Bonnie McKenney dishes up homemade tuna noodle casserole in her Boothbay Harbor kitchen. Her recipe uses only ingredients she gets at the food pantry or with food vouchers.

Bonnie McKenney serves her homemade tuna noodle casserole in her Boothbay Harbor kitchen.

Diabetes has disabled Bonnie McKenney, 62, of Boothbay Harbor. A few years ago she lost her left big toe and recently had to have additional surgery on that foot. The former restaurant worker, a native of Southport Island, says she is grateful for the food — especially fresh produce and lean meat — she receives at the Boothbay Region Food Pantry.

The popovers that Bonnie McKenney makes from scratch use only ingredients she gets at the food pantry or with her food vouchers. She is in the process of writing a cookbook featuring recipes made with only food pantry items.

Bonnie McKenney of Boothbay Harbor receives food vouchers each month that she can use at a local grocery store for staples such as eggs, bread, milk and butter. McKenney, 62, is disabled by diabetes and cannot work.

Bonnie McKenney makes her frittata using ingredients she gets at the Boothbay Region Food Pantry or with her food vouchers.

Tammy Richards rolls out a pallet of vegetables from the cold storage area at Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn. The food will be distributed to area food pantries.

Fresh produce is displayed prominently for clients at the Boothbay Region Food Pantry. Hunger-relief advocates say many food pantry clients cannot afford fresh produce and lean meat.

Fresh asparagus is available to clients at the Boothbay Region Food Pantry.