July: Thank You!!!

by Tracy Cook on 6/8/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors! 

July is our annual Give-Back to say thank you to Tapestry for all of y’all’s continued support for the work we do. I know most of our meetings are more inward-facing - we learn together, we share together. But this is the time of year where we reach out to y’all with something yummy and let you know we appreciate you!

We will meet on July 3, at 7:00 PM, at my/Tracy’s house. We are meeting on a Friday this year, because there’s some Big Deal Birthday on Saturday that I thought people might want to attend, ha! 

Because we are meeting early, I have some suggestions if you’d like to participate:

• Please bring 50 individually wrapped servings of your homemade goodies
  • If you are making mini-loaves of bread, count one mini-loaf as like 4 servings - or consider making cupcake-sized portions
• No refrigeration required, please, as I don’t have the space.
  • If you wish to bring something refrigerated, that is fine! Just bring it Sunday morning to church!
• Label your gift for food sensitivities and allergies, please. This is just a list of items you used, not your full recipe.
  • For example, my yogurt usually uses whole milk, Life9 (a probiotic), and a starter scoop from a previous batch of yogurt. I’m not making yogurt, but this is an example of what the label might look like…
• We have some friends and members who have a restricted diet, some by choice. We have members who don’t eat meat, some whose diets are plant-based, and some who eat gluten-free. I will be making some offerings specifically for my gluten-free or plant-based friends, but if you want to also include a treat for these folks, I am sure they would appreciate it!
• ANYONE can bring something to contribute as a thank you! You don’t have to be a regular attendee of the Cooking and Eating Covenant Group!

On Sunday, we will display each family’s bag of goodies with names. Please stop by and pick up your bag after church in the Fellowship Hall! You can eat your treats then, or save them for later. Also, please pick up any refrigerated offerings if there are some.

Thank you for all of your support this year! We *love* cooking for people, and we are so grateful we have friends who love to eat, ha! 

June: Yogurt! A Demonstration

by Tracy Cook on 5/5/2026

June: Yogurt! Demonstration

Yogurt is quite easy to make, but it *does* take some time! I will demonstrate the technique I have used many times. But since it takes 12 hours to mature, I will also have some ready to consume.

In addition, I will try my hand at coconut yogurt made ahead of time, if anyone would like to taste some. I am not a big fan of coconut milk on its own, so I’ve never made it into yogurt before. I use coconut milk in soups all the time, though.

If you would like to bring along some toppings or mix-ins, that would be lovely! Maybe some fruit, or granola? I will have honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Who knows what kinds of fruit or jellies I will have at that time, ha!

Meet at my/Tracy’s house on Saturday, June 6 from 3:00-4:30 PM.

May: Freezer Meals - a Make-It and Take-It Event

by Tracy Cook on 4/5/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

May is our annual Freezer Meals event, where you can come over and use my abundant and bountiful spice cabinet to make Freezer Meals for your future self!

Freezer Meals are packed raw and then frozen, so all you need to do is pop the meal into your cooking device of choice (oven, crock pot, or instant pot) and walk away. I have all kinds of recipes: vegan, carnivore, gluten-free, I even have meals for camping, and desserts and snacks as well!

How do I get access to this Fun and Exciting Event, you may ask?! Follow these easy steps:

• Email or text me to RSVP for the event by April 25 and I will send you a link to some recipes.
• Choose your recipes and let me know what they are so I can print your recipes and labels - I have a TON of labels!
• Purchase your foods, but leave off the spices - I also have a ton of these as well, ha!
• Bring your food to my/Tracy’s house, plus a cooler and gallon-sized freezer baggies, on May 2 at 3:00 PM.
• If you remember, please bring a can opener and maybe some knives and cutting boards for chopping.

This is one way we build community. We do chores together that are a challenge to complete, but doing them with other people is so much more enjoyable than doing the task alone. Come, laugh together, and leave with a cooler full of meals ready for your freezer! 

April: Hand Pies! Demonstration

by Tracy Cook on 2/16/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

I was planning on holding our annual Imposter Foods celebration on the first Saturday in March. However, due to several people’s travel plans, I think I am going to cancel this one.

We will have the next meeting at my house (Tracy) on the first Saturday in April at 3:00-4:30 PM. That would be April 4, if you are like me and calendar-ly challenged! This meeting will be a demonstration of hand pies.

What’s a hand pie, you may ask?! Well, it’s a pie that you hold in your hand! Think empanadas, or even poptarts!

I will provide an oil crust that is vegan, plus some sweet and some savory fillings. Do you have something you’ve always wanted to try, but in a hand-held version?! Bring it along! The filling shouldn’t be too wet, as that will make the pastry soggy. Anything that doesn’t drip off a spoon should work. Bring enough for a single pie.

If you want to just eat, then come and eat! We may have enough to take some home, so bring your to-go containers just in case. Mmmm, a tasty treat for later!

The time and place again is:
Saturday, April 4 at Tracy’s house, from 3:00-4:30 PM.

February: A Celebration of All Things Chocolate! Potluck-Style Event

by Tracy Cook on 1/19/2026

Howdy, Friends and Neighbors!

For February, we will have a Celebration of All Things Chocolate! I will be making my Chicken Mole again. The from-scratch, homemade mole sauce is vegan, so I will also bring Mole Sweet Potatoes, yum! Plus all of the toppings. And probably some sweet options because I *love* chocolate!

Rumor has it that Someone is making homemade Chocolate Pudding, which is of course delicious. What will you be bringing?! Or are you more of a taster? Come on down, then! There’s going to be plenty!

This is a pot-luck style event, so come with your goodies ready to eat. And remember your to-go containers! This event will be held on Saturday, February 7 at Dawn and Elisa’s home from 3:00-4:30 PM.