Free nutrition lecture on GLUTEN, Saturday, 1pm

GLUTEN …. and gut health

I'm giving free talks at the

Harvest House Natural Food Store in Concord

Saturdays • 1 – 2pm

Fiber – Sept. 5th
Gluten – Oct. 3rd
Stress – Oct. 10th
Kids – Nov. 21st

Discussions include:
whole-food nutrition
cooking techniques and gadgets
menu planning
emotional eating
biochemistry and physiology of food and the body
weight management
diabetes
stress
digestion
cancer
fatigue
autism
hormonal imbalance
aches and pains

Harvest House Natural Food Store in Classroom K
2395 Monument Blvd
Concord, near Detroit Ave
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(Registration appreciated, contact the store, or me, or RSVP here)

FRIDAY: Dinner 6pm and live stage production 8pm

ART, live stage production

…. is playing at the
Lafayette Town Hall Theater

8pm

Join me for dinner before
the show at my home in Lafayette

6:30 pm • $15/person
(discount available, please contact me)

SMOKED SALT

is tonight's theme
and will be used in each course

We'll have a 4-course, sit-down dinner.
I can accommodate 16 people….
four tables, four people at each table.

Vegetarian, gluten- and dairy-free 4-course meal.
(I'll showcase my own recipes. The menu will be posted here soon.)

Show details: www.thtc.org

The Town Hall has graciously offered discount tickets for our group:

$20 per ticket, plus $2.50 processing fee (normally $29.50 + $2.50)

$30 for two tickets, plus $5 processing fee

To receive this discount:
When you purchase your tickets – announce that you are with “Joni Sare's Dinner Club.”

Questions? …. write or call…

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Dinner and music, Wedn, Sept 30th

Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra

…. is performing Wedn evening at the Lesher Center, 7:30pm.
(details, below)

Join me for dinner before the show,
at my home in Lafayette

6pm • $15/person (discount available, please contact me)

I'll serve a 4-course meal, a sit-down dinner.
I can accommodate 16 people….
four tables, four people at each table.

Vegetarian, gluten- and dairy-free 4-course meal.
(I'll showcase my own recipes. The menu will be posted here soon.)

Performance details:
http://www.meetup.com

Questions? …. write or call…

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Raw on Mondays, Sept 28th

Busy People Can Do Raw, too!

This is the theme for the next 4 Mondays (beginning Sept 28th).

• Learn ways to incorporate more raw foods into your diet
• Reduce your consumption of packaged/processed foods
• Make your own meals, be in control of the ingredients
• Create your own power bars
• Learn ways to transition into a raw diet
• Give your kids more raw foods

Tonight we'll do 3 recipes from the book:

“Raw Foods for Busy People,” by Jordan Maerin. www.RawFoodsForBusyPeople.com

First course:

Crudites with “Instant Ranch Dressing” – page 24
I'll demonstrate using the Vitamix.

Second course:

“Cream of Tomato Soup” – page 48
I'll demonstrate using the Vitamix.

Third course:

“Nori Rolls” with “Sweet and Sour Carrot Pate” – page 58 and 59
I'll demonstrate using the Vitamix, and you'll make your own rolls.

You'll receive a handout with the recipes. I'll share nutrition info, knife skills, cooking tips/tricks, will talk about ways to alter the recipes and take'm to another level.

Instruction fee:

$30 per person • $50 for two people • $20 for teens (19 and under)

…. be sure to pay the correct amt when you pay through PayPal.

You're invited …
Spread the word …
Save the dates …
RSVP to reserve your spot at the table

(it fills up fast, 10 people max, the invite is going out to hundreds)

Raw Food potluck, Sunday, Sept 27th, 6pm

Once-a-month RAW potlucks

We had one in August … so, let's keep it going, let's meet before Sept slips away…

…. this Sunday – my home – Lafayette.

6pm – 8pm

THEME is…. quick, simple and tasty!

Bring a dish, be creative, have some fun.

It'd be cool to write what you'll bring when you RSVP.

Let's share the leftovers, bring a to-go dish in hopes to fill it with others goodies.

I'll do a demo. Let me know if you would like to present, do a demo.

Save the dates …. next potlucks: (location? tba, probably my home)

Friday, Oct 23rd, 6pm. Theme:

The Rainbow – foods with color. We may have rain this week, so let's see all the colors of rainbow. (btw – this will be the night before the “Batch Cooking Made Easy” workshop)

Saturday, Nov 21, 6pm. Theme:

Thanksgiving dinner. Let's recreate the meal.
(stay for a movie – tba – and discussion afterward)

Bring suit and towel if you want to swim and/or use the infrared sauna. (I have a private outdoor hot/cold shower, changing room w/toilet.)

Learn to Hunt at Black Tree 2

By popular demand, I'm offering the hunting class again. Same time, same place, different day. There is still plenty of time to get certified and be ready to hunt in the fall!

If you're interested in the ultimate paleo meat experience of hunting your own food, but don't know where to start, then come to this class. Brought to you by the same guy responsible for the meats in the Wild Game Dinner last fall. I have 20 years of experience hunting, and can teach you everything you need to know.

In a little over an hour, I will teach you everything from how to get your license to the basics of deer hunting. Afterward there will be time to ask questions, and then whoever wants to can hang out and enjoy the awesome, whole animal focused food at Black Tree.

You can see their Menu here: http://blacktreenyc.com

Tickets are required for this event. Due to the size of the restaurant, the class is limited to 20 people, so be sure to register for the class at Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-hunt-nyc-tickets-10955312635

*FREE* Live Online Event with Diane Sanfilippo and Liz Wolfe

Hey everyone! Greetings from sunny Miami. Just wanted to let you all know about this free online event that's taking place next Tuesday!! Hope everyone is doing well 🙂

Join The New York Times Bestselling author of Practical Paleo and The 21-Day Sugar Detox, Diane Sanfilippo and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and author of Eat the Yolks, Liz Wolfe for a live video chat about modern paleo living. They will be answering questions live and signing personalized books!

Please reserve a space by clicking on this link! http://booktalknation.com/multiauthorevent.html?id=154

Learn to Hunt at Black Tree

If you're interested in the ultimate paleo meat experience of hunting your own food, but don't know where to start, then come to this class. Brought to you by the same guy responsible for the meats in the Wild Game Dinner last fall. I have 20 years of experience hunting, and can teach you everything you need to know.

In a little over an hour, I will teach you everything from how to get your license to the basics of deer hunting. Afterward there will be time to ask questions, and then whoever wants to can hang out and enjoy the awesome, whole animal focused food at Black Tree.

You can see their Menu here: http://blacktreenyc.com

Tickets are required for this event.  Due to the size of the restaurant, the class is limited to 20 people, so be sure to register for the class at eventbrite:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-hunt-nyc-tickets-10676508725

Paleo Dinner with the Baker: An Ode to Bacon

BACON, I LOVE YOU | $78 **Tickets must be purchased in advance and may be purchased here: https://squareup.com/market/ivy-bakery-llc/dinner-w-the-baker-tickets** There are only 15 seats available and they will sell out!! Don't say you weren't warned! No refunds on tickets.

This month's meal is entirely Dairy-Free and Nut-Free with the exception of dessert (pecans). Our bacon is uncured and straight from the butcher! Produce is picked locally and/or organic when available. Everything is made from scratch in house by my assistant and I. We're both Paleo and you can stalk us here… About Me | About Kendra 

Starter
Purple Bacon Chowder
Bacon, carrots, celery, onions, in a thick broth made with pureed purple sweet potatoes. 

Main
Bacon Chicken Avocado Sandwiches
Imagine this… Roasted organic chicken, fresh avocado, butter lettuce, tomato, homemade mayo, sandwiched in between two sheets of baked latticed bacon. 

Sides
Yucca Wedges fried in Bacon Fat
Boiled yucca pan fried in delicious bacon drippings. Served with bacon green onion dip! Homemade Pickles
The perfect side to a most amazing sandwich and soup, is an amazing pickle! Kirby cucumbers fermented in a classic dill/garlic/peppercorn brine. 

Dessert
Maple Bacon Pecan Pie
Oh I've gone and done it! Take your gooey pecan pie, replace that junk stuff with REAL ORGANIC MAPLE SYRUP, top with crispy bacon, and bake to perfection! 

Organic Coffee or Tea

Goodie Bag 

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Purchase Deadline – 2/24/14

If you have any questions about this meal please contact the baker at [masked] or[masked].
Learn more about Paleo Dinners on our website.

Last Minute Meetup @ Hu Kitchen: Paleo Chicken Parm

Hey everyone, I saw that Hu was having chicken Parm tonight and thought it may be a good day for a last minute meetup if you are free! I won't be present (greetings from sunny Miami) but the group will be upstairs toward the front of the restaurant like last time! Hope we can get a good group to go 🙂 Remember to keep sending ideas for meetups! Stay warm <3