Breaded Eggplant with Spinach Pesto
This was a very tasty dinner, a little different than the traditional eggplant with tomato sauce. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the Panko herb breaded eggplant: 1 eggplant, sliced thinly 1/4 cup soy milk 1/4 cup flour, seasoned with salt and Italian herbs 1 cup Japanese breadcrumbs called Panko oil for frying the eggplant for [...]
Asparagus, Fava Beans, Sugar Snap Pea Pods and Pea Salad
This tasty salad features the fresh foods that are now in season, all in bright green colors. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: for the salad: 5-6 spears fresh green asparagus, blanched and cut into 1/3 inch pieces 1/2 cup fava beans, podded, blanched and skins removed handful young sugar snap pea pods 1/4 cup fresh peas, [...]
Zucchini Tea Sandwiches
These little finger sandwiches make a lovely appetizer or special party food. Yield: 8-12 finger sandwiches Ingredients: 1 cup soy cream cheese 2 tsp. vegetable bouillon powder 1 Tbs. nutritional yeast 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 Tbs. mixed fresh herbs, thyme, basil oregano and chives, minced freshly ground pepper dash Tabasco additional salt to taste [...]
Dutch Professors Join Forces Against Factory Farming
[source: duurzameveeteelt.nl] The Dutch factory farming industry should be fundamentally reorganized and transformed into a system that meets the needs of all living beings and protects our environment. This is stated by more than one hundred full professors in a 12 page essay leading up to a simple conclusion: Reduce livestock, eat less meat and [...]
Review: Aubergine, shiitake and ricotta bake
Oh goodness, this was very tasty. We found the recipe at delicious magazine’s blog. It was delicious, however, a bit labor intensive to make. First grilling the eggplants. The tomato sauce was delicious an interesting combination of Asian seasonings and shiitaki mushrooms with the tomato eggplant Mediterranean vegetables. It was easy to make it vegan, [...]
White Pizza with Artichokes, Asparagus and Green Olives
This was a really tasty vegan pizza. I think its our new favorite. Ingredients: for the pizza dough: 3 cups flour 1 pkg. yeast 1 Tbs. olive oil salt 1 tsp. sugar 1 cup warm water for the white sauce: 1 & 1/2 cups plain soy yogurt 2 tsp. vegetable bouillon powder 2 Tbs. nutritional [...]
Classic Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
How lucky that strawberries and rhubarb ripen at the same time. This classic dessert is quite a treat. Serving Size: 8 Yield: one 9″pie Ingredients: for the pie crust-makes 1 bottom and a lattice top: 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 & 1/2 tbs. baking powder 4-6 tbs. cold water 1/2 [...]
Pumpkin, Pear, and Shallot Soup
This is a lovely smooth soup. The sweetness comes from the pears and the fact that the vegetables are roasted. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 lbs. of pumpkin or butternut squash, seeded and cubed 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and cubed 3-4 shallots, peeled and cut into slices 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons oil [...]
Lentil Stuffed Romano Peppers with Vegan Cheese Sauce
We’ve had stuffed peppers before but this is a new recipe that we really enjoyed. It’s also easy to make. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 2 pointed romano peppers 1/2 cup lentils 2 cups water 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon powder 5 baby plum tomatoes, halved small bunch chives, chopped 1 teaspoon red pepper [...]
Rhubarb Orange Tart
Rhubarb season has begun. As we have a couple very nice rhubarb plants, we are happy to enjoy this tasty vegetable in many different ways. Rhubarb pairs very nicely with orange, it’s also tasty with ginger. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3 slices frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 orange 1 cup orange juice splash lemon juice [...]
Review: Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad with Tahini Dressing
Smitten Kitchen is one of my favorite blogs to visit. Although it is an omni blog, the photos are always inviting and sometimes the recipes are vegan. We saw this salad a few weeks ago and have been looking forward to making it ever since. It was delicious and we will enjoy it more often [...]
Open-faced Toasted Asparagus Sandwiches
This makes a very special brunch menu or is tasty at any other time of the day as well. Yield: 4 sandwiches Ingredients: 12 asparagus spears, cleaned and trimmed 2 large tomatoes, sliced 4 slices bread, toasted for the vegan cheddar sauce: 2 medium carrots, washed peeled and grated 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes 1 [...]
White Asparagus with Herbed Orange Sauce
Asparagus season has begun. We drove specially to get it fresh from the farms where it is grown. This was superb. I’m glad we bought a lot, we will be enjoying this again in the next few days. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 pound fresh white asparagus 3/4 cup orange juice 1 vegetable bouillon cube [...]
Review: Banana Kiwi Salad
We enjoyed this nice fruit salad for dinner this evening. It was very tasty and easy to make. I followed instructions for the most part, although I did cut the fruit differently, and used Belgian endive as the greens. I made the dressing according to instructions, but added some poppy seeds. It was very good [...]
