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Editor&#8217;s note: Please send news for this space by noon Friday to ae@www.timesleader.com or by mail to Good Eats, The Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. To ensure accuracy, information must be typed or computer generated.THIS WEEK: Soup or Pasta this week!Jan. 6 to Jan. 12:Soup, Bake and Book Sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, Soup for the Souls committee of Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Buttonwood, Hanover Township. Clam Chowder. $8 per quart. Take out only. Pre-order appreciated. Call Sylvia, 570-825-6370; or Barry, 570-200-5634.Pasta Dinner, 5-8 p.m., Saturday, Queen of the Apostles Parish, parish hall, 742 Spring St., Avoca. Take outs 4 p.m. Buffet style; salad, bread, pasta, meatballs, dessert, soda, coffee, tea and water. Bring your own wine if desired. Limited ticket sales, 150 sit-down dinners, unlimited take outs, $10 adults, $6 ages 3-12, under 3, free. Call 570-457-3412. Groups of 8-10, reserve table, call Paul Panceschelli at 570-430-9015.FUTURE:International Dinner Club; Greece, 5:30/6:30 p.m. seating, Thursday, Jan. 14, St. Mary&#8217;s International Dinner Club. Assorted sample tasting plate of stuffed grape leaves, spanakopita, hummus and olives served with fresh pita bread. Entr&#233;e, braised lamb shanks with orzo and oven roasted zucchini and eggplant with kalamata olives. Homemade baklava. Coffee, tea, soda and water included. Cash bar. Special beverages; cuzo and retsina. Reservations, 570-343-5151 by Monday, Jan. 11. The $20 per dinner.Beef Vegetable Soup Sale, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 15, Wyoming United Methodist Church, 376 Wyoming Ave. $8 quart, $4 pint. Free delivery to local businesses. 570-693-2821.Pirohi, Haluski, Clam Chowder Sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., pick up Wednesday, Feb. 10, St. John&#8217;s Auxiliary, 310 Broadway Ave. Scranton. Order deadline, Saturday, Jan. 16, or while manageable. Pirohi, $8 dozen; haluski, $7 qt.; clam chowder, $8 qt. 570-343-8820.All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, Sylvania Lodge #354, F.&amp; A. M., 429 Trailing Pine Rd., Shickshinny. Scrambled eggs, homemade scrapple, French toast, white or rye toast, sausage, ham, home fries, pancakes, sausage or chipped beef gravies for homemade biscuits, sticky buns and all the coffee, OJ and water you can drink. Adults, $10; children 6-12, $4.50; under 6, free. 570-542-2562.All-You-Can-Eat-Breakfast, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17, VFW Post 6615, Saint Patrick Parish Center, 411 Allegheny St., White Haven. $8. 570-443-3333.Pasta Dinner, noon-5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17, The Greater Hazleton Unit of the American Cancer Society, Tresckow Hosey, 26 East Oak St., Tresckow. Pasta, meatballs, salad, dessert and beverages. Reservations, 570-459-1212, walk-ins welcome. Take outs available.Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, home made, 4-6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, Plains United Methodist Church, 133 N. Main St. Large, $9; small, $4. No tickets sold at the door. Take outs available. Call 570-200-5040, or contact the church at 570-822-2730. Parking in rear.

Good Eats! Soup or pasta this week!