you prepare the casserole. Wash your hands with soap and water for 30 seconds before beginning and while cooking, if you touch your face or hair or leave the kitchen before completing the casserole.
• Drop it off or call for someone to pick it up. Catholic parishes throughout the area serve as collection points. If you can’t make it to a drop off point during a collection time, another volunteer will come and pick up your casserole.
• In a hurry? Large, family-sized trays of frozen macaroni and cheese are always a welcome food donation.

Making casseroles is a great family project and a good way to introduce children to volunteering. Volunteer as a family.

Donations are accepted seven days a week from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Enter through ODBEC’s rear parking lot to access delivery entrance. Push call button to enter gated parking. Unload donations at the delivery door on the left. For assistance, press intercom button at the delivery entrance door. There’s no need to call ahead unless you need assistance or if you have questions. Our number is 667-600-3438.

Whether you decide to do a one-time event or you would like to be a regular participant, please the volunteer line at 443-986-9031 so we know when and what casseroles to expect.

We ask that you have a designated group or parish coordinator that runs your program, and is the contact for us, if your participation will happen monthly. We greatly appreciate your generosity and time with helping Baltimore’s most vulnerable citizens.

Contact our Volunteer line at 443-986-9031 or volunteerodbec@cc-md.org for information, to find out what we need most, to find a drop off location or arrange a pickup. You may also contact the Volunteer Manager, Nick Rudomin at 667-600-3438 or nrudomin@cc-md.org

Click here to download or view our Casserole Recipes!