Sweet Spicy Pumpkin Salad
This is a great salad. It’s quick and easy to make, and really tastes delicious. You may want to make a double portion as it will disappear quickly. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large red onion, sliced thinly 1 tablespoon oil 1 & 1/2 lb. pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and cubed handful Italian parsley, [...]
Review: Acorn Squash Quesadilla
We used the recipe created by Deb of Smitten Kitchen, for these tasty quesadillas. We substituted soy cheese for the Mexican cheddar that she used, and we used soy yogurt instead of the sour cream and vegan margarine instead of butter. Actually, we used one of our last red kuri pumpkins instead of the acorn [...]
Winter Pizza – Pumpkin with Vegan Cheddar Dollops
This was a really tasty pizza. We enjoyed this immensely. We made a whole wheat pizza crust, topped it with a simple tomato sauce, the steamed pumpkin pieces, plopped dollops of vegan homemade cheddar sauce here and there and added some grated soy cheese on top. Baked the pizza for about 18-20 minutes. Then we [...]
Review: Butternut Squash and Roasted Banana Soup with Coconut and Lime
Ever wondered what else you could do with that ripe banana in the fruit basket? How about using it in a soup! This soup recipe from Tastespace was delicious and quite special. Please, give the recipe a try as it is really tasty. It’s easy to veganize by using maple syrup instead of honey and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Review: Spaghetti Squash I
We’ve grown spaghetti squash for the first time this year and we’ve been very curious about recipes for this special vegetable. Tonight we enjoyed Spaghetti Squash I from http://allrecipes.com. It was a rather traditional style marinara sauce, with black olives and fresh basil. It was a very nice recipe. We also looking forward to trying [...]
Beta carotene soup with green pea dumplings
A lovely vegetable broth with golden vegetables and bright green dumplings. Somewhat sweet and full of vitamins. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the pea dumplings 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon fat (vegan margarine) 1/2 cup frozen peas 1 scallion, white and green leaves 7-8 fresh mint leaves [...]
Zucchini Ankara
We had a very good summer for zucchini. This year we grew yellow zucchini, and froze a lot so we would have it during the year. Zucchini that has been frozen works best in stews or soups. This makes a very tasty meal, especially when served over couscous that has been cooked with 1 cube [...]
