Simmering Pot

Every Monday, we provide free meals for delivery on the Peninsula plus an in-person community supper.

06/15/2026

Soup's On! Come on over to the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill between 2:30 and 6pm for a delicious meal (eat in or takeaway).

Today we have Cheddar Broccoli Soup GF
and
Vegan Creamy Tomato and Lentil Soup GF

PLUS, all of our delicious sides - and a few desserts too, while they last.

Thank you to all of our outstanding volunteers at our church location, all of our delivery kitchen locations, deliver drivers, partners, generous local farms and businesses, home bakers, our friends at the Brooklin Garden Club and many more!

Big Shout Out to our head and asst. chefs at all locations! Well done TODAY Ali, Jen, Dan and Rollie!! Where would we be without you??❤️❤️❤️

06/08/2026

Soup’s ON at the Simmering Pot TODAY!
Come one, come all - 2:30 until 6pm.

Our volunteers are ready to serve you for eating in Fisher Hall at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill on tables brightened with gorgeous spring flowers, courtesy of our friends at the Brooklin Garden Club . OR get your soup and sides to go to eat in the park or in the comfort of your own home!

Today we have: Chicken, Sponach and White Bean Soup and Creamy Roasted Tomato with Basil Soup (VG/GF)
PLUS salad, fruit, cheese and home baked bread (thanks Hannah and Fred) and bread from our friends at Tinder Hearth Bakery🙏💖

Today our kitchen volunteers, led by Chef Kate - and Rollie, at the Halcyon Grange #345, cooked for our delivery customers 🙏
AND, did you know that every 2nd Monday of the month a crew of talented volunteers gather in the kitchen at St Francis by The Sea Episcopal Church to prepare VG/GF/Tomato-free soup for our delivery customers with special dietary needs - using recipes designed by renowned Chef, Brooke Dojney, who leads the crew most months!!?!!

We are immensely grateful for the generosity of all who make our meals happen each week. Special thanks to Oak, new produce manager at the Blue Hill Co-op, for managing our large veggie order this week AND to Lorelei and Noah Cimeno at Rainbow Farm, for getting our big protein order ready so quickly this week.
Local Food, Local ❤️

06/01/2026

Happy first day of June! And welcome to another delicious meal at the Simmering Pot.

TODAY WE ARE SERVING:
Smoky Bean and Lentil Vegan Soup
Vegetarian Spinach, Mushroom and Pesto Pasta Bake
Meaty Pasta Bake with Marinara
along with salad, fresh fruit, bread and cheese.

Come on over for eat-in or take-away from 2:30 PM today!

Special thanks to Four Season Farm for fresh salad greens and cucumbers (and Anna Wind for the special delivery),Tinder Hearth, and our other bakers, as well as all of our volunteers!

Also, enormous, thanks to our friends at the Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital for the yummy pasta salad going out to our delivery customers this afternoon - and all of the volunteer drivers going door-to-door!

Gorgeous flowers on our tables are thanks to the Brooklin Garden Club!❤️🩷💛

05/25/2026

We are closed to day in observance of Memorial Day.

Today we pay tribute to all who have given their lives over the past 250 years to protect our country. 🙏❤️

05/18/2026

Dear Neighbors,

Happy Soup Day! Come on over and visit us for some delicious Beef Vegetable Soup or maybe some GF/VG Veggie Lentil Soup.

Plus the cooking crew has prepared a gorgeous salad. sliced fresh fruit, cheddar cheese and home-baked bread from our volunteers and generous friends at Tinder Hearth. We also have a few desserts for you, while they last (thanks, sweetie bakers).

Eat in our dining hall or take away to the comfort of your own home. We are open from 2:30 to 6 PM.

Thank you to chef Ali and Asst. chef Jen, and all the volunteers on the cooking and serving crews at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. Additional kudos to the teams cooking and serving for our delivery program at the Halcyon Grange #345 along with our friends at Healthy Peninsula and all of the drivers who deliver food across the peninsula.

Did you know that today there are close to 50 volunteers hard at work making our community pots simmer? Thank you volunteers, one and all, and local farms and businesses that provide us with our healthy ingredients. ❤️❤️❤️

05/11/2026

Happy day of sunshine!!! And happy soup day!!

Today's menu features-
Chicken noodle soup
and
Curried squash soup

The hard-working cooking team has made coleslaw, sliced bread, cheese and fruit for you. Come on in and enjoy! Eat in or take away. Our welcoming serving crews are waiting for you from 2:30 pm - 6 pm,

Thank you to the Brooklin Garden Club for the beautiful flowers on our tables.
AND
Thank you to the crew cooking and serving for our delivery program today at the Halcyon Grange #345
💜

05/04/2026

Happy Day, Dear Neighbors -

It's TACO SALAD DAY at our in-person meal at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill today!! Woo HOO!! It's a favorite meal for most diners. Come on over!

We also have a small amount of soup, available on a first come, first serve basis.

And, of course, other delish sides. Thanks to all of the crews at the church today for all of the work they put into creating and serving this, and every meal, we offer.

Look out for photos highlighting our friends at the Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital who cooked today for our delivery program. Thank you, Barb and friends. You are the best!💗

Lastly, we are sending out enormous thanks to our friends at the Brooklin Garden Club for the gorgeous spring bouquets sent home with soup to every one of our delivery households and to the church for our tables. What a gift of community love! (pictured: Anna Wind of Healthy Peninsula and Anne Gilchrist of the Brooklin Garden Club)

Enjoy the week!

04/27/2026

Happy Glorious Spring Day to All!

What a great day to play hooky from cooking and perhaps a few other responsibilities.…We’ve got you covered - At least for dinner…

Come on over to the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill between 2:30 and 6 PM today. You can eat-in while enjoying good company and beautiful flowers, courtesy of our friends at the Brooklin Garden Club🙏, or get take away to enjoy outside or at home.

Today’s Menu:
Italian Sausage Soup with Pasta
Curried Potato Soup with Red Lentils

Plus the usual delicious sides and desserts while they last!

Thank you to our fabulous bakers- Denise, Hannah, Fred, and our friends Tinder Hearth💖

Thank you to the many people who volunteer each week to make our pots simmer at the church and in our delivery kitchens. Today a special shout out goes to volunteers at St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle, Maine who cooked for delivery today!

Peace and good food to all!🍲🌞❤️🌻

04/19/2026

Hey Neighbors - Delivery is ON tomorrow, thanks to our crew at the Halcyon Grange #345 and our friends at Healthy Peninsula BUT we will be CLOSED for in-person dining at the church tomorrow, the 20th.

We will see you again on the 27th!

Here are some photos of the amazing SP team at the Halcyon Grange #345 this past Monday. Thanks, Pete, for the photos! And thanks to chef Elisabeth for leading the crew!

04/13/2026

Hey Neighbors,

Look what's been cooking at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill kitchen today and its ready for you to come in and enjoy from 2:30 to 6 pm today.

Chicken, Lemon and Orzo Soup and
Lemony White Bean Veggie Soup

PLUS lots of sides to add to your meal and bread pudding with chocolate bits (!) while it lasts.

PLEASE NOTE: Our church location will be CLOSED NEXT MONDAY, April 20th! See you again on April 27th.

Thank you to all who made it possible... stay tuned for a special post about today's delivery kitchen!

❤️

Address

PO Box 112
Blue Hill, ME
04614

Opening Hours

Monday

2:30pm - 6pm

Telephone

+12074607890

Website

http://www.simmeringpot.org/

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