Review: Spiced Dried Fruit Compote
We had an abundance of lovely fruit this year, which we bought a dehydrator for, and dried some nice fruit. Today we enjoyed this interesting recipe for spiced dried fruit using Earl Grey tea and spices. The recipe is very tasty and we enjoyed having our own fruit in the winter. I do suggest you [...]
Review: Fruited Quinoa Salad
We found this tasty salad recipe at 123EasyAsPie. There are many variations of quiona with fruit, we particularly enjoyed this one in the summer. We added pecans and used fresh mint instead of the parsley. We hope you give it a try and enjoy it as much as we did.
Review: Warm Lentil Salad with Grapes, Feta and Mint
We found this delicious recipe at Vegetarian Times. It was easy to veganize by merely substituting vegan cheese for the feta. We also cooked the lentils from dried rather than buying prepared lentils. This really tastes lovely (even better the next day) and we will look forward to having it more often over the summer, [...]
Tagliatelle with Parsnips, Champignons and Grapes
Parsnip is a root vegetable with a long tradition, which is gaining popularity again lately. Together with home made tagliatelle, grapes and mushrooms it made a very tasty winter dish. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 lbs. parsnips, 2 onions, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lb. button mushrooms (champignons de paris), [...]
Spicy Beet and Grape Salad
Pretty and tasty, a nice salad with lots of flavor. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3-4 beets, cooked or roasted and cooled 2 tablespoons Olive oil 1/4 cup berry liquor (alternately berry syrup) juice from 1 lemon 1 shallot or red onion, in fine slices 1 teaspoon grainy mustard pinch cayenne salt and pepper to taste [...]
Roasted couscous salad with favas and grapes
Well, we have a new favorite at the house, and this is it. We found that roasting the couscous gives it a lovely nutty flavor as well as a lovely golden color. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup raw couscous pinch of salt 1 tablespoon vegan margarine 1 cup fava beans, shelled, blanched and skins [...]
Quinoa salad with smoked tofu, grapes and almonds
What a lovely and healthy salad this is, especially on a warm summer day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups quinoa 1 cube vegetable bullion 1/2 cup sliced almonds 2 tbs. rice vinegar 1 pkg. Italian salad dressing herbs 2 tbs. olive oil 2 cups spicy tofu, cut in small pieces 1 1/2 cups [...]
