Winter Squash, Barley Orzotto with Toasted Walnuts
This is a very nice main meal that we enjoyed. It could also be used as a side dish for a dinner. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup barley 2 cups vegetable bouillon 1&1/2 lb. winter squash (butternut, Hokkaido etc.), seeded, peeled and shredded 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seed oil 1 [...]
Spinach, Bean And Spicy Tofu Soup
This is a very nice soup we enjoyed yesterday. It remains a cold spring so far, so a nice warm soup at lunchtime really “hits the spot”. Ingredients: 8 ounces prepared spicy tofu pieces 2 cloves garlic minced pinch red pepper flakes 4 cups vegetable bouillon 1 can (15 ounces) cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed [...]
Review: Potted giant beans with mixed vegetables
We found a new food blog that we quite enjoy: Amateur cook professional eater. Even though the recipes are not vegan, there are many that are, and most are quite healthy as well. It’s a Greek food blog. Often simple folk recipes are vegan, or at least easy to adapt. The Greeks are really god [...]
Winter Squash and Kale Risotto with Golden Raisins
This is a very nice recipe during the cold winter and early spring months. The raisins add a nice sweetness to the meal. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large white sweet onion like Vidalia 1 cup Arborio rice 2 cups winter squash cut in bite-sized pieces (Butternut, red curi or whatever is available) 2-3 cups [...]
Squash and Apple Pie Crisp
As winter comes to an end and spring has not yet sprung, our choices for fresh treats become rather limited. We were pleased that we had made apple pie preserves in the fall using some of our apples, and that our red kuri squash are still overwintering well. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3-4 cups squash, [...]
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 [...]
Pumpkin Mango Soup with Chopped Walnuts
We enjoyed this creamy smooth soup on a cold winter’s day. It has a lovely sweet mild flavor and is full of vitamins. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 medium pumpkin or winter squash (e.g. Hokkaido) 1 mango 2 tablespoons oil pinch cayenne 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 cups vegetable bouillon salt and pepper to taste nutmeg [...]
Parsnip Pumpkin Soup with Seitan Pieces
This is a very hearty and filling soup. It tastes particularly nice on a cold day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds pumpkin or squash 1 pound parsnips 2 medium onions 2 cloves garlic 4 sprigs thyme 2 vegetable bouillon blocks 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar 12-14 ounces prepared seitan [...]
Escarole Soup with Great Northern Beans and Falafel Balls
This was a light, yet filling hearty soup. We really enjoyed yesterday. We have been growing escarole (broad-leaved endive) for the first time at the garden this year. It is a good salad to grow over the cold winter months. We’re looking forward to more recipes using this escarole. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 can/jar [...]
Vegan Pasta with Squash and Spinach
This makes a delicious main meal or side dish. Our favorite squash is the red kuri squash, so we use it most of the time. However, butternut squash or other pumpkins will work well with this as well. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces spirals, bow ties or penne 2 tablespoons olive oil 12-16 ounces [...]
Minty Fava Bean Salad with Crunchy Fried Onions
This is a simple healthy salad that is lovely to look at as well as enjoying the flavors. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3 cups fava beans, blanched and skins removed handful fresh mint leaves, chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 lemon, juiced 1 pinch salt 1 pinch dried chili pepper 1 teaspoon cumin, ground 1 [...]
Review: Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables
We’re hanging on to summer a little bit longer with this tasty recipe we found at Martha Stewart’s blog. It’s a very simple recipe and tastes delicious. It was easy to adapt to being vegan, merely changing the butter and the cheese to non-dairy vegan products. We’ve grown both the yellow and green zucchini in [...]
Orange Pumpkin Carrot Soup with Ginger and White Wine
This is a delicious hearty soup with the flavors of autumn that we joyed for lunch today. Servings: 2-3 Ingredients: 1 small pumpkin or red kuri squash, de-seeded and cut into chunks 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 shallot, chopped 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced [...]
Review: Sweet & Sour Pickled Pumpkin
We found out about sweet sour pickled pumpkin last fall in Germany. There, they use the pickled pumpkin cubes in salads, as you would pickled beets and other tasty vegetables. We’ve been looking forward to making these ever since. It is a great way to enjoy pumpkins and winter squash throughout the season and adds [...]
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 [...]
Review: Zucchini Pickles
Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks is a superb cook, as well as a great photographer and writer. She has written many good cookbooks. Heidi is not vegan, however vegetarian and always has very healthy recipes. Our zucchini plants have done very well this year and so we were looking for ways to preserve them. We [...]
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 [...]
Stuffed Round Yellow Zucchini with Red Bell Pepper Sauce
This our first year to grow round yellow zucchini. They are a delicious tender vegetable that are perfect for stuffing. There are many recipes to use as stuffing. We enjoyed this one last night, especially with the red bell pepper sauce. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 2 round zucchini ( 1 per person) 1 cup couscous [...]
Zucchini Soup
This is a lovely light soup for the summer that we enjoyed for lunch. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4-5 cups zucchini, finely grated 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons olive oil 4-5 tablespoons tomato paste 2 cups water 1/2 bunch basil, leaves picked, washed and chopped salt and pepper to taste vegan Parmesan as garnish [...]
Yellow and Green Zucchini on Penne with Herbed Soy Cream Sauce
This was a very tasty meal we enjoyed tonight. Our zucchini plants are beginning to give lots of lovely zucchini. Lovage is a very flavourful herb. It is similar to celery. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces wholewheat penne pasta 1 med. green zucchini 1 med. yellow zucchini 2 tablespoons oil for the sauce: 1 [...]
Ratatouille Wraps
This is a quick and easy way to enjoy ratatouille. It works well as a lunch or a main dinner on a hot day. Yield: 6-8 wraps Ingredients: 2-3 tablespoons oil 2 cloves garlic 1 large eggplant 1 large zucchini 1 large onion 1 ripe bell pepper 1 & 1/2 teaspoon Italian herbs 1 can [...]
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 [...]
Review: Orange Couscous Curry
We really enjoyed this delicious recipe from Susan at at FatFree Vegan. This is an amazing recipe that is good as a main dish, a side dish or as we enjoyed, a salad. Since we wanted to enjoy it as a salad, I held out the carrots, peas and zucchini until after the couscous was [...]
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, [...]
