Designing Plant-Based Menus with Meredith McCarty, July 27 in Palo Alto

[Guest guest]

On Monday, July 27 at 8 pm, the Peninsula Macrobiotic Community hosts

Holistic Nutritionist (Diet Counselor, Nutrition Educator) and Cookbook

Author Meredith McCarty, who will speak on Designing Plant-Based Menus

for Color, Flavor, Variety, Balance, Health, and Happiness. Did you

know?

 

• The longest living people on the planet eat between 90% and 99%

plant foods.

• The United Nations climate chief says having a meat-free day every

week is the biggest single contribution people can make to curbing

climate change in their personal lives, because it cuts the emissions

from rearing cattle, sheep and poultry, while improving health.

• The German federal environment agency went further, advising

people to eat meat only on special occasions.

 

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 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!

 

Meredith became involved in macrobiotics in the 1970s, and worked as an

Associate Editor for Natural Health magazine and a co-Director of the

East-West Center for Macrobiotics in Eureka. She has written three very

popular cookbooks: American Macrobiotic Cuisine, Fresh From a Vegetarian

Kitchen, and the award-winning dessert cookbook Sweet and Natural.

Meredith started Healing Cuisine in 1995 to offer teaching, consulting,

lectures and related services; visit http://www.healingcuisine.com.

 

Lecture Details:

• Monday, July 27, 8 pm (no reservation necessary)

• $5-10 donation suggested for lecture

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

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

Station

• before the lecture, enjoy a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner and make new

friends at 6:30 pm (dinner reservations: call 650 599-3320 by 9:30 am)

 

 

GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNER MENU (DAIRY-FREE), JULY 27, 6:30 PM

 

• Chilled Beet Borscht with Tofu Sour Cream

• Tempeh-Potato Croquettes with Tarragon " Mayo "

• Barley-Rice-Corn Salad

• Glazed, Roasted Summer Veggies

• Mixed Greens with Herbed Vinaigrette

• Summer Fruit Crunch with Rice Dream

• Tea

 

Dinner Details:

• Monday, July 27, 6:30 pm

• $15 for Dinner (dairy-free, vegan)

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

599-3320)

• 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

 

 

MONDAY GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNERS (DAIRY-FREE) IN PALO ALTO

 

The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community serves a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner

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

dairy-free, 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