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SUMMARY:Vegan Recipe Club: Black Rican Vegan
DESCRIPTION:If you are curious about vegan cooking\, this club is for you! Each month\, participants make three recipes from popular cookbooks then share their reflections with the group. Novice to expert cooks are welcome\, as are interested non-cooks. Registration for the online meeting is not required—get log-in information below. \nDownload the recipes here\nAbout Black Rican Vegan: Fire Plant-Based Recipes from a Bronx Kitchen\nFrom the author’s website: \n“Growing up in a Puerto Rican and Black household\, Lyana Blount knew from a young age that food was a love language\, and it was one she intended to master. After going vegan\, she set out to capture the flavor\, vibrancy and love in her family’s recipes with lighter plant-based ingredients. And with that\, her NYC pop-up Black Rican Vegan was born! In this personal collection of recipes\, Lyana shares the secrets behind the vegan\, Latin soul food she’s famous for\, so you can make her incredible meals right in your own kitchen and enjoy healthier versions of beloved classics. \nThese 60 dishes combine crowd-pleasing favorites from the Black Rican Vegan menu\, OG meals from the five boroughs and passed down family recipes. Make Puerto Rican fare like Holiday Vernil\, Chicharron sin Carne\, Mofonguitos con Vegan Camarones and Sopa de Salchicon. Celebrate the diverse NYC food scene with recipes like Moxtails\, NYC Bacun Eggin Cheeze\, Succulent Birria Tacos\, Titi’s Lasagna for Dad and Bronx Fried Oyster Mushrooms. Lyana’s ingenious plant-based swaps will have you wowing your friends and family with ridiculously good meals no one will believe are vegan. Because after all\, food is love\, and nothing helps you share that more than the incredible plant-based recipes in Black Rican Vegan.” \nThis month’s featured recipes\nBlack Rican Vegan cover\, © Page Street Publishing. \nIn the recipe club this month we will discuss these recipes: \n\n🥘 Luz’s Corned Beef Hash — pg 17-18\n🥬 Smoky Meatless Greens — pg 88\n🍠 Lightly Sweet Potato Yams — pg 91\n\noptional: \n\n🧀 Guava and Cheese Cornbread — pg 131\n🍌🍮 Lyana’s Banana Pudding — pg 142\n🧄 The Heart of Dishes Sofrito — pg 147\n🧂 It’s Nothing Without Sazón — pg 152\n\nVegan Recipe Club General Details\nThe 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. \nThis club aims to feature recipes that are great tasting and support the health of participants. It’s a great way to explore great new recipes\, work out issues in different recipes\, and to build community with others interested in vegan cooking. Best of all\, these meals also help the animals and the environment! \nHow does it work?\nIn the month prior to the Vegan Recipe Club meeting\, you can download the recipes for free. You can also request the entire cookbook from your local library. Try making one or more of the recipes\, then come to share and discuss what you thought about them with the group. \nThe group is facilitated by volunteer Henry Patterson of Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA). If you have questions about the recipes or the Vegan Recipe Club between meetings\, email info@exploreveg.org. \nJoin us online!\nThe club meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held via Zoom — see details below. In July and October of 2026\, we will host an in-person potluck in conjunction with the meeting. It will be in our new CAA office space which is in Ste. 108 at 34 13th Ave. NE\, Minneapolis\, 55113. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\, with passcode 467109 \nOr use the dial-in information: Meeting ID: 815 7424 7392 Passcode: 467109 Dial by your location:   +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)    +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)    +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)    +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)   +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)    +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
URL:https://caa.mn/event/vrc-black-rican-vegan/
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SUMMARY:Potluck and Discussion of 'Bold Flavored Vegan' - Vegan Recipe Club
DESCRIPTION:If you are curious about vegan cooking\, this club is for you! Each month\, participants make three recipes from popular cookbooks then share their reflections with the group. Novice to expert cooks are welcome\, as are interested non-cooks. Registration for the online meeting is not required—get log-in information below. \nDownload the recipes here\nAbout Bold Flavored Vegan Cooking: Healthy Plant-Based Recipes with a Kick \nFrom the summary: \n“Celine Steen\, founder of the popular food blog Have Cake Will Travel\, embraces dynamic seasoning with umami-rich\, meat-free ingredients like dried shiitake mushrooms\, tamari\, miso and matcha. Celine adds new levels of flavor to your favorite dishes with unique combinations of aromatic spices\, from Szechuan peppercorn to dried árbol chiles. Her dishes are nothing short of bold and memorable. \nWhether you’re craving something savory like Caramelized Jackfruit Tacos\, spicy like Moroccan-Flavored Stuffed Squash or sweet like Miso Caramel Galette\, Celine has you covered. With gluten-free\, soy-free and oil-free options and meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less\, Bold Flavored Vegan Cooking will ensure you keep coming back for more.” \nThis month’s featured recipes\nBold Flavored Vegan Cooking cover\, © Page Street Publishing \nIn the recipe club this month we will discuss these recipes: \n\n🍜 Quick and Easy Pad Thai — pg 37\n🌯 Summer Pinto Burritos — pg 70\n🍛 Red Curry Veggies — pg 78\n\noptional: \n\n🥗 Asian Style Peanut Salad — pg 91\n🌮 Fresh Corn Tacos with Salsa Verde — pg 101\n🍍 Grilled Pineapple with Tahini Lime Nuts — pg 137\n\nWhere is the potluck? \nThis July is one of the few yearly potlucks held by the Club! The potluck will be in the CAA office at 34 13th Ave NE\, Ste 108\, Minneapolis MN 55407. Here are directions with additional details\, if needed\, on the CAA office. \nYou can bring a dish from the Vegan Recipe Club Archives\, from any online sources like Sweet Potato Soul or Nora Cooks\, or from your own kitchen! \nAll dishes should be vegan — no meat\, dairy\, egg\, honey\, or any other animal-derived product (no gelatin\, whey\, etc). Please bring a list of ingredients so that everyone with allergies\, Celiac\, etc\, can safely eat. \nIf you cannot make it in person\, you are welcome to join online for recipe discussion only. \nThe next Vegan Recipe Club potluck will be on October 20\, 2026. \nVegan Recipe Club General Details\nThe 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. \nThis club aims to feature recipes that are great tasting and support the health of participants. It’s a great way to explore great new recipes\, work out issues in different recipes\, and to build community with others interested in vegan cooking. Best of all\, these meals also help the animals and the environment! \nHow does it work?\nIn the month prior to the Vegan Recipe Club meeting\, you can download the recipes for free. You can also request the entire cookbook from your local library. Try making one or more of the recipes\, then come to share and discuss what you thought about them with the group. \nThis July\, you can come in person to the potluck! and bring a vegan dish of your choice to share\, or you can join only online for the discussion portion. \nThe group is facilitated by volunteer Henry Patterson of Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA). If you have questions about the recipes or the Vegan Recipe Club between meetings\, email info@exploreveg.org. \nJoin us online!\nThe club meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held via Zoom\, with occasional in-person potlucks\, including this July! The potluck will be held in conjunction with the meeting. It will be in our new CAA office space which is in Ste. 108 at 34 13th Ave. NE\, Minneapolis\, 55113. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\, with passcode 467109 \nOr use the dial-in information: Meeting ID: 815 7424 7392 Passcode: 467109 Dial by your location:   +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)    +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)    +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)    +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)   +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)    +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
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