Potluck + Two Plant-Based Warriors with Secret Weapons to Share!

Enjoy an evening learning about the innovative food exploits of the wife and daughter of the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Clinic doctor (Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr.).

As pioneers and warriors (since the '80s) in the whole food plant-based (WFPB) movement, Ann and Jane Esselstyn have charted a culinary course designed to support Dr. Esselstyn's research into heart disease and food as medicine. Ann and Jane’s energies and enthusiasm will take your food fantasies to the next level.

Presenter, Sandi Rechenmacher, will introduce you to Ann and Jane’s wisdom and whimsy via their book (equally enjoyed by men), sharing book highlights and food prep tips to make eating whole food plant-based (WFPB) waaay doable as we "Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious."

....thunder, thunder, rumble, rumble!

This evening will begin with a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) potluck. Please bring a dish to share that is made exclusively from whole plant ingredients and is free of added oil. Please avoid bringing dishes containing meat, dairy, fish, eggs, or other animal-derived ingredients.

• Main Dishes
• 10-Minuter Plant Based Meals
• Brian's Red Bean Chili
• Bean Burgers in a Flash
• Plant-Based Lasagna with Brian
• Creamy stuffed Sweet Potatoes
• Balanced Rice Noodle Bowl
• Bread/Crackers
• Naan Indian Flatbread Recipe
• Seed & Millet Crackers (no wheat)
• Salads & Greens
• More Greens, More with Dr. Esselstyn, More Answers!
• Three Goddesses Salad
• Sauces
• Teriyaki Sauce
• Heart Disease Friendly Peanut Sauce

• Spicy Almond Sauce
• Lemon Tahini Sauce
• Cashew (or White Bean) Ranch Dressing
• Desserts
• Lime Loves Watermelon
• Peach Melba
• the chocolate chips per Eat for the Earth guidelines)
• OR
• Check out Jane's YouTube Channel and find another winning Warrior Recipe!

If you are new to this way of eating, NO WORRIES....feel free to bring some fresh fruit, a fresh fruit platter, or green salad.

We can’t wait to Rumble with you and Kaleblazers Jan & Ann Esselstyn, PCRM Building Healthy Communities Potluck Palooza, and Eat for the Earth for a delicious, healthy meal as we learn more about creating and sharing a healthy, happy life!

Sandi Rechenmacher is a nutritional consultant, natural foods chef, organic gardener, a PCRM Food for Life Cooking Instructor, a Kaleblazer, and advocate for Eat for the Earth SC. She holds plant-based nutrition certification from The Center for Nutrition Studies. A past owner of a natural foodstore, Sandi’s passion to deliver quality foods currently presents via her dedication of exposing marketing hype and faulty science to all who value optimal health as designed by Mother Nature.

Sandi has shared plant based nutrition information through schools, community organizations, corporations, non-profits, festivals and has conducted PCRM Food for Life classes since 2008. In 2018 she prepared a WFPB luncheon and dined with President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in their Georgia home. Sandi understands that the progress of each individual she consults causes shifts in the evolution towards a more peaceful world.

If Sandi isn’t consulting or sharing culinary techniques, you most likely will find her tending her organic garden or eating her way through a berry or pea patch with her six grandchildren!

The best way to contact Sandi is by email ([email protected]), as she stays away from social media to have more time for people, gardening, and grandchildren.

A yummy plant-based dish to share, a small paper describing your recipe (or a list of ingredients), and family and friends to enjoy this celebration with!

Drive towards the back of the parking lot. About halfway down you will see a smaller parking lot towards the left. We are in Sundean Hall, between the side parking lot and the street.

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Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1024 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz, United States

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