Earth Holder and PlantPure projects

I have two more recipes from our Summer Potluck for you this time. Donna made a Lemon Meringue Pie using that new idea for meringue --- "aquafaba" ---- using the water from a can of chickpeas instead of eggwhites. It was delicious!
Lemon Meringue Pie

Linda brought her delicious Vata Nourishing Lentil Soup, an adaptable recipe made with some unusual seasonings:
Vata Nourishing Lentil Soup

Last week I experienced my first conference call (I know, I'm behind the times) and got to spend time with several of our group that way ---- George in Pennsylvania, Laura and Marge in California and Joaquin and Aurora in Connecticut. We were talking about a new effort in the Earth Holder Sangha to help people move toward a plant-based diet. It's a very new project and I am honored to be included in the group. We came up with a name for our team: the Plant Powered Earth Holders. We also spoke of various activities we could do which will be taking shape in the weeks ahead. I learned that the Earth Holder Sangha is a resource for those looking for inspiration and activities aimed at developing a more caring relationship with our planet. They have a beautiful website that begins with the message--- "We are the Earth, and our mother is calling". There is much to read and think about there and a number of wonderful photos that go beyond words:
http://www.earthholder.org/

I heard from Betsy in California this week who tells me she saw three vegan magazines from the U.K. in her local bookstore. It is so heartening to be reminded that we have allies everywhere! These days we can so easily be connected with like-minded people wherever they are. Marge in California sent me a notice about the PlantPure Summit coming up in September --- which looks like a remarkable opportunity to hear from the experts. She says:
Dear Friends,
I am passing along to you an exciting opportunity to hear almost every one of the plant-based luminaries in the US, and if you can tune in the day each speaks, you can hear them for free (I presume they’ll eventually charge for the program, if you can’t listen on the day they are broadcast). I hope you will have time to tune into them.
Happy eating for our health and the earth’s,
Marge
We are very excited to announce that PlantPure Nation will be hosting the first ever PlantPure Summit 2016: The Convergence of Plant-Based Nutrition, Lifestyle & Healthcare. This is a 10-day online event (Sept 7th-16th) featuring 40 top experts and leaders who reveal how the plant-based lifestyle movement is radically improving healthcare. Featured speakers include Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. Will Tuttle, Brenda Davis, Victoria Moran, Kathy Freston, John Robbins, Dr. Thomas Campbell, Julieanna Hever and many more! Never before have so many plant-based nutrition and lifestyle experts been brought together to discuss the challenges and solutions we are now seeing in healthcare, as well as the impact this convergence is having on the whole plant-based movement.

This event will be held completely online, with four speakers per day interviewed via video conferencing by Lee Fulkerson, the writer and director of Forks Over Knives and host of PlantPure Radio.

Don't be left out! Registration is completely free, but seats are limited due to technical limitations, so please reserve yours now by clicking on http://www.plantpurepods.com/event/plant-pure-nation-2016-on-line-summit... looking forward to seeing you at PlantPure Summit 2016! ----PlantPure Nation

I just signed up and hope I'll be sharing the experience with some of you!

Happy cooking,
Eve