I love a good fondue. It’s a great way to eat and visit at the same time. Fondues are perfect for small get togethers, are relatively low cost, easy on the dishes and I haven’t met too many people who don’t like them. If you have never experienced a Fondue, I have put together a [...]
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Friendly Fondues
Posted in Christmas, Fruit, Vegetables, vegan, tagged chocolate, fondues, Vegetables on December 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Vegan Cream of Cabbage Soup
Posted in Fruit, Soup and Stew, Vegetables, garlic, tagged apple, apple juice, cabbage, cabbage soup, cream soup, soup, soymilk, vegan on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1 cup apple juice
1 apple cored and chopped
3 cups chopped cabbage
3 shallots, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup soy milk
2 tablespoons minced parsley
Cook first six ingredients until the cabbage is very soft and the liquid has almost disappered. Stir in soy milk. Serve very hot with croutons.
Vegan Peanut Baked Rice
Posted in Beans, Fruit, Seasonings, peanut butter, tagged peanut butter, peanuts, raisins, rice, tahini on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2 cups cooked brown rice
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
2 teaspoons tahini
Mix all ingredients together an pour into a casserole dish. Bake at 375° until hot, about 20 – 30 minutes. Serve as a breakfast rice, dessert rice, or main course rice with vegetables on the side and a [...]
Orange Bulgur Vegetarian Casserole
Posted in Beans, Casseroles, Fruit, Legumes, tagged bulgur, casserole, onions, oranges on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1/4 cup butter
2 large sweet Vidalia onions, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup uncooked bulgur wheat
1 cup orange juice
1 cup water
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained
1/3 cup chopped peanuts
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
In a large fry pan, melt the butter over medium heat and add the [...]
Cranberry and Caribbean Salsas
Posted in Dips and Salsa, Fruit, Vegetables, tagged caribbean food, cranberries, habanera, jalapeno, peppers, pineapple, salsa on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spicy Cranberry Salsa
1 12 ounce bag fresh cranberries
4 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
1/3 cup fresh lime juice 1
/2 teaspoon salt
2 jalapeno peppers – seeded and minced
tablespoons grated onion
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Cover and cook cranberries until they pop open. Drain immediately. Add all other ingredients and process or blend. Pour into a container and chill until [...]
Papaya packs a wallop with it’s vitamin C content. Boasting twice the vitamin C of an orange, papaya is a warrior against gallbladder disease. Twice as many women as men suffer from gallbladder disease, a nasty ailment that can cause a myriad of miserable symptoms from simple indigestion to excruciating pain and vomiting that, in [...]
Crabless Cakes and Strawberry Salad
Posted in Fruit, tofu, tagged cakes, salad, strawberry, tofu on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These cakes are really good. My kids don’t like tofu but they liked these. Of course they ruined them completely by smothering them in ketchup. If you close your eyes and think ocean, they almost taste like real crab cakes.
Crabless Cakes
1 pound firm tofu pressed to release moisture
1 little green onion, chopped
2 teaspoons [...]
Wraps with a Crunch
Posted in Breakfast, Fruit, Vegetables, salads, tagged apples, eggs, peanut butter, pita pockets, pitas, pocket salad, salads, Vegetables, wraps on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dinner’s a Wrap
Summer is gone and fall is upon us once more. The temperatures are dropping and while soup is probably more the norm for lunches these days, a few of us die hard salad folks are still packing our crunchie lunches into pita’s and hoping the weather will stay warm for another week or [...]
Olive Aspic Ring with Avocado Mayonnaise
Posted in Aspic, Fruit, Vegetables, tagged Aspic, avacado mayonnaise, avocado, mayonnaise, tomato, tomato aspic, vegan on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have always loved aspic. My grandmother made the greatest aspic in the world. This recipe does not use any form of gelatine or Jell-O and is suitable for vegans. It includes a great recipe for vegan avocado mayonnaise.
Olive Aspic Ring with Avocado Mayonnaise
1 cup pimento stuffed olives, sliced
1 red pepper seeded and chopped
6 little [...]
Apple Biscuits and Pudding
Posted in Breads and Muffins, Fruit, Thanksgiving, tagged apple pudding, apple puddling, apples, biscuits, bread pudding on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apple Biscuits
4 or 5 apples
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
Sprinkle of both ground cinnamon and nutmeg
1 can of biscuits
Peel and seed the apples. Cut into large pieces. Separate biscuits and wrap one biscuit around each piece of apple. Place wrapped pieces in a baking dish. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix the [...]
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