Thursday, June 23, 2011

104th meeting. Mac and 'shews

Where? D's
Attendants: Y, A, G, L, C, and D

Menu:
1) Salad (mixed greens, tomatoes)
2) Mac and 'shews (adapted from the postpunk kitchen)
3) Braised lucky kale
4) Frozen Blueberries

Discussion: "I'd rather get gonorrhea than pregnant"


Members team up



Lucky kale


Farmer's Market salad



Mac and 'shews



Members at the dinner table

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

102nd. Letter-A foods.

Where? G's
Attendants: A, C, G, D, plus special guest M

Menu:
1) Salad
2) Lasagna
3) Cava
4) Baklava


Chef spicing up lasagna filling


Protolasagna


Lasagna


Baklava


Birthday girl enjoys baklava

103rd. London

Where? London and Blacksburg
Attendants? London: G, Y, D; Blacksburg: C, A, L

Menu:

Lunch:
London, 222 Veggie Vegan http://www.222veggievegan.com/
Blacksburg, Gillie's

Dinner
London, Manna http://www.mannav.com/


Self-titled



Lunch: (clockwise from the top) Lentil salad, cabbage salad, carrot quiche, tomato cucumber salad, chickpea stew with thai spices, tomatoes stuffed with better than ricotta, avocado green pea mint salad, spicy cous-cous.



Member enjoys lunch at 222 Veggie Vegan



Vespertine walk




Right outside Manna


A disappointing Rioja (organic)


Appetizers (clockwise from top): Tofu kebabs, oyster mushrooms and tempeh, cabbage salad,
and ravioli




(a crisped ravioli filled with wild mushroom & walnut pâté with fennel cream sauce, sundried tomato pesto & balsamic reduction)



Chef's special: green curried soup, chutney, deep-fried pistachio-almond balls, brown rice, cole slaw


Risotto strudel over bed of greens



Cheesecake tiramisu and mango sorbet