| Month | Theme | What Heidi brought |
| 1997 December | Lowfat and Appetizing | Chilled Beet Soup with Dill Cream |
| November | Apples | Curried Cauliflower Apple Soup |
| October | Oktoberfest | Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) |
| September | Regional: your home (Midwest for me) | Nauvoo Rhubarb
Pie and Indiana Sugar Pie |
| August | Greek | Green Bean, Zucchini and Potato Stew |
| July | Caribbean |
Caribbean Rice and Beans Chocolate-Cinnamon Rice Pudding |
| June | "Cake" | Goat Cheese and Thyme Potato Cake |
| May | Garlic | Cherry Tomatoes with Roasted Garlic Filling |
| March/April | Anniversary Potluck |
Green Olive Pesto and Curried Peanut Soup |
| February | Chocolate and/or nuts | Black Bean Mole and Coconut Couscous |
| January | Potatoes | Potato & Egg Curry, Cucumber Raita |
| 1996 Nov/Dec | "something red" | Tart Cranberry Relish (...trying to find that recipe again!) |
| October | "something yellow" | Golden Squash Soup (...trying to find that recipe again!) |
| September | Leafy greens | Watercress, Endive, and Goat Cheese Salad |
| August | Corn and/or zucchini and/or tomatoes |
Corn, Tomato and Bean Salad and Tomato Corn Chowder |
| July | Chickpeas | Harira (Moroccan Chicken, Chick-Pea, and Lentil Soup) |
| June | Olives |
Green Olive Pesto Green Olive Tapenade |
| May | Cheese | Coeur à la Crème (...trying to find that recipe again!) |
| April | Peanuts | Curried Peanut Soup |
| March | Mushrooms | Mushroom Almond
Pâté and Mushrooms and Carrots à la Grecque |
| February | Eggplant | Eggplant Appetizer |