Unnatural Selection – Potluck Movie

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Nina V
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Join us for a vegan potluck and movie.
Sunday, January 29th, 2012 – 5PM
UU Church
66 Elm Street, Gardner, MA

Unnatural Selection is a stunning, award-winning documentary by Bertram Verhaag and Gabriele Kröber  reveals harsh consequences of genetic engineering on three continents. Vandana  Shiva, Andrew Kimbrell, Percy Schmeiser and others, describe uncontrollable,  self-replicating GM contamination, failed crops, farmer suicides, and new GM  animals that threaten natural populations.

We will also watch a short  interview of Dr. Don Huber, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology of Purdue  University regarding discovery of new organism and crop disease,  livestock  infertility and threats to U.S. food and agriculture.
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Forks Over Knives

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Nina V
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Forks Over Knives meetupFORKS OVER KNIVES -
POTLUCK AND A MOVIE
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FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that  afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.

The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional biochemist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic. The film features leading experts on health and tackles the issue of diet and disease in a way that will have people talking for years. The separate research of several researchers unveil the same startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented – and in many cases reversed by adapting food choices.

Potluck promptly at 5PM! Come share your
favorite vegan dish. Please list ingredients. We will eat and watch this
intriguing documenatary together! All are welcome!

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Zucchini Fest

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Nina V
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Join Us!
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 @ 6PM
Share your favorite Zucchini recipe. There will be a cooking demo at  6:00 PM  followed by a potluck. Please list ingredients for potluck dishes.
UU Church
66 Elm Street
Gardner, MA
Visit Our Meetup Site to RSVP

Zucchini Recipes from our meetup
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August 25, 2011 Meetup – Healthy Start For Breakfast

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Nina V
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Join us for a potluck and cooking demo. We will be sampling some delicious ideas for breakfast including pancakes, fruit sauce, tofu scramble and green smoothies. Then we will have a potluck and share in community and sample some more yummy foods! Please be sure to write the ingredients for your dish!

We’ll be meeting at the UU Church, 66 Elm Street, Gardner, MA at 6PM
RSVP by joining our free meetup  group!

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Spicy Italian Sauzage

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Nina V
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Spicy Italian Sauzage
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Nina Vecchi
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Total time: 1 hour 10 mins
Serves: 16
Delicious seitan sausage that are versatile and freezer friendly
Ingredients
  • Dry Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup pearl barley (dry)
  • 2 c vital wheat gluten
  • 1 c nutritional yeast
  • Dry Seasonings
  • 1 tsp sage
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 TB dried minced onion
  • 2 TB crushed fennel seeds
  • 2 TB basil
  • 1 TB oregano
  • Wet Ingredients
  • 3/4 water
  • 8 oz firm tofu
  • 1 TB better then bouillon veg or chicken base
  • 4 TB Soy sauce or Tamari
  • 4 TB Worcestershire sauce (vegan) or Steak Sauce
  • 2 TB Gravy Master
  • 1/4 c olive oil
  • 1/3 c minced roasted red pepper (jar is ok)
  • 3 TB minced garlic
Instructions
  1. Cook barley in covered pot with 1 1/2 cups of water for 40 minutes until well cooked – let cool
  2. Heat oven 325′
  3. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside (you can opt to slightly crush the fennel seeds in a coffee grinder – pulse 2-3 times) Blend all of the wet ingredients except the garlic and red pepper. Use a blender or an immersion stick blender or mixer. When well blended combine with red pepper, garlic and dry ingredients to form a sticky dough. Let it rest for about 10 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough in half and then in quarters and then each quarter into four parts. Shape into a 4-5″ log. Roll each log in tin foil like a tootsie roll.
  5. Place on cookie sheet and cook for 50 minutes. Let cool and unwrap each roll.
  6. Store in refrigerator or freeze.
  7. Fry them up in a pan with a little oil when ready to serve.
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Vegetarian Food for Thought Podcast

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Nina V
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Vegetarian Food for Thought Podcast.
“Food for Thought” offers a unique perspective that leaves listeners feeling supported, motivated, and inspired. Celebrating a way of life that encompasses compassion for everyone, this podcast addresses all aspects of eating a compassionate, healthful, whole foods, plant-based diet and advocates a sustainable food system that supports organic, local, seasonal fare. Each episode addresses commonly asked questions about being vegetarian/vegan, including those regarding animal rights, food, cooking, nutrition, and debunks the myths surrounding these issues. Drawing upon poetry, short stories, and other forms of literature, this is a unique podcast that works on many levels.

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Talk To Me…Conversations With Creative Unconventional People with host Rita Schiano 09/29 by Rita Schiano | Blog Talk Radio

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Nina V
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Talk To Me…Conversations With Creative Unconventional People with host Rita Schiano 09/29 by Rita Schiano | Blog Talk Radio.

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