Lucinda's Katering

11/08/2024

Couldn't ask for a better evening for a ride on the Smokey Valley Railroad dinner train. We served another heritage meal this evening.🍽 Our menu: tossed salad with vidalia onion dressing, string green beans, snowflake potatoes, baked chicken breast in cream sauce and toasted stuffing. Dessert was strawberry🍓 shortcake. Thank you to everyone that joined us this evening.🚂 Thank you to the staff of the railroad and my crew, Emma, Jordan, and Kelly. 🎉

10/08/2024

Early Friday morning! Jordan and I went to the Solomon high school🦍 to set up a breakfast buffet for the teachers and staff. Options were: biscuits and gravy, sausage patties, bacon strips 🥓and scrambled eggs🍳 with cheese. A variety of muffins: chocolate chip, blueberry, banana nut and cinnamon swirl. 🍊Thank you for letting up serve you!

26/07/2024

What an Amazing evening celebrating the Community Foundation's 25th anniversary. Sorry I didn't get alot of pictures. The board selected the menu: spinach salad with blackberries and feta cheese, green beans with almond butter, roasted Yukon potatoes, beef tenderloin drizzled with red wine sauce. For dessert a choice of New York cheesecake with berries or homemade carrot cake with cream cheese icing. We plated and served the meals. My staff did a beautiful job this evening. Ady, Brenda, Corbyn, Cortney, Claudine, Emma, Etel, Fred, Jordan, Kelly, Phyllis, Shelly and Steph. Thank you to Everyone that made this event a success!!

22/07/2024

A very busy Saturday! Started the morning out in Solomon preparing pancakes and sausage with the high school athletes for the Solomon Festival. 🌺🌴🕶 Then a luncheon for Rocky Lowery. The birthday celebration meal was fresh vegetable tray, italian pasta salad, pulled pork and brisket. The brisket recipe used has been in their family for 50 years.🎉🎂 Then in the evening we had the Katy Flyer heritage train. 🚂 The menu was wedge salad topped with bacon, diced tomatoes, blue cheese and chives , chicken pot pie, garlic mashed potatoes, seasoned corn and cornbread muffins. Dessert was homemade peach cobbler with whipped topping. Thank you to my crew after a long weekend: Ady, Emma, Jordan and Kelly. GREAT JOB!
We appreciate all our clients and guests. Have a wonderful week.

20/07/2024

The rain faded out before we served🥞 pancakes and sausage this morning to the community of Solomon. A big shout out to the Solomon High School athletes for cooking the breakfast, preparing juice and helping serve each one of you. Thank you !! Also the Solomon Festival Committee for all their hard work.🌴🕶🌺 Cannot forget Shaun Gray for getting Blackstone's delivered and working!🛠

15/07/2024

Come join us at the Solomon Festival on Saturday morning. Will be serving🥞 pancakes and sausage with the help of the Solomon High School Athletes. What a great time to spend with your neighbors and town guests🌴🕶🌺 Wear your Hawaiian shirt and join the fun. Don't be Late.

15/07/2024

Saturday evening was another heritage train meal. 🌹Prairie Rose. Menu was a toss salad, smothered steak with sauteed onions, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet peas and roll. Dessert was lemon blueberry cheesecake with fresh berries on top. For the gluten free meals we had swiss steak in chopped tomatoes, garlic mashed potatoes and peas. Gluten free strawberry shortcake for dessert. 🚂 Thank you to Smokey Valley Railroad and all the guests that joined us.

16/06/2024

Tonight was the first evening for the heritage meal on the dinner train. The meals selected for each train comes from their menu back in the 1940's. Tonight's menu: tossed salad greens, seasoned green beans, scalloped potatoes, stuffed porkloin with creamy brown gravy with sauteed mushrooms. Apple pie for dessert. Ady, Emma and Jordan helped serve tonight. Thank you, Smokey Valley Railroad!

14/06/2024

Afternoon tea with the guests of The Community Foundation. 🌻 The event was held at the beautiful home of Robin and Darrin Volkman. 🌾 Menu served: quiches, cucumber sandwiches, blueberry scones, lemon bars, a variety of macarons and fresh fruit. Due to the temperature both hot tea and iced tea were served. Thank you to all that attended.❤

09/06/2024

Saturday evening we traveled to Hidden Valley Downs by Hutchison, Ks. Celebrated the wedding of Rylie and Tanner. The venue was beautiful with its lighting and exquisite chandeliers. Menu chosen: Tossed salad, seasoned green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, Italian chicken and tender roast beef. Kelly and Shelly traveled to help with the meal. Thank you for letting us help you celebrate your special day💕

09/06/2024

Saturday evening we traveled to Hidden Valley Downs near Hutchison, Ks. Rylie Volkman and Tanner Sanders got married in front of a crowd of family and friends.💕 The venue was beautiful with decorations and exquisite chandeliers. Menu chosen: Tossed salad, seasoned green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, Italian chicken and tender roast beef. Kelly and Shelly helped with the buffet. Thank you for letting us join you. P.S. The cake was amazing!

07/06/2024

June 6th, D-Day. The invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France. Today we were honored to serve the veterans and families a luncheon at the Eisenhower Library. Menu selected: tossed salad, pasta salad, cheesy potatoes, rolls, italian chicken and smoked brisket. Dessert was a variety of cookies and brownies. Kelly and Shelly helped with the meal. Thank you for your Service.🇺🇸

03/06/2024

Celebrating class reunions this weekend. Friday night, Solomon Class of 1974 (fifty years). Delivered a meal to their event. Coleslaw, potato salad, brisket sandwiches and brownies. Thank you, Gary Mitchell. Saturday evening the Solomon Alumni Banquet. Menu: jello salads, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, roast beef and rolls. A special shout out to my modeling crew: Ady, Kelly, Emma and Jordan. We plated the meal for this event. Thank you to the Alumni Committee for hiring us.🦍

12/05/2024

Happy Mother's Day. ❤ We served our first dinner 🚂 train of the season. Menu from this evening: tossed salad with lime vinaigrette, chicken cordon bleu with white wine sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans and rolls. Dessert was a slice of chantilly cake with fresh fruit. Thank you to Amy and her crew with serving help. And my crew: Ady, Emma, Jordan and Kelly. Super job!🎉

30/04/2024

Congratulations to the Scholarship winners, Donors that made this night possible and the Community Foundation. The Greyhound Hall of Fame was rocking Monday evening. Menu served: chopped Italian salad, seasoned green beans, chicken alfredo, lasagna and assorted breads. The tables had plated cheesecakes: New York with berries and Lemon Blueberry with blueberries. Best of Luck on your next chapter.

28/04/2024

Wow! Forgot to take pictures. It was a crazy day with the weather. At one point the electricity went off. But as Kelly and I traveled to Salina the skies cleared and the wind calmed down. We had the honor to serve Saturday night at The Sullivan. The
building was decorated beautifully in black, gold and white for the Lohrmeyer Wedding. Their menu: tossed salad, seasoned green beans, mashed potatoes and country gravy, Italian chicken, brisket and rolls. Congratulations to Bella and Eli💕

25/04/2024

Tonight we were at Sterl Hall for the information meeting on hydrogen exploration. High Plains Resorces. Menu chosen: potatoes salad, baked beans, shredded pork for sandwiches and trays of cookies. Thank you to my staff: Kelly, Ady and Jordan. A special thank you to Debbie for hiring us.

21/04/2024

Saturday we served lunch at the Elks to family and friends of Kimberly Lake. The Celebration of Life in honor of Kim took place after lunch. Thank you to the Family, for letting us help you with your celebration. 🌻

23/03/2024

Delivery to The Garfield, Friday evening. Mt. Pleasant "Over 55 Appreciation Dinner".What a lovely place to celebrate yourself and your accomplishments. Menu for the event: fresh vegetable and fruit display, seasoned green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, monterey jack chicken and tender roast beef. Dessert was a selection of pies:🥧 coconut cream, chocolate cream or apple pie. Thank you for letting me be part of your Celebration!🎉

22/03/2024

Early morning for Kelly and I, serving breakfast for Pinnacle Bank to their guests. We prepared biscuits and gravy, sausage patties, scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon slices. For the sweet tooth: cinnamon rolls or choice of muffins...Bananas nut, Chocolate or Blueberry. Orange juice, coffee or water for your beverage. Thank you, Kim and your staff for serving breakfast to your clients. What a fun morning!☀️🍳🍊

16/02/2024

Tuesday of this week was a luncheon for Harris Crop Insurance in Hope, Kansas. More meetings scheduled for the next week. In the evening Kelly and I were at the Greyhound Hall of Fame. Flint Hills meeting. Thank you, Austin Bechard and your group. Menu chosen: toss salad, seasoned green beans, twice baked potatoes, breaded pork tenderloins and brisket with rolls. Dessert options: New York cheesecake, Pumpkin cheesecake, Pecan pie, Chocolate layered cake, and Apple pie.

16/02/2024

Event #2 of the week. United Capital Management's 20th Anniversary celebration. We got to go to Minneapolis, Kansas. The Farm & The Odd Fellows. What a beautiful and unique building. There staff was so professional, polite and helpful. We did an array of appetizers for the event. Spinach bacon dip with fresh carrots and celery sticks, naan bites, shrimp and krab dip in phyllo shells, chicken salad sliders, vegetable pizza, jalapeno poppers, chicken burritos, white queso and chips, bruschetta crostinis, board with cream cheese and two flavors of Kelly's homemade jalapeno jelly with crackers, variety of olives and pickles and drunken meatballs. Dessert options: cupcakes, apple cobbler and mini tiramisu cups. Thank you Ashley and United Capital Management for the opportunity. Thank you to my crew for an excellent job! Ady, Emma, Jordan and Kelly.

16/02/2024

Busy last week. Let's get events and pictures posted. Thursday evening we served the Dickinson County Conservation District meeting and awards banquet. Menu: toss salad, seasoned green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, glazed ham and brisket with rolls. Amanda's and a bakery from Elmo prepared the lovely pies. Congratulations to the poster winners! Thank you for hiring us to do your meal. Crew for the evening Ady, Jordan and Kelly.

28/01/2024

Don't forget about the Solomon Community Fund. A match up to $5000 could be added. Donate for your community growth.

Donate Dickinson County Day will be held on March 15, 2024.

Donate Dickinson County Day aims to help area nonprofit organizations/community funds raise monies for their endowment funds.

The Community Foundation will match up to $5K per agency/organization/community until funds are exhausted.

Staff will be in the office and drive-thru at 418 NW 3rd Street in Abilene from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for in-person donations.

Donors can also give online at www.donatedickinson.com until midnight!

28/01/2024

The sun finally came out late this afternoon. What a great evening to celebrate with Robson Oil! The family, faithful employees and friends gathered to celebrate 100 years of business. Pictures were presented showing the past operations to the present. Employee acknowledgments were also recognized. The menu chosen for this event: plated house salad, green bean almondine, mashed potatoes and brown gravy, spinach smother chicken breast in parmesan cream sauce, roast beef and baskets of rolls. Dessert was layer chocolate cake. Congratulations for serving the Abilene Community 100 years🎉🎊🎉 Thank you to my crew: Ady, Emma, Jordan and Kelly.

31/12/2023

Last dinner train of the year with Smokey Valley Railroad. Guests were awed with the bright lights and decor of the season. Menu for the evening: Italian parmesan toss salad, Homemade lasagna, Seasoned green beans and Bread sticks. Tiramisu was served for dessert. Thank you to my staff: Ady, Emma, Jordan and Kelly for a great job and the extra help I needed due to surgery. Happy New Year Everyone! 🚂🥂🎉

16/12/2023

14/12/2023

Lucinda's Katering will be down for a few weeks. I had rotator cuff surgery on Monday. Merry Christmas to all our clients and best wishes for the New Year!

12/12/2023

Sunday was a special day to celebrate a belated birthday: Stu Etherington. His family joined him at the Seally Mansion. We dined in the historical dining room of Mrs. Seally. Just think of the past guests whom were seated at this table. Linda chose the menu of: fresh green tossed salad, Italian chicken, seasoned green beans, rolls and scalloped potatoes. Kelly helped me plate their meals. The Mansion was beautifully decorated for Christmas. These pictures are just a glimpse of what you can see on a tour. Terry honored us by playing carol's on the piano before lunch. 🎹 Thank you for your business! Happy Birthday, Stu 🎂. And Merry Christmas to All.🌲

10/12/2023

Last Christmas🌲 party for the season. Memorial Health Systems celebrated at Sand Springs Venue tonight. The committee chose this menu: toss salad, seasoned corn, augratin potatoes, rolls, italian chicken and brisket with bbq sauce. Dessert was holiday themed cupcakes. Gina had the Venue beautifully decorated for Christmas.🎅 Tonight's entertainment were The Dueling🎹Piano's. They sounded great! My crew nailed it this evening. Ady, Emma, Jordan and Kelly. Thank You! We appreciate you hiring us for your party.