From the Editor:
My son & I are over our colds and feeling much better, thanks.
Recipe Collection:
In February we had some really wonderful food at the monthly potluck. Carla made a middle-eastern beef curry, Kathleen made a kasha casserole, Sandi made paté, Lisa made vegetable pancakes, and Leonard brought some homemade sauerkraut from homegrown cabbage! And surprisingly they all went together really well.
We discussed starting a compilation of recipes that would be made available to the group sometime in the future. We are going to start by having everyone email me a quick outline of your recipe after the potluck.
If you have used a recipe from Nourishing Traditions just include the name of the recipe and any modifications you made. If you cook like many of us do, and don’t use a recipe, just jot down some approximate measurements and list all ingredients you think you used.
I have found that the easiest way to make notes is by sticking a piece of paper (or 3×5 card) to the refrigerator and making notes as I go along.
If you used a recipe from another cookbook, please write out the full recipe and name of book.
This should be fun and easy, and provide us with a wonderful compilation of delicious recipes.
~ Lisa
April Events:
Meeting & Potluck Lunch
Monday, April 14, 2008
12:00 to 3:00 PM
Location:
At the home of Carla Burkhart
2087 Todd St., Eugene
Topic: The topic this month is the role B-12 plays in the body, what foods are high in B-12 and a simple test that everyone can do to learn if they are low in B-12.
Directions: Take 18th Ave West. Turn left onto Todd Street (Todd is west of Oakpatch, and east of Bailey Hill Drive). 2087 is on the left.
Our potluck meetings are the second Monday of each month. Please bring a Nourishing Traditions style dish and join us for some great food and great conversation!
If you need driving instructions or have other questions call Victoria at 343-7046.
RSVP is appreciated, but feel free to just show up. And don’t forget to make some notes about your recipe.
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“The Popcorn Review”
“Making Sense Out of Fiber Nonsense”
Friday, April 18, 2008
7:30 to 9:00 PM
Location:
Market of Choice
67 West 29th, Eugene
Upstairs in the Community Room
“Making Sense Out of Fiber Nonsense” by Konstantin Monastrysky.
Monastrysky is the author of “Fiber Menace: The Truth About Fiber’s Role in Diet Failure, Constipation, Hemorrhoids, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and Colon Cancer”. www.FiberMenace.com
Monastrysky discusses fiber consumption, constipation, healthy bowel movements and diseases of the colon with knowledge and humor on a topic that most of us are reluctant to discuss. This DVD might also be called “Everything You Wanted to Know About Bowel Movements But Were Afraid to Ask.”
This presentation was recorded at the 2007 Wise Traditions Conference.
The mainstream acceptance of dietary fiber is quite recent. The “dietary fiber hypothesis” was accepted as a major addition to nutrition by the 1980’s. Since then fiber has become a preeminent health food, even thought there isn’t a single other non-nutrient (not alcohol, not artificial sweeteners, not even MSG) with as many well-known side effects as fiber. So what gives? Monastrysky will enumerate all the known connections between the consumption of fiber and major colorectal disorders, such as IBS, coloisis, Crohn’s disease and colon cancer.
Konstantin Monastyrsky graduated from medical school in 1976 with a degree in pharmacology, but chose to pursue a career in the high-technology field. In 1996, just over forty years old, he began to suffer from severe diabetes and a host of related ailments, including debilitating carpal tunnel syndrome, and decided to pursue a career in medical research to find the solutions to his rapidly deteriorating health. Since then, Mr. Monastyrsky has fully recovered from diabetes and has written two best-selling Russian-language books, entitled Functional Nutrition and Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism, and his first English language book, provocatively entitled Fiber Menace: The Truth About Fiber’s Role in Diet Failure, Constipation, Hemorrhoids, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and Colon Cancer.
We are requesting a $5-10 donation to the Eugene Chapter at the door.
Space is limited, so please contact us to reserve your seat.
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In Other News:
That’s My Farmer
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
6:30 PM
Location:
First United Methodist Church
13th & Olive
While this isn’t a Eugene Chapter event, we would like to let you know about this opportunity to meet local farmers.
Come meet the CSA farmers, presentations, homemade ice cream and door prizes.
Locally Grown Directory
The Eugene Chapter WAPF will be listed in the upcoming edition of the “Locally Grown” directory that we have been distributing at our events. We are very pleased to begin making contact with other food/nutrition organizations in our area.
