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Introduction

Did you host a potluck?

Tell us about your potluck by May 3, 2010 for a chance to receive a free gift basket! Gifts include autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more.

More about the potluck

We encouraged viewers to Invite their family and friends over for a healthy, delicious, affordable and sustainable meal. Then watch the Oscar-nominated Food, Inc. and discuss what we eat, how it's produced and where we should go from here. POV has free gifts to give away — books, gift cards, sustainable food items and more — and we’ll be selecting some lucky potluck hosts and participants to receive them! Food, Inc.: Potluck collage All images by ladymissmarquise / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Potluck Party Kit and Checklist

Ready to host your own Food, Inc. potluck? Here's a guide to getting started!

Planning

 

The Potluck

Put your feet up and pat yourself on the back for a great party

For Bloggers & Orgs

Attention, bloggers! Attention, organizers! On April 21, viewers all over the country will be hosting Food, Inc. viewing and potluck parties where they will eat, watch and discuss food-related issues. To make this night an unequivocal success, we need your help. We'd like to involve your readers in hosting their own potlucks. We want to show off how vibrant the food community is online, and highlight how engaged you are with eating well — in all senses of the word. We are featuring select participating sites right here on our site. Blogger Jennifer from use real butter hosted the first Food, Inc. potluck at her home in Colorado! Check out her mouth-watering post for the details. Here are some ways you can help. 1. Share your recipes — Enter your best potluck recipes in the comments section of our recipes page so that viewers and potluck hosts can check them out. 2. Feature POV's Food, Inc. potluck party on your site — Encourage your readers to host their own potluck parties on April 21 (or from April 22 to April 29, when the film will be streaming online). Post about the potluck and link back to our party kit and checklist. Then, have your readers who hosted potlucks tell us about their party for a chance receive free gifts — including autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, a DVD of the film, coffee from Equator Coffees, coupons for free Amy's Kitchen products and more! 3. Host your own Food, Inc. potluck party and blog about it — We would love to feature bloggers who hold their own potluck parties in the next few weeks as examples to viewers who are interested in doing it the night of broadcast. 4. Get the word out — Tweet/Facebook about the POV broadcast of the film and the potluck and let your friends, family, fans and followers know how they can hold their own potlucks. We'd love it if you used the hashtag #foodincparty when you tweet so that we can track, retweet and respond to your messages. Here is a sample tweet that we encourage you to retweet if you're short on time.
FOOD, INC. airs on @povdocs (PBS) 4/21. Host a potluck and talk about food issues? http://to.pbs.org/a4Q1BT #foodincparty
  Here are some photos and materials that may be useful to you. Thanks, bloggers! If you have any questions, please contact our community engagement coordinator Amanda Nguyen at anguyen [at] pov.org.

Participating Sites

Bloggers from around the country are joining the Food, Inc. potluck party! Visit these sites for more food, more recipes and more thoughts on healthy and sustainable eating for you and your family. We'll be updating this page with more sites in the coming weeks, so check back for more great food sites as you get ready to host your own potluck. Food, Inc.: 30 Bucks a Week30 Bucks a Week This blog is an attempt to document spending $30 a week on groceries for two people living in Brooklyn, NY (yes, $15 each). While we’re trying to squeeze all of our weekly home-cooked meals with that $30, we still go out to eat once in a while. It’s still unclear what we’ll do about cooking for dinner parties… All the meals featured here are 100% vegetarian, though they will often feature eggs and dairy.   Food, Inc.: About Cooking for KidsAbout Cooking for Kids Stephanie Gallagher of About Cooking for Kids is an award-winning journalist, food writer, author of four books and mother of two. When she isn't in the kitchen developing new recipes, she can be found poring over cookbooks or browsing the aisles of local food stores and farmer's markets for the latest and greatest kitchen products and foods to share with her readers.   Food, Inc.: Coconut and Lime BlogCoconut & Lime Rachel Rappaport is a Baltimore based recipe developer and food writer. She spends her days developing recipes for companies and her blog Coconut & Lime, giving cooking demonstrations, and writing about food for online and print publications. She writes a bimonthly local and seasonal food column in Taste of the Bay magazine and her first cookbook will be out in August 2010.   Food, Inc.: Compassionate CooksCompassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. We offer people the tools and resources they need to prevent disease, optimize their health and create new habits that benefit the earth and all its inhabitants.   Food, Inc.: Cooks AppealCook Appeal Chef E Stelling hails from Texas, but now works as a consultant/chef in New Jersey. She is also a food poet and was featured on Crops To Cuisine Radio in Boulder Colorado. She writes locally on wine publications. Cook Appeal features food that "plays with flavors" and wine pairings.   Food, Inc.: Earth EatsEarth Eats A weekly podcast, public radio program and blog that brings you the freshest news and recipes inspired by local food and sustainable agriculture, Earth Eats aims to help people feel more connected to their food.   Food and Water Watch logoFood & Water Watch Established in 2005, Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to keeping U.S. water and food safe and free of chemicals, hormones and bacteria. They lobby the government for tougher standards, better oversight and clearer labeling.   Food, Inc.: Logo for the Ethical ButcherThe Ethical Butcher Berlin Reed is the butcher, chef and writer behind The Ethical Butcher. His practice is driven by personal relationships with small local farmers, a deep love of food, respect for the animals we eat and the environment on which we depend.   Food, Inc.: Food 52 LogoFood 52 Food52 is a place for cooks of all kinds. We're creating the first crowd-sourced cookbook and curated recipe database. We blog about cooking every day and offer a vetted selection of the best artisanal foods and kitchen products in the country.   Food, Inc.: Hungry in BrooklynHungry in Brooklyn Shea Hess posts recipes and videos and throws a signature monthly dinner at her home in Brooklyn to help to create, explore and document the local, organic and sustainable food movement in her neighborhood and beyond. Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.   Food, Inc.: I am not a chef Logoiamnotachef This is my attempt at articulating what I think and feel about food and wine. It is a blog dedicated to real food, real drinks and the people who like that kind of stuff.   Food, Inc.: Jersey BitesJerseyBites.com JerseyBites.com is a little blog with a big appetite, and it’s chowing down on the Garden State. We dish about recipes, restaurants, New Jersey-based food products and culinary events. If you love New Jersey (hey, even if you don't) you'll love Jersey Bites. We are on a personal quest for food with attitude, and we'd love for you to join us. (Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.)   Food, Inc.: John and Lisa Are Eating in South JerseyJohn and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey A blog that focuses on all things food in South Jersey, John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey takes a look at restaurants, farms, festivals and wineries. They share their experiences and try to have some fun in doing so. There are great food things happening in South Jersey — and John and Lisa want people to hear about them.   Food, Inc.: Photo from Last Night's DinnerLast Night's Dinner Last Night's Dinner is a blog about what we're eating. The focus is on dinners, which are mostly cooked at home. Though we're not strict locavores, we source the majority of our fresh ingredients from local farmers and purveyors, and we try to eat seasonally.   Food, Inc.: Little Homestead in the CityLittle Homestead in the City This is the first and most comprehensive urban homesteading blog by Jules Dervaes and family at Path to Freedom. By growing and preserving their own food, installing solar power, home-brewing biodiesel, raising backyard farm animals, and practicing back-to-basics skills, these modern-day pioneers have revived the old-fashioned spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness.   Food, Inc.: Photo from Not Eating Out in NYNot Eating Out in New York A blog championing cooking at home in the unlikeliest city for that. Blogger Cathy Erway, who spent two years not eating out in New York, strictly, is the author of the new memoir, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove.   Food, Inc.: Organic TV logoOrganicNation.tv A web video series and daily blog exploring the American sustainable food landscape. Founders Dorothee Royal-Hedinger and Mark Andrew Boyer travel across the U.S. interviewing farmers, activists and experts behind the "good food" movement. They aim to empower consumers to make healthy choices for themselves and for the environment.   Food, Inc. - Pesticide Action NetworkPesticide Action Network (PAN) PAN North America is a consumer advocacy group working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. Their website includes a pesticide information database and a special feature and iPhone app called "What's on Your Food?" that helps consumers learn what pesticides may be lurking on their produce.   Food, Inc.: Simply Raw RecipesSimply Raw Recipes I pride myself as someone who walks their talk as a living, breathing demonstration of how one can live sustainably, anywhere. On my sites I document what I'm doing — I am growing an organic vegetable garden with little land on my Manhattan fire escape, creating raw vegan recipes and demonstrating daily actionable steps on how to be earth friendly.   Food, Inc.: Use Real Butter Photouse real butter Food, photography, life in Colorado... it's a random walk. use real butter is a glimpse at life in the Colorado Rockies through the eyes of photographer and food blogger, Jennifer Yu, who shares musings and recipes. Check out Jen's post about the amazing potluck party she threw earlier this month!   Food, Inc.: Working Class FoodiesWorking Class Foodies Working Class Foodies follows siblings Rebecca and Max Lando — and their dog, Humphrey — on their quest to find the best local and seasonal ingredients the city has to offer and turn them into delicious meals, all while keeping the budget under $8/person, the price of an average New York City lunch. Check out some pictures from their potluck in our slideshow.

Recipes

We've compiled some great potluck recipes from our participating bloggers! Check out these mouth-water recipes for, and leave us a comment with links to your favorite potluck recipes. Food, Inc.: Empanadas from blogger use real butter

Argentine Empanadas (use real butter)

Courses Ingredients Budget  

Courses

Appetizers Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats) Argentine Empanadas (use real butter) Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites) Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week) Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York) Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Chicken Liver Crostinis With Rosemary And Garlic (Earth Eats) Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies) Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter) Chipotle Guacamole (Coconut & Lime) Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites) Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites) Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies) Parsnip Cakes with Smoked Trout, Apple, and Horseradish Cream (Earth Eats) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week) Pork Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce (Coconut & Lime) Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week) Rachel’s Ultimate Crab Dip (Coconut & Lime) Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites) Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Roll-Your-Own Dolmas (Earth Eats) Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Shrimp with Ceci Beans and Chiles (I Am Not a Chef) Spinach Deviled Eggs (Coconut & Lime) "Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York) Sweet Pea Guacamole (Earth Eats) Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Wings & Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies)   Entrees Baked Penne With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies) Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York) Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites) Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime) Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies) Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime) Homemade Pizza (Indiana Public Television) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Lentil Soup (use real butter) Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Make Your Own Veggie Burgers (Earth Eats) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites) Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Spinach (I Am Not a Chef) Pastitsio (Food 52) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Posole (use real butter) Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week) Rabbit Stew with Tomato And Riesling Wine Sauce (Earth Eats) Red Beans and Rice (use real butter) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52) Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime) Stir Fried Chinese Mi Fun (use real butter) Stuffed Turkish Vegetables (Earth Eats) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime) Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies) Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites) Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City) Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)   Sides & Salads 3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal) Baltimore Coleslaw (Coconut & Lime) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes) Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter) Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes) Caramelized Turnips and Pears With Real Maple Syrup (Earth Eats) Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York) Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime) The Citrus Salad (Working Class Foodies) Cornbread (use real butter) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Deconstructed Pizza Pasta Salad (Coconut & Lime) Deli-Style Macaroni Salad (Coconut & Lime) Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner) Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York) Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter) Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Old Fashioned Potato Latkes (Indian Public Media) Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies) Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Polish Rutabaga Mash (Earth Eats) Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week) Pureed Parsnips (Hungry in Brooklyn) Roasted Asparagus (use real butter) Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter) Raw Celery Root Remoulade (Earth Eats) Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter) Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter) Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter) Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52) Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter) Sunshine Salad (Coconut & Lime) Tofu Caprese Salad (Earth Eats) Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Zippy Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Pinenuts, and Cranberries (Coconut & Lime)   Desserts Airy Rosemary Citrus Pignole Bread Pudding (Food 52) Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies) Apple Cranberry Crisp (use real butter) Aspen Apple Cake (use real butter) Beeramisu (Working Class Foodies) Blackberry Vanilla Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime) Blueberry Cobbler (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Caffeine Cake: Cocoa, Coffee, Cola (Hungry in Brooklyn) Cherry Pie (Little Homestead in the City) Chocolate Bundt Cake (Food 52) Chocolate Chip and Sour Cherry Cookies (Coconut & Lime) Chocolate-Covered Pumpkin Seed Brittle (Working Class Foodies) Chocolate Pudding (30 Bucks a Week) Cinnamon Rhubarb Loaves (use real butter) Cranberry Ginger Thumbprints (Not Eating Out in New York) Cranberry-Rosemary Oat Bars (Working Class Foodies) French Nougatine (Working Class Foodies) Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Chunks (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Friands (use real butter) Gingered Berry Grunt (Earth Eats) Grandma’s Apple Pie with Sweet Seasons and Ginger (Earth Eats) Lemon Bars (Coconut & Lime) Lemon Drop Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime) Lemon Thyme Bars (Not Eating Out in New York) Lime Cookies (30 Bucks a Week) Loquat Crumble (Little Homestead in the City) Maple Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Hungry in Brooklyn) Mexican Wedding Cookies (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Nutella Black Bottoms (Coconut & Lime) Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies) Pumpkin Coconut and Raisin Muffins (30 Bucks a Week) Raspberry Oatmeal Bars (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (Food 52) Sour Cream Coffee Cake (use real butter) Spiced Pumpkin-Cramberry Bread (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Sun Cooked Preserves (Little Homestead in the City) Vegan Carrot Muffin (OrganicNation.tv) Warm Chocolate Ganache With Fresh Strawberries (Earth Eats)  

By Ingredients

Vegetarian 3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats) Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Asparagus Soup (use real butter) Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites) Baked Penne with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes) Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter) Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes) Bittman's Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York) Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week) Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York) Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter) Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites) Cornbread (use real butter) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week) Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites) Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime) Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner) Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites) Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York) Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York) Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter) Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Lentil Soup (use real butter) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Linguine with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week) Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week) Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week) Roasted Asparagus (use real butter) Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52) Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter) Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter) Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter) Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter) Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter) Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week) Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime) Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies) Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)   Meat and Seafood Pork Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies) "Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York) Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52) Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn) Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) Beef Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52) Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies) Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Chicken Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites) Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime) Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Lamb Pastitsio (Food 52) Turkey Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites) Bison Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats) Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime) Seafood Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey  

Budget

3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)

Sponsors

 

Tell us about your potluck for a chance to receive a gift basket!

Food, Inc.: Amy's KitchenAmy's Kitchen produces delicious, nourishing frozen meals for health-conscious people too busy to cook. Amy’s food tastes so good because it’s made from the kind of real food ingredients that people use in their own kitchens…no MSG, no additives, no preservatives, no GMO’s and no trans fats. Food, Inc.: Branch Branch is an online store featuring the best in sustainable design for your home. Founded by a designer with a deep commitment to sustainability, Branch is your source for beautiful and thoughtfully made housewares, gifts, furnishings, and biodegradable tableware, including the WASARA collection.   Food, Inc.: Equator CoffeesEquator Coffees and Teas is a women-owned specialty coffee and tea company with a deep commitment to environmental and social responsibility. Equator’s empowered supply chain extends from crop to cup, and is backed by longstanding relationships with farmers, chefs and consumers who are passionate about quality.   Food, Inc.: GreenfeetGreenfeet Greenfeet.com is an established e-tailer of thousands of eco-friendly goods for home, garden and self, which is committed to providing quality, affordable goods designed to help simplify and green your life — all with a humorous slant. Green living does not have to be expensive or boring — we’ll show you how.   Food, Inc.: Fast Food NationIn 2001, HarperCollins Press published The New York Times bestseller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser, a groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats.   Food, Inc.: Food Inc DVDMagnolia Pictures is the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, a vertically-integrated group of media properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban that also includes the Landmark Theatres chain, the production company 2929 Productions, and the high definition cable network HDNet. Magnolia's recent releases include such critically acclaimed films as the Oscar nominated documentary Food, Inc., Oscar winner Man on Wire, James Gray's Two Lovers, Stephen Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Expereince, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother, and Conor McPherson's The Eclipse. Upcoming releases include Luca Guadagnino's I Am Love, Bob Pulcini and Shari Berman's The Extra Man, Oscar-winner Alex Gibney's Casino Jack and the United States of Money, Neil Jordan's Ondine, Dagur Kari's The Good Heart, the hard hitting nuclear weapons documentary Countdown to Zero and many more.   Food, Inc.: Numi Organic TeasNumi Organic Tea was founded in 1999 by brother-sister duo Ahmed and Reem Rahim to bring unique, high-quality Organic and Fair Trade Certified teas to consumers around the world. To create the purest tea on the planet, Numi is committed to sourcing directly from farmers only the highest quality, premium full-leaf teas and real fruits, flowers, herbs and spices without the added oils or flavorings ( including "natural flavorings") common to the market. Numi is a pioneer in sustainable business practices such as ethical sourcing, ecological packaging, carbon offsetting, and social enterprise.   Food, Inc.: Participant's Food, Inc. GuideParticipant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media. Participant Media is headed by CEO Jim Berk and was founded in 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Ricky Strauss is President. Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to the forefront real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participant creates extensive social action and advocacy programs which provide ideas and tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. Participant's films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson's War, Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, Standard Operating Procedure, The Visitor, The Soloist, Food, Inc., The Informant! and The Crazies.   Food, Inc.: The Omnivore's DilemmaIn 2006, Penguin Press published The Omnivore's Dilemma, The New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us — whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed — he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.   Food, Inc.: Stonyfield OrganicsStonyfield Farm, celebrating its 27th year, is the world's leading organic yogurt company. Its all natural and certified organic yogurt, smoothies, milk, cultured soy, frozen yogurt and ice cream are distributed nationally. The company advocates that healthy food can only come from a healthy planet. Its organic ingredient purchases keep over 100,000 farm acres free of toxic, persistent pesticides and chemical fertilizers that can contaminate soil, rivers and drinking water. Stonyfield also donates 10% of its profits to efforts that help protect and restore the Earth.

Gift Basket

Food, Inc. Gift Basket boxThanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we gave away 60 baskets of free stuff for Food, Inc. potluck hosts! Gifts included autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more. DVDs, Books and More Food, Inc. DVD (Magnolia Pictures) Why Eat Organic DVD (Stonyfield) Food Inc.: A Participant Guide Book (Participant Media) Autographed copy of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation (Harper Collins) Autographed copy of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma (Penguin Press) Food, Inc. Poster (River Road Entertainment) Food and Drink Bamboo Portfolio with 30 Teabags (Numi Organic Tea) Bag of artisan, sustainable coffee, 12 oz. (Equator Estates Coffees and Teas) Coupon for one free soup, bean or chili (Amy's Kitchen) Product coupon, maximum value $5 (Amy's Kitchen) Home and Away Oikos tote bags (Stonyfield) Recipe card sets (Stonyfield) Wasara biodegradable and compostable wine glasses (Branch) Twenty percent off coupon for Wasara products (Branch) Free Greenstep membership (Greenfeet) Assortment of Bamboo Utensils (Greenfeet)

Basket Recipients: Carley Stewart (Anthem, AZ), Sueanne Lewis (Glendale, AZ), David Eccles (Lompoc, CA), Jennifer Archuleta (Richmond, CA), Jules Dervaes - Path to Freedom Urban Homestead (Pasadena, CA), Susannah Denegree (San Francisco, CA), Anonymous (Stanford, CA), Franke James (Ontario, Canada), Becky Bunn (Denver, CO), Elizabeth Berry (Washington, DC), Julie Brantley (Ormond Beach, FL), Michelle Fountain (Parkland, FL), Shanika Malcolm (West Palm Beach, FL), Dana Nahai (Atlanta, GA), Sherry Marks (Ellijay, GA), Kurt Friese (Iowa City, IA), Lisa Percy (Ames, IA), Shekhar Gupta (Chicago, IL), Maggie Bowman (Chicago, IL), Crystal Martin (Wilmore, KY), Kathy Packard (Payneville, KY), Sara Burnett (Irvington, KY), Sheryle DeGirolamo (North Attleboro, MA), Ashutosh Kaushal (Detroit, MI), Anonymous (Richfield, MN), Sue Carver (Plymouth, MN), Laurel Abreu (Hattiesburg, MS), E Parmele (Lincoln, NE), Diana Abarca (Derry, NH), Anonymous (Allegany, NY), Erin Neu (Garden City Park, NY), Harrison Ezratty (East Rockaway, NY), Katy Rubin (New York, NY), Leanne Paradis (Buffalo,NY), Mary Lee (Gansevoort, NY), Shea Hess Rodriguez (Brooklyn, NY), Stephanie Douglas (New York, NY), Stacey Bucovy (Brooklyn, NY), Cara Hathaway (Tulsa, OK), Maka Hansen (Norman, OK), Monika Paden (Oklahoma City, OK), Tricia Sneed (Norman, OK), Libby Mongue-Wymore (Baker City, OR), Anonymous (Reading, PA), Patricia Goetz (Zelienople, PA), Anonymous (Austin, TX), Brenda Velazquez-Scott (San Antonio, TX), J. Robyn Thompson (San Antonio, TX), Kat Stremlau (Woodinville, WA), Anonymous (Oconto, WI)

Potluck Gallery

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Introduction

Did you host a potluck?

Tell us about your potluck by May 3, 2010 for a chance to receive a free gift basket! Gifts include autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more.

More about the potluck

We encouraged viewers to Invite their family and friends over for a healthy, delicious, affordable and sustainable meal. Then watch the Oscar-nominated Food, Inc. and discuss what we eat, how it's produced and where we should go from here. POV has free gifts to give away — books, gift cards, sustainable food items and more — and we’ll be selecting some lucky potluck hosts and participants to receive them! Food, Inc.: Potluck collage All images by ladymissmarquise / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Potluck Party Kit and Checklist

Ready to host your own Food, Inc. potluck? Here's a guide to getting started!

Planning

 

The Potluck

Put your feet up and pat yourself on the back for a great party

For Bloggers & Orgs

Attention, bloggers! Attention, organizers! On April 21, viewers all over the country will be hosting Food, Inc. viewing and potluck parties where they will eat, watch and discuss food-related issues. To make this night an unequivocal success, we need your help. We'd like to involve your readers in hosting their own potlucks. We want to show off how vibrant the food community is online, and highlight how engaged you are with eating well — in all senses of the word. We are featuring select participating sites right here on our site. Blogger Jennifer from use real butter hosted the first Food, Inc. potluck at her home in Colorado! Check out her mouth-watering post for the details. Here are some ways you can help. 1. Share your recipes — Enter your best potluck recipes in the comments section of our recipes page so that viewers and potluck hosts can check them out. 2. Feature POV's Food, Inc. potluck party on your site — Encourage your readers to host their own potluck parties on April 21 (or from April 22 to April 29, when the film will be streaming online). Post about the potluck and link back to our party kit and checklist. Then, have your readers who hosted potlucks tell us about their party for a chance receive free gifts — including autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, a DVD of the film, coffee from Equator Coffees, coupons for free Amy's Kitchen products and more! 3. Host your own Food, Inc. potluck party and blog about it — We would love to feature bloggers who hold their own potluck parties in the next few weeks as examples to viewers who are interested in doing it the night of broadcast. 4. Get the word out — Tweet/Facebook about the POV broadcast of the film and the potluck and let your friends, family, fans and followers know how they can hold their own potlucks. We'd love it if you used the hashtag #foodincparty when you tweet so that we can track, retweet and respond to your messages. Here is a sample tweet that we encourage you to retweet if you're short on time.
FOOD, INC. airs on @povdocs (PBS) 4/21. Host a potluck and talk about food issues? http://to.pbs.org/a4Q1BT #foodincparty
  Here are some photos and materials that may be useful to you. Thanks, bloggers! If you have any questions, please contact our community engagement coordinator Amanda Nguyen at anguyen [at] pov.org.

Participating Sites

Bloggers from around the country are joining the Food, Inc. potluck party! Visit these sites for more food, more recipes and more thoughts on healthy and sustainable eating for you and your family. We'll be updating this page with more sites in the coming weeks, so check back for more great food sites as you get ready to host your own potluck. Food, Inc.: 30 Bucks a Week30 Bucks a Week This blog is an attempt to document spending $30 a week on groceries for two people living in Brooklyn, NY (yes, $15 each). While we’re trying to squeeze all of our weekly home-cooked meals with that $30, we still go out to eat once in a while. It’s still unclear what we’ll do about cooking for dinner parties… All the meals featured here are 100% vegetarian, though they will often feature eggs and dairy.   Food, Inc.: About Cooking for KidsAbout Cooking for Kids Stephanie Gallagher of About Cooking for Kids is an award-winning journalist, food writer, author of four books and mother of two. When she isn't in the kitchen developing new recipes, she can be found poring over cookbooks or browsing the aisles of local food stores and farmer's markets for the latest and greatest kitchen products and foods to share with her readers.   Food, Inc.: Coconut and Lime BlogCoconut & Lime Rachel Rappaport is a Baltimore based recipe developer and food writer. She spends her days developing recipes for companies and her blog Coconut & Lime, giving cooking demonstrations, and writing about food for online and print publications. She writes a bimonthly local and seasonal food column in Taste of the Bay magazine and her first cookbook will be out in August 2010.   Food, Inc.: Compassionate CooksCompassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. We offer people the tools and resources they need to prevent disease, optimize their health and create new habits that benefit the earth and all its inhabitants.   Food, Inc.: Cooks AppealCook Appeal Chef E Stelling hails from Texas, but now works as a consultant/chef in New Jersey. She is also a food poet and was featured on Crops To Cuisine Radio in Boulder Colorado. She writes locally on wine publications. Cook Appeal features food that "plays with flavors" and wine pairings.   Food, Inc.: Earth EatsEarth Eats A weekly podcast, public radio program and blog that brings you the freshest news and recipes inspired by local food and sustainable agriculture, Earth Eats aims to help people feel more connected to their food.   Food and Water Watch logoFood & Water Watch Established in 2005, Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to keeping U.S. water and food safe and free of chemicals, hormones and bacteria. They lobby the government for tougher standards, better oversight and clearer labeling.   Food, Inc.: Logo for the Ethical ButcherThe Ethical Butcher Berlin Reed is the butcher, chef and writer behind The Ethical Butcher. His practice is driven by personal relationships with small local farmers, a deep love of food, respect for the animals we eat and the environment on which we depend.   Food, Inc.: Food 52 LogoFood 52 Food52 is a place for cooks of all kinds. We're creating the first crowd-sourced cookbook and curated recipe database. We blog about cooking every day and offer a vetted selection of the best artisanal foods and kitchen products in the country.   Food, Inc.: Hungry in BrooklynHungry in Brooklyn Shea Hess posts recipes and videos and throws a signature monthly dinner at her home in Brooklyn to help to create, explore and document the local, organic and sustainable food movement in her neighborhood and beyond. Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.   Food, Inc.: I am not a chef Logoiamnotachef This is my attempt at articulating what I think and feel about food and wine. It is a blog dedicated to real food, real drinks and the people who like that kind of stuff.   Food, Inc.: Jersey BitesJerseyBites.com JerseyBites.com is a little blog with a big appetite, and it’s chowing down on the Garden State. We dish about recipes, restaurants, New Jersey-based food products and culinary events. If you love New Jersey (hey, even if you don't) you'll love Jersey Bites. We are on a personal quest for food with attitude, and we'd love for you to join us. (Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.)   Food, Inc.: John and Lisa Are Eating in South JerseyJohn and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey A blog that focuses on all things food in South Jersey, John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey takes a look at restaurants, farms, festivals and wineries. They share their experiences and try to have some fun in doing so. There are great food things happening in South Jersey — and John and Lisa want people to hear about them.   Food, Inc.: Photo from Last Night's DinnerLast Night's Dinner Last Night's Dinner is a blog about what we're eating. The focus is on dinners, which are mostly cooked at home. Though we're not strict locavores, we source the majority of our fresh ingredients from local farmers and purveyors, and we try to eat seasonally.   Food, Inc.: Little Homestead in the CityLittle Homestead in the City This is the first and most comprehensive urban homesteading blog by Jules Dervaes and family at Path to Freedom. By growing and preserving their own food, installing solar power, home-brewing biodiesel, raising backyard farm animals, and practicing back-to-basics skills, these modern-day pioneers have revived the old-fashioned spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness.   Food, Inc.: Photo from Not Eating Out in NYNot Eating Out in New York A blog championing cooking at home in the unlikeliest city for that. Blogger Cathy Erway, who spent two years not eating out in New York, strictly, is the author of the new memoir, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove.   Food, Inc.: Organic TV logoOrganicNation.tv A web video series and daily blog exploring the American sustainable food landscape. Founders Dorothee Royal-Hedinger and Mark Andrew Boyer travel across the U.S. interviewing farmers, activists and experts behind the "good food" movement. They aim to empower consumers to make healthy choices for themselves and for the environment.   Food, Inc. - Pesticide Action NetworkPesticide Action Network (PAN) PAN North America is a consumer advocacy group working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. Their website includes a pesticide information database and a special feature and iPhone app called "What's on Your Food?" that helps consumers learn what pesticides may be lurking on their produce.   Food, Inc.: Simply Raw RecipesSimply Raw Recipes I pride myself as someone who walks their talk as a living, breathing demonstration of how one can live sustainably, anywhere. On my sites I document what I'm doing — I am growing an organic vegetable garden with little land on my Manhattan fire escape, creating raw vegan recipes and demonstrating daily actionable steps on how to be earth friendly.   Food, Inc.: Use Real Butter Photouse real butter Food, photography, life in Colorado... it's a random walk. use real butter is a glimpse at life in the Colorado Rockies through the eyes of photographer and food blogger, Jennifer Yu, who shares musings and recipes. Check out Jen's post about the amazing potluck party she threw earlier this month!   Food, Inc.: Working Class FoodiesWorking Class Foodies Working Class Foodies follows siblings Rebecca and Max Lando — and their dog, Humphrey — on their quest to find the best local and seasonal ingredients the city has to offer and turn them into delicious meals, all while keeping the budget under $8/person, the price of an average New York City lunch. Check out some pictures from their potluck in our slideshow.

Recipes

We've compiled some great potluck recipes from our participating bloggers! Check out these mouth-water recipes for, and leave us a comment with links to your favorite potluck recipes. Food, Inc.: Empanadas from blogger use real butter

Argentine Empanadas (use real butter)

Courses Ingredients Budget  

Courses

Appetizers Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats) Argentine Empanadas (use real butter) Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites) Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week) Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York) Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Chicken Liver Crostinis With Rosemary And Garlic (Earth Eats) Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies) Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter) Chipotle Guacamole (Coconut & Lime) Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites) Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites) Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies) Parsnip Cakes with Smoked Trout, Apple, and Horseradish Cream (Earth Eats) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week) Pork Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce (Coconut & Lime) Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week) Rachel’s Ultimate Crab Dip (Coconut & Lime) Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites) Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Roll-Your-Own Dolmas (Earth Eats) Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Shrimp with Ceci Beans and Chiles (I Am Not a Chef) Spinach Deviled Eggs (Coconut & Lime) "Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York) Sweet Pea Guacamole (Earth Eats) Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Wings & Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies)   Entrees Baked Penne With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies) Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York) Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites) Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime) Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies) Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime) Homemade Pizza (Indiana Public Television) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Lentil Soup (use real butter) Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Make Your Own Veggie Burgers (Earth Eats) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites) Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Spinach (I Am Not a Chef) Pastitsio (Food 52) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Posole (use real butter) Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week) Rabbit Stew with Tomato And Riesling Wine Sauce (Earth Eats) Red Beans and Rice (use real butter) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52) Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime) Stir Fried Chinese Mi Fun (use real butter) Stuffed Turkish Vegetables (Earth Eats) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime) Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies) Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites) Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City) Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)   Sides & Salads 3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal) Baltimore Coleslaw (Coconut & Lime) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes) Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter) Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes) Caramelized Turnips and Pears With Real Maple Syrup (Earth Eats) Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York) Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime) The Citrus Salad (Working Class Foodies) Cornbread (use real butter) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Deconstructed Pizza Pasta Salad (Coconut & Lime) Deli-Style Macaroni Salad (Coconut & Lime) Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner) Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York) Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter) Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Old Fashioned Potato Latkes (Indian Public Media) Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies) Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Polish Rutabaga Mash (Earth Eats) Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week) Pureed Parsnips (Hungry in Brooklyn) Roasted Asparagus (use real butter) Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter) Raw Celery Root Remoulade (Earth Eats) Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter) Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter) Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter) Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52) Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter) Sunshine Salad (Coconut & Lime) Tofu Caprese Salad (Earth Eats) Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Zippy Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Pinenuts, and Cranberries (Coconut & Lime)   Desserts Airy Rosemary Citrus Pignole Bread Pudding (Food 52) Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies) Apple Cranberry Crisp (use real butter) Aspen Apple Cake (use real butter) Beeramisu (Working Class Foodies) Blackberry Vanilla Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime) Blueberry Cobbler (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Caffeine Cake: Cocoa, Coffee, Cola (Hungry in Brooklyn) Cherry Pie (Little Homestead in the City) Chocolate Bundt Cake (Food 52) Chocolate Chip and Sour Cherry Cookies (Coconut & Lime) Chocolate-Covered Pumpkin Seed Brittle (Working Class Foodies) Chocolate Pudding (30 Bucks a Week) Cinnamon Rhubarb Loaves (use real butter) Cranberry Ginger Thumbprints (Not Eating Out in New York) Cranberry-Rosemary Oat Bars (Working Class Foodies) French Nougatine (Working Class Foodies) Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Chunks (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Friands (use real butter) Gingered Berry Grunt (Earth Eats) Grandma’s Apple Pie with Sweet Seasons and Ginger (Earth Eats) Lemon Bars (Coconut & Lime) Lemon Drop Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime) Lemon Thyme Bars (Not Eating Out in New York) Lime Cookies (30 Bucks a Week) Loquat Crumble (Little Homestead in the City) Maple Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Hungry in Brooklyn) Mexican Wedding Cookies (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Nutella Black Bottoms (Coconut & Lime) Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies) Pumpkin Coconut and Raisin Muffins (30 Bucks a Week) Raspberry Oatmeal Bars (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (Food 52) Sour Cream Coffee Cake (use real butter) Spiced Pumpkin-Cramberry Bread (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Sun Cooked Preserves (Little Homestead in the City) Vegan Carrot Muffin (OrganicNation.tv) Warm Chocolate Ganache With Fresh Strawberries (Earth Eats)  

By Ingredients

Vegetarian 3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats) Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Asparagus Soup (use real butter) Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites) Baked Penne with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes) Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter) Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes) Bittman's Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York) Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week) Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York) Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter) Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites) Cornbread (use real butter) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week) Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites) Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime) Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner) Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites) Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York) Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York) Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter) Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Lentil Soup (use real butter) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Linguine with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week) Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week) Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week) Roasted Asparagus (use real butter) Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52) Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter) Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter) Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter) Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter) Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter) Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week) Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime) Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies) Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)   Meat and Seafood Pork Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies) "Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York) Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52) Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn) Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) Beef Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52) Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies) Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Chicken Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites) Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime) Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Lamb Pastitsio (Food 52) Turkey Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites) Bison Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats) Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime) Seafood Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey  

Budget

3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)

Sponsors

 

Tell us about your potluck for a chance to receive a gift basket!

Food, Inc.: Amy's KitchenAmy's Kitchen produces delicious, nourishing frozen meals for health-conscious people too busy to cook. Amy’s food tastes so good because it’s made from the kind of real food ingredients that people use in their own kitchens…no MSG, no additives, no preservatives, no GMO’s and no trans fats. Food, Inc.: Branch Branch is an online store featuring the best in sustainable design for your home. Founded by a designer with a deep commitment to sustainability, Branch is your source for beautiful and thoughtfully made housewares, gifts, furnishings, and biodegradable tableware, including the WASARA collection.   Food, Inc.: Equator CoffeesEquator Coffees and Teas is a women-owned specialty coffee and tea company with a deep commitment to environmental and social responsibility. Equator’s empowered supply chain extends from crop to cup, and is backed by longstanding relationships with farmers, chefs and consumers who are passionate about quality.   Food, Inc.: GreenfeetGreenfeet Greenfeet.com is an established e-tailer of thousands of eco-friendly goods for home, garden and self, which is committed to providing quality, affordable goods designed to help simplify and green your life — all with a humorous slant. Green living does not have to be expensive or boring — we’ll show you how.   Food, Inc.: Fast Food NationIn 2001, HarperCollins Press published The New York Times bestseller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser, a groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats.   Food, Inc.: Food Inc DVDMagnolia Pictures is the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, a vertically-integrated group of media properties co-owned by Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban that also includes the Landmark Theatres chain, the production company 2929 Productions, and the high definition cable network HDNet. Magnolia's recent releases include such critically acclaimed films as the Oscar nominated documentary Food, Inc., Oscar winner Man on Wire, James Gray's Two Lovers, Stephen Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Expereince, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother, and Conor McPherson's The Eclipse. Upcoming releases include Luca Guadagnino's I Am Love, Bob Pulcini and Shari Berman's The Extra Man, Oscar-winner Alex Gibney's Casino Jack and the United States of Money, Neil Jordan's Ondine, Dagur Kari's The Good Heart, the hard hitting nuclear weapons documentary Countdown to Zero and many more.   Food, Inc.: Numi Organic TeasNumi Organic Tea was founded in 1999 by brother-sister duo Ahmed and Reem Rahim to bring unique, high-quality Organic and Fair Trade Certified teas to consumers around the world. To create the purest tea on the planet, Numi is committed to sourcing directly from farmers only the highest quality, premium full-leaf teas and real fruits, flowers, herbs and spices without the added oils or flavorings ( including "natural flavorings") common to the market. Numi is a pioneer in sustainable business practices such as ethical sourcing, ecological packaging, carbon offsetting, and social enterprise.   Food, Inc.: Participant's Food, Inc. GuideParticipant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media. Participant Media is headed by CEO Jim Berk and was founded in 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Ricky Strauss is President. Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to the forefront real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participant creates extensive social action and advocacy programs which provide ideas and tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. Participant's films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson's War, Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, Standard Operating Procedure, The Visitor, The Soloist, Food, Inc., The Informant! and The Crazies.   Food, Inc.: The Omnivore's DilemmaIn 2006, Penguin Press published The Omnivore's Dilemma, The New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us — whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed — he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.   Food, Inc.: Stonyfield OrganicsStonyfield Farm, celebrating its 27th year, is the world's leading organic yogurt company. Its all natural and certified organic yogurt, smoothies, milk, cultured soy, frozen yogurt and ice cream are distributed nationally. The company advocates that healthy food can only come from a healthy planet. Its organic ingredient purchases keep over 100,000 farm acres free of toxic, persistent pesticides and chemical fertilizers that can contaminate soil, rivers and drinking water. Stonyfield also donates 10% of its profits to efforts that help protect and restore the Earth.

Gift Basket

Food, Inc. Gift Basket boxThanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we gave away 60 baskets of free stuff for Food, Inc. potluck hosts! Gifts included autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more. DVDs, Books and More Food, Inc. DVD (Magnolia Pictures) Why Eat Organic DVD (Stonyfield) Food Inc.: A Participant Guide Book (Participant Media) Autographed copy of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation (Harper Collins) Autographed copy of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma (Penguin Press) Food, Inc. Poster (River Road Entertainment) Food and Drink Bamboo Portfolio with 30 Teabags (Numi Organic Tea) Bag of artisan, sustainable coffee, 12 oz. (Equator Estates Coffees and Teas) Coupon for one free soup, bean or chili (Amy's Kitchen) Product coupon, maximum value $5 (Amy's Kitchen) Home and Away Oikos tote bags (Stonyfield) Recipe card sets (Stonyfield) Wasara biodegradable and compostable wine glasses (Branch) Twenty percent off coupon for Wasara products (Branch) Free Greenstep membership (Greenfeet) Assortment of Bamboo Utensils (Greenfeet)

Basket Recipients: Carley Stewart (Anthem, AZ), Sueanne Lewis (Glendale, AZ), David Eccles (Lompoc, CA), Jennifer Archuleta (Richmond, CA), Jules Dervaes - Path to Freedom Urban Homestead (Pasadena, CA), Susannah Denegree (San Francisco, CA), Anonymous (Stanford, CA), Franke James (Ontario, Canada), Becky Bunn (Denver, CO), Elizabeth Berry (Washington, DC), Julie Brantley (Ormond Beach, FL), Michelle Fountain (Parkland, FL), Shanika Malcolm (West Palm Beach, FL), Dana Nahai (Atlanta, GA), Sherry Marks (Ellijay, GA), Kurt Friese (Iowa City, IA), Lisa Percy (Ames, IA), Shekhar Gupta (Chicago, IL), Maggie Bowman (Chicago, IL), Crystal Martin (Wilmore, KY), Kathy Packard (Payneville, KY), Sara Burnett (Irvington, KY), Sheryle DeGirolamo (North Attleboro, MA), Ashutosh Kaushal (Detroit, MI), Anonymous (Richfield, MN), Sue Carver (Plymouth, MN), Laurel Abreu (Hattiesburg, MS), E Parmele (Lincoln, NE), Diana Abarca (Derry, NH), Anonymous (Allegany, NY), Erin Neu (Garden City Park, NY), Harrison Ezratty (East Rockaway, NY), Katy Rubin (New York, NY), Leanne Paradis (Buffalo,NY), Mary Lee (Gansevoort, NY), Shea Hess Rodriguez (Brooklyn, NY), Stephanie Douglas (New York, NY), Stacey Bucovy (Brooklyn, NY), Cara Hathaway (Tulsa, OK), Maka Hansen (Norman, OK), Monika Paden (Oklahoma City, OK), Tricia Sneed (Norman, OK), Libby Mongue-Wymore (Baker City, OR), Anonymous (Reading, PA), Patricia Goetz (Zelienople, PA), Anonymous (Austin, TX), Brenda Velazquez-Scott (San Antonio, TX), J. Robyn Thompson (San Antonio, TX), Kat Stremlau (Woodinville, WA), Anonymous (Oconto, WI)

Potluck Gallery

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Introduction

Did you host a potluck?

Tell us about your potluck by May 3, 2010 for a chance to receive a free gift basket! Gifts include autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more.

More about the potluck

We encouraged viewers to Invite their family and friends over for a healthy, delicious, affordable and sustainable meal. Then watch the Oscar-nominated Food, Inc. and discuss what we eat, how it's produced and where we should go from here. POV has free gifts to give away — books, gift cards, sustainable food items and more — and we’ll be selecting some lucky potluck hosts and participants to receive them! Food, Inc.: Potluck collage All images by ladymissmarquise / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Potluck Party Kit and Checklist

Ready to host your own Food, Inc. potluck? Here's a guide to getting started!

Planning

 

The Potluck

Put your feet up and pat yourself on the back for a great party

For Bloggers & Orgs

Attention, bloggers! Attention, organizers! On April 21, viewers all over the country will be hosting Food, Inc. viewing and potluck parties where they will eat, watch and discuss food-related issues. To make this night an unequivocal success, we need your help. We'd like to involve your readers in hosting their own potlucks. We want to show off how vibrant the food community is online, and highlight how engaged you are with eating well — in all senses of the word. We are featuring select participating sites right here on our site. Blogger Jennifer from use real butter hosted the first Food, Inc. potluck at her home in Colorado! Check out her mouth-watering post for the details. Here are some ways you can help. 1. Share your recipes — Enter your best potluck recipes in the comments section of our recipes page so that viewers and potluck hosts can check them out. 2. Feature POV's Food, Inc. potluck party on your site — Encourage your readers to host their own potluck parties on April 21 (or from April 22 to April 29, when the film will be streaming online). Post about the potluck and link back to our party kit and checklist. Then, have your readers who hosted potlucks tell us about their party for a chance receive free gifts — including autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, a DVD of the film, coffee from Equator Coffees, coupons for free Amy's Kitchen products and more! 3. Host your own Food, Inc. potluck party and blog about it — We would love to feature bloggers who hold their own potluck parties in the next few weeks as examples to viewers who are interested in doing it the night of broadcast. 4. Get the word out — Tweet/Facebook about the POV broadcast of the film and the potluck and let your friends, family, fans and followers know how they can hold their own potlucks. We'd love it if you used the hashtag #foodincparty when you tweet so that we can track, retweet and respond to your messages. Here is a sample tweet that we encourage you to retweet if you're short on time.
FOOD, INC. airs on @povdocs (PBS) 4/21. Host a potluck and talk about food issues? http://to.pbs.org/a4Q1BT #foodincparty
  Here are some photos and materials that may be useful to you. Thanks, bloggers! If you have any questions, please contact our community engagement coordinator Amanda Nguyen at anguyen [at] pov.org.

Participating Sites

Bloggers from around the country are joining the Food, Inc. potluck party! Visit these sites for more food, more recipes and more thoughts on healthy and sustainable eating for you and your family. We'll be updating this page with more sites in the coming weeks, so check back for more great food sites as you get ready to host your own potluck. Food, Inc.: 30 Bucks a Week30 Bucks a Week This blog is an attempt to document spending $30 a week on groceries for two people living in Brooklyn, NY (yes, $15 each). While we’re trying to squeeze all of our weekly home-cooked meals with that $30, we still go out to eat once in a while. It’s still unclear what we’ll do about cooking for dinner parties… All the meals featured here are 100% vegetarian, though they will often feature eggs and dairy.   Food, Inc.: About Cooking for KidsAbout Cooking for Kids Stephanie Gallagher of About Cooking for Kids is an award-winning journalist, food writer, author of four books and mother of two. When she isn't in the kitchen developing new recipes, she can be found poring over cookbooks or browsing the aisles of local food stores and farmer's markets for the latest and greatest kitchen products and foods to share with her readers.   Food, Inc.: Coconut and Lime BlogCoconut & Lime Rachel Rappaport is a Baltimore based recipe developer and food writer. She spends her days developing recipes for companies and her blog Coconut & Lime, giving cooking demonstrations, and writing about food for online and print publications. She writes a bimonthly local and seasonal food column in Taste of the Bay magazine and her first cookbook will be out in August 2010.   Food, Inc.: Compassionate CooksCompassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. We offer people the tools and resources they need to prevent disease, optimize their health and create new habits that benefit the earth and all its inhabitants.   Food, Inc.: Cooks AppealCook Appeal Chef E Stelling hails from Texas, but now works as a consultant/chef in New Jersey. She is also a food poet and was featured on Crops To Cuisine Radio in Boulder Colorado. She writes locally on wine publications. Cook Appeal features food that "plays with flavors" and wine pairings.   Food, Inc.: Earth EatsEarth Eats A weekly podcast, public radio program and blog that brings you the freshest news and recipes inspired by local food and sustainable agriculture, Earth Eats aims to help people feel more connected to their food.   Food and Water Watch logoFood & Water Watch Established in 2005, Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to keeping U.S. water and food safe and free of chemicals, hormones and bacteria. They lobby the government for tougher standards, better oversight and clearer labeling.   Food, Inc.: Logo for the Ethical ButcherThe Ethical Butcher Berlin Reed is the butcher, chef and writer behind The Ethical Butcher. His practice is driven by personal relationships with small local farmers, a deep love of food, respect for the animals we eat and the environment on which we depend.   Food, Inc.: Food 52 LogoFood 52 Food52 is a place for cooks of all kinds. We're creating the first crowd-sourced cookbook and curated recipe database. We blog about cooking every day and offer a vetted selection of the best artisanal foods and kitchen products in the country.   Food, Inc.: Hungry in BrooklynHungry in Brooklyn Shea Hess posts recipes and videos and throws a signature monthly dinner at her home in Brooklyn to help to create, explore and document the local, organic and sustainable food movement in her neighborhood and beyond. Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.   Food, Inc.: I am not a chef Logoiamnotachef This is my attempt at articulating what I think and feel about food and wine. It is a blog dedicated to real food, real drinks and the people who like that kind of stuff.   Food, Inc.: Jersey BitesJerseyBites.com JerseyBites.com is a little blog with a big appetite, and it’s chowing down on the Garden State. We dish about recipes, restaurants, New Jersey-based food products and culinary events. If you love New Jersey (hey, even if you don't) you'll love Jersey Bites. We are on a personal quest for food with attitude, and we'd love for you to join us. (Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.)   Food, Inc.: John and Lisa Are Eating in South JerseyJohn and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey A blog that focuses on all things food in South Jersey, John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey takes a look at restaurants, farms, festivals and wineries. They share their experiences and try to have some fun in doing so. There are great food things happening in South Jersey — and John and Lisa want people to hear about them.   Food, Inc.: Photo from Last Night's DinnerLast Night's Dinner Last Night's Dinner is a blog about what we're eating. The focus is on dinners, which are mostly cooked at home. Though we're not strict locavores, we source the majority of our fresh ingredients from local farmers and purveyors, and we try to eat seasonally.   Food, Inc.: Little Homestead in the CityLittle Homestead in the City This is the first and most comprehensive urban homesteading blog by Jules Dervaes and family at Path to Freedom. By growing and preserving their own food, installing solar power, home-brewing biodiesel, raising backyard farm animals, and practicing back-to-basics skills, these modern-day pioneers have revived the old-fashioned spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness.   Food, Inc.: Photo from Not Eating Out in NYNot Eating Out in New York A blog championing cooking at home in the unlikeliest city for that. Blogger Cathy Erway, who spent two years not eating out in New York, strictly, is the author of the new memoir, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove.   Food, Inc.: Organic TV logoOrganicNation.tv A web video series and daily blog exploring the American sustainable food landscape. Founders Dorothee Royal-Hedinger and Mark Andrew Boyer travel across the U.S. interviewing farmers, activists and experts behind the "good food" movement. They aim to empower consumers to make healthy choices for themselves and for the environment.   Food, Inc. - Pesticide Action NetworkPesticide Action Network (PAN) PAN North America is a consumer advocacy group working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. Their website includes a pesticide information database and a special feature and iPhone app called "What's on Your Food?" that helps consumers learn what pesticides may be lurking on their produce.   Food, Inc.: Simply Raw RecipesSimply Raw Recipes I pride myself as someone who walks their talk as a living, breathing demonstration of how one can live sustainably, anywhere. On my sites I document what I'm doing — I am growing an organic vegetable garden with little land on my Manhattan fire escape, creating raw vegan recipes and demonstrating daily actionable steps on how to be earth friendly.   Food, Inc.: Use Real Butter Photouse real butter Food, photography, life in Colorado... it's a random walk. use real butter is a glimpse at life in the Colorado Rockies through the eyes of photographer and food blogger, Jennifer Yu, who shares musings and recipes. Check out Jen's post about the amazing potluck party she threw earlier this month!   Food, Inc.: Working Class FoodiesWorking Class Foodies Working Class Foodies follows siblings Rebecca and Max Lando — and their dog, Humphrey — on their quest to find the best local and seasonal ingredients the city has to offer and turn them into delicious meals, all while keeping the budget under $8/person, the price of an average New York City lunch. Check out some pictures from their potluck in our slideshow.

Recipes

We've compiled some great potluck recipes from our participating bloggers! Check out these mouth-water recipes for, and leave us a comment with links to your favorite potluck recipes. Food, Inc.: Empanadas from blogger use real butter

Argentine Empanadas (use real butter)

Courses Ingredients Budget  

Courses

Appetizers Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats) Argentine Empanadas (use real butter) Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites) Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week) Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York) Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Chicken Liver Crostinis With Rosemary And Garlic (Earth Eats) Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies) Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter) Chipotle Guacamole (Coconut & Lime) Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites) Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites) Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies) Parsnip Cakes with Smoked Trout, Apple, and Horseradish Cream (Earth Eats) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week) Pork Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce (Coconut & Lime) Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week) Rachel’s Ultimate Crab Dip (Coconut & Lime) Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites) Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Roll-Your-Own Dolmas (Earth Eats) Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Shrimp with Ceci Beans and Chiles (I Am Not a Chef) Spinach Deviled Eggs (Coconut & Lime) "Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York) Sweet Pea Guacamole (Earth Eats) Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Wings & Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies)   Entrees Baked Penne With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies) Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York) Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites) Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime) Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies) Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime) Homemade Pizza (Indiana Public Television) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Lentil Soup (use real butter) Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Make Your Own Veggie Burgers (Earth Eats) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites) Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Spinach (I Am Not a Chef) Pastitsio (Food 52) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Posole (use real butter) Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week) Rabbit Stew with Tomato And Riesling Wine Sauce (Earth Eats) Red Beans and Rice (use real butter) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52) Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime) Stir Fried Chinese Mi Fun (use real butter) Stuffed Turkish Vegetables (Earth Eats) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime) Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies) Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites) Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City) Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)   Sides & Salads 3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal) Baltimore Coleslaw (Coconut & Lime) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes) Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter) Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes) Caramelized Turnips and Pears With Real Maple Syrup (Earth Eats) Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York) Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime) The Citrus Salad (Working Class Foodies) Cornbread (use real butter) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Deconstructed Pizza Pasta Salad (Coconut & Lime) Deli-Style Macaroni Salad (Coconut & Lime) Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner) Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York) Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter) Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Old Fashioned Potato Latkes (Indian Public Media) Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies) Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Polish Rutabaga Mash (Earth Eats) Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week) Pureed Parsnips (Hungry in Brooklyn) Roasted Asparagus (use real butter) Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter) Raw Celery Root Remoulade (Earth Eats) Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter) Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter) Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter) Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52) Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter) Sunshine Salad (Coconut & Lime) Tofu Caprese Salad (Earth Eats) Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Zippy Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Pinenuts, and Cranberries (Coconut & Lime)   Desserts Airy Rosemary Citrus Pignole Bread Pudding (Food 52) Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies) Apple Cranberry Crisp (use real butter) Aspen Apple Cake (use real butter) Beeramisu (Working Class Foodies) Blackberry Vanilla Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime) Blueberry Cobbler (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Caffeine Cake: Cocoa, Coffee, Cola (Hungry in Brooklyn) Cherry Pie (Little Homestead in the City) Chocolate Bundt Cake (Food 52) Chocolate Chip and Sour Cherry Cookies (Coconut & Lime) Chocolate-Covered Pumpkin Seed Brittle (Working Class Foodies) Chocolate Pudding (30 Bucks a Week) Cinnamon Rhubarb Loaves (use real butter) Cranberry Ginger Thumbprints (Not Eating Out in New York) Cranberry-Rosemary Oat Bars (Working Class Foodies) French Nougatine (Working Class Foodies) Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Chunks (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Friands (use real butter) Gingered Berry Grunt (Earth Eats) Grandma’s Apple Pie with Sweet Seasons and Ginger (Earth Eats) Lemon Bars (Coconut & Lime) Lemon Drop Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime) Lemon Thyme Bars (Not Eating Out in New York) Lime Cookies (30 Bucks a Week) Loquat Crumble (Little Homestead in the City) Maple Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Hungry in Brooklyn) Mexican Wedding Cookies (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Nutella Black Bottoms (Coconut & Lime) Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies) Pumpkin Coconut and Raisin Muffins (30 Bucks a Week) Raspberry Oatmeal Bars (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (Food 52) Sour Cream Coffee Cake (use real butter) Spiced Pumpkin-Cramberry Bread (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Sun Cooked Preserves (Little Homestead in the City) Vegan Carrot Muffin (OrganicNation.tv) Warm Chocolate Ganache With Fresh Strawberries (Earth Eats)  

By Ingredients

Vegetarian 3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats) Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Asparagus Soup (use real butter) Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites) Baked Penne with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes) Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter) Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes) Bittman's Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York) Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week) Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York) Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter) Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites) Cornbread (use real butter) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week) Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites) Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime) Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner) Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites) Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York) Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York) Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter) Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes) Lentil Soup (use real butter) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Linguine with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week) Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week) Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week) Roasted Asparagus (use real butter) Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey) Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52) Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter) Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter) Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter) Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter) Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter) Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks) Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week) Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime) Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies) Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)   Meat and Seafood Pork Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies) "Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York) Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52) Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn) Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime) Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter) Beef Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52) Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies) Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner) Chicken Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites) Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime) Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Lamb Pastitsio (Food 52) Turkey Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites) Bison Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats) Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime) Seafood Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey  

Budget

3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef) Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies) Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week) Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies) Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week) Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week) Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies) Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner) Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York) Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week) Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York) Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies) Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52) Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York) Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week) Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media) Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week) Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week) Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef) Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52) Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York) Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week) Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week) Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies) Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week) Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York) Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week) Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week) Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies) Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies) Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter) Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner) Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies) Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner) Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies) Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies) White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week) Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York) Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52) Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)

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Basket Recipients: Carley Stewart (Anthem, AZ), Sueanne Lewis (Glendale, AZ), David Eccles (Lompoc, CA), Jennifer Archuleta (Richmond, CA), Jules Dervaes - Path to Freedom Urban Homestead (Pasadena, CA), Susannah Denegree (San Francisco, CA), Anonymous (Stanford, CA), Franke James (Ontario, Canada), Becky Bunn (Denver, CO), Elizabeth Berry (Washington, DC), Julie Brantley (Ormond Beach, FL), Michelle Fountain (Parkland, FL), Shanika Malcolm (West Palm Beach, FL), Dana Nahai (Atlanta, GA), Sherry Marks (Ellijay, GA), Kurt Friese (Iowa City, IA), Lisa Percy (Ames, IA), Shekhar Gupta (Chicago, IL), Maggie Bowman (Chicago, IL), Crystal Martin (Wilmore, KY), Kathy Packard (Payneville, KY), Sara Burnett (Irvington, KY), Sheryle DeGirolamo (North Attleboro, MA), Ashutosh Kaushal (Detroit, MI), Anonymous (Richfield, MN), Sue Carver (Plymouth, MN), Laurel Abreu (Hattiesburg, MS), E Parmele (Lincoln, NE), Diana Abarca (Derry, NH), Anonymous (Allegany, NY), Erin Neu (Garden City Park, NY), Harrison Ezratty (East Rockaway, NY), Katy Rubin (New York, NY), Leanne Paradis (Buffalo,NY), Mary Lee (Gansevoort, NY), Shea Hess Rodriguez (Brooklyn, NY), Stephanie Douglas (New York, NY), Stacey Bucovy (Brooklyn, NY), Cara Hathaway (Tulsa, OK), Maka Hansen (Norman, OK), Monika Paden (Oklahoma City, OK), Tricia Sneed (Norman, OK), Libby Mongue-Wymore (Baker City, OR), Anonymous (Reading, PA), Patricia Goetz (Zelienople, PA), Anonymous (Austin, TX), Brenda Velazquez-Scott (San Antonio, TX), J. Robyn Thompson (San Antonio, TX), Kat Stremlau (Woodinville, WA), Anonymous (Oconto, WI)

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Food, Inc.: Host a Food, Inc. Potluck!

POV

Introduction

Did you host a potluck?

Tell us about your potluck by May 3, 2010 for a chance to receive a free gift basket! Gifts include autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more.

More about the potluck

We encouraged viewers to Invite their family and friends over for a healthy, delicious, affordable and sustainable meal. Then watch the Oscar-nominated Food, Inc. and discuss what we eat, how it's produced and where we should go from here. POV has free gifts to give away -- books, gift cards, sustainable food items and more -- and we'll be selecting some lucky potluck hosts and participants to receive them!


All images by ladymissmarquise / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Potluck Party Kit and Checklist

Ready to host your own Food, Inc. potluck? Here's a guide to getting started!

Planning

 

The Potluck

Put your feet up and pat yourself on the back for a great party

For Bloggers & Orgs

Attention, bloggers! Attention, organizers! On April 21, viewers all over the country will be hosting Food, Inc. viewing and potluck parties where they will eat, watch and discuss food-related issues. To make this night an unequivocal success, we need your help. We'd like to involve your readers in hosting their own potlucks.

We want to show off how vibrant the food community is online, and highlight how engaged you are with eating well -- in all senses of the word. We are featuring select participating sites right here on our site.

Blogger Jennifer from use real butter hosted the first Food, Inc. potluck at her home in Colorado! Check out her mouth-watering post for the details.

Here are some ways you can help.

1. Share your recipes -- Enter your best potluck recipes in the comments section of our recipes page so that viewers and potluck hosts can check them out.

2. Feature POV's Food, Inc. potluck party on your site -- Encourage your readers to host their own potluck parties on April 21 (or from April 22 to April 29, when the film will be streaming online). Post about the potluck and link back to our party kit and checklist. Then, have your readers who hosted potlucks tell us about their party for a chance receive free gifts -- including autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, a DVD of the film, coffee from Equator Coffees, coupons for free Amy's Kitchen products and more!

3. Host your own Food, Inc. potluck party and blog about it -- We would love to feature bloggers who hold their own potluck parties in the next few weeks as examples to viewers who are interested in doing it the night of broadcast.

4. Get the word out -- Tweet/Facebook about the POV broadcast of the film and the potluck and let your friends, family, fans and followers know how they can hold their own potlucks. We'd love it if you used the hashtag #foodincparty when you tweet so that we can track, retweet and respond to your messages.

Here is a sample tweet that we encourage you to retweet if you're short on time.

FOOD, INC. airs on @povdocs (PBS) 4/21. Host a potluck and talk about food issues? http://to.pbs.org/a4Q1BT #foodincparty

 

Here are some photos and materials that may be useful to you.

Thanks, bloggers! If you have any questions, please contact our community engagement coordinator Amanda Nguyen at anguyen [at] pov.org.

Participating Sites

Bloggers from around the country are joining the Food, Inc. potluck party! Visit these sites for more food, more recipes and more thoughts on healthy and sustainable eating for you and your family.

We'll be updating this page with more sites in the coming weeks, so check back for more great food sites as you get ready to host your own potluck.

30 Bucks a Week
This blog is an attempt to document spending $30 a week on groceries for two people living in Brooklyn, NY (yes, $15 each). While we're trying to squeeze all of our weekly home-cooked meals with that $30, we still go out to eat once in a while. It's still unclear what we'll do about cooking for dinner parties... All the meals featured here are 100% vegetarian, though they will often feature eggs and dairy.

 

About Cooking for Kids
Stephanie Gallagher of About Cooking for Kids is an award-winning journalist, food writer, author of four books and mother of two. When she isn't in the kitchen developing new recipes, she can be found poring over cookbooks or browsing the aisles of local food stores and farmer's markets for the latest and greatest kitchen products and foods to share with her readers.

 

Coconut & Lime
Rachel Rappaport is a Baltimore based recipe developer and food writer. She spends her days developing recipes for companies and her blog Coconut & Lime, giving cooking demonstrations, and writing about food for online and print publications. She writes a bimonthly local and seasonal food column in Taste of the Bay magazine and her first cookbook will be out in August 2010.

 

Compassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed
food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism and animal
rights. We offer people the tools and resources they need
to prevent disease, optimize their health and create new habits
that benefit the earth and all its inhabitants.

 

Cook Appeal
Chef E Stelling hails from Texas, but now works as a consultant/chef in New Jersey. She is also a food poet and was featured on Crops To Cuisine Radio in Boulder Colorado. She writes locally on wine publications. Cook Appeal features food that "plays with flavors" and wine pairings.

 

Earth Eats
A weekly podcast, public radio program and blog that brings you the freshest news and recipes inspired by local food and sustainable agriculture, Earth Eats aims to help people feel more connected to their food.

 

Food & Water Watch
Established in 2005, Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to keeping U.S. water and food safe and free of chemicals, hormones and bacteria. They lobby the government for tougher standards, better oversight and clearer labeling.

 

The Ethical Butcher
Berlin Reed is the butcher, chef and writer behind The Ethical Butcher. His practice is driven by personal relationships with small local farmers, a deep love of food, respect for the animals we eat and the environment on which we depend.

 

Food 52
Food52 is a place for cooks of all kinds. We're creating the first crowd-sourced cookbook and curated recipe database. We blog about cooking every day and offer a vetted selection of the best artisanal foods and kitchen products in the country.

 

Hungry in Brooklyn
Shea Hess posts recipes and videos and throws a signature monthly dinner at her home in Brooklyn to help to create, explore and document the local, organic and sustainable food movement in her neighborhood and beyond. Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.

 

iamnotachef
This is my attempt at articulating what I think and feel about food and wine. It is a blog dedicated to real food, real drinks and the people who like that kind of stuff.

 

JerseyBites.com
JerseyBites.com is a little blog with a big appetite, and it's chowing down on the Garden State. We dish about recipes, restaurants, New Jersey-based food products and culinary events. If you love New Jersey (hey, even if you don't) you'll love Jersey Bites. We are on a personal quest for food with attitude, and we'd love for you to join us. (Check out some pictures from her potluck in our slideshow.)

 

John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey
A blog that focuses on all things food in South Jersey, John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey takes a look at restaurants, farms, festivals and wineries. They share their experiences and try to have some fun in doing so. There are great food things happening in South Jersey -- and John and Lisa want people to hear about them.

 

Last Night's Dinner
Last Night's Dinner is a blog about what we're eating. The focus is on dinners, which are mostly cooked at home. Though we're not strict locavores, we source the majority of our fresh ingredients from local farmers and purveyors, and we try to eat seasonally.

 

Little Homestead in the City
This is the first and most comprehensive urban homesteading blog by Jules Dervaes and family at Path to Freedom. By growing and preserving their own food, installing solar power, home-brewing biodiesel, raising backyard farm animals, and practicing back-to-basics skills, these modern-day pioneers have revived the old-fashioned spirit of self-reliance and resourcefulness.

 

Not Eating Out in New York
A blog championing cooking at home in the unlikeliest city for that. Blogger Cathy Erway, who spent two years not eating out in New York, strictly, is the author of the new memoir, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove.

 

OrganicNation.tv
A web video series and daily blog exploring the American sustainable food landscape. Founders Dorothee Royal-Hedinger and Mark Andrew Boyer travel across the U.S. interviewing farmers, activists and experts behind the "good food" movement. They aim to empower consumers to make healthy choices for themselves and for the environment.

 

Pesticide Action Network (PAN)
PAN North America is a consumer advocacy group working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. Their website includes a pesticide information database and a special feature and iPhone app called "What's on Your Food?" that helps consumers learn what pesticides may be lurking on their produce.

 

Simply Raw Recipes
I pride myself as someone who walks their talk as a living, breathing demonstration of how one can live sustainably, anywhere. On my sites I document what I'm doing -- I am growing an organic vegetable garden with little land on my Manhattan fire escape, creating raw vegan recipes and demonstrating daily actionable steps on how to be earth friendly.

 

use real butter
Food, photography, life in Colorado... it's a random walk. use real butter is a glimpse at life in the Colorado Rockies through the eyes of photographer and food blogger, Jennifer Yu, who shares musings and recipes. Check out Jen's post about the amazing potluck party she threw earlier this month!

 

Working Class Foodies
Working Class Foodies follows siblings Rebecca and Max Lando -- and their dog, Humphrey -- on their quest to find the best local and seasonal ingredients the city has to offer and turn them into delicious meals, all while keeping the budget under $8/person, the price of an average New York City lunch. Check out some pictures from their potluck in our slideshow.

Recipes

We've compiled some great potluck recipes from our participating bloggers! Check out these mouth-water recipes for, and leave us a comment with links to your favorite potluck recipes.

Argentine Empanadas (use real butter)

Courses

Ingredients

Budget

 

Courses

Appetizers

Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats)

Argentine Empanadas (use real butter)

Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites)

Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week)

Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York)

Chicken Liver Crostinis With Rosemary And Garlic (Earth Eats)

Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies)

Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter)

Chipotle Guacamole (Coconut & Lime)

Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52)

Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York)

Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media)

Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey

Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites)

Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites)

Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York)

Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York)

Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies)

Parsnip Cakes with Smoked Trout, Apple, and Horseradish Cream (Earth Eats)

Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week)

Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week)

Pork Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce (Coconut & Lime)

Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week)

Rachel's Ultimate Crab Dip (Coconut & Lime)

Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey)

Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites)

Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Roll-Your-Own Dolmas (Earth Eats)

Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Shrimp with Ceci Beans and Chiles (I Am Not a Chef)

Spinach Deviled Eggs (Coconut & Lime)

"Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York)

Sweet Pea Guacamole (Earth Eats)

Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter)

Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies)

Wings & Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies)

 

Entrees

Baked Penne With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef)

Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies)

Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats)

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week)

Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies)

Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner)

Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies)

Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York)

Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites)

Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week)

Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime)

Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies)

Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime)

Homemade Pizza (Indiana Public Television)

Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week)

Lentil Soup (use real butter)

Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef)

Make Your Own Veggie Burgers (Earth Eats)

Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week)

Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites)

Pasta with Spicy Sausage and Spinach (I Am Not a Chef)

Pastitsio (Food 52)

Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies)

Posole (use real butter)

Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week)

Rabbit Stew with Tomato And Riesling Wine Sauce (Earth Eats)

Red Beans and Rice (use real butter)

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter)

Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner)

Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52)

Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime)

Stir Fried Chinese Mi Fun (use real butter)

Stuffed Turkish Vegetables (Earth Eats)

Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner)

Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime)

Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies)

Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week)

Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies)

Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner)

Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner)

Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites)

Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York)

Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter)

Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York)

Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City)

Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey

Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52)

Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)

 

Sides & Salads

3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef)

Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes)

Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal)

Baltimore Coleslaw (Coconut & Lime)

Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week)

Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes)

Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter)

Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes)

Caramelized Turnips and Pears With Real Maple Syrup (Earth Eats)

Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week)

Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York)

Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week)

Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York)

Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week)

Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites)

Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week)

Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime)

The Citrus Salad (Working Class Foodies)

Cornbread (use real butter)

Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52)

Deconstructed Pizza Pasta Salad (Coconut & Lime)

Deli-Style Macaroni Salad (Coconut & Lime)

Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week)

Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner)

Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York)

Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter)

Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes)

Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52)

Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter)

Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week)

Old Fashioned Potato Latkes (Indian Public Media)

Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies)

Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn)

Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week)

Polish Rutabaga Mash (Earth Eats)

Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week)

Pureed Parsnips (Hungry in Brooklyn)

Roasted Asparagus (use real butter)

Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter)

Raw Celery Root Remoulade (Earth Eats)

Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter)

Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter)

Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter)

Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52)

Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter)

Sunshine Salad (Coconut & Lime)

Tofu Caprese Salad (Earth Eats)

Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime)

Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter)

White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week)

Zippy Broccoli Salad with Bacon, Pinenuts, and Cranberries (Coconut & Lime)

 

Desserts

Airy Rosemary Citrus Pignole Bread Pudding (Food 52)

Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies)

Apple Cranberry Crisp (use real butter)

Aspen Apple Cake (use real butter)

Beeramisu (Working Class Foodies)

Blackberry Vanilla Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime)

Blueberry Cobbler (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Caffeine Cake: Cocoa, Coffee, Cola (Hungry in Brooklyn)

Cherry Pie (Little Homestead in the City)

Chocolate Bundt Cake (Food 52)

Chocolate Chip and Sour Cherry Cookies (Coconut & Lime)

Chocolate-Covered Pumpkin Seed Brittle (Working Class Foodies)

Chocolate Pudding (30 Bucks a Week)

Cinnamon Rhubarb Loaves (use real butter)

Cranberry Ginger Thumbprints (Not Eating Out in New York)

Cranberry-Rosemary Oat Bars (Working Class Foodies)

French Nougatine (Working Class Foodies)

Fresh Strawberry Pie with Chocolate Chunks (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Friands (use real butter)

Gingered Berry Grunt (Earth Eats)

Grandma's Apple Pie with Sweet Seasons and Ginger (Earth Eats)

Lemon Bars (Coconut & Lime)

Lemon Drop Cupcakes (Coconut & Lime)

Lemon Thyme Bars (Not Eating Out in New York)

Lime Cookies (30 Bucks a Week)

Loquat Crumble (Little Homestead in the City)

Maple Vanilla Bean Ice Cream (Hungry in Brooklyn)

Mexican Wedding Cookies (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Nutella Black Bottoms (Coconut & Lime)

Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies)

Pumpkin Coconut and Raisin Muffins (30 Bucks a Week)

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (Food 52)

Sour Cream Coffee Cake (use real butter)

Spiced Pumpkin-Cramberry Bread (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey)

Sun Cooked Preserves (Little Homestead in the City)

Vegan Carrot Muffin (OrganicNation.tv)

Warm Chocolate Ganache With Fresh Strawberries (Earth Eats)

 

By Ingredients

Vegetarian

3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef)

Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats)

Apple Fennel Salad (Simply Raw Recipes)

Asparagus Soup (use real butter)

Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise Dip (Jersey Bites)

Baked Penne with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef)

Balela Mash Side (Cook Appeal)

Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week)

Basic Kale Chips (Simply Raw Recipes)

Beet and Chevre Salad (use real butter)

Better Than Tuna Salad/Sandwiches (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Biggest and Tastiest Salad Ever (Simply Raw Recipes)

Bittman's Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week)

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week)

Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner)

Broccoli Ricotta Pizza (Not Eating Out in New York)

Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York)

Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week)

Cabbage, Pear and Pistachio Salad (Not Eating Out in New York)

Caprese Bites (30 Bucks a Week)

Cauliflower Croquettes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Chard Frittata (30 Bucks a Week)

Chinese Scallion Pancakes (use real butter)

Corn, Blackbean, and Avocado Salad (Jersey Bites)

Cornbread (use real butter)

Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52)

Creamy Caesar Salad (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Crowd Pleasing Pasta with Tomatoes and Artichokes (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York)

Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week)

Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media)

Eggplant, Leek and Orzo Casserole (30 Bucks a Week)

Fennel & Three Bean Salad (Coconut & Lime)

Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey

Goat Cheese and Mushroom Crostini with Caramelized Onions (Jersey Bites)

Golden Acorn Squash Chili (Coconut & Lime)

Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week)

Grilled Bread Salad with Peaches and Basil (Last Night's Dinner)

Grilled Tomato and Cheese (Jersey Bites)

Herbed Feta and Tahini Dip (Not Eating Out in New York)

Honey Wasabi Coleslaw (Not Eating Out in New York)

Japanese Ginger Carrot Dressing (use real butter)

Kale, Mushroom, Tomato and Onion Salad (Simply Raw Recipes)

Lentil Soup (use real butter)

Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week)

Linguine with Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef)

Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52)

Mayonnaiseless Coleslaw (use real butter)

Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York)

Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week)

Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week)

Organic Market Salad (Working Class Foodies)

Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week)

Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Pasta alla Puttanesca (Jersey Bites)

Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week)

Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies)

Portobello Burgers (30 Bucks a Week)

Quasi Caldo Verde (30 Bucks a Week)

Quick and Easy Baba (30 Bucks a Week)

Roasted Asparagus (use real butter)

Roasted Asparagus in Browned butter, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey)

Roasted Bagna Cauda Broccoli (Food 52)

Roasted Brussels Sprouts (use real butter)

Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Dip (Jersey Bites)

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter)

Roasted Parsnip Puree (use real butter)

Roasted Potato and Green Chile Salad (use real butter)

Roasted Red Pepper Wraps (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Roasted Stuffed Squash (use real butter)

Ryan's Mushroom Poppers (PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner)

Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts (use real butter)

Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies)

Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner)

Tempeh Pate PDF from Compassionate Cooks)

Tofu Korma Masala (30 Bucks a Week)

Tortilla de Patatas (use real butter)

Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies)

Tropical Fusion Baked Beans (Coconut & Lime)

Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies)

Vegetarian Jamaican Patties (Not Eating Out in New York)

White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week)

Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York)

Wild Nettle Pesto (Little Homestead in the City)

Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)

 

Meat and Seafood

Pork

Bratwurst (Working Class Foodies)

"Spring Nachos" with Ramps and Roasted Pork (Not Eating Out in New York)

Creamy Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms (Food 52)

Peas with Pancetta (Hungry in Brooklyn)

Swedish-ish Meatballs (Coconut & Lime)

Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage (use real butter)

Beef

Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York)

Secret Ingredient Beef Stew (Food 52)

Tacos de Lengua (Working Class Foodies)

Truly Tender Meatballs with Rich Tomato Sauce (Last Night's Dinner)

Truly Tender Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Last Night's Dinner)

Chicken

Chicken, Spinach, and Butternut Squash Lasagna (Jersey Bites)

Hello, Hawaii, How are You? Pulled Chicken (Coconut & Lime)

Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52)

Lamb

Pastitsio (Food 52)

Turkey

Turkey Butternut Squash Crockpot Chili (Jersey Bites)

Bison

Bison, Pumpkin and Lentil Chili (Earth Eats)

Smoky, Spicy Bison Chili (Coconut & Lime)

Seafood

Grilled Mahi Mahi Sandwich (Working Class Foodies)

Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies)

Wilson Family Clam Pie (John and Lisa are Eating in South Jersey

 

Budget

3 Bean Salad (I Am Not a Chef)

Acorn Squash Tempura With Beet and Honey Vinaigrette (Earth Eats

Apple Cake (Working Class Foodies)

Barley and Shredded Beet Salad with Scallions (30 Bucks a Week)

Belgian Mussels (Working Class Foodies)

Flatbread (30 Bucks a Week)

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili (30 Bucks a Week)

Bo Ssam (Working Class Foodies)

Borrachos Remixed (Last Night's Dinner)

Bulgur and Freekeh Pilaf with Roasted Butternut Squash (Not Eating Out in New York)

Butternut Squash Puree (30 Bucks a Week)

Cheeseburger Dumplings (Not Eating Out in New York)

Chinese Dumplings (Working Class Foodies)

Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds (Food 52)

Deviled Eggs Three Ways (Not Eating Out in New York)

Easy Roasted Greenbeans (30 Bucks a Week)

Eggplant Fries and Eggplant Caviar (Indian Public Media)

Fresh Veggie Korean Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Gazpacho Andaluz (John and Lisa Are Eating in South Jersey

Golden Rice (30 Bucks a Week)

Lentil Loaf (30 Bucks a Week)

Linguine With Eggplant (I Am Not a Chef)

Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Food 52)

Mini Mushroom Pies (Not Eating Out in New York)

Mushroom Strata (30 Bucks a Week)

Noodle Frittata (30 Bucks a Week)

Olive Oil & Rosemary Crackers (Working Class Foodies)

Pa Jun (30 Bucks a Week)

Parsnip Pancakes (Not Eating Out in New York)

Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini (30 Bucks a Week)

Plantains with Lemon Juice and Garlic (30 Bucks a Week)

Poached Pears (Working Class Foodies)

Polenta with Mushroom Ragu & Poached Egg (Working Class Foodies)

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (use real butter)

Savory Bread Pudding (Last Night's Dinner)

Squash & Kale Bread Pudding (Working Class Foodies)

Summer Vegetable Gratin (Last Night's Dinner)

Tortilla Espanola (Working Class Foodies)

Vegan Snacks (Working Class Foodies)

White Bean Salad with Peas, Leeks and Walnuts (30 Bucks a Week)


Wild Dandelion Turnovers (Not Eating Out in New York)

Wishbone Roast Chicken with Herb Butter (Food 52)

Yellow Split Pea Soup (30 Bucks a Week)

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In 2001, HarperCollins Press published The New York Times bestseller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser, a groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats.

 

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In 2006, Penguin Press published The Omnivore's Dilemma, The New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us -- whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed -- he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.

 

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Gift Basket

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we gave away 60 baskets of free stuff for Food, Inc. potluck hosts! Gifts included autographed books from Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, sustainable teas and coffees, and much more.

DVDs, Books and More
Food, Inc. DVD (Magnolia Pictures)
Why Eat Organic DVD (Stonyfield)
Food Inc.: A Participant Guide Book (Participant Media)
Autographed copy of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation (Harper Collins)
Autographed copy of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma (Penguin Press)
Food, Inc. Poster (River Road Entertainment)

Food and Drink
Bamboo Portfolio with 30 Teabags (Numi Organic Tea)
Bag of artisan, sustainable coffee, 12 oz. (Equator Estates Coffees and Teas)
Coupon for one free soup, bean or chili (Amy's Kitchen)
Product coupon, maximum value $5 (Amy's Kitchen)

Home and Away
Oikos tote bags (Stonyfield)
Recipe card sets (Stonyfield)
Wasara biodegradable and compostable wine glasses (Branch)
Twenty percent off coupon for Wasara products (Branch)
Free Greenstep membership (Greenfeet)
Assortment of Bamboo Utensils (Greenfeet)

Basket Recipients: Carley Stewart (Anthem, AZ),
Sueanne Lewis (Glendale, AZ),
David Eccles (Lompoc, CA),
Jennifer Archuleta (Richmond, CA),
Jules Dervaes - Path to Freedom Urban Homestead (Pasadena, CA),
Susannah Denegree (San Francisco, CA),
Anonymous (Stanford, CA),
Franke James (Ontario, Canada),
Becky Bunn (Denver, CO),
Elizabeth Berry (Washington, DC),
Julie Brantley (Ormond Beach, FL),
Michelle Fountain (Parkland, FL),
Shanika Malcolm (West Palm Beach, FL),
Dana Nahai (Atlanta, GA),
Sherry Marks (Ellijay, GA),
Kurt Friese (Iowa City, IA),
Lisa Percy (Ames, IA),
Shekhar Gupta (Chicago, IL),
Maggie Bowman (Chicago, IL),
Crystal Martin (Wilmore, KY),
Kathy Packard (Payneville, KY),
Sara Burnett (Irvington, KY),
Sheryle DeGirolamo (North Attleboro, MA),
Ashutosh Kaushal (Detroit, MI),
Anonymous (Richfield, MN),
Sue Carver (Plymouth, MN),
Laurel Abreu (Hattiesburg, MS),
E Parmele (Lincoln, NE),
Diana Abarca (Derry, NH),
Anonymous (Allegany, NY),
Erin Neu (Garden City Park, NY),
Harrison Ezratty (East Rockaway, NY),
Katy Rubin (New York, NY),
Leanne Paradis (Buffalo,NY),
Mary Lee (Gansevoort, NY),
Shea Hess Rodriguez (Brooklyn, NY),
Stephanie Douglas (New York, NY),
Stacey Bucovy (Brooklyn, NY),
Cara Hathaway (Tulsa, OK),
Maka Hansen (Norman, OK),
Monika Paden (Oklahoma City, OK),
Tricia Sneed (Norman, OK),
Libby Mongue-Wymore (Baker City, OR),
Anonymous (Reading, PA),
Patricia Goetz (Zelienople, PA),
Anonymous (Austin, TX),
Brenda Velazquez-Scott (San Antonio, TX),
J. Robyn Thompson (San Antonio, TX),
Kat Stremlau (Woodinville, WA),
Anonymous (Oconto, WI)

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