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Classic Seventh-Day Adventist Potluck Recipes

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Discover how Adventist potlucks blend faith, food, and fellowship—with classic vegan recipes, cultural traditions, and crowd-pleasing casseroles. The Potluck as Cultural You need to understand that potlucks (or "fellowship meals") are to Adventist Christians what a catwalk is to the fashionista. This is the place where we gather to catch up on our lives, to mingle with visitors (Adventist Christians from elsewhere) and guests (former- or non-Adventists who either dropped in on their own or were brought as a guest of a member), and to nosh down on great vegetarian and/or vegan chow. After the meal people depart to a nature walk, an afternoon service in a nursing home, a video about witnessing or a personal ministries committee meeting, etc. About 35% of Adventists worldwide are reported to be vegetarian, some eating eggs and/or dairy products (ovo-lacto vegetarian) and some a more strict vegan (no animal flesh or by-products). I don't have figures, but today there are also...
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Blueberry-Hibiscus Latte

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A blueberry hibiscus latte, sweetened with maple syrup, offers a creamy, caffeine-free burst of summer. Perfect for cozy chats or solo sips!   Here is another tasty hot drink that doesn't keep you awake at night with a caffeine surge. The blueberry flavor reminds me of my BFF Linda because we went through a period of drinking blueberry tea when we met for our little world-fixing chats back in the day! Hibiscus is described as a powerhouse of nutrition. There are also a couple of cautions worth knowing about. You can read more about it here . I actually have quite a few blueberries in my freezer, so this is something I can enjoy often. I guess you could also make this latte using both hibiscus and blueberry tea, but I think most blueberry tea powders have something in them to amp up the flavor and you are probably better off using something more natural. But you get to decide! Ingredients: (about 2 servings) *1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries or 2 tablespoons dried blueberries 💚 ...
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Bumbleberry Corn Cake -- Vegan and Wheat-Free

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       Bumbleberry Corn Cake- Vegan  Wheat-free The bumbleberry harvest is on with a flourish in our backyard. The saskatoons, blueberries, and blackberries have all had some ripenings this week-- although the blackberries are just beginning and the saskatoons are wizening their way out of the scene. "A mixture of any berries you have on hand" is a great definition of the bumbleberry.  Diversity is delicious!  This is a soft corn cake, like a berry pudding crossed with a cake, more like. Eat it on a plate with a fork and a dollop of coconut yogurt, Mmmm. It has a sweet crunchy crust.  For brekky, lunch or tea! Make it in your toaster/counter oven in a square or round 8 x 8 cake pan. (Can also use a regular oven) INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup of grapeseed oil  2    cups of bumbleberries (a mix of your on-hand berries) 1/2 cup of cane sugar 1    lemon-- just the zest (the outer skin, not the white part, if possible-- shave it...
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Very Berry Squares (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free) Recipe

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Very Berry Squares with Date Cashew Cream Topping . PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F BOTTOM LAYER: MIX together the following: 1/2 C. Coconut Oil 1/2 C. Brown Rice Flour 1/2 C. Chickpea Flour 1 T. Potato Flour 2 T. Sugar 1 tsp. GF Baking Powder 1 C. fine Coconut 1/2 C. Nut Milk (to moisten) and PAT INTO BOTTOM OF SQUARE PAN lined with parchment paper. BAKE for 25-30 Minutes (until golden brown). Cool. TOPPING: IN SAUCEPAN: 1 C. Strawberries 1 C. Blackberries or Blueberries 2 C. Rhubarb (cut small- or other berries/fruit) BRING TO BOIL. TURN DOWN heat to SIMMER. ADD: 1 C. Sugar and a slurry of 4 T. Cornstarch in 1/2 C. Water STIR until thickened. POUR onto pan. CHILL until set.  Find Recipe for Date Cashew Cream HERE .
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