*Last Chance* to sign up for Vegetarian Thanksgiving Cooking Class!

[Guest guest]

Our November cooking class -- called Fabulous Feasting: Thanksgiving for the

Birds -- will feature a cornucopia of delicious dishes that will impress friends

and family members alike while showing reverence to the 300 million turkeys

slaughtered each year (45 million of which are killed for Thanksgiving alone).

Join us for what will most certainly be a special class, as we cook and share:

a.. HARVEST STUFFED ACORN SQUASH

b.. BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

c.. SENSATIONAL STUFFING

d.. GOLDEN GRAVY WITH MASHED POTATOES

e.. APPLE CRISP

For this special Thanksgiving class, you will also enjoy:

a.. Sit-down dinner with apple cider

b.. Additional suggestions and recipes for Thanksgiving dinner

c.. Cookbook raffle of my favorite cookbook, The Peaceful Palate

d.. The usual bevy of resources, suggestions, and nutrition information

NOTE: Sign up right away for this special class

WHEN: Saturday, November 15th -- 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St. at Castro. Directions:

http://www.uuoakland.org/directions.htm

COST: $35

HOW TO SIGN UP: You may sign up by contacting me directly at 510-238-5004 or at

compassionatecooks. Once you let me know that you would like to

attend, simply write a check, make it out to Colleen A. Patrick-Goudreau, and

put 'cooking class' in the memo field. Mail it to P.O. Box 18512 Oakland, CA

94619.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of the logistics involved, you are considered a TENTATIVE

sign-up until I receive your check. When I receive it, I will send you a

confirmation via email. Also, please try to sign up sooner rather than later.

Last-minute sign-ups (though sometimes inevitable) are discouraged.

 

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Thursday November 13th

 

TESTIMONIALS: We just love reading all of your wonderful comments. Here are just

a few of the enthusiastic responses from our last class:

 

" As with the last class, this was a WONDERFUL and enlightening morning! I feel

as if I go home with great resolve. Your presentation was, as usual, delightful.

Very relaxed, informative, and FUN! BRAVO! "

 

" Thank you for devoting your Saturday to teach us and make the world a more

harmonious place for everyone. All of the dishes were wholesome, delicious, and

easy. Because I can't have you as my personal chef, I will be incorporating all

the dishes into my cooking repertoire! Thank you very much! "

 

" I loved each of the recipes and appreciate how healthy and quick they all are.

The cake is divine! Thank you. "

 

" Great class! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for expanding the possibilities. "

 

" Great class! Finding portable veg lunches has always been a struggle for me, so

this was very helpful. I will certainly be back again. Thank you! "

 

Peace for all,

Colleen

 

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Watch " Meet Your Meat " narrated by Alec Baldwin http://www.meetyourmeat.com

 

" All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See yourself

in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? " ~Buddha

 

" How smart do chimpanzees have to be before killing them constitutes murder? "

~Carl Sagan

 

" Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do Something. Anything. "

~Sasha

 

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