Bajor Chili

4 pounds coarsely ground chuck
2 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
4 cups cooked red kidney beans
1 cup cooked white kidney beans
2 cups water
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
Combine meat, onion, and garlic in a large Dutch oven; cook over medium heat until meat is browned, stirring to crumble.
Drain [...]

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The Supreme Bean

 
 
One of the highest fibre foods with the least amount of fat is the humble pea bean. Also known as the navy bean or alubias chican, this bean can play an important role in your continued good health.White pea beans are legumes which are the richest source of vegetable protein. Beans themselves are not a  [...]

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Fall Harvest Beans and Veggies

 
 
 Fall is definately here and the weather is starting to cool down. All the great root veggies are ready and kitchens are ablaze with the smells of canning and cooking. When I think of fall and root veggies, beans always spring to mind as well because they go so well together. I have put together 3 recipes [...]

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Crabless Cakes and Strawberry Salad

 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 [...]

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Muffins and Quick Breads

A small selection of some of my favourite muffins and quick breads.  These are great breakfast foods.
 
Boston Brown Bread

1/2 cup each all-purpose and whole-wheat flours and yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup molasses
2/3 cup buttermilk (see Note)
1/2 cup seedless raisins

Mix all ingredients and put in well-greased and floured 1-pound coffee can. Cover with [...]

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Breakfast Grains

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, or so they tell us. If you are a breakfast eater, hear are four awesome breakfasts you will want to have over and over again.
CROCKPOT PORRIDGE
1/4 cup cracked wheat
3/4 cup rolled oats — NOT instant or quick
3 cups water
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup apple — grated
1/3 [...]

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Welcome to Veggie Daze.

 I first created this site back in the 90’s when I was a full fledged vegetarian.  At that time it was hosted somewhere else. Five years ago it ended up being shelved on my hard drive and almost forgotten.  I was looking through the pages for some recipes last week and realized that there are [...]

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Cooking With Tofu – Basics

Tofu isn’t new. It has been around a long time. The nicest thing about tofu is that it acts like a sponge soaking up the flavours of the foods it is cooked with. It is very versatile and great staple to have on hand.
 
Cooking with Tofu
Tofu is not new. It has been around for many [...]

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Tofu Who?

It was lovely Saturday in June. The sun was shining, birds were singing and the patio had the perfect amount of shade. The table was set, ice tea was poured and the sandwiches were thick and luscious looking. My friend had obviously gone to a lot of trouble to make this a perfect luncheon. I raised my sandwich and took that first bite…..

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Small Town Vegetarian

Being a vegetarian, especially being vegetarian in a small town is not easy. People scoff at you, look at you like you have recently grown a tail and say things like, “it’s just not healthy.” To make matters worse, my small town is also a dairy, beef, poultry, sheep and egg farming kind of place, so the looks are longer and the remarks a bit snider. My darling hubby is also a dairy farmer making the whole process almost comical.

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