Spaghetti with Creamy Lemon Sauce and Rucola
This tasty meal was light, yet very filling. We found the sauce to be really lovely and will be using in in other recipes as well. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup plain soy yogurt 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 Tbs. oil 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 1 vegetable bouillon cube 2 Tbs. nutritional yeast flakes [...]
Spinach and Vegan Ricotta Spaghetti
This is a very tasty and satisfying meal. We’re looking forward to having it more often, especially when our own organic spinach is ripe. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 14 oz. wholewheat spaghetti 400 gram bag fresh spinach, washed 3 Tbs. olive oil 3-4 cloves garlic, finely sliced raisins 2 splashes lemon juice 2 oz. pine [...]
Tri-colored Pasta with Eggplant and Black Olives
This makes a very tasty light supper. It is also good served as a salad as well. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 500 grams tri-colored pasta such as fusilli 1 eggplant, cut in thin slices 5 Tbs. good olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lemon, juice and zested 100 grams good black olives without the [...]
Fettuccine with raw Kale Pesto, Walnuts and Oyster Mushrooms
We made kale pesto before when we posted it with the Summer tomato crostata recipe. When we saw the fettuccine recipe in Vegetarian Times, we knew our pesto would be would be perfect for it, and we weren’t disappointed. It was really a great meal. We enjoyed it with a light fruit salad and ciabatta [...]
Review: Crouching Garlic, Hidden Peanut
Today we wanted to join in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. We loved the name of the recipe and it uses many of our favorite ingredients. We enjoyed the meal and found it very easy to make. I only did one thing differently, that was to steam the broccoli. We found this recipe [...]
Pasta alla Norma
Sicilian Pasta with Eggplant, Basil and Soy Cheese. This classic meal tastes great in any season. We were happy to use our own eggplants from the garden, just rather sad that we don’t have more, but looking forward to next spring when we begin again to grow this wonderful vegetable. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1 [...]
Fusilli pasta with artichokes and peppers
This makes a nice light dinner for two. Light and lemony in flavor, lovely with a mixed salad and whole grain bread. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 200 grams fusilli (spiral) pasta 1 can artichoke hearts 1 large sweet red bell pepper chives 1/2 cup soy cream or soy yogurt 1 Tbs. olive oil 1 lemon [...]
Thai style tofu and snow peas on rice vermicelli with lime peanut sauce
This is one of our favorite meals. The spicy, lemony flavors are a wonderful addition to the peanut butter. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup snow peas, coarsely chopped 1-2 tbs. fresh ginger, minced 1 chili pepper, crushed 1 onion, chopped 1/2 lb tofu, cubed 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup coconut milk 1/4 cup [...]
Spinach pasta with asparagus and pesto sauce
This is really a quick and easy meal that is healthy and tasty. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 250 grams spinach pasta (tagliatelle) 200 grams asparagus 130 grams (or small jar) basil pesto lemon juice Directions: Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Remove the dried out hard ends of the asparagus and cut [...]
Asparagus ravioli with creamy lemon sage sauce
What an elegant and tasty meal this was! It is a bit of trouble to make, but well worth it. Yield: 12 raviolis Ingredients: for the raviolis: 1 cup semolina flour 2 tsp. olive oil 1/2 cup water salt for the filling: 500 grams fresh asparagus, washed, cut in small pices 1 clove garlic 2 [...]
Thai green curry with vegetables and noodles
We really enjoyed this meal, it seemed lighter and less salty than other kinds of Asian meals, although, nice and spicy on a chilly winter night. It can be served with rice or noodles. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame oil 2 tablespoons Thai green curry paste 1 can coconut milk (400 ml.) 9 [...]
Artichoke and hazelnut cannelloni with lemon soy bechamel sauce
Artichoke filled cannelloni make a very nice light but filling Sunday night supper, or can also be used as an elegant brunch. Serving Size: 6 Ingredients: 1 can artichoke hearts (about 5-6) 8 oz. tofu, crumbled 4 Tbs. hazelnut meal (hazelnuts ground to the consistency of flour) 1 Tbs. olive oil 1/2 lemon juiced 8-16 [...]
Pasta primavera with creamy spinach sauce
This bright springy recipe tasted great o a chilly winter’s eve. We were happy to enjoy this meal even if just using frozen vegetables. We will look forward to the spring when we can really make it with all fresh vegetables. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 50 grams vegan margarine 225 grams chopped spinach 500 grams [...]
Farfalle with pumpkin sauce
This is delicious. Fennel is the secret that makes it so nice. I do hope you give it a try, it was really a hit this evening. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 clove garlic, minced 1 onion, finely sliced 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 1 tablespoon soy margarine 250 grams pumpkin, cut in small pieces (or [...]
Vegan macaroni salad
Macaroni salad is so tasty for lunch, or an evening supper on a hot day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 cup cooked macaroni (1 c uncooked) 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup spicy tofu pieces, cut in small cubes 1/2 cup soy cheese, cut in small cubes 1/ s cup [...]
Grilled eggplant and sweet potato on soba noodles
This does taste as nice as it looks. It’s a bit of trouble, but definitely worth it. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes, sliced in 1/2 inch slices, will be about 12 total slices (about 2 medium) 1 cup orange juice 2 1/2 tbs. molasses 2 tbs. water 2 tsp.vegetable oil 2 tbs. Dijon [...]
Blueberry pasta
This makes a very nice light dessert or snack. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the blueberry pasta dough: 1 cup semolina flour 2 tbs. oil 1/2 cup blueberry puree for the blueberry puree: 100 grams blueberries, washed 2 tbs. sugar juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup water dash cinnamon for the amaretto cream sauce 1/4 [...]
Spinach ravioli filled with a pea & pistachio mixture
Green filled with green, delicious and elegant. It is a bit of work to do, but well worth it! Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: for the pea and pistachio filling: 200 grams frozen peas, thawed 100 grams pistachio nuts 1/4 cup water 1 tbs. chili oil salt for the spinach pasta dough: 1 cup semolina flour [...]
Rotelle with mushrooms gratin
A nice meal that is filling but not heavy. Even better the 2nd day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 300 grams rotelle pasta (little wheels) 4 tbs. olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 100 grams mushrooms, cut in bite sized pieces 1 zucchini, cut in bite sized chunks 3 tbs. parsley, chopped 1 cup vegetable bouillon [...]
Spinach pasta with avocado pesto and pistachios
This is a new recipe that we enjoyed and will definitely do more often. It is light and fresh with the basil, and has lots of flavor from the mustard and sesame oil, as well as the zing from cayenne pepper and Tabasco. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 400 grams spinach tagliatelle 2 avocados 2 cloves [...]
Vegetables in Thai coconut sauce
This makes a lovely colorful meal. The amount of spiciness is up to you. We usually like it hot. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 can (400 milliliters) coconut milk 100-150 grams tofu 1 tbs. oil 4 kaffir citrus leaves 1 small bunch fresh coriander leaves, chopped or 1 tbs. Thai coriander paste 1 large sweet [...]
Spicy Minestrone Soup
This is a delicious soup especially nice on a cold rainy day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 med. onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 tbs. olive oil 1 qt. water 1 can small kidney beans or chickpeas various fresh veggies including carrots, zucchini, green beans, wax beans, potatoes, peas, cabbage, [...]
Pasta with Kale, White Beans & Almonds
Kale, also known as Borecole (Dutch: Boerenkool), is a typical winter vegetable here in the Netherlands and Germany. Traditionally it is being used in a dish called stamppot. But there is much more you can do with kale and this is one of our favorite recipes. When we cooked the kale for this meal, it [...]
Fig Manicotti
This makes a lovely appetizer to serve for an elegant meal. We prepared it last year as part of our 100% Vegan Christmas dinner. Ingredients: 100 grams dried figs 1/4 cup hot water manicotti or cannelloni or lasagna sheets cinnamon 50 grams almonds or hazelnuts, ground mint leaves to garnish Directions: Cut the figs in [...]
