454th gathering. Cream of celery

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

Menu:

1) "Cream" of celery and spinach soup with chickpeas

2) Garlic bread

3) Chocolate

453rd gathering. Minestrone soup

Where? M's

Attendants: G, P, A, and M

Menu:

1) Minestrone soup

2) Salad and bread

3) Apple cider

4) Dark chocolate

5) Almond ice cream

452nd gathering. Okonomiyaki

Where? G's 

Attendants: P, M, L, C, A, and G.

Menu: 

1) okonomiyaki 

2) apple pie  

451st gathering. Soup

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

Menu:
Lentil and kale soup
Garlic bread
Cookies and dark chocolate.

450th. Vegan chinese

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

Menu:
1) Take-out Chinese
2) Cake
3) Cashew ice cream

449th gathering. Tacos

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

Menu:
Tacos, chips, salad, and ice cream sandwiches

448th gathering. Chinese

Where? G's

Attendants: M, A, C and G

Menu:

1) sweet and sour tofu 

2) zucchini in black bean and lucky garlic sauce

3) rice

4) cherry pie

447th gathering. Pasta

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

Menu:
1) Pasta with Mariners/veggie/vegan sausage sauce (with lucky onions and garlic)
2) fruit
3) lemon cake

446th gathering. Burgers

Where? P and A's
Attendants: P, M, A, and C

Menu:
1) portabella burgers with peppers, onions and avocado
2) roasted asparagus
3) mint chocolate cookies.

445th gathering. Soup

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

Menu:
1) Spiralized zucchini vegetable soup, 
2) bread
3) salad
4) apple crisp with vanilla cashew ice cream

444th gathering. Pancakes

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

Menu:

1) chickpea pancakes topped with lucky tomatoes, avocado, mushrooms, and cashew cream

2) braised collard greens

Cashew cream: https://www.thefullhelping.com/purpose-cashew-cream-recipe/ (modified this with nutritional yeast, Marmite and soy sauce)

Pancakes: https://ohsheglows.com/2013/09/15/jumbo-chickpea-pancake-a-high-protein-filling-vegan-breakfast-or-lunch/

443rd gathering. Curry

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

Menu:
1) Indian curry with veggies, rice, and tofu
2) Licorice for dessert

442nd. Build-your-own tacos

Where? P and A's
Attendants: C, A, M, and P

Menu:

1) Build-your-own tacos with lucky tomatoes

2) Grapes

441st gathering. Pottage

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

Menu: pottage, bread, salad, cookies, and ice cream.

440th gathering. Tomato season

Where? G's
Attendants: G, P, A, C, L, and guest J

Menu:
1) Gazpacho
2) Bread
3) Lemon bars

439th gathering. Stuffed shells

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

Menu:
1) Stuffed shells
2) Roasted asparagus and Brussel sprouts
3) Stewed apples
4) Strawberries

438th gathering. Korean

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

Menu:
1) https://www.copymethat.com/r/VuCEwjS/sweet-korean-lentils/
2) Kimchi
3) Lucky cucumber salad

437th gathering. Build-Your-own Veggie burgers

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

Menu:
1) build-your-own veggie burgers (lucky tomato was one of the toppings)
2) roasted asparagus
3) cantaloupe

436th gathering. Tacos

Where? M's

Attendants: M, P, G and A

Menu: Tacos, chips, and watermelon.

435th gathering. Outdoor potluck

Where? Heritage Park 
Attendants: G, M, C, L, P, and A 

Menu:
1)Stir fry 
2)Quinoa salad with lucky chives 
3)Chickpea salad with lucky basil and cucumbers 
4)Fruit salad
5)Potato chips

434th gathering. Build-your-own tacos

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

Menu:
1) Build-your-own tacos
2) Build-your-own fruit salad

433th gathering. Pad Thai

Where? G's

Attendants: C, L, M, P, A, and G

Menu:

1) pad thai 

2) elderberry gin and tonics

432nd gathering. Snobby joes

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

Menu:
1) Snobby joes
2) Roasted asparagus
3) Watermelon

431st gathering. Chickpea soup

Where? M's

Attendants: M, G, P, A, C, D and guest A

Menu:

1) Chickpea soup

2) Bread 

3) Green salad

4) Black bean and sweet pea salad

430th gathering. Lentil pasta

Where? C and L's

Attendants: C, L, P, A, M, G, and D

Menu:

1) Lentil pasta with tomato sauce

2) Chocolate cake

429th gathering. Homemade ramen

Where? G's

Attendants: G, A, P, L, M, and D

Menu:

1) Homemade ramen

2) Meyer lemon bars 

428th gathering. Lasagnenchiladas

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

Menu:
1) Green and red lasagnenchilabdas
2) Salad

427th gathering. Mushroom barley soup

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

Menu:
1) Chickpea pancakes with roasted red peppers sautéed in garlic and olive oil
2) American Test Kitchen barley mushroom soup with criminis and shiitake
3) Home made bread and avocado butter
4) Peach pie

426th gathering. Chili and stir fry

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

Menu:
1) Chili with sour cream
2) Tofu, asparagus, and mushrooms stir fry
3) Almond milk ice cream bites

425th gathering. Pasta

Where? M's

Attendants: M, A, P, G, and D

Menu:

1) Pasta (orzo and rotini) with tomato sauce, sausage, and walnuts

2) Apple cobbler and cashew ice-cream

424th gathering. Okonomiyaki

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

Menu:
1) Vegan Okonomiyaki
 https://www.veganricha.com/2015/03/vegan-okonomiyaki-cabbage-carrot-pancakes.html
2) Meyer lemon bars

423rd gathering. That beanie thing

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

Menu:
1) Roasted sweet potatoes
2) Black beans, white beans, kale, green pepper, and onion thing
3) Brown rice
4) Chocolate chip cookies

422nd. Another red lentil curry

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

Menu:
1) Red lentil curry
2) Garlic bread

421st gathering. Red lentil curry

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

Menu:
1) Chickpea pancakes with chimichurri
2) Red lentil curry with carrots, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes
3) Sourdough bread and avocado butter
4) Oranges

420th gathering. Japanese Bento Box

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

Menu:
Bento box with
1) White rice with Furikake dust
2) Wakame salad
3) Teriyaki jackfruit
4) Dumplings

419th gathering. 10-year anniversary celebration

Where? C and L's

Attendants: Ch, L, P, A, G, M, C, J, D, and little guests L and A 

HOT POT!

418th gathering. Pasta

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

Menu:
1) Spaghetii and loaded marinara sauce
2) Pineapple

417th gathering. Lentil soup

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

Menu:
1) Roasted broccoli
2) Lentil soup with potatoes, carrots, and broccoli stalks, with nutritional yeast, sun-dried tomatoes, and sautéed onions with fried Spanish smoked pimentón.
3) Pineapple

416th gathering. Curry

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


Menu:
1) Green curry 
2) Cashew tofu 
3) Bok choy with mushrooms
4) Chocolate cake

415th gathering. Pasta

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

Menu:
1) Pasta with tomatoes, white beans, and mushrooms
2) Bread
3) Dark chocolate truffles

It was a fun, relaxing evening!