Hospitals & Long-term Care

September 2014: Desserts

09/23/2014

Click through Snapshots of all the dessert recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features custards and puddings.

Signature Series: Granola

09/22/2014

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their unique recipes featuring granola.

See hospital meals from around the world

09-22-2014 | Source: NPR

A scan of hospital food pictures on Flickr and various blogs reveals gastronomic works of art — as well as what looks pretty close to the gruel Oliver Twist must have been fed in his workhouse.

Nebraska hospital cafeteria still battling flood damage

09-22-2014 | Source: Kearney Hub

It will be months before CHI Health Good Samaritan re-opens its cafeteria after the Aug. 9 flood, but the damage could have been worse, Jan Hankey, the hospital’s director of nutrition services, said.

Homemade Granola

09-19-2014 Menu Development

“Customers love this product because of the flavor of the homemade granola,” according to the dining services team at Johnson Coun

Farmers Market Braised Pork Shoulder with Dark Cherry Espagnole Sauce and Crunchy Oat and Nut Granola

09-19-2014 Menu Development

Topped off with housemade granola, this sweet and savory dish was inspired by ingredients found at the weekly Rice University Farm

Expanding beyond foodservice

09-18-2014 Research

Seventy-three percent of operators strongly agree that the scope of a director’s job has expanded in the past five years to include responsibilities outside the traditional foodservice realm. That,...