Twin Cities Vegan Events

Join us for a Vegan Potluck in the West Suburbs! On Thursday May 8th we'll eat delicious plant-based food, share recipes and get new cooking ideas.
Come to the Base Camp coffee shop area of Unmapped Brewing Co. in Minnetonka from 6:30pm. All are welcome regardless of where you are on your vegan journey.

• Please bring a dish to share and the list of ingredients.
• If possible please bring a plate & utensils.
• Your dish should not contain any meat, dairy, eggs, fish, or butter – there are plenty of alternatives! Need ideas? Check out these websites for easy vegan potluck recipes: Insanely Good recipes, the Edgy Vegan, and The Vegan Atlas.

It's a great opportunity to make new like-minded friends, and have fun tasting yummy plant-based food!

This group is sponsored by Compassionate Action for Animals. Please contact info@exploreveg.org with questions.

Please sign up at: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities: Sign Up « Compassionate Action for Animals

Join CAA to serve a vegan lunch at Simpson Housing Services! Simpson provides shelter to around seventy unhoused people each night, and partners with community groups to prepare meals for shelter residents. This is a wonderful way to care for our Minnesota community in an animal-friendly, eco-friendly way.

The lunch will be at 128 W 33rd St. Minneapolis, MN 55408. We will gather at 10:00am to meet and greet one another. Together, we’ll prepare lunch in the kitchen, and serve food to residents. Once food service comes to a lull, we will take breaks in small shifts to join the residents for lunch. Afterwards, we’ll tidy up, and everything should be finished by 1:00pm.

CAA provides a meal for Simpson guests every month. Watch this space for another opportunity to participate!

Other Notes:

• Please dress comfortably, with closed-toe shoes.
• We expect to serve about 30 residents.
• Please keep in mind that this is a community service event. While we may explain more about CAA’s work or veganism if residents ask, it is not an outreach event.
• If you have any questions, please email Nicola at nicola.philpott@exploreveg.org.

Download the recipes

## About Simple and Delicious Vegan

The publisher describes the book: “Eat Plants, be happy. Simple and Delicious Vegan makes cooking healthy food that tastes good easy as pie. Enjoy original, easy recipes that are healthy, allergy-friendly, delicious, and good for both your body and the planet. Only a few recipes contain nuts, soy, or corn, with substitutions always provided. This cookbook keeps things simple by providing metric and imperial measurements (cups, ounces, and grams). Lovingly photographed, Simple and Delicious Vegan also offers ingredient shots, so you see what to buy—getting you cooking—and eating—faster!”

## This month’s featured recipes

In the recipe club this month we will discuss these recipes:

• Potato Flatbread – pg 96
• Creamy Pasta Soup – pg 130
• Mujadara (Lentils & Rice) – pg 162
• Peanut Butter Truffles – pg 222

optional:

• Smashed Potatoes – pg 95
• Avocado Basil Pesto – pg 39
• Vegan Cheese Sauce – pg 31

## Vegan Recipe Club General Details

The Vegan Recipe Club is for everyone—those curious about vegan cooking and those more experienced with it. The club explores plant-based recipes created by cooks of varying cultures and nationalities and cookbooks are suitable for the novice to experienced cook.

This club aims to feature recipes that are great tasting and support the health of participants. It’s a chance to build community with others interested in vegan cooking. Best of all, these meals also help the animals and the environment!

## How does it work?

In the month prior to the Vegan Recipe Club meeting, you can download the recipes for free from the top of this page.

Try making one or more of the recipes then come to share and discuss what you thought about them with the group.

The group is facilitated by volunteer Henry Patterson of Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA).

If you have questions about the recipes or the Vegan Recipe Club between meetings, email info@exploreveg.org.

## Join us online!

The club meets monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held via Zoom, passcode 467109.

Several times a year we host an in-person potluck in conjunction with the meeting. In 2025, our in-person potlucks will be in July and October. Keep your eye posted to the group page for more information.

Join us in helping improve food access in the Twin Cities area by dropping off food to donate to a 100% vegan, 100% free food shelf. While there, enjoy some delicious food and get to know other like-minded community members!
The Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) office will be open from 3:00pm to 4:30pm at 34 13th Ave NE, Suite 108, Minneapolis MN 55413. For directions on our office, see here.

***What to Bring***
Please bring a donation of one or more of the vegan food items listed below. Please be sure that they are new items that are within their expiration or “best buy” date, and that they are entirely vegan (e.g., no cheese in pasta sauces). These will then go to a local plant-based food shelf to improve food access in Minneapolis.
Example foods include:
-Pasta and pasta sauce
-Canned or dried fruit
-Canned or dried beans
-Cooking oils
-Flours
-Nuts or nut butters
-Seeds or trail mix
-Canned vegetables
-Shelf-stable plant milk
-Teas
-Rice & other grains

***Community Building***
Meet others who care about animals, veganism, and food access during the donation drop off period. There will also be Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) board and/or staff members present, if you’re curious about other CAA programs. We’ll have some simple food and snacks on offer as a thank you for your food donation. You can enjoy them while you have an opportunity to chat with others and check out our resources.

***Vegan Resources***
While there, check out our collection of books and recipes that can help you learn more about the how's and why's of vegan eating, regardless of where you are in your journey.

***CAA’s Mission***
CAA’s mission is to encourage people to embrace their empathy for animals and move towards a plant-based lifestyle, to create a Minnesota where all beings, human and non-human, can thrive.
Your participation -- as an event attendee, volunteer and/or donor -- is critical to helping to advance the well-being of all in Minnesota. Thank you!
We look forward to seeing you at this event and others!