Vegetarian Cooking Class -- Grains and Beans

Our monthly cooking classes are a testament to the abundance of fabulously delicious, filling, and nutritious food you enjoy when you leave behind the meat and dairy. Join us on Sunday July 20th as we whip up: -Indian-spiced Quinoa with Raisins and Pinenuts -Cannellini Beans with Tomatoes and Herbs -Saffron Basmati Rice with Curried Apricot Sauce -Chana Masala (Curried Chickpeas) -Bulgur with Potatoes, Asparagus, and Pumpkin Seeds In addition to what we're actually cooking, we will provide you with a bevy of resources, suggestions, and ideas for plant-based cooking, including ideas for menu-planning. We'll also be offering a raffle, sponsored by VegNews (www.vegnews.com), the winner of which will receive a one-year subscription to VegNews, an inspiring, resourceful, information-packed publication, filled with vegetarian news, interviews, travel tales, recipes, book reviews, events, veg products, and so much more! WHEN: Sunday, July 20th -- 1:30 p.m.-4:30 WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St. at Castro. Directions: http://www.uuoakland.org/directions.htm COST: $25 (plus $5 food fee) HOW TO SIGN UP: First contact me at compassionatecooks@yahoo.com to make sure there is room in the class. Once you let me know that you would like to attend, simply write a check, make it out to Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, and put 'cooking class' in the memo field. Mail it to Colleen Patrick-Goudreau P.O. Box 18512 Oakland, CA 94619. PLEASE NOTE: Because of the logistics involved, you are considered a TENTATIVE sign-up until I receive your check. When I receive it, I will send you a confirmation via email. Also, please try to sign up sooner rather than later. Last-minute sign-ups (though sometimes inevitable) are discouraged. :) DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Thursday July 17th PREVIOUS CLASS COMMENTS: We'd like to share some comments from our previous class participants. Here is some feedback from the previous class. (I swear I don't add the exclamation points!) :) "The class was fabulous! I am inspired to cook everyday and become vegan! You are a great teacher -- thank you so much!" "Thank you so much for another wonderful and extremely informative class! You and your classes have been a fantastic influence on me -- thanks again!" "The class was great! I'm definitely coming back for more." "This was a fun and informative class. As always, wonderful resources." PREVIOUS CLASS RECIPES: http://www.generationv.org/compassionatecooks.htm ------------------------------------------------------ "Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do Something. Anything." ~Sasha "As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together." ~Isaac Bashevis Singer "The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans anymore than black people were made for whites or women for men." ~Alice Walker "Nonviolence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages." ~Thomas Edison