2 Potlucks for the Post of 1!

Alright, I'll admit that I haven't updated about the potlucks as often as I should.

I'll also admit that for the last two potlucks, count 'em, I haven't taken individual pictures of the food!

I hope that someone can still draw some inspiration for their own outreach from my little grassroots movement though.

I have photos.
One of the potlucks was just a small Earth Day potluck and it ended up being a little messy and disorganized because a lot of people were occupying the spot we usually take. We ended up taking a really small plot of grass under a tree and nothing was quite as organized as I'd like.

We also forgot to take the group photo from that day, but I have photos of the group!



24. April 2010

this potluck was rather peculiar.

it included a frazzled host & melting soy ice cream.





this one wasn't nearly as frazzled and was the Cinco de Mayo Potluck of 5. May, 2010.

Everyone was centered around one central blanket. I'm not sure if it was the best setup, but it was good that there was something in the middle. Next time I think I will have a blanket in the middle that is rather square and have all the food on it and then have a larger blanket under that that creates the "seating" to be centered around.


Kate saved the day with her Spanish skills and her ability to make tortillas look like Texas... or was that Sam? I've got no idea. But the Texas tortilla is pretty significant.



There's the whole group from Cinco de Mayo!
We only had two vegans and two vegetarians, which was impressive. So many omnivores gathering to try out something new and vegan! The world might stop on its axis!

*Update on the 30 Day Whole Food Challenge*
Uhmm... I'm not sure my diet as of yet exactly qualifies as "whole."
At the potluck I had empanadas with dough that I made, and I ate some stuff that had tortillas and probably canned beans (I am assuming no one else soaked the beans overnight & did the two hour cooking).
I also accidentally ate some peanuts that had MSG on them... don't ask me how that happened. They only said SALTED but I guess that means MSG, trans-fats, salt, and a slew of other ailments. The unsalted were just peanuts though. I switched to those once I realized about the first set.
I haven't used any soymilk, but I've eaten some organic cereal.
I have to wait until Saturday to go the farmers market to stock up on REAL whole foods because I've basically run out after missing the farmers market for the SAT last Saturday.
I'm going to definitely stock up on Saturday and prepare for three weeks of PURE WHOLE FOOD GOODNESS. I might just continue it a week or so afterward to make up for the MSG and tortillas.