Meatless Meetup

Entrance is free and there will be free vegan refreshments available.
Doors open for socializing at 6:30, film starts circa 7:00 pm.

Join us to watch "Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story". This is both an entertaining and a concerning local look at the issue of food waste from farm to retail to our own fridges.

Following the film, we will have two brief talks and a Q&A/discussion session.
Speaker 1: Jim Hisao is a long time dumpster diver.
Speaker 2: Rhoda Klein Miller and Amanda Lorefice will be speaking about the OAC Community Fridges program as a food waste reduction strategy

Meatless Meetup is partnering up with Oakridge Seventh Day Adventist Church (OAC_a church that promotes the plant based diet) to offer this film to our members for free at their community hall.

Refreshments provided will include: popcorn, fruit and veggie platters, cookies, crackers, VEGAN PUMPKIN PIE, tea & decaf coffee.

Some volunteers are needed for set up and tear down (70 chairs). Please contact Nancy if you would like to be on the team to help make this wonderful event go smoothly.'

If you have a canned good or a pantry item you don't want or could spare, please bring it along to donate to the Community Fridges program.

This is an event for people who want to learn to cook dishes from around the world! Everyone who signs up for the event, including guests, will bring a different homemade Iranian dish to share with the others. Links to great vegan Iranian recipes can be found at the bottom of this description!

Please bring a vegan dish, with at least 8 servings (=8 big scoops). Vegan means no dairy, eggs, honey, gelatin, whey/casein, or other animal byproducts. Please bring an ingredients list for your dish and include your name and the name of the dish.

As this event is held at Vancouver CoHousing, we ask for a $2 donation to cover some costs. There are dishes available so bringing a plate, cup, napkin, and cutlery for yourself, and a serving utensil for your dish is optional for this event.

Confirmed Dish List (more to come):
Jon: Reshteh Polo (noodle rice with "meatballs")
Camila: Baklava
Melissa: Yellow Rice
Sandra: Loobia Pollo (green bean rice with TVP to veganize it)
Tip: Spaghetti
Sharmila: Sourdough Bread
Nancy: Borani Laboo (beet-yogurt dip) with flat bread
Norm: Salad-E-Khiar-O-Anar (cucumber, pomegranate and mint salad)
Shannon: lentil soup with turmeric and cinnamon
Elle: Yatimche (vegetable stew)
Trina: Fesenjoon (walnut and pomegranate stew) and Ma'amoul (date and nut filled cookies)
Sue: Javaher Polow - Persian Jeweled Rice (rice with raisins, almonds and veggies)

To ensure that we each bring a different dish, I will be contacting all attendees. If you have a favourite vegan Iranian recipe, we'd love to try it! If you need inspiration, you could try something from one of these websites (beware that not all recipes on these sites are vegan, so check the ingredients):

You're in for a treat if you decide to join us at SUN Bo Kong for this wonderful vegan Chinese dinner. They are giving us a fabulous deal of a price of $25 CASH including tax and tip per diner!

All Vegan Menu:

1. Hot and Sour Soup
2. Spiced Salt & Pepper Deep Fried Tofu
3. Bean Curd Skin Roll in Black Bean Sauce
4. Bamboo Piths with Seasonal Vegetables
5. Tasty Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms
6. Mapo Soft Tofu in Chili Sauce
7. Sizzling Vegetarian Shish Kebab
8. Sizzling Chow Mein
9. Singapore Style Curry Vermicelli

COST: $25 including tax and tip. CASH ONLY, CASH ONLY, CASH ONLY per diner, paid AFTER sitting down at the table.

NB. As this is a set menu being prepared for us in advance, RSVPing here is your commitment to e-transfer the cost of your meal AFTER the event IF you cancel with less than 24 hours' notice. Those not answering the RSVP question will be removed but are welcome to reregister if space permits.

There is limited parking in the back and on the street in front. Give yourself extra time to find parking if coming by car so you are on time and our volunteer hosts can collect your CASH and relax and enjoy the meal at the same time as others.

Psst! Did we mention this is a CASH ONLY event?

Not to be confused with the Chinese Buddhist monasteries we visit, this is the Thrangu Tibetan Monastery, a large Buddhist temple in Richmond.

We are meeting at 10:50 just inside the back door of the monastery. We cannot be late because we are getting a tour.

First we will have a tour of the monastery. Following that there will be a very short talk, followed by a question and answer session, and a meditation. We will then have lunch. The lunch is made up of Nepali, Indian and Chinese dishes.

Please note: While vegetarianism is not a requirement of Tibetan Buddhism, this monastery serves only vegetarian and vegan food. 50% of the lunch buffet is vegan. Be sure to check which dishes are vegan before taking a portion.

Lunch is by donation.

Come prepared with cash for your donation and a question to ask.

N.B. We have to give the monastery an accurate number of guests as they are a charity and buying food for our attendees, so agreeing to the registration question when you RSVP is a requirement for attendance at this event. If you get removed from this event by hosts, it's nothing personal--you are very welcome to reregister and just answer the RSVP question.