Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners

Every Monday, 6:30 PM. First Baptist Church, Palo Alto, California.
305 North California Avenue at Bryant, 1/4 mile East of Alma, and the California Avenue CalTrain Station.
Sit down or takeout, $13. $5 donation suggested for lectures.
Reservations Required CALL 650 599-3320 by Monday 9:30 AM

Chef: Gary Alinder
Assistant Chef: Chuck Collison
Clean-up: Colleen Corey
Clean-up: Sandra Corey

President: Ken Becker
Dinner Manager: Ilona Pollak
Newsletter Editor: Gerard Lum
Volunteers: Jane Kos, Patricia Becker, Kim Springer
Web design: Robin Silberling

	December 3		December 10
	Beet Borscht with Tofu Sour Cream Rye Bread Russian Vegetable Pie Herbed Rice Baked Winter Squash Mixed Green Salad with Scallion Vinaigrette Apple Cake Tea		Cuminy Sweet Potato Soup Basmati Rice Pilaf Savory Chick Peas Baked Winter Squash with Sweet Spices and Coconut Creamy Kale Shredded Carrot Salad with Cashews Orange Spice Bars Tea

	December 17 Winter Solstice Celebration ($15)		December 24 and December 31
	Sparkling Cider French Onion Soup with Herbed Croutons Basket of Breads Neat Loaf with Chanterelle Mushroom Gravy Garlic Mashed Potatoes Braised Carrots & Cauliflower with Peas Cranberry Relish Mixed Green Salad with Caesar Dressing Holiday Ginger Pudding Cake with Orange Sauce Choice of Green and Herbal Teas, Grain Coffee *Meredith McCarty* speaks on *Developing Your Own Fun, Creative,* *And Practical Approach To Health*		No Dinners Happy Holidays


	January 7 – Guest Chef Chuck Collison		January 14
	Savory Squash Soup Black Bean and Noodle Casserole Sesame Sautéed Carrots and Parsnips Steamed Kale and Napa Cabbage Salad Sweet Pink Pickled Veggies Tofu "Cheese" Cake Chai Tea (Decaf) *Michael Rossoff* speaks on *Freedom From Fear*		Hot and Sour Soup Ma Po Tofu Long Grain Rice with Peas Mixed Asian Vegetable Stirfry Bean Sprout Salad Peanut Butter Cookies Jasmine Tea

	January 21		January 28
	White Bean Cabbage Soup Kasha Varniska with Creamy Onion Gravy Simmered Root Veggies with Dill Roasted Beets, Walnuts and Tofu Cheese with Mixed Greens Cucumber Salad Poppyseed Cake Tea		Classic Miso Soup Short Grain Rice with Chestnuts Braised Seitan with Shiitake-Onion Sauce Simmered Kidney Beans with Hokkaido Pumpkin Burdock-Carrot-Lotus Root Kinpira Napa Cabbage Pickle Sesame Squares Kukicha

December 2001 and January 2002 Menus Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners expertly prepared by Chef Gary Alinder
	Every Monday, 6:30 PM. First Baptist Church, Palo Alto, California. 305 North California Avenue at Bryant, 1/4 mile East of Alma, and the California Avenue CalTrain Station. Sit down or takeout, $13. $5 donation suggested for lectures. Reservations Required CALL 650 599-3320 by Monday 9:30 AM

The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community Fourteen Years of Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners
Chef: Gary Alinder Assistant Chef: Chuck Collison Clean-up: Colleen Corey Clean-up: Sandra Corey	President: Ken Becker Dinner Manager: Ilona Pollak Newsletter Editor: Gerard Lum Volunteers: Jane Kos, Patricia Becker, Kim Springer Web design: Robin Silberling