tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78067243774351297722012-02-16T06:29:55.267-05:00This is my journey as I learn how to cook and survive as a vegetarian in an animal-eating culture.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438510110581646192noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806724377435129772.post-7564648750669688062011-06-04T16:20:00.003-04:002011-06-04T23:20:51.884-04:00

I remember my mom making stewed rhubarb from homegrown rhubarb when we were kids. I have always liked tart fruit - I used to climb the pear tree in our backyard to get a green pear, I would only eat one bite but it was just to my taste! So rhubarb is a favourite of mine. We were at the farmers' market in town today, and I bought what was probably the last of the season's local rhubarb. When I

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This recipe is from the cookbook "Moosewood Cooks at Home", published by Simon & Schuster. I was given this cookbook quite a few years ago from someone who had received a duplicate copy. I've made a few things out of it, but this one has been a real hit. It's quick, easy to make, and tastes really great! We buy good quality tortilla chips to coarsely crush to go in the bottom of a wide brimmed

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This is my all-time favourite quinoa dish (until another comes along!). You can serve it warm or cold. This recipe makes enough for 4 main servings or 6 side servings. We served it over salad greens. As a main dish, we didn't need anything else. We had two servings the first day, and served it cold the second day, still great! It's a quirky mix of green onions, quinoa, currants, dill, zucchini,

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Today I'm doing a one day fast, based on the Lemonade Diet (also known as the Master Cleanse). When I was in residence at an ashram doing my yoga teacher training, we would do a fast once a week on Thursdays. We had a class with one fasting expert, who told us that he once did a 40 day fast, had done lots of 10 day fasts, and that he strongly recommended NOT doing them. He said a once-a-week

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Serves 2 as a main dish or 4-6 as a side dish. INGREDIENTS 2 cups of cooked rice Olive or canola oil Kale 1/2 pound of mushrooms 1 small-med cooking onion (2-2/1/2" dia) nutmeg 1/2 can drained black beans 1/2 pound tofu (firm or extra firm) Tamari Sesame oil Optional: maple sugar DIRECTIONS: Have two cup of cooked rice on hand (brown and wild rice is a good combo, or brown basmati rice). Using

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INGREDIENTS (for one omelette) 2 tsp butter, divided 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced Ground nutmeg to taste 1 tsp sugar 2 eggs 1 TB water 2 TB roasted, chopped pecans ¾ oz (or more) Brie cheese, sliced Heat a non-stick 8 inch skillet over medium heat. Melt 1 tsp butter in skillet. Sauté apple slices in butter until slightly transparent but not too soft, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle

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One of the challenges facing most of us is making healthy vegetarian meals while engaged in our busy schedules.Preplanning and having some basic pantry items on hand is essential, but using a pressure cooker can help you enjoy foods you might not have the time or patience to prepare except on special occasions, and free up your time for other pursuits or practices.Many people are frightened off

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My husband is the TVP expert, and gave me these instructions. TVP is available in different shapes & sizes (all dried); minced, cutlets, and chunks. He soaks the cutlets for 4 minutes, but the thicker cutlets take a lot longer, so you will have to experiment with how long to soak. You must boil the water first, and it's best to use a Bodum (plunge-type glass coffee maker)so that the chunks are

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We have started using pearl barley in recipes and really love it! If you have a pressure cooker, this risotto takes practically no time at all to prepare and cook. Serves 4 2 TB olive oil 1 cup pearl barley 50 grams TVP cutlet (or large chunks) 3 cups vegetarian stock (we have used McCormick's in the past, which are vegetarian, but nowadays we make our own vegetable stock) 2 oz sun-dried

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We were making eggless tofu salad, and forgot to buy mayonnaise, so we made our own quite easily using a box of Mori-Nu soft silken Tofu (tetra-pak, so shelf-safe for almost a year), and a few ingredients we had on hand. This turned out a little bit bland, but you can experiment by changing some of the added ingredients, like adding more Dijon, dill, garlic, capers & fine herbs, chipotle, etc.

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What kid (big or small) wouldn't want to have this for breakfast? 1 TB Cocoa Caminos organic cocoa powder 1 TB Nuts to You! hazelnut butter 1 TB brown sugar (or honey or maple syrup) 1 banana 1 cup chocolate flavoured soy milk Blend it all up and drink it down! Yummmmmmmmy!

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This is my husband's excellent black bean soup recipe! Q – Where did this recipe come from? A – We were down in Alabama, out shopping, and I picked up a bag of beans for soup that came with a spice pack and a simple recipe. One of the problems you have when you get a good soup like this is that it’s almost impossible to try to reproduce the spice packet. Usually when you find one that’s really

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This really satified my recent urge for a BBQ sandwich. It makes four servings, and takes very little time and effort to prepare. 8 oz of tempeh, crumbled (I used Henry's Tempeh with hot peppers) 1 TB olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 1/2 cup diced green or red pepper (or celery) 1 cup barbeque sauce 4 toasted burger buns or 8 slices of toasted bread Marinate tempeh in the barbeque sauce for

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Serves 4 to 6 1/2 teaspoon canola oil 3/4 cup chopped green onions 12 ounces firm tofu, crumbled (Sol brand is just right) 1.5 cup packed finely chopped kale or turnip greens 1.5 cup grated soy cheese 3/4 cup chopped red bell peppers 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon turmeric One 9-inch store-bought pastry pie shell (thawed) – make sure to look for vegetarian pie shells (Tenderflake deep dish) In

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This recipe is so good, we had it twice in a row (ok, I made a full recipe and we had to eat it up). But we really, really like it! and I think I'm addicted to quinoa. I used Bob's Red Mill brand organic quinoa (I had bought a bag a loooong time ago, and it was sitting in the fridge - I don't think aging it does anything). Makes 4 - 6 Servings Ingredients:1 cup quinoa 1.5 cups cold water ½

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I bought some EDEN brand toasted nori sheets last week, and decided to attempt to make vegetarian sushi. I bought President's Choice sticky rice, prepared according to the package, added fresh avocado strips and porcini mushrooms (reconstituted dried), SPIKE seasoning and San-J tamari sauce. I even bought the little bamboo mat to roll things up (having quickly glanced at the sushi makers in our

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I bought too many avocados the other day (singles weren't ripe, so I bought a bag of 5 Haas avocados).The first one went into a recipe (first-timer) of vegetarian sushi (see First Attempts at Vegetarian Sushi).Desperate as the others were ripening fast, I stashed them in the fridge and started consulting my collection of recipe books for vegetarian/vegan recipes. I came up with a couple of

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