New Quick and Easy Zuchini Croquettes

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Zucchini are favorites around our home, so often, we come up with new ways to make them, and wanted to share this one with you. They are easy and very tasty!
If you are a zucchini lover, you've gotta make these!


2 medium zucchini cut in small cubes
1/2 block tofu, drained
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup all purpose flour
Salt to taste
1 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. turmeric
1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Put tofu in blender with the flour and cornstarch and the water, process till smooth.
Pour into a bowl. Add all the other ingredients. Make sure the batter is neither too thick and lumpy
nor too runny. Drop by large spoonfuls into a hot griddle barely "painted" with olive oil.
Cook about 15 minutesor until golden brown on eachr side.

Yield about 6 or 7. More if made smaller.

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Simply Tasty Patties or Strips

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1 cup crooked brown rice
1/2 cup cracked wheat cooked to the consistency of rice (please, see package)
1/2 cup quick oats
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup gluten flour (this ingredient is just for consistency, if you are allergic to gluten, substitute 2 Tbsp. soy flour, and make sure the dough is not too wet.)
1 large red onion, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup minced parsley
1 tsp, marjoram
1 tsp. sage
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Salt to taste
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup sweet green peppers, cut into strips
1 tomato, seeded and chopped
1 raw potato, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup water

Put all ingredients in a blender, except the oats and the gluten flour or soy flour, process till smooth.
Scrape into a bowl and add the oats and gluten flour or soy flour, mixing well. The dough should be thick, not runny.
Form patties and cook in an oiled skillet, but not frying it, until golden on both
sides, about 15 minutes each side, making sure it is well cooked so that you can cut it in strips, if desired.

You can serve as is topped with sauce, or cut into strips and top with sauce.

Suggested Sauce


1 chopped tomato
1/2 cup bell pepper red and green
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 cup onion, sliced
2 tbsp. olive oil
Salt to taste
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water

In a pot, saute peppers and garlic in the olive oil, add the rest of the ingredients and cook
till you have a sauce, until the tomato and the peppers are cooked (about 10 minutes), approximately 6 minutes before it's done, add the onion, (especially if you are an onion lover) so that the onion will remain crisp, yet yield its flavor.




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Very Easy and Delicious Rice Patties

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Like many families, we have a "finicky eater" at home and one who is "half-way finicky", yet this one was given the vote! It is super easy to make and makes a very versatile side dish.
It goes great with potatoes, rice, baked yams, you name it!

1 cup brown rice, cooked
1/2 cup cracked wheat, cooked to the consistency of rice
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. marjoram
1/4 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. coriander, powdered
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 medium red onion, peeled and chopped
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Water

In a blender, process rice, cracked wheat, red onion and tomato with a little water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl.
Add the rest of hte ingredients and mix well until you have a nice, soft mixture. Form the patties and cook in a hot skillet barely "painted" with olive oil. If your skillet is electric, set it to 300ยบ F, let cook for 15 minutes on each side or more. Serve topped with your favorite tomato "spaghetti-style" sauce.

Serves 3

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New Favorite Seitan

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This is the new favorite in our house. It started like many other recipes, with a meal that needed a little something and a humm...what can I do about it?
Try this one, it's good!


1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown rice, cooked and processed in the blender with a little bit or water, will smooth
3/4 cups vital gluten or Do-Pep
1/2 tsp. sage
1 tsp. marjoram
1 1/2 Tbsp. onion powder (or to taste)
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 cups water


Broth
6 cups water
1/2 onion, peeled and chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped coarsely
1 celery stalk, washed and coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 tbsp. molasses

Bring to a boil the 6 cups of water.

In a bowl, mix the wheat flour and the rest of the ingredients with the vital gluten, adding water little by little,
till you have a dough (dough should be soft but not soggy). Cover and let it rest so that the vital gluten "sets" the dough, so that it will not fall
apart when it is cooked, (about 20 to 30 minutes will do).

Bring to a boil the 6 cups of water. Add all the ingredients for the broth. Cut the seitan dough into 2 to 3" pieces and drop into the boiling broth.
Cook in the broth for about 1 hour.

You can do all you want with this seitan, in the photos it was sliced and thrown into a spaghetti-style sauce and allowed to absorb the flavors of the sauce and
served like that as a side dish. Invent!

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Tasty Zuchini Croquettes

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These croquettes are very easy to make and very tasty, a great side dish for just about any meal!

1 large zucchini
1 cup tofu, drained
1 tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup chopped and seeded sweet red pepper
1/2 cup chopped and seeded Anaheim pepper or any sweet green pepper you like
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup soy milk
3 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. turmeric
2 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. herbs (could be mint, sage or oregano)
1/2 tsp. cumin

Chop and seed your vegetables, then process in the blender with the tofu and a little bit of the water till you have a smooth paste. Scrape into a bowl. Slice the zucchini and chop finely, add to the ingredients in the bowl, incorporate the rest of the ingredients, mixing well till you have a smooth, soft dough. Form your croquettes and cook them in a hot skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown on both sides.

Serves from 2 to 3, according to size of croquettes.

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