Vegan Recipe Club -- June cookbook: Veg Forward

The cookbook for this month is Veg Forward by Susan Spungen. 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 this online meeting is not required—get log-in information below. Download the recipes here: ... ## About Veg Forward The publisher describes the book: “In this vegetable-forward cookbook, veteran cookbook author and food stylist Susan Spungen highlights the vegetables and fruits of each season–from spring to early summer to the bursting harvest of late summer, then ebbing into autumn and, finally, into the earthy flavors of winter.” This month’s featured recipes In the recipe club this month we will discuss these recipes: -Warm-Weather Farro Bowls with Grilled Tofu – pg 5-Kale and Snap Pea Salad with Sunflower Seed Dressing – pg 39-Simple Gazpacho – pg 83 (vegetarian recipes; can be made vegan with a simple substitution; recipe edits available in the recipe file) ##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 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. ## Join us online! The club meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held via Zoom — RSVP to get the link. Several times a year we host an in-person potluck in conjunction with the meeting -- in 2025, our in-person potlucks will be in July and October. Keep your eye posted to the Compassionate Action for Animals page for more information.