Italian Bean Soup
This was an easy soup to make and very tasty on a rainy day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced 1 small onion, minced 2 med. carrots, peeled and thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 Tbs. olive oil 1 can crushed tomatoes 2 vegetable bouillon cubes 1 can white beans, drained [...]
Beet Salad with Orange Walnut Raspbery Vinagrette
This is a very tasty salad that we will be having more often. Ingredients: 1 & 1/4 Lb. beets, peeled and cut in bite sized pieces 1 Tbs. olive oil 1 tsp. salt 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned for the dressing: 3 Tbs. walnut oil 3 Tbs. raspberry or strawberry vinegar 1 orange, juiced salt [...]
Review: Baked Nippat (Sweet & Salty Onion Crackers)
Goodness, these crackers are delicious. Ramya of The Cook’s Collection blog offers this delicious recipe. It’s not vegan, however by simply substituting vegan margarine for the butter, it becomes then vegan. The crackers are rather fun to make, allow yourself enough time, and after rolling and pressing them, my hands were lovely and soft from [...]
Tagliatelle with Artichokes, Red Onions and Thyme
The combination of red onions and artichokes is quite tasty with a bit of white wine and thyme the meal becomes heavenly. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 300 grams tagliatelle or fettuccine 2 cans artichoke hearts in water, liquid drained and halved 2 Tbs. olive oil 2 large red onions, sliced in thin rings 3-4 cloves [...]
Savory Zucchini Muffins
Here’s another tasty way to use up your bounty of zucchinis. These tasty muffins are lovely. They’re light and fluffy ad with the ‘cheesy’ flavor of nutritional yeast a tang of a bit of mustard they really filled us up for Sunday morning brunch. Yield: 7 med. large muffins Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour [...]
Fava Bean Ravioli on a Spinach Wine Sauce
This is a very special meal. It is gourmet and delicious in flavor well worth the effort to make. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the ravioli: 1 cup semolina flour 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 cup water pinch salt for the filling: 2 lbs. fresh fava beans 1 small clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon mild [...]
Grilled Vegetable Kabobs
Summertime is here, let’s get out the grill. With the garden producing lots of fresh vegetables, kabobs are a tasty way to enjoy them all. Serving Size: 4 Yield: 16 kabobs Ingredients: for the marinade: 2 tablespoons molasses 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 [...]
Review: Marinated red cabbage and walnut salad
Phil Vickery is a famous British chef, he often appears on the t.v. cooking program “Ready Steady Cook”. This red cabbage salad was very tasty. I used white balsamic vinegar so that the bright color of the cabbage would show through. It’s an easy salad to make and brings color to the table as well [...]
Pumpkin and Apricot Soup
At the height of apricot season we were able to enjoy this tasty soup on a rainy evening. It was delicious. Luckily, we were able to use some of our pumpkin from last season which we had frozen. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil 1 med. onion, chopped 2 cups pumpkin, cooked (or butternut [...]
Review: Low-Fat Savory Scones
We have discovered a new website that really has us excited. Madhuram’s Eggless Cooking blog offers many really tasty recipes that are egg free. Many are easy to veganize by adapting the yogurt and milk to soy yogurt and soy milk. These savory scone are delicious, easy to make and quick to make as well. [...]
Breaded Eggplant with Spicy Walnut Yogurt Sauce
This spicy sauce makes a very tasty alternative to the usual tomato paring with eggplant. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted 1 eggplant oil for frying 1 cup plain soy yogurt 1 tablespoon walnut oil (optional) 1 jalapeno pepper, de-seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or coriander, chopped salt to [...]
Apricot Almond Galette
Apricot season has just begun, so we joyfully celebrated it with this tasty apricot galette. It’s surprisingly easy to make, and if you patiently take time to arrange your apricot slices nicely, it turns out quite pretty. Yield: one 8″ galette Ingredients: 4 sheets vegan puff pastry, thawed 6-7 fresh apricots, pitted and sliced 2 [...]
Baked Zucchini Spears
This is a magical recipe that makes all those zucchinis disappear – fast. You can use up those big baseball bat sized ones, or the normal size. Yield: 16 spears Ingredients: 3 Tbs. bread crumbs 2 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. thyme dash alt, and pepper 1 Tbs. nutritional yeast 1/8 tsp. garlic powder 1/8 tsp. [...]
