Featured Recipe:
Stuffed Acorn Squash (vegan, gf)  | | Before baking |
Ingredients:
3 acorn squash
2 tbsp margarine, softened
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, minced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 apples, chopped
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 tsp parsley
1 tsp dried sage
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Slice each acorn squash in half and remove the seeds.
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Brush the squash with the softened margarine and set aside.
In a large skillet, sauté the onion, celery and apple in
the olive oil for 6-8 minutes.
Reduce heat and add the maple syrup, raisins, herbs, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
In a large bowl, mix together the onion, celery and apple mixture until well combined. Spoon this mix into each squash half. Cover each squash with foil.
Bake 40-45 minutes, or until squash is soft.
Savor & Enjoy!
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Congratulations
To the newly weds! |
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Our head chef, Kate Elliott was married last week to the lovely Erin Kirby on the auspicious date of 11-11-11.
We couldn't be happier for the happy couple!
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co-creator Eliza Schneider
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Greetings!
Thank you for taking the time to check out what we've got going on this week and for merge-ing with us! It's because of you that we are here. As always if you have ideas, feedback, or comments, please feel free to contact us at info@mergebuffalo.com. |
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Attitude of Gratitude
As we enter the time of Thanksgiving, we'd like to thank each and everyone of you who has supported merge over the last 3 years! We are happy to report that we're growing and thriving. We have added a full bar with cocktails, personalized catering options, and we're working with Buffalo Yoga to offer healthy empowerment cleanses and class on alternative health through nutrition and movement.
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."
- Melody Beaty
What are you grateful for?
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This Week's Events
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Tuesday, November 22 6pm: Vegan Meetup
7pm: Dinner music by Katie Panfil
Wednesday, November 23 6pm: Dinner music by Lance Drake
9pm: Re-bop Sessions *special pre-Thanksgiving show!
Thursday, November 24th Closed for gratitude celebrations
Friday, November 25th Black Friday: We are closed for lunch and open for dinner at 5pm. Give Local a Chance - Do your holiday shopping the Local way by visiting the shops on Elmwood, Allentown, or Hertel and then visit us for a warm, cozy dinner!
10pm: Vinyl Retentives, Freedom Record Party
Saturday, November 26th
*Mark your calendar
- 12/5: Dinner & a Movie Monday December 5th. (restaurant is closed, but we'll be offering a $10 optional vegan buffet) The bar will be open and we are showing Will Ferrel's ELF!
- 12/31: merge will have it's third anniversary party New Year's Eve. We are planning a very special evening with live music by Dotson Moon, a special menu from chef Kate Elliott and we want to share it with YOU!
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Buffalo Yoga Cleanse Re-Cap
merge has teamed up with Buffalo Yoga to provide you with seasonal cleanses including nutritional support, yogic cleansing practices, raw foods, juices, and meditation.
merge offered our first week of raw pick-up dinners. We highlighted a different raw meal each day and challenged our guests to "go raw" for the week. The turn out was a great success, thank you to everyone who participated! Here's a couple of the meals from last week:
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We're currently working on a couple very special post-holiday 2012 wellness workshops! Stay tuned for more information, dates, and times. |
Featured Artist:
Kenneth Loncke
Ken is a local architect who happens to work upstairs from merge. We feel blessed to have him in our presence, as he emanates a deep peace where ever he goes. His collection includes inspired paintings and photography of angels he sees in clouds. We thought his very spiritual approach to artwork was appropriate for the magical holiday season. Kenneth is also putting together a calendar of his artwork that will be sold at merge, with proceeds going to a non-profit that will feed the hungry. They make a fantastic holiday gift for your loved ones. Come meet Kenneth during the Allentown First Fridays Opening Friday, December 2nd from 5pm - 7pm We'll have free appetizers and his calendars and artwork available for purchase. His artwork will be shown Tuesday, 11/29 - Saturday 12/31. |
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Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to catch up with us. We are so grateful for the amazing community here in Buffalo including you - all our family and friends!
Sincerely,
Sarah & Eliza Schneider, co-creators
Kate Elliott, chef
& the entire merge team |
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