Page 53 - Sonoma County Gazette March 2017

BENEFITS cont’d from page 52
By Date
Mar 16 ~ Bunko - Thanksgiving Lutheran Church Fund Raiser. Refreshments, cash prizes and drawing. $15.to play. 6:30p Thanksgiving Lutheran Church 1225 Fulton Rd. Santa Rosa
Mar 17 ~ St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef & Cabbage Feed - Dinner and dancing. Raffle $35-$40 -5:30 - 10p Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 390 Morris St. Sebastopol -Call 707-829-2440 or go to www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org for moreinformation.
Mar 4 ~ Polenta and Beef Stew Dinner
Beer wine sold separately $15-$10/ 5-8p Mccaughey Hall, 17184 Bodega Hwy. Bodega bodegafire.org 707-876-9438
Mar 4 ~ Miss Sonoma County & Teen Competition ~ Taking the stage $20- $25 Proceeds scholarships for our contestants. 7-9:30p at Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln, Rohnert Park.
Mar 5 ~ Benefit for SAY (Social Advocates for Youth) A night of unity through art & musical performances. Proceeds to the homeless youth & families. $5-$10 6p-11p The Arlene Francis Center 99 6th St, Santa Rosa,
Mar 6 ~ Honky Tonk Fundraiser ~ Fun, family & festivities. Music by Train Wreck Junction. Proceeds benefit Girls on the Run Sonoma County. $15-$20 5:30-8:30pm at Lagunitas Brewing Co, 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma.
Mar 11 ~ Brave a Shave for Kids with Cancer St. Baldrick’s is the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants. 2- 6p. Aqus Cafe, 189 H Street, Petaluma. stbaldricks.org/John Crowley at 707-347-6692
Mar 11 ~ Naughty Nuns Bingo Presented by the Russian River Sisters - For the RRSPI Operating Fund and Grant Programs. Must be 18 years of age $20 6p Guerneville Veterans info@rrsisters.org
Mar 11 ~ River Hoops 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Benefit for West County Community Services youth employment programs. Open to ages 16-24. 8 teams, $20 participation fee per team. $3 entry fee. 6:30 - 8:30 p Vivian at 707-823-1640 x122 vivian.diaz@westcountyservices. org El Molino High School, 7050 Covey Rd., Forestville
Mar 11 ~ El Molino Ag Boosters 10 Annual Country BBQ - Silent auction, raffle, live auction, dessert auction, and Music. - Shone Farm $45. 5-10p RSVP - elmolino.org/
Mar 11 ~ Lions Club, St. Patricks Corned Beef & Cabbage, All you can Eat - Raffle $18, 5p Windsor Community Center 901 Adele Dr. Windsor 707-838-4531
Mar 11 ~ Penngrove Social Firemen Corned Beef and Cabbage Feed - Proceeds help maintain the Penngrove Clubhouse and Penngrove Park. $15, Children under 12, $7.50. 4 – 7p. Penngrove Clubhouse, 385 Woodward Ave. Stanley Pronzini 707-217-7161.
Mar 11 ~ Cash & King - Benefit -Concert in 2 acts paying tribute to Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. 6:30p spreckelsonline. com 707-588-3400 JGriego@rpcity.org Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Codding Theatre 5409 Synder Lane, Rohnert Park,
Mar 11 ~ Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park - Shaping our Future Cocktail Attire $75. Doors open at 5:30 Dinner 6:45 - Dancing 8:30 - Rohnert Park Double Tree -1 Doubletree, Rohnert Park - educationfoundationofcrp.org/
Mar 12 ~ Irish Potato Supper ~ Music & silent auction free -donations accepted. 6p. 707-887-forestvilleumc.org Forestville United Methodist Church Wiebe Hall 2020 Covey Road at Hwy 116,
Mar 18 ~ CASA Hearts for Children
Music, live and silent auctions, fine dining and wine pairings. CASA Advocates changed, the lives of more than 1,370 kids! $125, 5p Vintners Inn 4350 Barnes Rd. S.R. sonomacasa.org/
YearRoundFarmFreshFood Oakmont Certified Market ~ Saturdays from 9a to noon in the parking lot at White
Oak and Oakmont Drive
Petaluma East-Side Farmers’ Market ~ Every Tue - 10am to 1:30pm Deer Creek Village, 501 North McDowell Boulevard near Dog Park, Petaluma INFO: (415) 999- 5635 Facebok page
Santa Rosa Community Farmers’ Market ~ Wed 9a - 1p, Sat 8:30-1. Veterans Bldg, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa. 707-237-5340 Facebook page
SantaRosaOriginalCertifiedFarmersMarket~522-8629thesantarosafarmersmarket. com, Wed 8:30am to Noon, Sat 8:30am to 1pm Wells Fargo Center, 50 mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa
Sebastopol Farmers’ Market ~ Every Sunday 10am-1:30pm, Sebastopol Plaza ~ Weeks Way at Petaluma St & Healdsburg Ave, across from Whole Foods Market INFO: sebastopolfarmmarket.org
Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market ~ Every Friday morning 9am - 12:30pm, in the Arnold Field parking lot at 241 First St West, Sonoma. svcfm.org ~ 707 538-7023
Mar 18 ~ Green Valley Farm Herdshare Gala Learn ways to support sustainable food and farming. 1p farm projects and tours followed by a dinner $25 at 5:30/6. herdsharegala.splashthat.com 1-9pm Green Valley Farm & Mill, 13024 Green Valley Road, Sebastopol.
Mar 21 ~ Give Back Tuesday for Russian River Historical Society - Raffle prizes Proceeds to benefit the RRHS General Fund. 6p.Rainbow Cattle Company, 16220 Main St, Guerneville. russianriverhistory.org, imagesofthepast@comcast.net
Mar 21 ~ Jiggs & Maggie Benefit for Education Corned beef & cabbage all the trimmings! Benefit for Geyserville area schools. $30 5-8p Geyserville Oddfellows Hall, 21027 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville, diavolapizzeria.com
Worth Our Weight, a program that trains troubled youth in food service and the culinary arts for free. 6pm at the WOW Cafe, 1021 Hahman Dr, Santa Rosa. Tickets $75, reserve at worthourweight@ sonic.net or 707-544-1200.
Mar 24-26 ~ The California Artisan Cheese Festival - -Tickets on sale for the weekend's wide range of cheese- centric events featuring intimate Artisan Producer Tours,Educational Seminars, and Friday night's Ultimate Best Bite Competition $75; details at artisancheesefestival.com. .
Mar 25,26, Fundraiser & Gala perform ance for Curtain Call - tickets $50 minimum donation. 8p Murder Mistakes British thriller Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy 116, Monte Rio. 707- 524-8739 -
Apr 1 ~Jeff Tobes 13th Annual 20 Mile History Walk - Walk begins at 6am at Big John’s Market in Healdsburg passes through Geyserville, Asti and Cloverdale. Walkers are treated to historic information about the places that they are walking through. Register online. Fee includes breakfast, lunch and dinner plus a t-shirt, and all proceeds go to the Jeff Tobes History Day Fund. Ray at 707 535 6476, sonomacountyhistory. com/event-2451044
Apr 1 ~ Stand Up for Youth 4th annual Sonoma County Family YMCA Comedy Night - Comedy contest most appropriate for 18yrs and over. $15 $20 - 8 -10p Odd Fellows Hall – 545 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa All proceeds benefit YMCA youth scholarship fund. Michelle Head 707-545-9622, x 3120 mhead@ scfymca.org
Fava Bean, Onion and Pecorino Salad
Lots of farmers plant fava beans in the spring to introduce nitrogen and organic nutrients into the soil. Fava beans are in abundance in
the March. You can find them at the year round Farmers’ Markets in Sonoma County. Fava Beans are also known as broad beans or faba beans belong to the pea family. They are one of the oldest known crops in history and their wild origin are unknown. Archeologist remains found in Israel have documented cultivation during the Neolithic period (6800-6500 BC). Fava beans can be used in many ways from spreads, sautéed, or even in soups.
• Kosher salt as needed
• 1 1/2 pounds fava beans, shelled • 5 Tablespoons walnuts, chopped • 2 1/2 Tablespoons walnut oil
• 1 small red onion, quartered and
pepper
• 7 large radishes, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons fresh sage, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
• 1/4 pound prosciutto, thinly sliced
• 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 4 pieces Pecorino Romano cheese, shaved
Instructions
Mar 23 ~ Visiting Chefs Dinner Series
Ingredients
thinly sliced
• As needed freshly ground black
1. Bring salted to boil and cook fava beans until easy to peel, about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse, slip off skins. Set aside.
2. Combine walnuts and walnut oil in mini-food processor into coarse paste. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Combine paste with fava beans, radishes, onions, sage, chives and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle with olive oil. Squeeze a little lemon juice on each serving and top with slices of cheese.
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