Blog | Antrim Foodbank

28 Sep 22

Recipe Bank: Spiced tuna patties with crushed black olives and spring onion flatbread

Ingredients For the flatbreads 200g/7oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting 3 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced 1tbsp olive oil 100-125ml/3½-4fl oz warm water salt and pepper For the tuna patties 2 x 185g/6oz tinned tuna, drained 200g/7oz bread, crusts removed, broken into small crumbs 3 tbsp olive oil ½ tsp chilli flakes ½ […]

13 Sep 22

Antrim Foodbank bags £1500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme

Antrim Foodbank will receive £1500, which will be used for purchasing fresh food vouchers, seeds, and gardening equipment. The fresh food vouchers will be given out with our ambient food packs. This will enable fresh food items to be purchased. In Spring 2023, we will plan to collaborate with one of our referral partners to […]

7 Sep 22

Shopping List, September 2022

If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Tinned Fruit Tinned Veg UHT Milk (2 litres) Pasta Toiletries Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

2 Sep 22

Recipe Bank: Homemade falafels with salad and pitta bread

Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 x 400g/14oz can chickpeas 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp mixed herbs 1 lemon, zest and juice salt and black pepper 1 egg, beaten 3 tbsp olive oil ½ cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced 100g/3½oz tomatoes (approximately two medium tomatoes), […]

17 Aug 22

Recipe Bank: Tuna, Rocket and Lemon Pasta

This week, we delve into our Recipe Bank with Tuna, Rocket and Lemon Pasta from BBC Food: Ingredients 300g/10½oz penne pasta 3-4 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper 2 x 185g/6½oz tin tuna, drained and broken into bite-sized pieces 1 lemon, juice and zest 70g/2¼oz rocket leaves, roughly torn Preparation method Bring a large saucepan of […]

10 Aug 22

Shopping List, August 2022

If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Tinned Fruit Tinned Veg UHT Milk (2 litres) Fruit juice (1 litre) Toiletries Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

27 Jul 22

Top 5 items needed this week

If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we could be doing with: Bags for Life Tinned Goods UHT Milk (2 litres) Tea/Coffee Fruit juice (1 litre) Thank you. Together, we can help build a #HungerFreeFuture

24 Jun 22

Antrim Foodbank urges community to donate to summer food collection in Tesco

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, Antrim Foodbank – part of the Trussell Trust network of food banks – is calling on shoppers to donate food and other essentials to this year’s Tesco Summer Food Collection. From Thursday 30 June to Saturday 2 July, customers at Tesco Extra Massereene will be encouraged to pick […]

17 Jun 22

Thank you, New Horizons!

We were pleased to welcome our friends from AMH New Horizons to the Antrim Foodbank Warehouse recently. They brought with them donations of food and stayed on to donate their time as well. Could you donate some time to help build a #HungerFreeFuture? The Tesco Summer Food Collection takes place in Tesco Extra Massereene from 30th June […]

10 Jun 22

Our shelves are bare…

Last week, we launched our new Warehouse This week, our shelves are bare Last month, we saw a 41% increase in referrals This month, we are struggling to meet demand If you are doing the big shop is Tesco Extra Massereene this week, we urgently need: UHT Milk (2 litres) Tea & Coffee Fruit juice (1 litre) […]

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