Autumn Stew

This autumn-inspired dish was prepared by one of our members for our vegan potluck on Sunday.

Ingredients
For the stew:
1 cup onions/bell peppers (frozen mixed bag)
1 cup celery, chopped
5 large carrots
2 large red potatoes
1 butternut squash
1 zucchini
1 apple, peeled
1 cup lentils
3 vegan 'chicken' stock cubes
Oil (olive or vegetable)
Spices to taste (salt, garlic salt, paprika, several tablespoons cumin & cinnamon)
Optional accents served on the side:
2 large avocados, cubed
1 bunch kale, chopped finely
1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions
1. In a large pot, put 8 cups of water and the stock cubes on high heat (boiling). Prepare ingredients, cutting them into chunks.
2. Stir-fry vegetables in a pan with oil over medium-high heat to brown them a bit and then add them to the pot. This will take several batches. Do it in the following order: onions/peppers/celery, lentils, carrots, potatoes, squash, zucchini/apple.
3. Add spices, taste and test the stew, and potentially add more water if needed along the way. Lower the temperature a bit and allow the stew to cook until you feel it has reached perfection!
4. On the side, offer guests (or whoever's eating this) avocado, kale, and brown sugar as potential (and super yummy) additions to the soup. Enjoy!

Apple Yam Yums

This was one of the sweet dishes prepared by one of our members for our vegan potluck on Sunday! It is traditionally called Apple Mallow Yam Yums but we could not find vegan marshmallows in time for the potluck so a homemade frosting was drizzled on top instead. Enjoy!

Ingredients
2 apples, sliced (we used honeycrisp)
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 17oz cans yams, drained
1/4 cup vegan butter
about 1 cup powdered sugar
about 3 tbs water or vegan milk

Instructions
1. Toss apples, pecan, brown sugar, and cinnamon together. In a casserole dish, alternate layers of this apple mixture and the yams. Dot with butter.
2. Cover and bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes.
3. Prepare a simple frosting by putting powdered sugar in a bowl and adding very small amounts of liquid (water or vegan milk) at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Drizzle this on top of the dish when finished baking.

Rock Painting, Tornado Potluck, Adopt-A-Turkey Bake Sale

On November 12th, Veg Club painted the Rock at BG. It was so freezing and we didn't really have enough paint, but it was a fun experience and we got to write cool veg things! 

On November 17th, Veg Club gathered together for a vegan potluck at the Common Good... at the same exact time a tornado warning was issued. Some of us braved the weather anyway, enjoying each other's company and stuffing our bellies until we couldn't take another bite. Everyone brought delicious food! We had autumn-inspired stew and soup, bread rolls with vegan butter, hummus with chips and pretzels, chocolate pumpkin pie, apple yam yums, and Green Goodness to drink. Stay tuned for recipes!


The week of November 18th, Veg Club and SAVE (Saving Animals from Violence and Exploitation) each held vegan bake sales on campus with the goal of saving turkeys. We combined the funds we raised and donations from members for a total of $90, enough to sponsor three turkeys to live their lives out in peace on a farm sanctuary! Great job and thank you to everyone who helped out and showed their support for our turkey friends!

Meeting Notes for Nov. 5

At last night's meeting, we tie-dyed our adorable new Veg Club shirts; we can't wait to see how they turned out and rock them everywhere we go! We also discussed upcoming events:

• Nov. 7th @ 8:00pm in the Business Administration building 1002, SAVE will be showing the film Happy Feet.
• Nov. 12th @ 7:30pm we will meet at the rock in place of a regular meeting. We chose the colors green, pink and blue to paint with!
• Nov. 13th @ 5:30pm at the Oaks a guest chef will be giving a vegan cooking demonstration in honor of National Vegan Month. All are encouraged to attend!
• Nov. 17th @ 5:30pm we are having a vegan potluck at the Common Good, so bring vegan food! We will be meeting at Starbucks @ 5:15pm for those who want to walk there together.
• Nov. 19th @ 7:30pm we will meet at Starbucks to walk to the Common Good for a bake night in place of a regular meeting. On Nov. 20th, we will have a vegan bake sale 11am-3pm.
• Dec. 5th @ 8:00pm we plan to show the short documentary Fowl Play; details to come.

There will be no meeting on Nov. 26th, so the next regular meeting that we will have in our usual room in Olscamp will be Dec. 3rd. Most likely we will hold officer elections that day (though this was not discussed at the meeting) so that the new terms can begin in January. This semester is really flying by and we are certainly keeping busy with lots of fun stuff!! :)