Meatless Monday - Curried Pumpkin Peanut Soup

by Dianne Wenz in ,


This soup is one of the dishes I made at the recent team Hot From the Kettle cooking demos at Williams Sonoma, and it was a big hit. It's hearty enough to served as meal, but in small amounts it also makes an excellent appetizer.

(Note: Team Hot From the Kettle will be back at the Willams Sonomo in Upper Monclair on Saturday, December 8th cooking up holiday treats!)

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Meatless Monday at A Tasteful Experience

by Dianne Wenz in


Last Monday I attended A Tasteful Experience at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange. The event was a fundraiser for Clara Maass’s Child Life Program, which helps children and their families cope with illness and hospitalization. The area’s finest restaurants, caterers and purveyors of spirits donated their time, talents and food to the cause.

I attended A Tasteful Experience to report on it from a vegan perspective. Since this was my first time attending the event, I wasn’t sure what to expect and I didn’t know if there would be anything vegan at all.

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