February 2025
February 2025 EVENTS AT A GLANCE
February 22 – 10 am – Cooking Class – Saturday
February 22 – 11:30 am – Lunch Out – Saturday
February 23 – 1 pm – WFPB Potluck – Sunday
March 1 – 9 am – Meditation – Saturday
March 1 – 9:45 am – Walk With a Doc – Saturday
March 4 – Cooking Class, cook along online – Tuesday
March 15 – 6:30 pm – Vegan Potluck – Saturday
April 12 – Health and Wellness Retreat – Saturday
Hello,
Transitioning from Winter chills to pleasant sunshine and Spring flowers turns our minds to celebrations such as Black History Month, Mardi Gras, and Spring Break. February’s offerings provide connections with like-minded community members and learning focused on healthy heart foods. We look forward to seeing you at our events.
POTLUCKS
🍽️ Bayou City Beet invites you to the February potluck. Our special guest will be Dr. Manizeh Mirza-Gruber, MD. Her talk will be titled, “Being in a Heart of Loving Presence.” Please share your favorite whole-food plant-based dish for our potluck.
Date and Time: February 23 at 1 pm
Location: Lifestyle Docs Clinic 4500 Bissonnet, Suite 355, 77041
🍽️ The food theme for the First UU potluck is centered on green vegetables in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Registration will be in the March newsletter. For questions, please email Karoline, Ettental@yahoo.com
Date and Time: Saturday March 15 at 6:30 pm
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church
5200 Fannin St, Houston, 77004
COOKING CLASSES
👩🍳We hope you can join Plant-Based Woodlands on Saturday, February 22nd, as we gather for another plant-based meet up. February is American Heart Month! Join us for a Foods for a Healthy Heart class and discussion. The class will feature an educational video, cooking demonstrations, followed by a tasting of the prepared dishes.
Date and Time: Saturday, February 22, 10 am – 12 noon
Location: South Regional Library, 2101 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, 77380
For questions contact PlantBasedWoodlands@gmail.com or Kelly Rickard at thekellyrickard@gmail.com.
👩🍳 Donna Spencer with PLANTifull Fare and Linda Tyler with Gracious Vegan offer a free Plant Based Cheese Lover’s Cookbook cooking class. We’ll demo 4 delicious plant-based recipes: Fresh Mozzarella Balls, Rice Cooker Pizza, Nacho Cheese Sauce, & Cowgirl Queso Dip! Learn how to create rich, cheesy flavors without dairy. Perfect for beginners and food lovers alike. Don’t miss out—reserve your spot now!
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 4th at 5pm CST
Location: Online
Register via Eventbrite or Zoom now!.
For questions, please email Donna, donna@plantifullfare.com
Donna is also excited to announce that she will be part of Chef AJ’s The Vegan Health Bundle again this year! She created PLANTifull Fare with Italian Flair Vol. 2, a follow-up to last year’s cookbook, and co-authored The Plant-Based Cheese Lover’s Cookbook with Linda Tyler. She also contributed two delicious recipes—Sweet Potato Crisp and Mini Sweet Potato Muffin Tops—to a special collection curated by all the contributors. The bundle will be available from March 1st through midnight on March 10th! See more from Donna on Facebook.
DINING OUT
🪴PlantEd in Fort Bend invites you to join us on Saturday, February 22nd between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm for a delicious meal and great fellowship at Just Falafel!
Hope to see you there!
Location: Just Falafel Vegan Cafe
2111 W Loop S Suite 100
Houston, TX 77027
Date and Time: February 22, 11:30 – 1:30 pm
Please RSVP Lisa Arnold at LisaArnold4u@yahoo.com
LIFESTYLE DOCS EVENTS
🧘🧘🏽♂️ Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Munish Chawla, MD
This Class is both person and virtual.
Date and Time: Saturday March 1st at 9 am CST
Location: Online and Evelyn’s Park, 4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, 77401
🚶♀️🚶🏽♂️Walk With A Doc with Drs. Bandana and Munish Chawla. Enjoy a Spring stroll around Evelyn’s Park while discussing lifestyle topics with the doctors and participants.
Date and Time: Saturday March 1 at 9:45 am
Location: Evelyn’s Park, 4400 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, 77401
Peaceful Planet Foundation
Mark your calendars for Peaceful Planet’s Annual Health and Wellness Retreat on 4/12/2025 . It will be at The United Way in Houston, TX. This marks their 7th and, as they say, last wellness retreat in the Houston area. We hope you all can join us for this very special event. Click here for Registration.
Until next month our friends, we wish you good health, lots of laughter, and peace!
In Peace and Health,
PlantPure Houston Pod Leaders
PodLeads@PlantPureHouston.com
Pod Leader contacts
Contact Karoline (aka Karlina)
Bayou City Beet POD
Ettental@yahoo.com
(832) 647-2220
Contact Lisa
PlantEd Fort Bend POD
LisaArnold4U@yahoo.com
(713) 560-7849
Contact Susan
Harmony N Houston POD
susanintheheights@att.net
(713) 724-1880
Contact Donna:
PLANTifull Fare POD
donna@plantifullfare.com
Contact Sangeeta
Plant-Based Woodlands
sangeeta_wahi@yahoo.com
