Another successful potluck

[Guest guest]

I know this is a little late, but I wanted to take the time to thank

Ron and Elaine for hosting another successful potluck.

 

First, Ron and Elaine, being the incredible host and hostess they

are, put on another fabulous production this past weekend. Whether

it's the spur-of-moment raw concoctions made by Chef Ron, the

enlightening conversations had with other potluck attendees, the

FABULOUS raw cheesecake that Ron and Elaine serve as dessert (and

for those of you who attended the last potluck, if you thought THAT

cheesecake was delicious, THIS one was over-the-top), the numerous

culinary ideas one gets from tasting raw dishes cooked by others,

the loving energy that Ron and Elaine's home exudes, their extensive

collection of raw un-cook books and videos, or their warmth and

hospitality -- their potlucks definitely provide the motivation,

empowerment, connections, and education raw foodists and aspiring raw

foodists need to take their lifestyle to the next level.

 

This past potluck featured Chef " Go-Go Greens " Elijah of Java Green

Restaurant. Elijah's vivacious presentation style even got the

children going. Throughout the presentation, Elijah offered up taste

tests as the greens passed through several stages of readiness.

Thank goodness Althea showed up right on time with her Marinated Kale

salad (recipe from Joy of Living Live) to placate the audience until

Elijah's green's were finally ready. I really can't decide what the

best part of the presentation was: Chef Elijah's energetic, comic

relief, audience member Freedom's out-of-this-world facial

expressions as she " massaged " and " worked " the greens, assistant

Lulu's frequently needed tissue-pats of Chef Elijah's sweaty face (he

was working those greens y'all), or the moment that we all got to

hold our very own container of Go-Go Greens.

 

Nevertheless, the greens were not the only feature. When Chef Elijah

hinted at the notion of not being able to continue due to time

constraints, the audience nearly revolted, thus forcing Elijah to

conjure up one more, scrumptious concoction: the almond pate. There

wasn't enough for everyone, and so potluck attendees struggled over

who would have the honor of purchasing the last 8 oz serving of

Elijah's almond pate. (Elaine has the recipe for this for those of

you who are curious.)

 

Most importantly, I want to thank Ron and Elaine for their

selflessness and their willingness to be enablers of the raw food

movement. I truly look forward to the next potluck!