Petaluma Raw Food Potluck

• Curious About Raw Foods?

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About

The Petaluma raw food potluck is for raw food enthusiasts who would like to prepare and bring a raw food dish to share and would like to enjoy the company and raw food creations of other guests.

The Petaluma Potluck's Mission Is to Create a Fun Supportive Community for Those Who Are Living the Living Foods Lifestyle or Would Like to Learn More About the Healing Power of Living and Raw Foods

The potluck is held in East Petaluma at a state of the art recreation room and hosted by Cecilia Benjumea long time raw food enthusiast and raw food chef. Click here to learn more about Cecilia.

Special Guest This Month

Cecilia Kinzie How to Transition to Raw Foods with Ease and Grace In this talk Cecilia Kinzie will use her 8 years experience with the raw foods lifestyle to share with you how to incorporate more raw fruits and vegetables into your diet effortlessly. Cecilia will help you to get clear about what you want, and work with you to create a realistic plan to achieve your wellness goals. Some of the topics Cecilia will address are cravings, social situations, yo-yo dieting, feeling “full”, healthy cooked foods, unhealthy raw foods, how to maximize nutrition at every meal, the top ten raw foods you should include in your diet, sorting through conflicting information, and, most importantly, listening to your intuition.

When and Where

1st Friday of Each Month at 7:00p.m
(Except for Jan it will be the 2nd Friday of the Month)

The Next Petaluma Raw Food Potluck will be Held:

Azure Apartments 1 Indigo Way Corner of Casa Grande and Lakeville Recreation Room Building 5 Petaluma, CA 94954 Jan. 8th  7:00p.m. sharp (potluck will last approx 2 hours) $3 Donation Please e-mail glowingraw-potluck@yahoo.com for more info or call voice mail: 206-339-3493 and leave your phone number and best time to reach you. E-mail is best.

Upcoming Potluck Dates

Jan. 8th-  Cecilia Kinzie - How to Transition to Raw Foods with Ease and Grace
Feb. 5th- Shea Lynn Baird -Colon Hydrotherapist- Everybody Cleansing
March- No Potluck

Directions

From Highway 101, exit on Highway 116 East/Lakeville Highway toward Sonoma/Napa. Turn left off the freeway and then drive .7 miles to the intersection of Lakeville Highway and Casa Grande Road. Make a right on Casa Grande Road and then make a left into the Azure apartment parking lot and then once inside the parking lot make another left to park in visitor parking.  Park in a space that has no number or says visitor.  

We will be in the rec center in building 5.  Parking is available when you turn left into the Azure complex, right next to building 3. Park in a space that has no number or says visitor. Walk around the pool to the big building with the large glass doors. This is building 5. Click the link below for a map of the complex. We will be meeting where it says rec room on the map.

http://www.liveatazure.com/images/locmap_big.jpg

Prerequisites

You do not have to be a raw foodist nor a vegan to come to the potluck, we only ask that you prepare a vegan raw food dish with the following guidelines in mind.

• The dish must be Vegan. Meaning No Dairy, No Poultry, No Meat, No Eggs, No Fish or other animal products. Organic Raw Honey is okay.

• If possible we prefer that the food prepared be Mostly Organic.

• The food may not be cooked or heated above 120 degrees. Low temperature dehydrated food is okay as long as it is dehydrated at 120 degrees or less.

• Avoidance or minimal use of salt, vinegar, oil, braggs liquid aminos, nama shoyo, tamari, garlic, and onion. If oil is used please make sure it is good quality virgin unrefined cold pressed oil and if salt is used please make sure it is a good quality sea or pink salt.

• The dish must serve 10 people. If a couple brings a dish it must serve 20 people.

• It is preferred you bring a plate and fork from home but there will be paper plates and disposable utensils on hand if you forget.

• Bring marked serving utensils for your dish.

• Bring your own water as there will be no filtered water readily available.

• Please bring an index card to list all the ingredients of your dish. There will also be cards available at the potluck.

• Please be courteous to the host and the other guests. Please treat the place as you would your own.

• Please allow for 5 to 10 minutes after the event is over to help your hostess clean up after the potluck.

• Due to noise restrictions, no musical instruments please.

• A three dollar donation is requested. The money will go to rent for the recreation room, supplies for the potluck, and future raw food events.

What to Bring

If you are unsure about what the raw food diet is please read this article. When  unsure about what to bring here are some suggestions. When in doubt keep it simple.

• A big bowl of washed organic baby greens or any chopped greens such as lettuce, kale, or collards.
• A plate of  organic washed whole greens such as romaine lettuce leaves, kale, and collard leaves.
• A platter of washed organic crudités such as baby carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli florets.
• A bowl of homemade guacamole.
• A salad with a simple dressing made in the blender. Some examples are orange juice blended with pine nuts or tomatoes blended with basil and macadamia nuts blended until smooth.
• 3-5 avocados.
• A raw gazpacho or other cold soup made in the blender.

If you would like to try your hand at a recipe here are are some websites that offer recipes:

http://www.rawglow.com/recipes
http:www.living-foods.com/recipes

If pressed for time Whole Foods carries pre-prepared and packaged raw food.

Misc

• Sprout bags, raw food recipe booklets, raw food charts, and other raw food items will be available for purchase. To see what will be available please see http://www.rawfood.com/shop

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Support Petaluma Raw Potluck

The Petaluma Raw Potluck's mission is to spread the word about the health giving benefits of raw foods. Please support us in that mission by graciously donating whatever you can. The money will go to rent for the recreation room, supplies for the potluck, speakers, and future raw food events such as raw food fairs and retreats. Thank You in Advance.

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