Monday Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners in Palo Alto

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The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community serves a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner

every Monday (except major holidays) in Palo Alto. This is a full vegan

dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products, vegetables,

dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods Chef Gary

Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987.

 

 

GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNER MENU, JUNE 8, 6:30 PM - GUEST CHEF JAMES

HOLLOWAY

 

Minestrone Soup

Browned Tofu Cutlets with Mushroom Sauce

Mixed Grain Pilaf

Savory Braised Cauliflower and Carrot

Field Greens Salad with Meyer Lemon Silk Dressing

Millet Delight Cookies

Tea

 

Dinner Details:

• Monday, June 8, 6:30 pm

• $15 for Dinner

• please reserve for Dinner by Monday morning, 9:30 AM (650

599-3320); if after 9:30, leave a message--we will call back if we can

accomodate you

• The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at Bryant,

Palo Alto, 1/4 mile East of Alma and the California Avenue Caltrain

Station

• for more Monday dinner menus, visit http://peninsulamacro.org

 

 

WEBSITE PUBLICIZING UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Visit http://peninsulamacro.org for upcoming speakers and other

information, in our newsletter for June/July:

 

• After dinner on Monday, June 29, Amy Joy Lanou, PhD, will

introduce her new book Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Plan to

Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis. This groundbreaking guide

uses the latest clinical studies and the most up-to-date medical

information to help you strengthen your bones, reduce the risk of

fractures, and prevent osteoporosis. You'll learn why there's no proof

of dairy's usefulness, despite what doctors say, and why low-acid eating

and daily walking are the most effective ways to prevent bone loss.

Copies of Dr. Lanou's book (with co-author Michael Castleman,

McGraw-Hill 2009, paperback) will be available for purchase.

 

• After dinner on Monday, July 27, Meredith McCarty will speak on

Designing Plant-Based Menus for Color, Flavor, Variety, Balance, Health,

and Happiness! Learn the Menu Mantra for creating balanced macrobiotic

meals ahead of time, in your mind, the best path to creating real meals

that heal, and are a visual and artistic delight as well! After this

practical presentation, take home a week's worth of menus for quick and

easy breakfasts, lunches and dinners, and feel inspired to make them!

 

• A short review of a new book, Macrobiotics for Dummies, by Health

Counselor Verne Varona

 

• A superb recipe: Leek and Asparagus Tart by Meredith McCarty

 

 

MONDAY GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNERS IN PALO ALTO

 

The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community serves a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner

every Monday (except major holidays) in Palo Alto. This is a full vegan

dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products, vegetables,

dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods Chef Gary

Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987.

 

WEBSITE: http://peninsulamacro.org - featuring newsletter, dinner menus,

and related information.

 

DINNER RESERVATIONS: please try to make your Dinner reservations by

Monday morning, 9:30 AM; call 650 599-3320. If it's after 9:30 and

you're still interested in coming, call and leave a number for the

manager to call you back if there is space. It is not necessary to

reserve for the After-Dinner presentation.

 

TIME: dinner is served at 6:30 pm every Monday except major holidays;

the after-dinner presentation (once per month) starts at 8 pm.

 

PRICE: $15 for Dinner (occasional special dinners are priced higher),

$5-10 donation suggested for after-dinner presentation (usually once per

month)

 

LOCATION: The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at

Bryant, Palo Alto, 1/4 mile East of Alma and the California Avenue

Caltrain Station.

 

AFTER-DINNER PRESENTATION: each month we feature an After-Dinner Lecture

or Event, described in the newsletter and website. Lectures are usually

on macrobiotic or other health related topics, by a variety of speakers

including macrobiotic counselors, medical doctors, cooking teachers, and

people who have dealt successfully with serious diseases using

macrobiotic or similar approaches. Other events have included

performances by folk singers and vegetarian Chinese acrobats. We have a

pass-the-hat policy for our events; we suggest a donation of $5-10.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: all are welcome at our Dinners, vegetarian or not.

The Dinners are particularly helpful for those who want to eat in

healthy ways, but may not know how to get started. Many who attend may

have the same health concerns you have. Also, choosing locally grown,

vegetarian foods is one of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprint

on the planet.

 

Dinner attendance ranges from 40 to 100, with a full spectrum of ages

spanning newborns to grandparents, including quite a few interesting

singles. Come with a friend or by yourself; singles easily integrate

into our friendly group, where seating is communal. Many long-term

friendships have started at a Monday Dinner, and are renewed every week!

 

We hope to see you at a Monday Dinner! Please forward this message to

friends who may be interested.

 

Gerard T. Lum, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster

Peninsula Macrobiotic Community, http://peninsulamacro.org