212th gathering. Barley mushroom soup

Where? G's
Attendants: B, G, A, and D

Menu:
1) Barley mushroom soup with homegrown carrots
2) Bread
3) Chocolate coconutmilk ice-cream

211th gathering. Resurrection enchiladas

Where? D's
Attendants: G, M, and D

Menu:
1) Resurrection tofu, kidney bean, and mushroom enchiladas
2) Spinach pesto crostini

210th gathering. Slow food

Where? D's
Attendants: M, A, D

Menu:
1) Slow-cooker soup
2) Butternut squash crostini
3) Roasted sweet potatoes
4) Clementines

Slow-cooker soup

Black bean and sweet potatoes in tomato sauce with smoked paprika. Adapted from the ThriveForward base plant-based stew recipe.

Butternut squash crostini

Home-grown squash with an onion and maple syrup jam on sprouted bread adapted from this.

209th gathering. Chili

Where? G's
Attendants: G, D, and M

Menu:
1) Chili
2) Bread

208th gathering. Pasta e fagioli soup

Where? G's (cook: A)
Attendants: G, A, M, D

Menu:
1) Bread
2) Pasta e fagioli soup (a modified version of this)
3) Grapes

207th gathering. Mapo Tofu

Where? G's
Attendants: G, A, M, and D

Menu
1) Mapo Tofu (Tofu spiced with sichuan peppercorns)
2) Grapes

206th gathering. Tempeh fajitas

Where? D's
Attendants: D, G, and M

Menu:
1) Green salad
2) Tempeh fajitas with homegrown peppers and tomatoes, with a tahini lemon sauce with homegrown parsley
3) Bananas

205th gathering. Butternut tagine

Where? G's
Attendants: G, A, D

Menu:
1) Butternut squash tagine with quinoa and chickpeas

204th. Romesco

Where? D's
Attendants: A, B, G, P, and D

1) Red lentil soup
2) Broccoli and romesco (with homegrown peppers and tomatoes)
3) Piña Colada

203rd. Soup and polenta

Where? G's (Cook: B)
Attendants: G, B, A, P, M, and D

Menu:
1) Chickpea butternut squash soup ladled over fried polenta with bread

202nd. Whatcha got soup

Where? G's
Attendants: G, B, A, P, M, and D

Menu:
1) Miso potato bean soup with homegrown carrots, tomato, kale, and parsnips
2) Sun-dried tomato hummus with bread and fresh tomatoes

201st gathering. Quinoa stew

Where? G's (Cooks: A and P)
Attendants: G, P, A, B, and D

Menu:
1) Quinoa Stew
2) Peas and mushrooms
3) Brownies

Bicentennial gathering

Where? G's
Attendants: B, G, M, A, C, L, and guests A, P

Menu:
1) Tomatillo guacamole with corn chips
2) Millet
3) Kale soup (http://www.npr.org/2011/03/16/134564615/curried-red-lentil-chickpea-and-kale-soup)
4) Roasted roots (homegrown carrots, parsnips, beets)
5) Coconut ice-cream
6) Grilled pineapple
7) Spice cake

199th gathering. Moar garden stuff

Where? D's
Attendants: M, C, L, B, and D

Menu:
1) Red Bean, green bean, wax bean salad with walnuts, cilantro and parsley in a pomegranate molasses sauce
2) Lucky homegrown tomato salad
3) Lucky homegrown tomato and green pepper salsa with corn chips
4) Roasted homegrown beets, purple potatoes, and apples with a white bean aioli cream

198th gathering. Kale

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

Menu:
1) Braised homegrown kale with sauteed crimini mushrooms, and millet, drizzled with a tahini lemon smoked paprika sauce
2) Homegrown tomato salad
3) Homegrown carrots with homegrown zucchini hummus
4) Chia seed pudding

197th gathering. Vegetable paella

Where? M's
Attendants: M, L, and D

Menu:
1) Vegetable paella
2) Spinach salad
3) Mango sherbet

196th gathering. Pasta

Where? G's
Attendants: M, G, L, D, and guest J

Menu:
1) Grilled homegrown zucchini
2) Pasta with white-bean and tomato sauce (homegrown tomatoes, carrots)
3) Fruit slices

195th gathering. Potluck

Where? D's
Attendants: M, A, L, D

Menu:
1) Quinoa-Tofu salad
2) Raw lucky zucchini spaghetti with marinara sauce (homegrown tomatoes, basil)
3) Lentil and pea stew
4) Peach crisp

Raw

Quinoa salad

194th gathering. Hyderabad peppers

Where? D's
Attendants: C, L, A, M, D

Menu:
1) Black-bean tomato lime salsa (lucky tomatoes)
2) Lentil curry crackers
3) Hyderabad pepper stew with brown rice (lucky tomatoes and peppers)
4) Almond chocolate chip ice-cream with blueberry sauce

Peppers

Crackers and salsa

 Dessert

193rd gathering. Steel-cut-oats risotto

Where? M's
Attendants: M, D, and guests J and A

Menu:
1) Steel-cut-oats risotto
2) Spinach salad
3) Mango Ice-cream and berries

192nd gathering. Lasagna

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

Menu:
1) Moosewood Lasagna
2) Steamed green beans
3) Spinach pecan salad
4) Blueberry pie

191st gathering. That tofu dish

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

Menu:
1) Green beans
2) That tofu dish with cilantro and ketchup
3) Grape Sherbet

190th gathering. Snobby joes

Where? G's (Cook: Aa)
Attendants: G, L, A, D

Menu:
1) Snobby joes
2) Chips and salsa
3) Green salad (mixed greens, avocado, artichoke, cucumber)
4) Fruit crisp

189th gathering. Pasta and peas

Where? G's (Cook: D)
Attendants: A, G, D, C, L, M, and B

Menu:
1) Chips and salsa
2) Orecchiette with peas and cremini mushrooms
3) Red bean and walnut salad
4) Blueberry coconut ice-cream

188th gathering. Farewell to B's

Where? B's
Attendants: G, M, and B

Menu:
Fried tofu and moar goodness.

187th gathering. Broccoli polenta

Where? Ch and L's
Attendants: Ch, L, A, M, G, and B


Menu:
1) Broccoli polenta
2) Salad
3) Bread
4) Lemon cake with strawberries

186th gathering. You're doing it wrong: Tofu sandwiches

Where? G's
Attendants: Aa, C, Ch, L, D, M, G and special guest A

Menu:
1) Banh Mi Tofu (adapted from http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/06/13/tofu_banh_mi_a_vietnamese_caramelized_tofu_sandwich_that_shatters_prejudices.html)
2) Roasted potatoes
3) Homemade cashew ice-cream

185th gathering. Two desserts

Where? G's (Cook: M)
Attendants: G, M, A, D, and C

Menu:
1) Lentil burritos with raw tomato sherbet
2) Poached pears
3) Grapefruit sorbet

184th gathering. Better-than-honey lentils

Where? G's (Cook: A)
Attendants: A, M, G, D

1) Honey Lentils without the honey (Better than Honey Lentils?)

2) Millet

3) Roasted Broccoli

4) Coconut ice cream with strawberries and pineapple

183rd gathering. Tempeh almond stir-fry

Where? G's (Cook: D)
Attendants: M, A, G, and D

Menu:
1) Carrot butter (adapted from Vegan Spring)
2) Onion jam (adapted from Vegan Spring)
3) Tempeh stir-fry (tempeh, red pepper, onion, shiitake, garlic, ginger, scallions in an almond-butter sauce with tamari and rooster sauce)
4) Pineapple

182nd gathering. Nomeatballs

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

Menu:
1) Spaghetti and nomeatballs

181st gathering. A baby visits

Where? B's
Attendants: A, M, L, D, B, and guests N, S, S's Mom, and baby T

Menu:
1) Spaghetti and tomato sauce
2) Stuffed Portabella mushrooms
3) Spinach salad
4) Bread

180th gathering. Broccoli quesadillas

Where? G's (Cook: M)
Attendants: C, G, M, D

Menu
1) Broccoli quesadillas (broccoli, onion, shredded cheeze, wrapped in a flour tortilla)
2) Chocolate and strawberries

179th meeting. Two is company

Where? G's
Attendants? G and D

Menu:
1) Lettuce wraps
(Filling: tempeh, shiitake, water chestnut, scallions, rice noodles, carrots, bamboo shoots, hoisin sauce)

178th gathering. Major monosyllabic food groups: beans, greens, grains, seeds

Where? D's
Attendants: A, L, M, B, and D

Menu:
1) Red lentil soup with sundried tomatoes, coconut milk and indian spices
2) Black rice, broccoli, shiitake, walnut, and parsley warm salad

 The soup

 The warm salad

177th gathering. Green foods for St Patrick's day

Where? D's
Attendants: L, A, M, D, and guest V

Menu:
1) Celery and broccoli soup
2) Whole wheat pasta with homemade pesto and sundried tomatoes
3) Onigiri with 1-year sweet rice miso
4) Chlorella and fresh mint coco-rizzo with mint oreos

Soup, pasta, and triangular onigiri

Dessert

176th gathering. Soup and salad

Where? G's (Cook: A)
Attendants: A, L, C, G, M, D, and C

Menu:
1) Carrot and cauliflower soup
(adapted from  http://weelicious.com/2013/01/09/spiced-carrot-cauliflower-soup/ )

2) Quinoa salad

175th gathering. Dodransbicentennial

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

Menu:
1) Low-phosphorous chili
2) High-phosphorous chili
3) Dark bread
4) Spice cake

174th gathering. M's 30th

Where? B's
Attendants: M, G, M, and D

Menu:
1) Stir fry with brown rice (broccoli, greens, snap peas, tofu, and other veggies in Thai peanut sauce with brown rice)
2) Home-made bread
3) Cherry cobbler

173rd gathering. Soup and pasta

Where? G's
Crew: G, M, A, L

Menu:
1) White bean and spinach soup
2) Tomato mushroom pasta
http://ohsheglows.com/2013/02/11/quick-easy-creamy-tomato-mushroom-pasta/
3) Seed bread from Sweetwater


White Bean and Spinach Soup
Recipe adapted from Fitness Magazine

Ingredients: *Serves 6

1 tsp. olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
8 c. vegetable broth
1 15 oz. can tomato puree
1 15 oz. can Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 c. brown rice, uncooked
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
8 c. fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
3 tbs. shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. In a large non-stick skillet, sauté onions in oil until browned, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. About 1 minute. Remove from heat.
2. In a large pot, combine broth, tomato puree, beans, rice, basil, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in onion and garlic.
3. Cover and cook on medium heat, to a slow simmer, for 2 1/2 hours.
4. When ready to serve, stir in spinach and garnish with cheese. Dig in and enjoy!

172nd gathering. Chlorophyll

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

Menu:
1) Salad (spinach, lettuce, parsley, carrots, green pepper, celery, millet and dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, salt, tahini, ground sunflower seeds, garlic)
2) Raw kale salad (kale marinated in olive oil and lemon juice, with garlic, and hand-mashed avocado)
3) Tomato, white bean, and chard soup
4) Brown rice
5) Berry cobbler

171st gathering. Korean

Where? G's
Attendants: G, D, L, and M

Menu:
1) Spinach
2) Rice
3) BBQ Tofu
4) Kimchi
5) Ice cream

170th gathering. The revenge of the chocolate cake

Where? G's
Attendants: G, A, C, L, L, M, D, and guest B

Menu:
1) Split-pea soup
2) Salad
3) Chocolate cake
4) Moar chocolate cake

Soup

Only two chocolate cakes? I wants MOAR!

169th gathering. Warm lentil salad with balsamic squash

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

Menu:
1) Warm lentil salad with balsamic squash (adapted from 
www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/health/warm-lentil-salad-recipes-for-health.html)
2) Green salad
3) Pineapple

168th gathering. Oldie but goodie

Where? G's
Attendants: Aa, M, L, G, Ca and special guests Allen and Chris

Menu:
1) Tofu with ketchup/cilantro sauce
2) Shiitake mushrooms in soy/mirin
3) Roasted broccoli