Review: Sweet Potato Biscuits
These were a nice change to our usual “All American Biscuits”. Sunday morning breakfasts are a lovely tradition to enjoy the morning at your leisure. Baking powder biscuits are easy to make and don’t take a lot of time, to rise or cook so they are a favorite at our house. We came across this [...]
Spicy Pumpkin Soup
This is one of our favorite soups. The grainy brown mustard is not as a strong a flavor as the yellow Dijon mustard. It is mild and almost sweet and nutty in it’s flavor. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 (200 grams) fresh pumpkin, de-seeded and cut into bite sized pieces 1 potato, peeled and cubed [...]
Favorite Recipes for Spring Celebrations
The spring holidays come early this year, at the beginning of April. Many places have not warmed up enough for a bounty of fresh garden vegetables, but we have managed to make some very tasty recipes with vegetables that can be found. After a long winter, we seem to look for colorful foods and recipes [...]
Review: Baked Bananas with Tamarind Sauce
Tamarind is one of my favorite fruits. Not too many people are familiar wit it or use it, but it is quite handy. It is very sour and usually will be found sweetened. People of India and Indonesia add chili pepper or cayenne with it, making it sweet yet hot. We enjoyed this recipe from [...]
Pineapple Pie with Kiwi Sauce
This lovely dessert is full of fresh tropical favors. Serving Size: 8 Yield: 1 10″ pie Ingredients: for the filing: 1 large fresh pineapple 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2-3 tablespoons apple pectin or vegan jam pectin 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon or ginger 1 1/2 cups water for the crust: [...]
Seitan Stew
Stew is such a good cold weather dish. Served with a crusty bread and a nice salad this is a delicious hearty and heart warming meal. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 8 ounces of seitan in bite sized pieces 1 lg. onion, chopped 1 Tbs, oil 1 celery stalk, sliced 5 med. carrots peeled and cut [...]
Review: Moroccan style broad bean salad
We enjoyed this tasty Moroccan style broad bean (fava beans) salad with soy yogurt and crunchy bits tonight. It’s a delicious and a very flavorful salad from Jamie Oliver. Fresh board beans (fava beans) are nice, but if you can get frozen ones then it’s not so much work to prepare. Of course we used [...]
Pasta with Pumpkin and Pistachios
We really enjoyed this colorful recipe. Pumpkin puree makes a really nice pasta sauce and the nuts added a nice crunch. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1/2 onion, chopped fine 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped fine 1 tablespoon oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 vegetable bouillon cube 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg dash [...]
Review: Stir-Fried Tofu, Red Cabbage and Winter Squash
We recently came across this nice recipe from the New York Times. As we still have a couple of pumpkins from last year’s harvest to eat up, we were happy it find it. This makes a very tasty dish. We served it as a main meal, but without rice or pasta. We had so much [...]
Minty Pea and Spinach Soup
We’re in the mood for Spring. This vibrant sweet soup tasted great on a cold but clear day. We are looking forward to making it with peas and spinach fresh from the garden, but that will be a while yet. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3 cups frozen peas 1 small package frozen spinach 2 shallots [...]
Review: Apricot, Beet and Cumin Soup
Dear Vegalicious Readers, this is a delicious soup we recently found at the “Daily Green” blog. It has the earthy flavors of beets, with the mild sweetness of apricots and orange juice. Perked up with the flavors of onions, garlic and cumin. Altogether, this flavor packed soup that is really tasty. It can also be [...]
Brussels Sprouts with Pistachios
This is a very simple way to enjoy Brussels sprouts, yet one of our favorites as it is so easy. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. Brussels sprouts 2 tablespoons fine olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup pistachio nuts Directions: Clean the Brussels sprouts and cut a small [...]
Herbed Breadsticks
These are really tasty and easy to make. Enjoy them with a good Italian meal or as snack. Yield: 4 doz. (depending on size) Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 cup warm water 1 pkg. yeast 1 Tbs. sugar 1 Tbs. olive oil 1 tsp. salt 1 Tbs. oregano 1 tsp. thyme 1 Tbs. dried basil [...]
