Twin Cities Vegan Events

Download the recipes

## About Eat Well Be Well

The publisher describes the book:

“This 100% plant-based, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free cookbook will help you achieve your wellness goals without sacrificing the foods you love, whether you’re suffering from food allergies or simply want to eat to feel better! [...] In Jana’s debut cookbook, Eat Well, Be Well, you’ll discover more than 100 delicious plant-based, gluten-free, and refined sugar–free recipes, from hearty breakfasts, fresh salads, and luscious soups to filling mains and decadent desserts.”

## This month’s featured recipes

In the recipe club this month we will discuss these recipes:

• Cauliflower “Egg” Salad – pg 58-59
• Brazilian “Cheese” Bread (Pão de Queijo) – pg 98-99
• Classic Sloppy Joes – p 176-177

optional:

• Zucchini Bread – pg 118-119
• Go Bold or Go Home Chili – pg 208-209
• Indulgent No Bake Truffle Bites – pg 234-235

## Vegan Recipe Club General Details

The Vegan Recipe Club is for everyone—those curious about vegan cooking and those more experienced with it. The club explores plant-based recipes created by cooks of varying cultures and nationalities and cookbooks are suitable for the novice to experienced cook.

This club aims to feature recipes that are great tasting and support the health of participants. It’s a chance to build community with others interested in vegan cooking. Best of all, these meals also help the animals and the environment!

## How does it work?

In the month prior to the Vegan Recipe Club meeting, you can download the recipes for free from the top of this page.

Try making one or more of the recipes then come to share and discuss what you thought about them with the group.

The group is facilitated by Henry Patterson of Compassionate Action for Animals.

If you have questions about the recipes or the Vegan Recipe Club between meetings, email [email protected].

## Join us online!

The club meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held via Zoom — RSVP through MeetUp to get the link. The passcode, if needed, is 467109.

• If your last name begins with A through J, please bring a main dish or salad.
• If your last name begins with K through R, please bring a side dish or appetizer (vegan mashed potatoes and gravy welcomed!)
• If your last name begins with S through Z, please bring a dessert.
• If you want to buy and prepare a Turkey-free Turkey Roast from The Herbivorous Butcher, sign up here.

We’ve found that this naming schema works well for providing a good spread of food. However, if you have a prize recipe in a different category you’d really like to bring, feel free to do so! Looking for recipe ideas? Check out this list of 50 simple vegan Thanksgiving recipes. Please bring an ingredient list to place next to your dish on the serving table so that people who have allergies can check.
ThanksLiving is sponsored by the Herbivorous Butcher, and will feature their vegan stuffed turkeys and meatloaf in addition to the potluck!

#### The Event

• Aside from all the great food, ThanksLiving is a wonderful place to find support, connection, and information about vegan eating. There will be icebreaker cards at the tables to help you get to know others. When you complete the icebreaker form, you can use it to enter to win a raffle prize. There will also be information about vegan eating and a presentation about CAA.
• Kids with an adult to supervise them are welcome. There will be a kid-centric table with coloring books available for them.
• Many Thanksgiving events have been, and are, part of a narrative that celebrates colonialism and glosses over U.S. mistreatment of indigenous people. CAA uses this pre-existing holiday to gather as a community and imagine a better future, including one that respects indigenous peoples’ land rights and treaties. For this event, please consider using ingredients that are fairly sourced from indigenous communities and farmers. Check out the vegan options available at the local Indigenous Food Lab Market, such as wild rice and maple syrup. You can buy online or visit them in-person on Lake Street!

#### Keeping Everyone Safe

• If you are feeling ill (sore throat, or cough, etc), please help keep everyone safe by staying home to get well. We look forward to seeing you at a future event.
• Please consult our Plant-Based Food Safety Guide and be sure to prepare your food hygienically and according to these guidelines.

#### Volunteering

• Are you Interested in volunteering to help make this event happen? Sign up here. We’d love to have you!

Join us for a Vegan Potluck in the West Suburbs! On Thursday December 12th we'll eat delicious plant-based food, share recipes and get new cooking ideas.
Come to the Base Camp coffee shop area of Unmapped Brewing Co. in Minnetonka from 6:30pm. All are welcome regardless of where you are on your vegan journey. The theme this month is holiday favorites!

• Please bring a dish to share and the list of ingredients.
• If possible please bring a plate & utensils.
• Your dish should not contain any meat, dairy, eggs, fish, or butter – there are plenty of alternatives! Need ideas? Check out these websites for easy vegan potluck recipes: Insanely Good recipes, the Edgy Vegan, and The Vegan Atlas.

It's a great opportunity to make new like-minded friends, and have fun tasting yummy plant-based food!

This group is sponsored by Compassionate Action for Animals. Please contact [email protected] with questions.

Sign up to volunteer here. (Signing up ensures you will receive instructions on how to get in! Thank you for signing up.)

Join CAA to serve a vegan lunch at Simpson Housing Services on Thursday December 19th! Simpson provides shelter to around seventy unhoused people each night, and partners with community groups to prepare meals for shelter residents. This is a wonderful way to care for our Minnesota community in an animal-friendly, eco-friendly way.

The lunch will be at 128 W 33rd St. Minneapolis, MN 55408. We will gather at 10:00am to meet and greet one another. Together, we’ll prepare lunch in the kitchen, and serve food to residents. Once food service comes to a lull, we will take breaks in small shifts to join the residents for lunch. Afterwards, we’ll tidy up, and everything should be finished by 1:00pm.

CAA provides a meal for Simpson guests every month. Watch this space for another opportunity to participate!

Other Notes:

• Please dress comfortably, with closed-toe shoes.
• We expect to serve about 25 residents.
• Please keep in mind that this is a community service event. While we may explain more about CAA’s work or veganism if residents ask, it is not an outreach event.
• If you have any questions, please email Nicola at [email protected].