This workshop celebrates family-style Filipino dishes that draw from an abundance of garden fresh vegetables (gulay) as they have been reinterpreted through the diaspora. Students will learn to make vegetarian-friendly versions of traditional favorites like kare-kare (a peanut stew with banana hearts), laing (greens simmered with coconut milk, garlic and chilis), and lumpiang sariwa (vegetable-stuffed summer rolls). Presented by Aileen Suzara, who was featured in The Colors of Nature: Growing Up Filipino and more.

This workshop is part of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s (OACC) annual Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Festival 2010, which features a full and diverse program of events to celebrate Asian and Pacific American culture and traditions from May 19 to June 5. APA Heritage Festival 2010 includes culinary workshops, a film screening, a literary night, and jazz performances by various Asian American artists. For more information, please email the Asian Cultural Center, visit the website, or call the phone number below.