Delicioso, Another Name for Delicious

Tasty Corn Gems

2012-01-25T16:09:00.000-08:00

These are very easy to make and just turn out delicious for a hearty breakfast or an easy lunch!

2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 can kernel corn, drained
1 tsp. anise seeds
1 cup soy milk (plain)
Salt to taste
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup all purpose flour

In a blender, put the kernel corn and the milk and blend till smooth. Scrape into a bowl, mix in all the remaining ingredients,
making sure you don't have any lumps. Make sure that the mixture is not too runny nor too hard. If it needs a bit more liquid, add
more soy milk, cautiously, and blend in. Drop by the spoonful onto a hot, greased skillet or griddle and cook for 10 minutes on one side and
turn. Cook till golden brown.

Serving suggestions:

You can have them as is or topped with your favorite vegan cheese, whether white or pimento.
You can even top them with your favorite spaghetti-style sauce, if you are having them for lunch! Add a salad (if it is lunch) or some fresh fruit if it is breakfast. You can also pair them with a tofu scramble or with some of our delicious vegan sausage recipes, and you're set!

Yield: 1 dozen.

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Favorite Millet Patties

2012-01-19T16:47:00.000-08:00

One of the best advertisements and endorsements of a vegan cook is when a non-vegan or a non-vegetarian loves your cooking, and exclaims that they would eat it even though they are not vegans or vegetarians! This is that type of recipe!
It is also very easy, simple and economical, and tasty to the max!

1 1/2 cups millet, cooked to the consistency of rice (please, follow package instructions)
3/4 cup quick oats
1/3 cup wheat germ
1 1/2 cups whole wheat bread crumbs (to make, simply toast your bread and pulverize it in blender or food processor)
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. onion powder (1 tsp. onion powder and 1/2 tsp. garlic powder if you prefer mild flavor)
1/4 cup sesame seeds
2 tsp. coriander seeds ground
1 tsp. olive oil
1 1/4 cups water

In a bowl, mix all of your ingredients, adding water little by little, until you have a soft but firm dough. Form patties and cook in a hot griddle barely "painted" with olive oil till golden brown on both sides.

Yield: 8 medium patties, more if made smaller.
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God can Provide

Mild and Delicious Homemade Skillet Sausages

2012-01-12T22:06:00.000-08:00

These will go with just about anything! From a hearty breakfast of potato pancakes to a light lunch of mashed potatoes or rice! They are easy to make, tasty, economic and vegan, need I tell you more?

1 cup cracked wheat, cooked to the consistency of rice, reserve water
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. sage powder
1/2 tsp. coriander seeds
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
4 Tbsp. bread crumbs, seasoned to taste
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
Water reserved from the cooking of the wheat

In a bowl, mix all ingredients, adding only enough water to form a dough. If you find it is too runny, add a little bit more cornstarch. Form sausages by dropping a tablespoon of the dough into your hand and working it into the shape of a small sausage.
Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil.

Yield: Approx. 1 dozen, depending on size you make them.

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God can Provide

Creamed Spit Pea Soup

2012-01-04T20:34:00.000-08:00

There is nothing like a hearty, delicious soup in a cold day! But the day does not have to be cold to have this tasty and very easy to make treat! We love it and it is so easy to make, once you've tried it, you will make it more than once! This soup tastes different from our previous split pea recipe. Enjoy!

1 cup split peas
1 cup sweet squash, peeled and cubed
1 sprig parsley
1/4 cup chopped sweet green or red peppers or seeded Anaheim peppers
1/4 tsp. powdered coriander
Salt to taste
1 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 bay leaves
Optional: 1/2 cup soy milk to add little by little as liquid is needed
Water

Put all the ingredients in a pot with 3 cups of water over medium fire and cook, adding water every now and then, as needed, till the split peas are soft. Test by taking one with a spoon. If soft. Let cool a little bit and process in the blender till smooth. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or baked yams as a side dish. Add a good bread and a nice salad. Delicious!

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Broken Toys

Delicious Skillet Gluten

2011-12-27T19:19:00.000-08:00

Make Your Own Gluten

There are two ways of making gluten. One is by using gluten flour and the other one is by extracting the gluten yourself by washing.
I will show you both ways of making it, so that if you cannot find gluten flour in your locality, you can still make your own gluten.

Gluten 1-

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup Do-Pep or gluten flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Water

In a bowl mix all the ingredients, except the water. Add water cautiously until you have a dough, that is neither too hard nor too mushy. Let rest for awhile while you prepare the cooking broth.

Broth

5 cups water
1 stalk celery
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1/2 sweet pimento, seeded
Salt to taste
1 medium onion, peeled and halved
1 garlic clove, peeled

Bring broth to a boil. Cut your gluten dough in chunks, and drop them into the boiling broth. Let them cook in the broth for 30 minutes. You now have the basic gluten with which you can make a variety of meat-substitutes! You can also eat gluten simply by slicing it and sauteing it in a skillet with a bit of olive oil and lots of onions and peppers.

Here is Another Way to Prepare it-

Prepare a sauce as follows:
Pour some olive oil in a saucepan
Add a few tomato slices,
Some pimento strips
1 garlic clove
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
1/2 onion
2 Tbsp. tomato sauce or to taste (optional)
Water (not too much)

When gluten is ready, cut into smaller pieces and cook it in this sauce for about 10 minutes until it soaks up the flavors of the sauce.
Wonderful with potatoes, rice or as a filling for pita and even for a pizza!

Gluten 2-

What exactly is gluten and how to make it?

Gluten is the protein from whole wheat that results when wheat is combined with water and made into a dough, kneaded enough, until it has become elastic, place in a bowl and cover with water. Let it sit for a while (about 1 hour), then take it to your sink and begin the process of washing it, to take out all the starch and the bran in the dough.

To wash the dough, place the bowl under a small flow of water from your tap, squeeze the dough and let the water carry the starch with it as it overflows the bowl, continue to do this until the water is very much clear and you are left with a smaller sized, spongy, somewhat graying ball,
which is the called gluten.Then, you cook it in a seasoned broth to prepare it.

This protein is the base for many packaged and frozen meat substitutes in the market. Learning to make it can be an economical and convenient thing for you.
Even if you purchase meat substitutes, you may want to learn to prepare your own gluten, which you can season to your taste, or you might want to learn the technique on how to make it just in case you run out of what you usually have.

Gluten can be flavored your own way, or you can use vegan seasonings to give it the flavor of chicken, fish, beef, turkey, etc.

You can flatten it for steaks, cut into chunks, grind it for hamburger and use it many other ways.
You can experiment by starting with the basic recipes that we suggest, and add to them the personal twists you want. Learning to make your own gluten can give a boost to your grocery bill, it can liberate your culinary creativity and it can also be very practical for you.

Not recommended for those who are allergic to gluten!

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Sweet "Ricotta"

2011-12-19T14:48:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you just want something easy to spread on your toast and top it with jelly in the morning. This is just perfect! You can also use it to top fruit salads.

1 block tofu, drained and mashed with a fork
3/4 cup almonds
6 to 8 pitted dates
1/2 cup water or less
Pinch salt

Put all the ingredients in a blender, except tofu, adding water conservatively, only to insure the movement of the blender blades, and process till smooth. Scrape into bowl and mix the tofu in. Use as is.
If you would like your ricotta to be less sweet, add salt to taste and reduce the number of dates to just two.

Sweet Ricotta 2 (cooked)
1 block tofu, drained and mashed with a fork
3/4 cup almonds
6 to 8 pitted dates
1/2 cup water or less
Pinch salt
1/2 cup soy milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Put all the ingredients in a blender, except tofu, adding water conservatively, only to insure the movement of the blender blades, and process till smooth. Scrape into bowl and mix the tofu in. Cook over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Let cool. Ready to use!

Ricotta

1 block tofu, drained and mashed with a fork
3/4 cup almonds
Salt to taste
1/2 cup soy milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. lemon juice (optional)

Mash tofu with a fork, mix in the rest of the ingredients. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

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Spur-of-the-Moment Tasty Strips

2011-12-11T13:56:00.001-08:00

Strips are a popular addition to meals around our home, so they are made with a certain frequency and in many ways. We have already shared some of them with you and here is a new version of them which we hope you will enjoy! These would also make a tasty and easy addition to your Holiday table.

1 cup crooked brown rice
1/2 cup millet 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. sweet basil
1/8 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. sage
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Salt to taste
1/4 cup bread crumbs
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.

Serves 3

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New Quick and Easy Zuchini Croquettes

2011-11-28T15:21:00.001-08:00

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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Bible Universe

Simply Tasty Patties or Strips

2011-11-22T17:52:00.001-08:00

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

2011-11-14T19:53:00.000-08:00

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 300º 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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Bible Universe

New Favorite Seitan

2011-11-10T17:39:00.000-08:00

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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Bible Universe

Tasty Zuchini Croquettes

2011-11-03T18:27:00.000-07:00

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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Bible Universe

New Tasty Meat Strips

2011-10-27T19:01:00.000-07:00

Here is yet another tasty alternative for your menu!

1 1/2 cups brown rice (can be leftovers)
1 cup oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp, onion powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 of a small beet, peeled and cubed
1 stalk celery, washed and sliced
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
Enough water to make a dough, starting with 1/2 cup

In a blender, process celery and beet with a little bit of water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl.
Mix in all the ingredients, adding water little by little while combining, until you have a soft dough that is not runny.
With clean hands, form patties and in an oiled cookie sheet, bake them till golden brown at 350 degrees F.
Meanwhile, prepare your favorite spaghetti-style tomato sauce (if you make your own barbecue sauce, you can use that too). When the meatless meaties are done in the oven and the sauce is ready, you take them out of the oven, slice them into thick chunks and throw them into the sauce, let them absorb the flavor of the sauce for about ten minutes.
Add as a side dish to mashed potatoes, baked yams, brown rice, you name it!

Serves 4

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Savory Skillet Tofu

2011-10-19T22:16:00.000-07:00

This is a relatively quick and very tasty way to prepare tofu. If you have never had tofu, try this recipe to see how you like it. You can use this savory tofu as an effective and tasty side dish for potatoes, rice, baked yams, etc. You can also stuff pita pockets with it or eat it, rolled up inside tortillas. It is very versatile. Use your imagination and you'll see how many ways you come up with on how to use this delicious recipe!

1 block of tofu, drained and sliced, then cubed
1/2 cup green and red bell peppers, cut in strips
1 red onion, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
1 tsp. coriander powder
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Plum or Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup water

Put all ingredients except tofu in a large skillet with the olive oil, saute veggies for 5 minutes, then add the tofu, cook over medium heat,
adding the water little by little, for about ten minutes, allowing the tofu to absorb the seasonings and to take on color. If you need to add a
little bit more water, add some till the tofu cooks for 10 minutes, having absorbed all the liquid. Try not to have a runny tofu!
Done!

You can serve it with lots of red and green peppers and onions, if you love them, or just plain as shown above.

Serves 2

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Tofu Patties

2011-10-11T21:21:00.001-07:00

This are very tasty and easy to make. Nutritious and economical and can be a delicious side dish easily incorporated into many meals.
Try them, they are really good!

2 cups tofu, drained and mashed
1 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup quick oats
2 Tbsp. onion powder
2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1 tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and form patties with clean hands. Cook them in a hot skillet barely "painted" with olive oil, about 15 minutes
on each side, keeping an eye on them so that they will not brown too much!

Yield depends upon the size you make the patties. If you make them large they will serve 2 people. If you make them smaller, they can serve from 3 to 4 people. It depends if you use them just to add to a meal or if you use them in buns for lunch.

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Saucy Okra

2011-10-04T22:21:00.001-07:00

Sometimes you just want an easy side dish to add to the whole meal. If you love okra, this is a tasty way to prepare it!
Prepare a sauce with the following ingredients:
1 garlic clove, tomato sauce, 1 medium red onion cut in slices 3 slices of Anaheim pepper
About 3 slices of sweet red pepper, salt to taste, 1/8 tsp. each of coriander, oregano, sweet basil, sage or rosemary,
and enough water to cover ingredients. Let it cook till it thickens and the vegetables are done.
If using frosen okra, thaw it while you make the sauce. Once the sauce is done, cook the okra in it for about 10 minutes.

Delicious as a side dish for rice!

Scrumptious Variation:
Prepare one of our tasty vegan sausage recipes and slice into the sauce before you add the okra, cook the okra as for main recipe.
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Peach and Pineapple Pudding

2011-09-26T22:05:00.000-07:00

This is absolutely delicious! You can serve it hot or cold. At home, it can be a dessert or, believe it or not, it can be breakfast! It is easy to make and a winner with fruit lovers. (And if you have kids, you don't have to tell them that the ingredients are good for them!)

2 cups brown rice
1/2 block of tofu, drained
1/2 cup water
1 cup soy milk
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 sliced almonds
2 peaches, sliced in small pieces
1 cup pineapple chunks
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour

Put the tofu with the water and the flour in the blender and process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well. Scoop into a baking dish and bake at 350º F until golden brown on top.

Serves 4 (moderate portions).

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Tasty Herbed Patties

2011-09-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

2 cups oats (quick)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup walnuts (ground)
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder or to taste
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning

In a bowl, mix all ingredients, adding water little by little, till you have a soft dough that is not runny.
Form patties the size you prefer and cook them in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown
on both sides.

Yield depends on size of patties.

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Heaven Is It For Real?

Delicious Vegan Millet Steaks

2011-09-13T20:56:00.001-07:00

These are very easy to make and actually superb! You can make a whole batch of them and use for different dishes, they go well with rice, potatoes, baked yams, you name it! They can be served as is or with your favorite sauce or gravy.

2 cups millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
1 medium sized carrot, peeled and sliced
1 tomato, seeded and cut in chunks
1 medium size onion, peeled and sliced
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 cup sweet red peppers, seeded and cut into strips
1/2 cup sunflower seeds, raw
Salt to taste
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. coriander, ground
1 tsp. cumin, ground
1 tsp. ground sage
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (NOT baker's yeast)
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup gluten flour
1/2 cup quick oats
Water

Put potato, tomato, carrot, onion and peppers in the blender with a little bit of water, only enough to process into a smooth paste.

Scrape mixture into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well, adding water little by little, until you have a good dough. Cover with a kitchen cloth and let it rest for about 15 to 20 minutes until gluten flour works in the dough. This will cause it to bind really well.

Form steaks with your hands. Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown on both sides.

Yield depends upon size of steaks.

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Heaven Is It For Real?

Easy Meatless Strips

2011-09-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

One of hte most difficult transition items for vegans is meat substitutes! But when you know what to prepare, you have it made! Here is another tasty alternative for your menu!

1 cup brown rice (can be leftovers)
1 cup millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp, onion powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. coriander
1/4 tsp. rosemary
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
Enough water to make a dough, starting with 1/2 cup

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, adding water little by little while combining, until you have a soft dough that is not runny.
With clean hands, form patties and in an oiled cookie sheet, bake them till golden brown at 350 degrees F.
Meanwhile, prepare your favorite spaghetti-style tomato sauce (if you make your own barbecue sauce, you can use that too). When the meatless meaties are done in the oven and the sauce is ready, you take them out of the oven, slice them into thick chunks and throw them into the sauce, let them absorb the flavor of the sauce for about ten minutes.
Add as a side dish to mashed potatoes, baked yams, brown rice, you name it!

Serves 4

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Sweet Fruity Pudding

2011-08-30T21:25:00.001-07:00

Desserts can be wholesome and yummy at the same time. They can be simple and yet scrumptious. This pudding has all of those characteristics! And it is very easy to make too!

2 cups brown rice, cooked without salt nor oil. (Follow package instructions, but do not season. Make sure rice is soft.)
1 apple, peeled, seeded and cut in small chunks
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1 large banana, peeled and sliced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup brown sugar or to taste
1 cup tofu, drained and mashed
1 cup soy milk or more, if needed
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup sliced almonds (raw)

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and drop the mixture into a greased bowl.
Bake at 350º F till top is golden brown (about 30 minutes).
Serve when cool.
You can add a dollop of cashew cream on top, if you like.

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Aura's Savory Patties

2011-08-24T20:10:00.001-07:00

This is one of my mom's delicious recipes. It is easy and very tasty. Hope you enjoy it!

1/2 block tofu, drained and mashed
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup breadcrumbs (you can make your own by toasting whole wheat bread and
pulverizing them in the blender or food processor)
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 cup soy milk

Drain tofu, put in a bowl and mash. Pulverize breadcrumbs. Add to the tofu. Incorporate
all the other ingredients, mixing well. Form the little patties and cook in a hot skillet
barely "painted' with olive oil.

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Millet Meaties

2011-08-11T21:00:00.000-07:00

Meat substitutes are one of the most difficult things for new vegans and often, seasoned vegans are bored of the same stuff and crave new things that can try which are tasty, easy to prepare, nutritious and economical. Well, this recipe fits the bill perfectly!

2 cups millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp, onion powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. marjoram
1/2 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
Enough water to make a dough, starting with 1/2 cup

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, adding water little by little while combining, until you have a soft dough that is not runny.
With clean hands, form patties and in an oiled cookie sheet, bake them till golden brown.
Meanwhile, prepare your favorite spaghetti-style tomato sauce. When the meaties are done in the oven and the sauce is ready, you take them out of the oven, slice them into thick chunks and throw them into the sauce, let them absorb the flavor of the sauce for about ten minutes.
Add as a side dish to mashed potatoes, baked yams, brown rice, you name it!

Serves 4

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Yummy Lentil Nuggets a la Salsa

2011-08-06T21:43:00.001-07:00

This is the same recipe we made before but prepared in a different way, which will produce an entirely different texture and flavor.

To the Basic Recipe:
1/2 cup all pupose flour
1/2 cup soy flour
2 cups cooked lentils, well drained
1 medium size potato, peeled and cubed
1 medium tomato, chunked
1 medium size onion, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sweet red and green peppers
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1/4 gluten flour
1/2 cup water

Add the following:
1 cup all purpose
1/2 gluten flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. Marjoram

In a blender with the 1/2 cup water, process the potato, peppers, tomato, onion and lentils till smooth.
Scrape onto a bowl, add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and let rest for a few minutes so that the resulting soft dough will "set" a little bit (this is only necessary if you use gluten flour.)
In a pot, put about 4 cups add to it 1/2 onion, 1/2 sweet pepper, 1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder, salt to taste as it begins to boil cut pieces of the dough and drop them into the boiling water. Cook for about 25 minutes. Drain.
Prepare you favorite tomato sauce (spaghetti-style) and drop the pieces of nuggets into this sauce and cook in the sauce for approximately 10 minutes.
Serve as a aside dish for rice, potatoes, sweet squash, steamed vegetables, baked yams, you name it!

Enjoy!
Serves 4.

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Tofu Slices a la Cashew Cream

2011-07-25T19:46:00.001-07:00

1 block of tofu, drained and sliced
1/2 cup cashew pieces, raw
1/2 cup water
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. olive oil
3 Tbsp. tomato sauce
A few slices of sweet red Bell pepper
a few slices of sweet green bell pepper

Place cashew pieces in blender with the cornstarch and the water and process till smooth.
Scrape this mixture into a saucepan and add the rest of the ingredients, including the tofu.
Cook till tofu has absorbed the cream, about 5 minutes.

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Delicious Rollies

2011-07-22T16:37:00.000-07:00

These are quite easy to make and if you are having company, you can put them on the side of just about anything and they'll love'em!
1 1/2 cup oats
1 cup brown rice (medium grain) cooked
1/4 cup gluten flour (if allergic to gluten, substitute with 3 tbsp. cornstach)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup walntus
1 tbsp. fresh parsely, minced
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. onion powder
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup water or more

Pulverize your walnuts in a blender or food processor, drop into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix them well, adding
the water little by little until you have a dough. If dough is too stiff, add a bit more water. Form little rollies withe palms of
your hands and put them in a large plate. Heat skillet barely "painted" with olive oil and cook the rollies until golden on all sides.

They make a delicious side dish for many, many meals!

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Yummy Lentil Nuggets

2011-07-12T15:40:00.000-07:00

Ever wanted to make your own vegan nuggets at home? Well, now you can! It will not cost you an arm and a leg, it will not be terribly laborious, you will know everything that is in them, they will be totally vegan, very nutritious and absolutely delicious! Would you like to try your hand at it? Here is the recipe:

1/2 cup all pupose flour
1/2 cup soy flour
2 cups cooked lentils, well drained
1 medium size potato, peeled and cubed
1 medium tomato, chunked
1 medium size onion, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup sweet red and green peppers
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1/4 gluten flour
1/2 cup water

Note: If you are allergic to gluten, substitute the gluten flour for 1/4 cup cornstarch.

In a blender with the 1/2 cup water, process the potato, peppers, tomato, onion and lentils till smooth. Scrape onto a bowl, add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and let rest for a few minutes so that the resulting soft dough will "set" a little bit (this is only necessary if you use gluten flour.)

Barely "paint" a skillet with olive oil and with a tablespoon, take portions of the dough and drop them into the skillet. Cook the nuggets on all sides till golden brown.
Enjoy!
Serves 4

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Potato Rollies

2011-07-07T20:47:00.001-07:00

3 potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
1 cup tofu, drained processed in the blender with 1/4 cup water and 2 Tbsp. walnuts or almonds
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. turmeric
1/2 cup all purpose flower

In a bowl, mix all ingredients and form a dough. Take small portions of it in your hand and form rolls. If the dough is sticky,
add a little bit more flour so that when you put the rolls in the skillet, they will not fall apart.
Once you have formed the rolls, heat a skillet that is barely painted with olive oil, cook them in the skillet till golden brown.
Serve as a side dish with your favorite dish. We also dump these in seasoned lentils and they are delicious that way also!

Amount of rollies depend on the size you choose to make them!

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Delicious Flat Vegan Steaks

2011-06-29T18:27:00.001-07:00

These are tremendously tasty and satisfying. You can even serve them for company and they don't have to be served between two pieces of bread, they go well as a side dish for many other things!
1 cup cooked lentils
1/2 cup cracked wheat cooked till it is soft, like rice (drained)
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 cup brown rice, cooked (could be leftovers)
2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (this is not baker's yeast but a special yeast you buy to season food at health food stores and specialty stores)
Salt to taste
1/4 cup gluten flour (Do Pep) (If you are allergic to gluten flour, substitute it with 1/2 cup cornstarch)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 medium red onion, peeled and chopped
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup sweet green and red peppers, seeded and chopped
1 medium sized tomato, seeded and chopped
3/4 cup water

In a blender, process rice, lentils, cracked wheat, onion, sweet peppers and tomato with half of the water till smooth.
Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well and incorporating the water in little by little so that the mixture will
not be runny. Form steaks with your hands and flatten them. Cook them in a skillet, barely "painted" with olive oil till golden brown on both sides.
Serve with your favorite sauce.

Serves 4.

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New Millet Patties

2011-06-23T20:01:00.001-07:00

1 cup millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
1 1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (you can make them by toasting your own bread and pulverizing it in the blender or food processor)
1/2 cup cracked wheat soaked overnight till soft
1 cup quick oats
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
1 medium sized onion
Salt to taste
3 tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 cup sweet red peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup sweet green papers, seeded and chopped
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 tablespoon of fresh chopped basil
1/2 tablespoon of fresh chopped chives
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
1/4 tsp dried thyme
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour (as binder)
In a blender, process tomato, peppers and fresh herbs with about 1/2 cup water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients
and mix thoroughly until you have asoft dough. Form the patties and cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil till they are golden brown on both sides.

Serve as is, topped with your favorite sauce or with gravy.

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Lentil Burgers

2011-06-13T20:24:00.000-07:00

These are scrumptious, the texture is very good and they are very nutritious!
The surprising thing is that they do not taste like lentils at all, yet the flavor is superb!

1 ½ cups lentils cooked
½ cup oatmeal
½ cup millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
½ cup wheat germ
¾ cup whole wheat bread crumbs (you can make your own by toasting your bread and pulverizing it in the blender or food processor)
1/3 cup sliced almonds
½ cup all purpose flour
3 Tbsp. cornstarch (as a binder)
1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
1 stalk celery, washed and sliced
1 tomato, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup sweet peppers, seeded and chopped
½ cup parsley, chopped
½ cup chopped onion
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste

In a blender with barely enough to water to process, put the tomato, celery, onion, carrot, pepper and parsley, process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend well till your have a soft dough. Form the burgers with your hands
And cook them on a skillet barely “painted” with olive oil until golden brown on both sides. Serve them topped with your favorite sauce.

Serves 3, depending on the size you make them, there could be more servings!

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Millet Patties

2011-06-07T22:23:00.001-07:00

These are very delicious and easy to make! Millet is a wonderful grain, very nutritious and because it does not have a strong flavor, it takes on seasonings very well, making some really scruptious meat substitutes!

1 cup millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
1 cup quick oats
1 1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (you can make them by toasting your own bread and pulverizing it in the blender or food processor)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
1 medium sized onion
Salt to taste
3 tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 cup sweet red peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup sweet green peppers, seeded and chopped
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. coriander powder
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. rosemary
4 Tbsp. cornstarch (as binder)

Put tomato, onion and peppers in blender with 1/2 cup water and blend till smooth. (make sure the blend is more like a paste and not at all runny!)
Scrape into a bowl and add all the other ingredients making a nice dough. Form the patties with your hands and cook them in a skillet barely "painted"
with olive oil till golden brown on both sides. Serve with your favorite sauce or gravy.

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Sauced Cauliflower

2011-05-31T22:07:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wanted to make a super simple side dish that took almost no time at all in order to "complete" a meal or to "stretch" what you had planned because you had company coming?
Well, this is a great one for that!

This is a very simple but tasty side dish that goes well with a lot of things from rice to potatoes, from yams to baked potatoes!

1 head of cauliflower, (slice florets in half)
Enough of your favorite tomato sauce (spaghetti-like) to cover the cauliflower florets
Put both ingredients in a sauce pan and cook florets in the sauce until they are tender (10 to 12 minutes).
That's it!
Very simple but really nice!

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White Bean Croquettes

2011-05-25T17:04:00.001-07:00

2 cups white beans cooked
1 large carrot, peeled and grated
1/2 cup oats (quick)
1/2 cup wheat germ
3 Tbsp.grated red onion
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. garlic powder (or 1 tsp. if you are not a great garlic lover)
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning (or 1/4 each of sage powder, sweet basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, marjoram and savory.)
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup water
3 Tbsp. all purpose flour
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

Put oats in a bowl and add the water. Let soften. In the meantime, mash the beans with a potato masher or fork, and season them
with all the ingredients, except flour. Once the oats are soft, add to the ban mixure. Mix well. Add flour little by little while you
blend, forming a soft dough. Form the croquettes. Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil, until golden brown on both sides.
Serve as is or topped with your favorite tomato sauce.

Yellow Rice

2011-05-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

This is a savory and simple side dish. You can use it as is or add to it as you wish.

2 cups brown rice

1/2 cup sweet red pepper

1/4 cup sweet green peppers

2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

1 tsp. turmeric

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. onion powder

Salt to taste

2 Tbsp. olive oil

3 cups water or more, if needed

Put rice to cook in the 3 cups of water, when it begins to soften and open, add all the other ingredients. Cook till rice is soft and well open.

You can serve this rice in a variety of ways. Here it is shown with seasoned skillet tofu slices.

Variation:

You can add 1/2 cup sliced olives

and 1/2 cup kernel corn

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White Beans Minestra---2

2011-05-04T18:24:00.000-07:00

Minestras are hearty, delicious Italian soups. White bean minestras are very savory and really quite easy to make. Here is another way in qhich you can make one.

3 cups white beans or cannellini beans already cooked
1 cup sweet yellow squash or Butternut squash, peeled and cubed
1 cup pumpkin, cubed
5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 cups raw cabbage, coarsely chopped
3 stalks celery, washed and sliced
3 carrots, peeled and sliced thick
2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
1 large onion, peeled and cut in half
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. sweet basil
1/4 tsp. ground coriander
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. vegan chicken style seasoning (optional)
1 cup pasta of your choice (penne, mostaccioli, etc.)

In a pot, place all the ingredients except the pasta and the cabbage. Cover the ingredients with water and cook them till the vegetables begin to get soft. Add the pasta. When the pasta begins to be al dente, add the cabbage and cook about ten more minutes, making sure there is plenty of liquid left for it to absorb the flavors of the minestra. After the cabbage is soft, your minestra is done!

Serve with a crusty Peasant bread or with brown rice and a good salad of your choice.

Serves 4

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White Beans Minestra

2011-04-26T17:38:00.000-07:00

A minestra is an Italian soup. This one is a variation of a minestra which is served at our house and enjoyed very much. It is easy tomake and very, very tasty.
Bean soups are very hearty and nutritious, they are wonderful in cool weather!

3 cups white beans or cannellini beans already cooked
1 cup sweet yellow squash or Butternut squash, peeled and cubed
5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 cups raw cabbage, coarsely chopped
3 carrots, peeled and sliced thick
2 celery stalks, washed and sliced
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 large onion, peeled and cut in half
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. sweet basil
1/4 tsp. ground coriander
2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 cup pasta of your choice (penne, mostaccioli, etc.)

In a pot, put all the ingredients except the pasta and the cabbage. Cover ingredients with water and
cook till the vegetables begin to be soft. Adfd the pasta. When the pasta begins to be al dente, add the cabbage and cook about
ten more minutes, making sure there is plenty of liquid left for it to absorb the flavors of the minestra. After the cabbage is soft, the minestra is done!

Serve with a crusty Peasant bread or with brown rice and a good salad of your choice.

Serves 4

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Savory Herbed Vegan Skillet Sausages

2011-04-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

2 cups pre-cooked brown rice (or leftovers)
1 cup Old Fashion Oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 medim onion, peeled and sliced
1 Roma tomato, coarsely chopped
3 slices whole wheat bread, torn in pieces
1/2 cup Anaheim and red Bell peppers, chopped
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. coriander
1/8 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. sweet basil ground
1/8 tsp. cumin
1 small beet raw grated or 2 Tbsp. beet powder (will add color and wonderful flavor)
Salt to taste
1 cup water
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 Do-pep or gluten flour

In a blender, put the onion, the peppers, the tomato, with 1/2 cup brown rice, the bread and some of the water. Process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, including the rest of the cooked rice, to give consistency to the sausages, adding the Do-pep last.
Let the mixture rest for approximately 10 minutes, giving the Do-pep a chance to work in the dough.
Form rolls in the palms of your hands, shaping them like sausages or make patties, if you prefer. Cook them in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil till golden brown on both sides.
They are scrumptious!

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Exotic Rice and Beans with Coconut Milk

2011-04-13T21:58:00.000-07:00

Remember your Caribbean vacation? Jamaica and other Caribbean islands prepare rice and beans with a delicious added secret: coconut milk! The flavor is absolutely scrumptious! A real treat which is very easy to prepare. Here, we will share a simple recipe for this exotic and delicious dish.

2 cups brown rice

1 can Pinto beans or preferred kind of beans

1 medium onion (peeled)

1/2 cup green sweet pepper, chopped

1/4 cup sweet red pepper, chopped

Salt to taste

3/4 cup tomato sauce

3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

1 Tbsp. garlic powder

1 cilantro sprig

1/2 Tbsp. italian Seasoning (mix of sweet basil, oregano, sage in equal parts)

3 Tbsp. olive oil

3 1/2 cups water (to cook rice, or amount recommended in package)

1 can coconut milk Cook brown rice following package directions until rice begins to open up. Then, add the coconut milk and the beans and all the seasonings and oil. Mix thoroughly, and let simmer covered, over low heat, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. If a little bit of more water is needed, add it, and let it cook until done. If you really want to be "there" get yourself some ripe plantains and either bake them or slice them lengthwise and "fry" them in a hot skillet barely "painted" with olive oil.

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Rice and Beans

2011-04-07T23:28:00.001-07:00

This is a very simple but absolutely delicious way of preparing rice! This dish is very popular in the Caribbean and traditional in many of the islands where it is prepared in an endless variety of ways! Here is a very easy way of making it:

2 cups brown rice 1 can Pinto beans or preferred kind of beans

1 medium onion (peeled)

1/2 cup green sweet pepper, chopped

1/4 cup sweet red pepper, chopped

Salt to taste

3/4 cup tomato sauce

3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

1 Tbsp. garlic powder

1 cilantro sprig

1/2 Tbsp. italian Seasoning (mix of sweet basil, oregano, sage in equal parts)

3 Tbsp. olive oil

3 1/2 cups water (to cook rice, or amount recommended in package)

Cook brown rice following package directions. When rice is almost done, add the beans and all the seasonings and oil. Mix thoroughly, and let simmer covered, over low heat, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. If a little bit of more water is needed, add it, and let it cook until done.

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Delicious Cracked Wheat Sausage Rollies

2011-03-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

1 cup cracked wheat, soaked overnight and then boiled the next day about 10 minutes in a little bit of water or until soft 1 cup wheat germ 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup potato flakes 4 Tbsp. cornstarch Salt to taste 2- 1/2 Tbsp. onion powder 1 tsp. garlic powder 2 tbsp. sweet paprika powder 1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning 1/4 tsp. dried sweet basil 1 Roma or plum tomato, seeded and chopped In the blender process the tomato with very little water till smooth. Scrap into a bowl, add all the rest of the ingredients. Mix into a dough that is not too runny. With your hands, form little cylinders, flattening them up a little bit if you like. Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil till golden brown on all sides. This recipe yields quite a bit of little sausages rollies, so you can freeze some of the dough overnight if you like to prepare more for another meal. Read FREE Online! Death in the Kitchen

Tasty Herbed Oats Patties

2011-03-22T18:30:00.001-07:00

1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup potato flakes
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (not baking yeast but a special yeast that is sold in health food stores and specialty stores)
1 tomato
1/2 cup sweet pepper, seeded and chopped
1 celery stalk
1 medium red onion, peeled and sliced
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
3 level Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning or 1/4 tsp. each sage, oregano, sweet basil powders

In a bowl, put quick oats with 1/2 cup water, to soften. While this is taking place, in a blender, put the tomato, the celery stalk, the onion with 1/4 cup water and process till smooth. Scrape into same bowl as oats. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Form patties. Cook patties in a skillet with just a little bit of olive oil till golden brown on both sides.

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Homemade Vegan Skillet Sausages

2011-03-13T19:10:00.000-07:00

These are relatively easy to make and they are absolutely delicious!
They are also economical and nutritious. We had them with tortillas,
but you can have them with anything you want, as a side dish for mashed
potatoes or baked yams, for rice, and you can even toss them into pasta when you are ready to serve it!

1 cup cracked wheat, cooked to the consistency of rice, reserve water
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. sage powder
1/4 tsp. oregano powder
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
4 Tbsp. bread crumbs, seasoned to taste
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
Water reserved from the cooking of the wheat

In a bowl, mix all ingredients, adding only enough water to form a dough. If you find it is too runny, add a little bit more cornstarch. Form sausages by dropping a tablesppon of the dough into your hand and working it into the shape of a small sausage.
Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil.

Mixture yields more than 1 dozen sausages, depending upon the size you make them.
You can also make these sausages flat in the form of sausage patties if that is the way you prefer them. Wonderful for a hearty breakfast, for lunch, for any easy meal!

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Gone In A Hurry Bread Pudding

2011-03-07T20:12:00.001-08:00

This one doesn't last for long at our home and it won't at yours either! It is easy to make and you can use up all your old bread, which is a bonus! I shared another bread pudding before but this recipe is slightly different and just as yummy!

1 whole wheat bread (could be leftover stale bread)
2 cups soy milk or a little more
3/4 cup brown sugar or more if so desired
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup pitted date pieces
10 or 12 prunes, pitted

In a bowl, shred the bread, pour the milk on it and let it soak through. If you need a bit more to thoroughly soak the bread, add it cautiously, you don't want it to be too runny. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the prunes, forming a dough that is not too loose. Taste for sugar. If you would like to, add more. Mix thoroughly.
Put mixture in a baking dish and bake at 350º F for 40 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the syrup.
In a small saucepan, put the prunes, cover them with water and add 3 to 4 tablespoons of brown sugar and cook over a medium heat until you have a light syrup. When the bread pudding is done, pour the syrup on top while still in the baking dish and let it soak into the pudding.

Serves 4

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Scruptious Rice with Muchrooms

2011-02-28T17:51:00.000-08:00

This is a very easy to do but tasty dish that has all the good, nutritious stuff you want in your diet and great flavor to boot!
2 cups brown rice
2 cups Crimini mushroom, washed and sliced
2 Tbsp. Anaheim peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
1/2 cup sweet red peppers, sliced
1/4 cup sliced green olives
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. onion powder or 1 onion cut in half
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup tomato sauce
4 Tbsp. olive oil

Cook your brown rice as usual or as per package instructions. In a deep skillet, place all the rest of the ingredients and cook them till tender, but still saucy.
Combine with the cooked rice, letting the rest of the liquid be absorbed by the rice to blend the flavors.

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Delicious Plantain Desserts

2011-02-24T18:38:00.000-08:00

Plantain Orangina

Ingredients:

2 medium ripe plantains (not too ripe, not the ones with black skins. Prefer the ones that are yellow and have only black stains, but are still firm)
1 can of coconut milk
1 cup shredded coconut
1 jar of orange jelly
1/2 tsp. grated orange rind
1 tsp. of powder of cinnamon
1/4 cup shredded coconut

Peel the plantains and slice them lengthwise. Place them in a baking dish and cover them with the coconut milk. Sprinkle the top grated orange peel and cinnamon. Cover that with the shredded coconut. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.

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Ingredients:

2 medium ripe plantains (not too ripe, not the ones with black skins. Prefer the ones that are yellow and have only black stains, but are still firm)
1 can of coconut milk
1 cup shredded coconut
1 jar of all-fruit jelly in one of the following: apricot or pineapple

Optional: 1/2 tsp. finely grated lemon peel

Grease a baking dish and pour a little bit of coconut milk on the bottom of it.

Peel the plantains, slice them lengthwise. Place slices of plantain to cover the bottom.
Spoon all-fruit apricot jam on top of the plantain. Cover with more plantain. If you want to use the grated lemon peel, add it now.
Douse with coconut milk. Sprinkle with the shredded coconut.
Bake at 350º F for 30 to 40 minutes, uncovered.

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Tasty Lentils

2011-02-17T20:12:00.001-08:00

Lentils are marvellous powerhouses of protein, vitamins and minerals. They are very versatile and can be prepared in a variety of ways. This is one delicious and easy way to prepare them.
2 cups lentils
3 bay leaves
1 large onion, peeled and cut in half
1 Tbsp. garlic powder or 2 large garlic cloves, peeled (whole)
1 Anaheim pepper, seeded and chopped
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup tomato sauce
Salt to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
Water to cover lentils

Cover the lentils with water, add the 3 bay leaves. boil till soft, add the rest of the ingredients and cook till you have a nice, thick sauce. Serve as a side dish for rice, mashed potatoes, baked yams, etc.

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Delicious Patties

2011-02-09T18:51:00.000-08:00

Simple to make and top with your favorite sauce or gravy, these will be a wonderful side dish for just about anything or a great addition to any sandwich or burger!
1 cup brown rice (cooked)
1 medium tomato, peeled and sliced
1 raw potato
1/2 Anaheim pepper
3 slices whole wheat bread
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp. sage
1/4 tsp. rosemary
1/4 tsp. sweet basil
1/2 cup water

In a blender, process till smooth the potato, the tomato and the Anaheim pepper.
Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Form patties the size you like best.
Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown on both sides.
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More Vegan Omelettes!

2011-01-30T18:46:00.000-08:00

Since omelettes have been so popular, here are two new recipes for you! These are very tasty, easy to make and go with a lot of different dishes, from breakfast potatoes, to dinner baked sweet potatoes! It is also a nutritious and economical recipe.

1/2 block tofu (regular, drained)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
1 cup cooked peas
1/2 cup slivered red sweet peppers

Make a batter in the blender by processing all the ingredients except the peas. When you are ready to cook the omelettes, grease a skillet with olive oil and drop a generous amount of the batter into it, add some of the peas and some of the peppers, let it set, and then, add more batter to top the stuffing and conceal it into the omelette, let it set a bit, then flip to the other side, let it set and then just cook both sides until golden.

Serves 2 if large omelettes are made, 4 if you make them gem-style.

Another way of making them is to prepare one of our recipes of patties, once the patties are made, crumble them, and use them to stuff the omelettes! You can also add little slivers of tomato to it or finely diced onions if you like! This is what they look like:

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Surprisingly Tasty Patties

2011-01-25T14:16:00.000-08:00

These patties are easy to make, economical and super tasty! A great side dish or one of those wonderful little things that you can add to a meal to round it up and make it more satisfying!
Of course, you can use these with burger buns, you can crumble them in pita sandwiches, and even over pasta. You can scramble them with tofu and just use them as indicated by your imagination to fill all the holes that you have been looking to fill in your meals.

1 cup pre-cooked brown rice
4 slices whole wheat bread
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 raw potato, grated
2 Tbsp. of onion powder or 1 medium onion, grated
1/4 tsp. rosemary powder
1/4 tsp. oregano powder
1 tsp. cumin powder
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 cups water

Put the bread to soak in the water. Grate the onion and the potato in a bowl, add the bread and the rest of the ingredients.
Form the patties and cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown on both sides.

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Company's Coming Patties

2011-01-18T18:28:00.001-08:00

These are pretty simple to make and are very tasty and delicious!
If you are having company or have to take food somewhere, make a batch of these or double the recipe (trust me, they go fast!)and bring a crowd pleaser.
If you have a get-together and are planning a burger meal, this is your ticket!
They also make a delicious side dish. Add rice or your favorite vegetable or pasta and a delicious salad and you have a very tasty meal.

2 cups quick oats
1/2 cup wheat germ
2 cups whole wheat bread crumbled into pieces
2 Tbsp. onion powder
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning (or pinch rosemary, basil, oregano or herbs you like best!)
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
Salt to taste

In a bowl, soak oats with the bread in 3/4 cup water until a soft mush is formed.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Form patties and cook in a skillet
barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown on both sides.
Yields about 12 regular patties or more if made smaller.

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Enjoying the Sweetness

2011-01-11T16:03:00.000-08:00

Every now and then is good to try something new. Have you ever tried plantains? Most people pass them by in the supermarket because, either they don't know what they are or they don't know what to do with them. The plantain is a characteristic food of the tropics. From the Philippines to the Caribbean islands, all have a variety of ways to prepare and enjoy them.

There are two ways to eat plantains, ripe or green. We will only deal with the ripe ones here, because we are seeking for a sweet accent as a side dish for any meal. You can have these with rice and lentils, with pasta (believe it or not, the sweetness is wonderful with spaghetti sauce!) and with just about anything you like. You can also have a whole plateful of them with a favorite raw salad and a saucy meat substitute (you will find nice ones if you browse this blog) or your favorite patties.

You will need ripe plantains (they must be firm and yellow in color. They can have black spots on the peel. But, please, don't get the black and moldy ones that are yucky and drip when you touch them!!!) The amount of plantains depends, 1or 2 per person could be used, if you are going to have them as a main dish with patties and a salad. A couple of them will do if you are only going to add them on the side of your main meal.

Olive oil

Salt to taste

Cut both ends of the plantain off. With a good knife, make long vertical lines on the peel of your plantain. Lift it with teh edge of the knife enough so that your fingers can get under it, grab and just peel it. The riper the plantain, the easier to peel. Continue until you have peeled it completely. Lay it on a dish.

When you are don peeling them, slice them diagonally, not too thick but not too thin either.

"Paint" a skillet with olive oil. Heat it enough to cook the plantains in it. Place the slices and

cook them until they are golden on both sides.

Sprinkle a little salt on top if you want to when you add them to each dish.

Done!

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Potato Cream Cheese

2011-01-03T19:39:00.000-08:00

This is a delicious, creamy cheese substitute that goes well in sandwiches, and things like buns, muffins, and such. But it is absolutely delicious as a topping for potatoes, baked yams, and even as a toss for pasta!

2 medium potatoes
1 cup tofu, drained and cubed
1/2 cup raw cashews or almonds
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Sal to taste
1/2 tsp. brown sugar
5 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup water

Boil your potatoes and peel them. When cool enough to process, slice them and put then in a blender or
food processor with all the rest of the ingredients, including the cornstarch. Process till smooth.
Scrape into a small pot and cook, at low heat, constantly moving it so that it will not stick to the pot. Continue to cook until it begins to thicken, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Spoon into a container, let it cool at room temperature and then refrigerate and let it set.

Note: If you want to leave out the brown sugar, you will also have a delicious cheese that will have a little bit of a different flavor but very, very nice!
If you use less cornstarch because you want the creamy cheese to be like a sauce, you can use it a bunch of dishes as well. Tailor it toyour own needs and tastes! You can also snip into it things like chives, if you are a lover of a more oniony taste.
You can even add 1 Tbsp. olive oil and some extra slivers of onions and you can use it to season a potato salad or to top your favorite pita!

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Sauced Up Tofu

2010-12-30T15:40:00.000-08:00

A lot of vegans don't like tofu because they don't like how it tastes. But tofu is just a sponge for flavor! You canmake it taste like anything you want!
This is a very easy way of preparing it that will teach you its potential. It is a protein-rich, easy side dish that you can serve with just about anything from rice to baked yams, to potatoes!

1/2 block tofu
3 Tbsp. tomato sauce
Salt to taste
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup of green and red Bell peppers, chopped
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 tsp. italian Seasoning
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. onion powder or a small onion, sliced
1/2 tsp. garlic powder or 1 clove garlic mashed

Put all ingredients in a skillet and cook for about 10 minutes or until you have a nice sauce and the tofu has absorbed the seasonings.

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Easy Delicious Vegan Roast

2010-12-20T18:51:00.000-08:00

During the Holidays you will have company and family to enjoy quality time with them. You don't want to be spending all your time int he kitchen! Here's a wonderful roast you can make that will freeze well and will free up your time to enjoy with friends and family!

2 cups brown rice already cooked (could be leftovers)
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup green sweet peppers, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
1 stalk celery, washed and sliced
1 medium size raw beet, peeled and cubed
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
1 potato, peeled and cubed
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (you can make your own by toasting whole wheat bread and pulverizing it in the blender or food processor) or 2 cups of whole wheat bread crumbled
1 cup tofu, drained and cubed
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
1 tsp. sweet basil
1/4 tsp. rosemary
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
2 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest (optional)
2 Tbsp. sliced pimento-stuffed olives
3 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (not bakers yeast but a special flavoring and nutritional yeast you find in health food and specialty stores)
3 Tbsp. wheat germ
% Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 cup of water

In a food processor or blender, process onion, potato, carrot, beet, celery, peppers, sunflower seeds and tofu with a little water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients well and incorporate into the wet mixture. Combine thoroughly. Scrape into a greased baking dish and bake at
350ºF for 40 minutes or so. It must be golden brown on top. If after 40 minutes your oven has not produced a golden soft crust, leave it a few minutes more, watching it carefully.

You just have to add your favorite main dish, like mashed potatoes, baked yams, a rice of some sort or anything you like, even pasta.
A nice green salad and a quick dessert and you're set!

Hope you enjoy it!

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New Breaded Eggplant Croquettes

2010-12-15T20:49:00.000-08:00

Eggplant lovers enjoy new ways of preparing this versatile vegetable which so easily adapts to new flavors and seasonings! These are easy to make and very tasty!

1 1/2 Tbsp. onion powder
1 Tbsp. sesame seeds toasted (toast in a skillet till golden brown to release flavor)
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
1/2 tsp. coriander seed (pulverized with mortar and pestle for freshness)
1/2 tsp. ginger (powdered)
1/4 tsp. sweet basil crushed
3/4 cup all purpose flour

Optional: Prepared tomato sauce or gravy of your choice.

In a bowl, prepare batter by mixing all dry ingredients first, then adding 1 cup soy milk and incorporate it well, avoiding lumps.
Peel eggplant and cut it lengthwise, then cut it in small pieces. Heat up a skillet with a little bit of olive oil. Put eggplant in batter mixture then scoop out with a large spoon, drop into the skillet and extend them to the size you want them.
Let the batter set, then flip them to the other side. Cook on both sides till golden brown.

Yield: About 12 crockettes of a good size.

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Holiday Veggie Burgers

2010-12-06T16:52:00.000-08:00

These burgers are delicious and very, very versatile!
Aside from the reicpe, I will also show you photos of two other ways to use these in other dishes!

2 cups brown rice already cooked (could be leftovers)
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup sliced almonds or sunflower seeds
1/2 cup red and green sweet peppers, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
1 stalk celery, washed and sliced
1 medium size raw beet, peeled and cubed
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
1 potato, peeled and cubed
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (you can make your own by toasting whole wheat bread and pulverizing it in the blender or food processor) or 2 cups of whole wheat bread crumbled
1 cup tofu, drained and cubed
1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning (or 1 tsp. rosemary, 1/2 tsp. oregano, 1/2 tsp. basil)
1 tsp. ground coriander
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
3 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (not bakers yeast but a special flavoring and nutritional yeast you find in health food and specialty stores)
3 Tbsp. wheat germ
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 cup of water

In a food processor or blender, process onion, potato, carrot, beet, celery, peppers, almonds or sunflower seeds and tofu with a little water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients well and incorporate into the wet mixture. Combine thoroughly. Form Burgers or patties and cook in an electric skillet barely "painted" withg olive oil till golden brown on both sides.
You can start the skillet off by heating it up at 250º F, and then, when you add the burgers, raise the temperature to 300º F.

This is a recipe that yields! (16 good-sized burgers or patties!) So this is a good one if you like to make things and freeze them. Also, if you are expecting company or taking food to a gathering, this one is ideal.
I am including two other ways to prepare them. Once the burgers are made and cooked, you can cut them into strips and drop them into a skillet of scrambled tofu. Add them to a pot of spaghetti sauce and cook simply till flavors are blended. You will see the strips cooked in the sauce but not added to pasta but to potatoes! This is a wonderful side dish for rice, potatoes, baked yams, you name it!

Hope you enjoy them.

P.S.

You can Semi crumble or crumble these burgers into sauce for pasta or just to pour over baked sweet potatoes, baked squash or brown rice. It is quite tasty and easy!

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Scrumptiously Frugal Croquettes---2

2010-11-25T20:07:00.000-08:00

1 Tbsp. tomato sauce

With the side of a fork, cut the leftover vegetables in small pieces, dump them into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well till you have a dough. Form croquettes qith yourhands and cook them in a hot skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until they are golden brown on both sides.
Great side dish for rice, mashed potatoes, or baked yams!

Variation:

Add 1 Tbsp. finely minced fresh parsley

1 Tbsp. washed and grated celery

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Scrumptiously Frugal Croquettes

2010-11-25T19:18:00.000-08:00

Many people are trying to be frugal these days, and that is a wonderful idea. These croquettes are not only delicious, but they are leftover busters and an economical side dish!
If you made a nice, warm pot of our Hearty Vegetable Soup, make sure there are leftovers! They are the basis of these delicious and easy croquettes.

3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp. sweet [paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder
Salt to taste (if needed)
2 cups vegetables leftover from the Hearty Vegetable Soup

With the side of a fork, cut the leftover vegetables in small pieces, dump them into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well till you have a dough. Form croquettes qith yourhands and cook them in a hot skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until they are golden brown on both sides.
Great side dish for rice, mashed potatoes, or baked yams!

Variation:

Add 1 Tbsp. finely minced fresh parsley

1 Tbsp. washed and grated celery

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Hearty Vegetable Soup

2010-11-17T18:33:00.000-08:00

This soup is easy and delicious. You can make it as is or you can use it as a base for even more complext and thicker "meal-in-a-pot" soups! The warm feeling of a hearty and tasty soup is just
wonderful in the winter! This soup is great at any time of the year but it is especially cozy and warming in cold weather. It is tasty and easy to prepare.
Add a delicious peasant bread or your favorite sandwiches and you've got a meal that is a s fast as it is satisfying.

2 to 3 cups of water
1 cup brown rice (cooked, could be leftovers)
1 Tbsp. oats
1 Roma tomato, seeded and chunked
2 stalks celery, washed and sliced
5 potatoes, peeled and cut in pieces
1 small sweet squash, peeled, seeded and cubed
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 cup pumpkin, peeled and cubed
2 cups pasta (any pasta of your choice: Ditalini, macaroni, rigatoni, mostaccioli)
1/2 cup angel hair pasta
1/2 cup red and green Bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 large onion, peeled and cut in half
1 corn on the cop, peeled and chopped in pieces
2 tbsp. oil
1 cup white cabbage, chopped
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. onion powder
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. Turmeric

Dumplings:

1 cup flour seasoned with 1/2 tsp. onion powder
In a bowl, mix the two dry ingredients well. Add water little by little, until you have a dough.
Make little balls. Set aside.

How to prepare soup:

In a pot, put all ingredients, except the pasta and the white cabbage, but including the dumplings.
Cook over a slow heat until vegetables are tender. When they begin to get tender, add the pasta and the white cabbage. Soup will be ready when the pasta is al dente and the cabbage is tender (but not soggy.)
Add the rice by the tablespoon when you serve.

Variations:

1- You can add Navy or Cannellini beans (pre-cooked) when you add the pasta.
2- You can add 2 Tbsp. of your homemade vegan chicken-style seasoning
3- You can prepare any of our sausage recipes, making sure they turn out firm,
cook them and slice them into the soup when you add the pasta to cook it.
4- To give the soup a minestrone flavor, add 1 bay leaf, 1/4 tsp. dried thyme, 1/2 tsp. dried sage

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Cream of Asparagus Soup

2010-11-09T19:09:00.000-08:00

Now cool weather in my opinion is soup weather! There is such a wonderful feeling when you come in from a cold street to sit a table and have a delicious soup, either as the start of a hardy meal or as a nice companion of delicious sandwiches!
One of the best things about this delicious soup is that it's easy and quick to make and the flavor is amazing!

2 cups raw asparagus, chopped
1/2 cup tofu, drained and cubed
1/2 cup all purpose flour
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil

Put the asparagus with the tofu in the blender with 3 cups of water and process till smooth, adding the flour little by little, so that the flour will not have lumps.
When you have a smooth cream, pour into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Pour into a pot and cook for about 30 minutes over medium heat.

You can turn it into a type of minestrone-style soup, by adding to it some pasta as follows:
When soup is just about done, add macaroni, penne rigatti or rigatoni and continue to cook until pasta is done. Serve with a salad and your favorite Peasant bread.

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Banana Ambrosia Baked Pudding

2010-11-02T16:21:00.001-07:00

2 apples,peeled and cubed small
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup brown rice, cooked without salt
1/2 cup Old Fashioned oats
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup unsalted crackers pulverized
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups soy milk or more if needed

Process rice and oats in blender with milk to turn them into a cream. Scrape into bowl. Add all the other ingredients, mixing well.
Turn into a soft sough, not too dense, but not runny either. If you need to, add a bit mroe soy milk but consistency of soft dough must be preserved!put in a greased baking dish. Bake 350º F until top is golden, about 45 minutes.

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Tasty Rice Patties

2010-10-26T20:39:00.000-07:00

1 cup of cracked wheat, cooked until soft (to the consistency of rice)
1 cup oats
1 1/2 cups whole wheat bread, toasted and grated or pulverized in the blender
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 medium red onion, peeled and chopped
1 Tbsp. garlic
Salt to taste
1 Plum or Roma tomato
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning or 1 tsp. oregano, 1/2 tsp. rosemary, 1 tsp. sweet basil
1 Tbsp. cumin
1/2 cup red Bell peppers, chopped
1/4 cup Anaheim peppers (or similar mild peppers), chopped
2 Tbsp. olive oil
4 Tbsp. cornstarch (each Tbsp. equals 1 egg as binder)

Put cracked wheat in blender with onion, tomato and peppers, process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl.
Add all the other ingredients and mix thoroughly.
"Paint" a skillet with olive oil. Form your patties with your hand or use a half measuring cup and
scoop the mixture into the skillet, tapping gently until the mixture is released. Let set and flip.
Cook till golden brown.

Yields about 6 to 8 patties, depending on size you make them.

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Baked Fruity Pudding

2010-10-14T18:38:00.000-07:00

The previous recipes of baked puddings have been very popular. So new delicious baked puddings will be shared. This one is absolutely delicious and goo for you too, for a change!
You can use it as a substitute for bread for breakfast, for a light dinner, or even as a wholesome dessert. Very easy recipe and it turns out wonderful!

2 apples, peeled and cubed small
1/2 cup pineapple, frozen in chunks
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup almonds, sliced
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup brown sugar
Salt to taste (1/2 tsp. salt)
2 cups soy milk
2 cup unsalted crackers pulverized
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup water (if needed)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and turn into a bowl, if it is too thick, add a little bit of water (don't make it too runny!)
Put mixture into a greased baking dish. Bake at 350º F until top is golden, about 45 minutes.

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Breaded Eggplant Crockettes

2010-10-06T19:49:00.000-07:00

These breaded crockettes go well with just about anything! They are shown here with potatoes, but they go equally well with sweet potatoes, yams, rice, etc. They are very easy to make and really delicious!

1 eggplant, peeled and cubed
1 cup cracker meal of whatever kind you prefer (not sweet, of course!)(pulverize them in the blender)
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 1/2 Tbsp. onion powder
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning (or herb of your choice)
3/4 cup all purpose flour

Prepared tomato sauce of your choice.

In a bowl, prepare batter by mixing all dry ingredients first, then adding 1 cup soy milk and incorporate it well, avoiding lumps.
Peel eggplant and cut it lengthwise, then cut it in small pieces. Heat up a skillet with a little bit of olive oil. Put eggplant
in batter mixture then scoop out with a large spoon, drop into the skillet and extend them to the size you want them.
Let the batter set, then flip them to the other side. Cook on both sides till golden brown.

About 12 crockettes of a good size.

Serve them topped with sauce.

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Butternut Squash Omelett Stuffed with Vegan Cheese

2010-09-30T18:38:00.000-07:00

These are absolutely scrumptious! They have a little sweetness that makes them taste different but delicious!
1 small butternut squash, boiled, peeled and mashed
1/2 block tofu, drained
1 cup all purpose flour
1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
Salt to taste
1 cup soy milk
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Your favorite vegan cheese or 1 recipe or pimento cheese, prepared

In the blender, process the tofu and the milk till smooth. Scrape into a bowl, and add the butternut squash, mixing well.
In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Incorporate the dry ingredients into the tofu-butternut squash mix.
Mix thoroughly. You must have a batther that is thick, not lumpy and not runny.
When ready to cook it, grease a skillet with olive oil. Pour your batter using a large spoon, let the batter set, then cover with
the cheese and pour a new layer of batter on top. Let set, then flip and cook until golden brown. If you cook it in an electric
skillet, set it to 300º F.
Yields 4 to 6 omelettes, depending on the size you make them.

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Double Omelette Stuffed with Vegan Cheese

2010-09-22T19:26:00.000-07:00

This one is really delicious! It is almost a whole meal in itself (it fills you up fast!)

Double the following recipe for the basic omelette:

1/2 block tofu (regular, drained)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
Vegan cheese of your choice or a recipe of your favorite melty pimento cheese

Make a batter in the blender by processing all the ingredients except the cheese. When you are ready to cook the omelettes, proceed as follows: pour into your hot skillet sufficient batter to make 1 omelet, let it set well, then flip it over, put the cheese on top and cover with more batter,let set, flip over and cook till golden on both sides.

Variations:
When you add the cheese, you can also add a small amount of stuffing of your choice:
1. Slices of olives
2. Pimento slivers
3. Diced onions
4. Diced tomatoes

5. A spattering of corn kernels

6. Tender pieces of asparagus shoots

7. Your own idea.

Add your favorite salad, a crusty and delicious bread, and you're set!

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Delicious Vegan Omelette

2010-09-15T19:16:00.000-07:00

These are great for breakfast, but they also make a wonderful and simple lunch.
You can cut them in slivers and stuff them in pita bread or eat them with a nice salad.

1/2 block tofu (regular, drained)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. turmeric
Salt to taste
1 cup cooked peas

Make a batter in the blender by processing all the ingredients except the peas. When you are ready to cook the omelettes, add the peas,
mixing them into the batter. Grease a skillet with olive oil and drop a generous amount of the batter into it, let it set, and then
flip to the other side, let it set and then just cook both sides until golden.

Serves 2 if large omelettes are made, 4 if you make them gem-style.

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Sunflower Batter Breaded Eggplant

2010-09-08T21:38:00.000-07:00

1 large eggplant, sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup water
4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
1/8 cup toasted sunflower seeds, pulverized in blender or food processor
1 tsp. sweet basil, crushed
2 Tbsp. tomato sauce
1 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. dried sweet basil
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. finely grated lemon rind
Pinch thyme
1 Roma tomato
1 stalk celery
YOur favorite spaghetti sauce

In a blender or food processor, grind bread to powder and set aside. Pulverize sunflower seeds.Mix with bread crumbs, set aside.
In the blender, with very little water, process tomato and celery till well blended. Scrape into a bowl. Add olive oil, tomato sauce, and some of the water.
Mix all the dried ingredients together. Blend the two until you have a thick batter, it must not be either runny nor lumpy.
Peel you eggplant and cut into slices (about half an inch thick). Immerse your eggplant rounds into the batter and coat both sides, place in an oiled cookie sheet.
Bake at 350º F until they are golden brown (about 30 minutes.) Right when they are just about done, heat up your Spaghetti sauce and have it ready. Serve your eggplant rounds topped with the sauce.

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Savory Vegan "Meatlets"

2010-08-31T21:37:00.000-07:00

These are very easy to make and very tasty! Once you have them made, you can drop them into sauce, smother them with gravy, whatever! They go well with rice, potatoes, almost anything, and slice well into pitas, burritos and buns.

1 1/2 cup Old Fashioned oats
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (make your own by lightly toasting bread and crumbling it in food processor or blender)
1/2 cup gluten flour or Do-Pep (available in health food stores and specialty stores)
1 medium beet, peeled and cubed
1 medium red onion, peeled and cut in chunks
1/2 cup red Bell pepper and Anaheim peppers seeded and cut in strips
1 large raw potato, peeled and cubed
1 Roma or Plum tomato, seeded and chopped
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning

Put Old Fashioned oats in a bowl, cover with 1/2 cup water and let rest till soft.
In a blender, put the tomato, potato, onion, beet with 1/2 cup water and process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add softened oats and all the ingredients except the gluten flour or Do-Pep.
Add Do-Pep. Mix well and let rest until the dough is elastic. Form "meatlets".
Heat a skillet with 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Cook till golden brown.

Done!

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Banana Pudding

2010-08-23T21:09:00.001-07:00

4 very ripe bananas (still healthy)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup nuts
1/4 cup almonds, raw, sliced
1/4 tsp. salt
1 medium size apple, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup soy milk, more if needed
1/4 cup dates, chopped finely (optional)

In a bowl, mix all ingredients. Grease a baking dish lightly. Scrape mixute inot baking dish and bake at 350º F
for 50 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Really delicious!

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Delicious Quinoa Vegan Meatlets

2010-08-16T20:18:00.000-07:00

1 cup quinoa, cooked, rinsed several times and drained very well (red quinoa was used, which gives wonderful color, but regular quinoa works just as well)
1 cup oats, quick
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup breadcrumbs (you can make your own by toasting your bread and crumbling it in a blender or food processor)
1/2 cup Do-Pep
1 medium red onion, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup Anaheim peppers, seeded and chopped
1 Roma tomato, seeded and chunked
Salt to taste
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 Tbsp. olive oil

In a blender or foof processor, put the quinoa,, quick oats, wheat germ, tomato, Anaheim peppers and onion and process till smooth.
Scrape into a bowl, add all the other ingredients. Cover and let sit for about 20 minutes until the Do-Pep works in the dough.
Take portions with your hand or with a spoon and drop into an oiled skillet, cook on all sides till golden brown.

Note: Sorry, I hit the wrong button and the photo turned into black and white and would not convert back. This recipe gives you a really delicious, golden brown meatless "meat" that is worth trying!

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Easy Herbed Vegan Cutlets

2010-08-11T12:54:00.000-07:00

These homemade cutlets are economical, easy and scruptious!
You will enjoy them as a side dish for just about anything.

1 cup cooked brown rice
1 1/2 cups oats
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup soy flour
1 red onion, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. ground coriander
1/4 tsp. sage
1/4 tsp. rosemary, crushed
1/4 tsp. thyme
2 tbsp. sweet paprika powder
juice of half a lemon
1/8 tsp. finely grated lemon rind
1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
1 stalk celery chopped
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 cup water
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. olive oil

In the blender, process the rice,onion,celery,and carrot, wivh 1/2 cup water and process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well, avoiding lumps, adding the rest of the water little by little as you combine.
Form a soft dough. Make sure the dough is neither runny nor stiff. Form into small "cutlets"
Cook in a non-stick skillet (better if electric-- at 300 degrees F) until golden on all sides. Serve as is or topped with your favorite gravy or sauce.

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Lentil Minestrone

2010-08-03T16:27:00.000-07:00

Minestrone soups are absolutely delicious. They are hardy to be easten by themselves almost like a full meal, accompanied only by a salad. But you can add rice or bread also.
This minestrones is very easy to make a very tasty!

In a medium pot, cover the lentils with about 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Bil in medium to high heat for about 5 minutes. While lentils boil, put in a blender the following:
1/4 cup Anaheim peppers, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup Red Bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 red onion, peeled and chunked
process till smooth with a little water and add to the cooking lentils.
Then, let them simmer (without adding salt) till tender (about 10 more minutes).
When lentils are beginning to get tender, (after simmering for 10 minutes)
add
1 peeled and sliced carrot
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 bay leaf
3 Tbsp. tomato sauce
1/2 cup squash, peeled and cubed.
Let vegetables cook int he lentils until they begin to soften.
Add
1 cup pasta of your choice (macaroni, fusilli, conchigliette, etc. It can be whole wheat or any other kind according to your preference.)
Let pasta cook till al dente.
Serve.

Serving options:

You can serve together with a crusty Peasant bread, with rice cooked separately, or as is.
Yiedl depends on size of serving portions. It can serve two to 4 people.

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Aura's Tasty Spread

2010-07-27T18:37:00.001-07:00

This delicous and easy spread is great for sandwiches but can also be used over baked potatoes or yams.

2 cups cooked macaroni, drained
1/2 cup firm tofu, drained and chunked
1 Red Bell pepper, seeded and chopped
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp. olive oil

Put tofu with bell pepper in saucepan with a little water and cook over medium heat, letting it boil for 10 minutes.
Allow to cool. Drain and put into a blender or food processor, add the macaroni, the seasonings and the oil, finishing
with the water. Process till completely smooth.

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Seasoned Tofu Bites

2010-07-19T18:35:00.001-07:00

Take 1 block tofu strain all water, cut the tofu block in long slices and then in half.
Lay all the pieces in a plate, then sprinkle the pieces evenly with
Onion powder, garlic powder and salt. Let rest for about 20 minutes.
Then, "paint" with olive oil a skillet and place tofu pieces in the
hot skillet and brown on both sides. Really nice side dish!
Note: If you use an electric skillet, set temperature at
300º F.

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Baked Rice Pudding

2010-07-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

This is a delicious baked bread pudding which is a favorite at home for breakfast. It is easy to make, nutritious and quick.

2 cups brown rice cooked
1/2 cup raisins
1 apple, peeled and chopped thinly
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup pineapple tidbits
1/4 cup walunt pieces
1/4 cup sliced almonds
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt or to taste
2 cups soy milk

In a bowl, mix all your ingredients, and scoop into a baking dish.
Bake at 350º F until the pudding is set (about 40 minutes).

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Seitan Nuggets

2010-07-08T16:41:00.000-07:00

These are very easy to make and just as tasty as the original seitan, only a little crunchier.

Prepare 1 recipe of Seitan

You will find it here:

http://delicioso1.blogspot.com/2010/06/tasty-seitan.html

Cut prepared seitan in chunks

1 cup soymilk (plain)
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 cup all purpose flour
Salt to taste (if needed)
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. driedn parsley
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tbsp. Nutrional Yeast or Brewer's Yeast flakes (This is NOT Baker's yeast. You find this in health food or specialty sores)
Olive oil

Mix all dried ingredients in a bowl till well mixed. In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch and soymilk till smoothly combined.
Dip seitan pieces in milk mixture, then roll over dry mixture, place in a separate dish. When all yourpieces are done,
barely "paint" a skillet with olive oil and cook in it till golden brown.

If you do not want to bread the seitan, you can take the plain chunks and brown them in the olive oil as seen in photo.

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Seitan Rice

2010-07-01T19:31:00.000-07:00

This is an extremely easy and tasty recipe!

Take 1 cup of thin noodles and toast them until they are golden in a large dry skillet, add 1 cup of pre-cooked brown rice
add seitan chopped in chunks (amount depends upon your taste)
You will find the recipe for the seitan here:

http://delicioso1.blogspot.com/2010/06/tasty-seitan.html

Add 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Taste salt and adjust if needed
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
just enough water so that the flavors may be absorbed.
Add olives to taste.
Let it get heated through.

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Tasty Seitan

2010-06-24T15:06:00.000-07:00

This is a very versatile seitan and once you make it, you can freeze and use it in many dishes! You can chop it into rice, scramble it with tofu, use it to stuff turnovers, fold it into saucy pasta, cube it into potato salad, slice it into sandwiches, etc.

1 can white beans, strained
2 cups water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp. tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. molassess (unsulphured)
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. All Purpose Adobo Goya (you can get it in well-stocked supermarkets,
otherwise use the following: 1 tsp. sweet paprika powder, 1/2 tsp. sweet basil powder, 1/4 tsp. sage, 1/4 tsp. oregano, 1/4 tsp. turmeric, 1 tsp. garlic powder)
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. fennel seed powder
1 tsp. coriander seed powder
1 tsp. seed powder
2 cups all purpose flour
1 Tbsp. wheat germ
2 Tbsp. soy flour
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
3/4 cup vital gluten
Steamer
Note 1: This recipe calls for nutritional yeast, this is not baking yeast!
Some people substitute nutritonal yeast for brewer's yeast, another yeast that
can be obtained at health fuood or specialty stores, but I have never tried it, so I cannot tell you the results. Nutritional yeast adds very good flavor!

In a blender, process together the beans and the water until they are completely smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix thoroughly, avoiding lumps and form into a soft dough. Grease 4 cans or a good size loaf pan, put the mixture in it. Put water into your steamer and

Note 2: Do not have a steamer? You can improvise your own as follows:

Get a large pot with a cover, and a smaller pot without a handle. Place smaller pot facing down into the large pot, fill larger pot with water up to the edge of the bottom of the smaller pot that is lying upside down. Place your 4 cans or your loaf pan on top of this uposide down pot, making sure it will not tip over. Cover, leaving a crack open so excess steam will escape. Make water boil and you've got a steamer!

Here you have it, a tasty, economical seitan that is just as versatile as a ready-made and more expensive one!

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Bread Pudding

2010-06-16T21:58:00.000-07:00

1 loaf whole wheat bread
2 cups soy milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped pitted dates
1/4 cup sliced almonds

In a bowl, soak the bread in the milk. If the bread is still not soft enough, add a bit more milk.
When the bread is soft, add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Put mixture into a
greased baking dish and bake it at 350º F until golden brown (sheck it after 30 minutes).
While the pudding is baking, make the syrup as follows:
In a small pot, put 6 to 8 pitted prunes,
1-1/2 cups water and 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 slices of lemon rind
and cook syrup on a low heat for about 25 minutes. When you bring the pudding out of the oven,
pour this syrup on top and let cool.

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Nutty Treat Patties

2010-06-08T18:00:00.001-07:00

These are very tasty and easy to make!
1 cup cooked white beans, well rinsed and mashed
2½ cup water
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. olive oil
½ medium onion, diced or 1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder or 1 garlic clove, mashed
1 medium carrot, grated
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. peanut butter
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup bread crumbs (you can make your own by toasting and then pulverizing whole wheat bread)
1/2 tsp. sweet basil, crumbled
1/8 tsp. thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp. rosemary, powdered

Process necessary ingredients (mash, grate, etc.) In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and form a dough which you can work with your hands. Form the patties and cook them in a greased skillet until they are golden brown on both sides.
Yield depends upon the size of the patties you make.

Variations:
1. You can make them thicker and turn them into burgers.
2. You can make them small and round and turn them into meatballs for pasta.

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Tasty and Easy Patties

2010-06-03T20:24:00.000-07:00

Very tasty and easy patties to use as a side dish or in burger buns!
3 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup quick oats
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. coriander powder or whole coriander pulverized with mortar and pestle
1/2 tsp. ginger powder
1/2 tsp. marjoram
1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
Salt to taste
1 cup water or more if needed
2 Tbsp. olive oil

In the blender, process the tomato, and the rice with a little water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Form patties with your hands and cook in a skillet till golden brown on both sides.

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Simple But Delicious Patties

2010-05-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

These are tasty and then some and can be made with leftover cooked rice and millet!
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked millet
1 cup quick oats
1 small raw beet, peeled and grated
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 stalk celery
2 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. coriander powder or whole coriander pulverized with mortar and pestle
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
Salt to taste
1 cup water or more if needed
2 Tbsp. olive oil

In the blender, process the beet, tomato, celery, the rice and the millet with a little water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Form patties with your hands and cook in a skillet till golden brown on both sides.
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Pecan and Oat Burgers

2010-05-20T17:55:00.000-07:00

2 cups quick oats
1/2 cup dry whole wheat bread crumbs (you can make your own by toasting your bread and pulverizing it in the blender or food processor)
1 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 cup pecans, ground
1 celery stalk, washed and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 red onion, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. ground sweet basil
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1/4 tsp. ground sage
1 Plum or Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 to 2 cups water
1 Tbsp. olive oil
All purpose flour as needed

In a blender or food processor, process the tomato, carrot,parsley, celery and pecans with a little bit of the water until smooth.
Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and the rest of the water alternately, as you mix, until you have a dough you can form with your hands into a burger shape. Add all purpose flour if needed.
Hea up a skillet and cook burgers until golden brown on both sides. You may also bake them at 350º F for about 3o minutes.
Yield depends on size of burgers.
Serve with your favorite sauce or gravy.

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Savory Strips

2010-05-10T20:41:00.000-07:00

1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup oats
1/2 cup cooked millet
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 red onion, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. ground coriander
2 tbsp. sweet or smoked paprika powder
1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
1 stalk celery chopped
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. oregano
1 cup water
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. olive oil

In the blender, process the rice, millet,onion,celery,and carrot, wivh 1/2 cup water and process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well, avoiding lumps, adding the rest of the water little by little as you combine.
Form a soft dough. Make sure the dough is neither runny nor stiff.
Put in a non-stick skillet (better if electric-- at 300 degrees F). With a knife, cut into strips and place in the skillet, turn constantly until golden brown on all sides.
Serve as is or with your favorite sauce.

Variation:
You can also baste these strips with your favorite homemade barbecue sauce and let them dry up a bit so that the strips will absorb the sauce.

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Delicious Skillet Crumbles

2010-05-06T20:42:00.000-07:00

Scrumptious and easy to make and also easy and economical, this recipe will make a marvellouos side dish for anything you have in mind for your next meal!

1 1/2 cups brown rice cooked rice

1/2 cup oats

4 slices whole wheat bread, broken into small pieces

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 large carrot, peeled and sliced

1 stalk celery, chopped

1/2 cup Anaheim pepper chopped

1/4 cup red Bell pepper, chopped

1 medium onion, peeled and sliced

1 cup water

1 Tbsp. galic powder

2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

Salt to taste

1 Tsp. Italian Seasoning

1 Tsp. coriander, ground

1/2 tsp. oregano ground

1 medium size beet, peeled, chopped

2 Tbsp. olive oil plus and additional 1 Tbsp. olive oil for cooking

In the blender, put the rice, oats, the carrot, celery, the onion, beet and the chopped pepper with about 1/2 cup water and process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl and mix in the rest of the ingredients will well incorporated, adding the rest of the water little by little. Form a soft dough.

Heat a little bit of olive oil in a non-stick skillet (if you have an electric skillet, you can use it and will come out even better.) Place the soft dough in the oil and with a cooking fork, break apart into lumps, move aound as it browns, and cook in a medium heat and continue to turn until it is a golden brown.

Note: If you use an elecric skillet, set the temperature to 300º F.

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Savory 'N Cheesy Squash Pie

2010-04-26T16:58:00.000-07:00

There are easy side dishes that can just complete a meal. This is one that can also become an easy lunch or dinner with the right salad. You can also add to it a meat substitute on the side (you will find several good options in past posts of this blog.)

1 Medium Butternut squash
1/4 Block tofu, drained
1 Cup all-purpose flour
1/2 Cup raw cashews
2 Tbsp. olive oil
Salt to taste
1 Tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tsp. garlic powder
2 Tsp. onion powder

Pimento cheese or soy cheese

Peel raw squash and cube it. Put cubed squash in blen der or food processor together with
cashews, tofu and 3/4 cup water. Blend till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Mix in all the other
ingredients, except the cheese. Incorporate well, making sure you have a smooth mixture,
without any lumps. Grease a baking dish and put half of the mixture into the dish, cover with
pimento cheese or with soy cheese, top with the rest of the squash mixture.
Bake at 350º F for about 45 minutes or until it is golden.

If you don't know how to prepare Pimento Cheese (a vegan cheese substitute), here's one of the recipes for it we make at home:

Vegan Pimento Cheese

1/2 cup red bell pepper, boiled for 10 minutes to sweeten it up
1 cup cooked millet
2 heaping spoons of cornstarch or arrowroot powder
1cup boiling water
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup tablespoon raw cashews

Put pimento, cashews, millet and cornstarch or arrowroot in blender, process till smooth.
Put in a saucepot, add all the other ingredients and cook on a low heat until it thickens.
Put in refrigerator to harden.

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Ambrosia Pudding

2010-04-21T12:57:00.000-07:00

2 large apples, peeled
1 cup pineapple (could be frozen or canned)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup shredded coconut
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vegetable or grapeseed oil
1/4 cup dark raisins
1/4 cup walnut pieces, chopped small
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 block tofu (eyeball it)
1 cup water

Put tofu,pineapple and apple with half of the water in a blender and process till smooth. Add to the bananas. Incorporate all the other ingredients and mix well. Grease up a baking dish (a loaf pan size) and fill it with this mixture. Bake at 350º F until golden brown.
Serve as is, with vegan cream cheese, with vegan vanilla ice cream, with raisin syrup,or with vegan fruit yogur. Yum!

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Baked Banana and Pineapple Pudding

2010-04-13T15:52:00.000-07:00

This is an absolutely lush and delicious pudding and very easy to make!

4 ripe bananas (very ripe but still healthy)
1 cup pineapple (could be frozen or canned)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vegetable or grapeseed oil
1/4 cup dark raisins
1/4 cup walnut pieces, chopped small
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 block tofu (eyeball it)
1 cup water

Mash bananas in a bowl. Put tofu and pineapple with half of the water in a blender and process till smooth. Add to the bananas. Incorporate all the other ingredients and mix well. Grease up a baking dish (a loaf pan size) and fill it with this mixture. Bake at 350º F until golden brown.
Serve as is, with vegan cream cheese, with vegan vanilla ice cream, with raisin syrup,or with vegan fruit yogur. Yum!

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Sweet Corn Gems

2010-04-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

These gems are very nice and are even like cookies. They must be eaten while freshly made because they have no leavening. There are two ways of making them, one sweet and one salty. I will share with you now the sweet version.
2 cups fresh corn cut from the cob
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup tofu, drained and cubed
1/2 cup soy milk
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. oil
1/2 tsp. anise seeds
In a blender, put the tofu with the fresh corn cut from the cob and process it with a little bit of water until smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix well.
Heat up a skillet and barely "paint" it with oil (we use olive oil), drop the mixture into the skillet and cook the gems, until golden brown, turning them to cook on both sides.

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Delicious Veggie Burgers

2010-03-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

1 cup cracked wheat, cooked
1 cup quick oats
1 cup brown rice, cooked
3 slices of whole wheat bread, crusts taken out and cut in tiny pieces
1 Roma tomato, chooped
1 medium red onion, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup Anaheim peppers, chopped
1/2 cup red Bell Peppers, chopped
1 medium size potato, peeled and chopped
1 celery stalk chopped
1 carrot, peeled, sliced
1 small raw beet, peeled and sliced
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. coriander seed, ground
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 cup gluten flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
Salt to taste
In a blender, process celery, beet, carrot, tomato, onion, peppers and potato with a very little amount of water till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Mix in all the rest of the ingredients until you have a soft dough.Form burgers with your hands and cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil until golden brown on both sides.
Note: If you are allergic to glute flour, substitute it for 2 Tbsp. cornstarch so that your burgers willnot fall apart as you cook them.

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Delicious Herbed Patties

2010-03-23T21:10:00.000-07:00

Delicious! Couldn't resist taking the first bite!

1/2 cup quick oats

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 slices of whole wheat bread, toasted and pulverized in the blender or food processor

1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

1 Tbsp. onion powder1 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. sweet basil, crushed

1/8 tsp. oregano, crushed

Salt to taste

1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped

1/2 cup grated raw potato

2 Tbsp. tomato puree

1/2 tsp. brown sugar

2 Tbsp. wheat germ

1 Tbsp. olive oil1/2 cup water

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, adding the water little by little until you have a sough (it must be too stiff nor too runny) and form small croquettes.Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil, cook on both sides until they are golden brown on both sides.

You can serve these with anything you like or use for burger buns.

Enjoy!

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Seasoned Croquettes

2010-03-16T20:30:00.001-07:00

Sometimes youneed a quick tasty side dish to add to that almost spur-of-the-moment meal or just something to add to an old and favorite recipe. Well, here's something you can use!

1 cup cracked wheat cooked following package instructions (to the point of being soft like rice)

1/2 cup potato flakes

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder (you can use smoked paprika powder if you like)

1 Tbsp. onion powder

1 tsp. garlic powder

Salt to taste

1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped

1/2 cup grated carrots

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs (if you are vegan, make sure it does not contain Parmesan cheese)

1/2 cup water

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, adding the water little by little until you have a sough (it must be too stiff nor too runny) and form small croquettes.

Cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil, cook on both sides until they are golden brown on both sides.

Variation: Instead of grated carrots you can use the same amount of cornmeal.

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Brown Rice with Vegetables and Mushrooms

2010-03-10T15:39:00.000-08:00

4 cups brown rice cooked
1 cup cut green beans
1 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
Optional 2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
2 1/2 cups Crimini mushrooms (not Button)
1 cup sweet green and red peppers, seeded and diced
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt to taste
2 1/2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
2 Tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. turmeric powder

In a large skillet, put the tomatoes, the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, herbs, salt, the mushrooms and the oil,
leave to cook a bit with a little bit of water, till the mushrooms are soft (about ten minutes). Add the cabbage, and cook it, stirring, for some minutes.
In a separate pan, cook slowly for no more than 6 or 7 minutes the green beans,the corn, and the carrots in a little bit of water. Cook until tender-crisp. When the veggies are done,
drain (do not discard the water) and add to the skillet where the mushrooms are. Add the broccoli, the peas and the celery. Cook for about 5 minutes, then add the rice and the seasonings, mixing well.
If the mixture is a bit too dry, add some of the water where the carrots, green beans and corn cooked. Add water to taste, let all heat through for about 5 to 6 minutes. Make sure that it doesn't come
out too dry nor too soggy. Add an extra Tbsp. olive oil if needed to make it moist.
Serve,
If you want to, you can add some olives before serving or cooked asparagus spears.

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Very Easy Tropical Dessert

2010-03-04T16:49:00.000-08:00

You may have seen them at well-stocked supermarkets, things that look like over-grown bananas. They are called plantains and they can make some of the most wonderful, and exotic (yet easiest) recipes you can make!

If you don't see them at your local supermarket, try either a Filipino or a Latino market, usually you will find them there.

There are some good tips to buy them:

1. NEVER buy a plantain whose skin is black!

2. NEVER buy a plantian that has white blotches on it (fungus)

3. It is okay if the yellow skin has black spots, so long as the plantain is firm and looks healthy.

Here's a wonderful but very easy recipe for a delicious plantain dessert:

Orangey Tropical Dessert

2 large ripe plantains, peeled (to peel them, cut both ends off, run a knife all the way down --not too deep into the peel--and begin to lift the peel, chet your fingers under it and begin to pull it off, if the plantain is ripe, it will come off easily.)

1/2 tsp. vanilla

2 Tbsp. all fruit orange jelly

A little bit of water (if needed)

Preheat the oven to 350º F.

If the jelly is too thick, you will have to put it in a blender with a little bit or water to make it easier to apply (try to get one that will not be so thick that it won't "run" over something).

Place your peeled plantains in a greased bake dish or greased baking pan. Make diagonal slashes on them with a knife to speed up baking (but do not cut all the way through!)

In a small bowl, mix the vanilla and the jelly, with a spatula or a kitchen brush apply the jelly-vanilla mixture in a "painting" motion, covering all the plantains thoroughly.

Put in the oven and bake for about 30 mintutes until they are golden (watch them occasionally so they won't burn!)

Variations:

Coconut Ambrosia

You can prepare the recipe as above and once you are ready to bake them, sprinkle powdered
coconut over the jellied plantains.

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Make the diagonal slashes deeper and stick some raisins in there, then, close as much as you can and "paint" the jelly on. Use pineapple if you can!

I'm sure you get the idea. Come up with your own recipe!

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Easy and Delicious Meat Substitute!

2010-02-23T18:09:00.000-08:00

This is an easy and very flavorful recipe which can help you substitute meat. You can use it the way in which it is explained in the recipe, or you can turn it into meatballs or patties. You can also roll pieces of it in your hands and turn them into small links!
Note: If you would want to drop these into a sauce or into a minestrone, for example, let the dough rest a little longer so that it will "harden" more. That the sausages or meatballs won't fall apart int he liquid. You can also prepare them separately and toss them in right before serving.

3 or 4 slices of whole wheat bread, crusts removed
1/2 cup cracked wheat (cooked as if it was rice, for at least 30 minutes --without salt)
3/4 cup Vital Gluten Flour (you can find it in specialty stores or health food stores)
1/2 cup millet (also cooked until it opens and it's soft--follw package instructions. Do not add salt)
1/2 cup quick oats
1 medium red onion, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup walnuts in pieces (chopped small but not pulverized)
1 small raw beet, peeled and chopped
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed in a mortar
1 Tbsp. coriander seed (ground)
1/4 tsp. oregano, crushed
1/4 tsp. sweet basil, crushed
1/4 tsp. rosemary leaf, pulverized

In a bowl, put the quick oats and the bread in a little bit of water and let them rest till soft. Meanwhile, put the onion, the beet and the garlic (if using cloves)in a blender with very little water and process till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine well, adding 1/2 cup of water as well as the Vital Gluten Flour little by little as you combine, making sure everything is well incorporated. Don't let the mixture get runny nor mushy!
Let the mixture rest 10 minutes, longer if you want it firmer. Form a doft dough as in the photo. Take portions of it with your hand and form them in any shape you like (steak, meatball, sausage, patty) or just put a lump of the dough in a hot, olive-oil-greased skillet and cook it, breaking it apart with a cooking spoon or fork as it browns, turning it and moving it until it cooks on all sides (do not add water!)witout letting it burn.
Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, baked yams, anything you would like!

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Flavorful Patties

2010-02-18T18:24:00.000-08:00

1 cup potato flakes

3/4 cups quick oats

1/2 cup wheat germ

½ stsp. turmeric

1 medium size red onion, peeled and coarsely chopped

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp. garlic powder

Salt to taste

1-1/2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1/2 cup bread crumbs (you can make your own if you want to using your own bread, toasting it and crumbling it in the blender or food processor)

1/4 cup gluten flour

1/4 cup nuts

3/4 cup water

1 stalk celery, sliced
2 Tbsp. Parsley minced
¼ tsp. Each sage, rosemary, thyme and savory

Put the onion, the celery and the nuts in the blender with a little bit of the water and puree them. Scrape into a bowl. Add all the rest of the ingredients and form a soft dough (not runny but not stiff), if you need to add a little bit of more water, do.Let rest about 15 minutes so that the gluten flour will do its work.Form patties (a little thick) and flatten them, still leaving them a bit thick so that they will not harden while cooking.Cook them in a skillet until golden brown on both sides.

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Saucy Potatoes

2010-02-09T20:53:00.000-08:00

5 large potatoes, peeled and cubed in large chunks
1/2 cup red peppers
1/2 cup green peppers
1 cup tomato sauce
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 medium sized onion, peeled and sliced
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/4 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. sweet basil
1/2 coriander seed, ground
1/4 cup olive oil (about 3 Tbsp.)
Prepare a tomato sauce as follows: In a suce panCover all these ingredients with water, adding the potatoes.
Cook until potatoes are tender, adding water by little bits, if necessary. (Don't let the potatoes dry out!)

Variation:
Add pepper-stuffed olives after cooked and mix well to coat with
sauce.

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Tasty Quinoa Patties

2010-02-04T20:58:00.000-08:00

2 cups quinoa cooked as per package instructions
1 cup quick oats
1 cup brown rice, cooked
3/4 cups potato flakes
2 Tbsp. sweet paprka powder
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 medium size onion, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup walnut pieces
2 Tbsp. olive oil
3/4 cup gluten flour or Do-Pep
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp. oregano powder
1/4 tsp. rosemary powder
1 tsp. coriander seed, ground
1 medium beet, peeled and sliced

Note: If you do nt have gluten four or Do-Pep, or if you have a gluten free diet, you can substitute this ingredient for 1/2 cup all purpose flour.
In the blender, with a little water, process the nuts, the onion, the rice and the beet till smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix till well combined. Form patties of whatever size you prefer.
Bake in an oiled cookie sheet or in an electric skillet barely "painted" with a little olive oil at 350º F for 30 minutes, turning them or until golden brown on both sides.

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