NOTE: As of March 2007, I have added Vegan and Raw Vegan recipes to my regular Zone and Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Recipes. I have opened myself up to criticism in doing this because my Vegan friends wonder why I am still showing meat recipes, and my meat eating friends think that life without meat is life without life, or something like that. My own philosophy is this: I want to meet you WHERE YOU ARE in your quest for health, and urge you to continue moving higher and higher in that quest. Give up the "White Foods" diet of white flour, white rice, white sugar and white potatoes as your first step. Next, consider the diseases that the scavenger meats present. The diseases in animals run rampant today. Cut back until you can cut it all out. There is PLENTY of protein in the green leafy vegetables (not iceburg lettuce!). Then stop killing all the digestive enzyme by eating more of your foods raw. 100% raw is a wonderful goal, but 70% raw is probably the more reasonable lifestyle. Whatever you do, just DO IT FOR YOUR HEALTH. And if an occassional sweet treat is what you need for your health, then a reasonable sweet treat is what you should do. But don't forget that reasonable amount of exercise, that reasonable amount of spiritual time, that reasonable amount of fruits and vegetables and all the other health-promoting reasonable activities in your life either! --Karen

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February 17 Lunch and Lecture Series
from Health Ministries

Here are the recipes that will be used for our menu that day. Please sign up in the lobby of the church in order to participate and let us know which recipe you will be bringing.

This is NOT A POTLUCK, but an assignment you will share! The menu ties in with the lecture for that day, and your ticket in the door is the recipe that you promise to bring. Single? Then find 3 more single friends and become a FOOD FAMILY OF FOUR and decide who will do the cooking this month!
Additional copies of these recipes will be found online at PLEASE SIGN UP! THANKS! Your Health Ministry Team

Tofu Special K Loaf

• Ingredients:
  
• 1 med. onion, minced
  
• 1/2 c. water
  
• 1/2 c. celery, finely chopped
  
• 1 14 oz. package tofu, water packed
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1 c. shredded carrots
  
• 2 c. fresh mushrooms, chopped
  
• 2 c. Special K Cereal
  
• 2 c. seasoned bread crumbs or stuffing mix
  
• 2 Tbsp. McKay's Chicken Style Seasoning
  
• 2 tsp. sage
  
• 1/2 tsp. basil
  
• 1 tsp. thyme

Instructions: In microwave or in a skillet, cook onions, garlic and celery in 1/2 cup water until tender. Pour into large mixing bowl. Add all remaining ingredients and mix together well. Add additional water as needed to make sure mixture is just moist enough to hold together well. Pour into a 8 x 8 inch baking dish and bake for one hour at 375° or until top is golden and crispy. Yield: 12 half-cup servings

Cauliflower Rice

Make ½ pot of brown rice in your rice cooker, i.e. if it is a 12 cup rice cooker, only make recipe for 6 cups of rice. Then before the rice is cooked, prepare an equal amount of raw cauliflower by grating it. When the rice is done, open the cooker and stir in the raw cauliflower. It will heat it up, but retain the digestive enzymes in the cauliflower, and look and taste like rice but with a huge nutritional difference.

1/5 cup of rice has the same calories as 3-1/2 cups of cauliflower-27 calories. By combining the two, you triple the volume of food but hardly increase the number of calories. The recipe may SOUND funny to you, but Karen has been serving this for potluck for the last 2 years and no one has noticed…!

Brown Gravy

Over a low heat in a skillet, brown the flour for a few moments to remove the flour taste. Then add the olive oil and mix well. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir with a whisk until bubbling. Serve hot.

Salad

Bring a large bowl of green salad with tomatoes, grated carrots, cucumbers, green onions or anything else that delights you. We will supply the dressing.

Dear Students: Please have your food item READY TO SERVE when you arrive at the church so that no preparation is necessary. Also, take your dishes home and wash them there. We are attempting to eliminate the intense WORK that seems to be generated from all our meals, and we would simply like to attempt to respect the Sabbath and all those who labor and need a Sabbath rest!