Green Bean and Walnut Salad with Soy Cheese Pieces
This lovely salad has a really nice dressing to go along with it. The mixture of beans, walnuts, soy cheese and orange dressing was very tasty. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 lb. green beans, trimmed 1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 1 red onion, chopped 1 cup soy cheese, grated, cubed or crumbled 2 [...]
Rutabaga Mango Salad
This is a lovely and healthy winter salad. The flavor of the mango blends well with the rutabaga and both are ripe at the same time. We really enjoyed this salad. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 14 ounces rutabaga 4 spring onions 1 ripe mango 1/4-1/2 cup soy cheese 1/4 cup pine nuts, sunflower seeds or [...]
Fennel, Pear and Walnut Salad with Soy Cheese
Pears and fennel are a lovely combination together. We enjoyed this light, crispy salad this evening. It was especially nice with the soy cheese, and the ground fennel seeds in the dressing. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced or shaved 2 pears, thinly sliced or shaved 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted [...]
Best of Fall Salad
We have recently discovered how nice black skinned radishes are. We are thrilled to be growing them as a fall crop in the garden. This salad is great. We really enjoyed it last night. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 large black radishes, peed and grated or shredded 2 large carrots, peeled and grated or shredded [...]
Beet and Pear Salad on Watercress
This was a lovely salad. Beets and pears go really nicely together and the poppyseed dressing is great. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the salad: 2 large beets pinch of salt 2-3 ripe pears 1 ounce soy cheese for the poppyseed dressing: 3 tablespoons white wine, raspberry or white balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil [...]
Mini Puff Pasty Bites with Vegan Cream Cheese and Blueberry Pear Marmelade
This tasty and easy to make treat was perfect for a mid-afternoon sack and would also make a nice appetizer. Yield: 12 mini bites Ingredients: 4 sheets frozen vegan puff pastry, thawed 1/2 cup vegan cream cheese 1 jar blueberry pear marmelade Mint leafes Directions: Pre-heat the ben to 425 F or whatever is [...]
Roasted Squash with Pear Salsa and Soy Cheese
We just harvested our first squash along with pears and used them in this very tasty recipe. We enjoyed it as part of our main meal, along with roasted potatoes and roasted green beans with walnuts. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the roasted squash: 1 red kuri squash, sliced and de-seeded 2-3 tablespoons olive oil [...]
Fava Bean Salad with Black Olives, Tomatoes and Soy Cheese
This is a flavorful and healthy salad that we enjoyed this evening. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces fava beans, blanched and skins removed 2 tablespoons olive oil 4-6 tomatoes, quartered 2 cloves garlic, minced 4-6 ounces soy cheese, cubed 3 tablespoons dill, chopped 12-36 seeded black olives (depending on size) salt and pepper to [...]
Vegan Deli Slices, Peach and Soy Cheese Ciabatta
We we really enjoyed those sandwiches today. While peaches are in season, we wold suggest you give these yummy sandwiches a try as well. Yield: 4 sandwiches Ingredients: 4 ciabatta baguettes 12 slices vegan deli slices 2-3 tablespoons sweet grainy mustard 2 peaches, peeled and sliced 4 ounces soy cheese, thinly shaved Directions: Slice the [...]
Baked Potatoes with Fava Beans, Mint, Soy Cheese and Sesame
This is delicious. The combination of sesame, favas, mint and soy cheese makes a lovely sauce or sort of pesto and on top of the baked potatoes it was heavenly. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 large potatoes (one per person) 1 & 1/2-2 cups fava beans, shelled 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 6 ounces soy [...]
Crunchy Pea Salad with Balsamic Dressing
We really enjoyed this tasty salad tonight. We used fresh peas from our garden to make this nice salad. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounce green peas, fresh or frozen 1/2 cup almonds, chopped or sliced 3-4 spring onions, white and green parts sliced 1/2 cup soy cheese, crumbled 1/2 cup soyannaise 2 tablespoons balsamic [...]
Strawberry Tofu Salad
This is a delicious salad. The flavors are a very nice combination. The borage flowers are slightly spicy like pepper and go well with the sweet strawberries. The salad dressing is particularly nice on this salad, but goes well on others and makes a nice marinade. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the dressing: 1 large [...]
Review: Beetroot and Rhubarb Salad
Celebrity Chef Yotam Ottolenghi has created this delicious salad recipe, with a great dressing. We found it at the British Guardian website. We placed the salad on a bed of fresh greens. The only change we needed to do was to use soy cheese instead of feta. It’s a lovely mixture of flavors and the [...]
Scrambled Tofu and Spinach stuffed Tomatoes
This was a tasty, filling diner we had tonight. It’s easy to make and quite a satisfying dish. Serving Size: 4 Yield: 8 stuffed tomatoes Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 cups spinach, washed and chopped 1 teaspoon red chili flakes to taste salt and pepper [...]
Fava Bean Salad with Black Olives, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Soy Chesese
We really enjoyed this tasty salad on a hot day. It’s packed full of flavor as well as being healthy. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups fresh fava beans, out of the pod, blanched and peeled 1 cup black olives, pitted and sliced 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, cut in small pieces 4-6 ounces soy cheese, [...]
Asparagus Mushroom Lasagna
Asparagus season has just begun and we are looking forward to sharing some new recipes. This was a delicious dinner we enjoyed over the weekend with asparagus bought directly from the farm. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. asparagus spears (white or green) 8 ounces mushrooms, cremini, shitaki or other favorite 1 tablespoon oil 1 [...]
Fava Bean and Spinach Salad with a Tahini Dressing
We really enjoyed this salad today. The colors look great and remind us of the coming springtime. The tahini dressing goes very nicely with the salad. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: for the salad: 1 cup (about 4 oz) frozen shelled fava beans (broad beans) 4 cups (about 4 oz) baby spinach leaves, trimmed and washed [...]
Walnut Radicchio Risotto with Smoked Tofu Pieces
This recipe makes a very nice winter meal. Radicchio is one of the vegetables we can get fresh over the winter. We really enjoyed this meal and hope you will also. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3-4 spring onions green parts only, chopped (chives) 1/4 – 1/2 cup walnuts, some chopped some whole 1 red onion, [...]
Artichoke and Spicy Tofu Casserole
This is rally vegan comfort food at it’s best. We really enjoyed this hearty meal on a chilly, windy day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped 1 small red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped 2 spring onions sliced 1 tablespoon vegan margarine 1 cup prepared vegan cream sauce* 8 ounces artichoke [...]
Eggplant Lentil Stacks
This makes a very filling hearty meal for a cold winter’s day. the lentils go very nicely with the eggplant and the so cheese is a great addition. We enjoyed the fresh basil leaves as a touch of green and the basil tasted very nice with the rest of the flavors as well. Serving Size: [...]
Celery Root Cordon Bleu
Cordon bleu has always been considered a deluxe gourmet meal. We are happy to offer a substitute, that we think might taste even better than the original. At least one can enjoy it with a free conscience. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 medium celery roots (plan 2 nice slices per person) 14 ounces vegan cheese [...]
Spirali Pasta with Romanesco and Peas
This was a very special pasta meal with a delicious almond-miso-white wine Sauce. We really like romanesco and look forward to late summer/fall when it comes available. Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 4 ounces spirali pasta 1 cup peas (fresh or frozen) 2-3 cups romanesco broccoli florets 1/2 cup fresh basil,chopped for the sauce: 2 tablespoons [...]
Vegan Polenta with Caramelized Apples
We saw this inviting recipe and looked forward to adapting it to be vegan. It was delicious – such a nice treat and tasty – either with the cheddar soy cheese melted on top or with the sweet cinnamon apples. Yield: 6 servings Ingredients: 1 cup polenta 4 cups water pinch salt 6 apples 1/4 [...]
Review: Watermelon Summer Salad
This refreshing watermelon salad was a real suprise and perfect for a light summer meal. The salad offers a very interesting mixture of flavors that is really quite nice. We only adapted it slightly by using vegan cheese instead of feta. It was easy to make and the instructions are simple to follow. While watermelons [...]
