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Beet Kale Salad
Beet and Kale Salad
Salad:4 large beets 1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds 1 bunch kale 3 scallions 1 medium carrot
Dressing:3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard1/4 teaspoon freshly g
Bok Choy Salad
Bok Choy Salad from Martha Stewart (ooolala!)
4 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
3/4 teaspoon sugar
5 cups sliced, raw bok choy (any type; about 1 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons chopped cashews
Breakfast Veggie Fried Rice
There's so much to cook this time of year -- squash casserole, pumpkin pie, squash risotto, minestrone soup, borscht. But the recipe I want to give you this week is the magic breakfast recipe in our house. Last fall our midwife, Kirsten Lane, told
FInnish Cabbage Over Rice
FINNISH CABBAGE OVER RICE
Adapted from ‘Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant’
1 medium onion or leek, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups shredded cabbage (about ½ medium head)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon vinegar
1
Kale and Potato Soup with Sausage
The following recipe has been a huge hit in our house since I discovered it last week. It’s so easy to prepare and is a complete meal in one pot! A good vegetarian version can be made by simply doubling the olive oil amount, a
Spanish Rice
I've been making Spanish Rice from the Joy of Cooking all this week. I've actually been putting peppers in it and I like them -- totally weird. For years, I've made this without peppers and without bacon using olive oil at the beginning to saute. I
Beet and Goat Cheese Salad
BEET AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD
4-5 medium beets- washed and cut to leave a small amount of stem
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons maple syrup (optional)
2 bunches arugula
4 oz soft
Roasted Eggplant Rolls with Ricotta
Roast Eggplant Rolls with Ricotta
Eggplant sliced 1/4-1/2"
Olive oil, heat slightly with crushed garlic
salt, pepper
Brush slices and roast at 400. Flip with spatula after 8-10 mins, when they begin to carmelize. Cook another 5-8
Middle Eastern Grilled Eggplant
Marinade for Middle Eastern Grilled Eggplant:
Eggplant, skin on, sliced 1/4" thick
Mix 2 Tbsp. Pomegranate molasses (*available in Asian or Middle Eastern import stores)
1--2 Tbsp balsamic or Red wine vinegar
1-2 Tbsp Olive oil
Salt,
Corn and Cherry Tomato Salad
Corn and Cherry Tomato Salad with Fresh Basil
(adapted from GRUB by Anna Lappe and Bryant Terry)
4 ears corn, soaked in cold salted water for 1 hr, then cut kernels off cobs
1 ¾ lb. sungold tomatoes, left intact
16 basil leaves, preferably
Cantaloupe granita
2 cups coarsely chopped cantaloupe (from ½ melon, seeded)
¼ cup sugar, or to taste
½ TBS fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1 cup ice cubes
Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth, then pour into a
Polish Cabbage Borscht
2 cups thinly sliced potato
1 1/2 cup thinly sliced beets
1 medium-sized rutabaga; sliced
4 cups water
2 Tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 tsp. caraway seeds
1 1/2 tsp. salt (or more, to taste)
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 medium-si
Chocolate Beet Cake
Chocolate Beet Cake
1 C. margarine, softened, divided (I'm not a fan of margarine so I substituted butter -- although next time I will substitute some applesauce instead of so much butter)1 1/2 C. packed dark brown sugar 3 eggs at room t
Baked Beet-and-Carrot Burgers with Brown Rice, Sunflower Seeds, and Cheddar Cheese
If you like veggie burgers, you’ll love this recipe. Sweet beets and carrots give luscious flavor to these baked patties—together with pungent onion, snappy Cheddar cheese, and lots of toasty nuts and seeds. Great on wheat buns with mayo!
Braised Tofu and Peas in Curried Coconut Milk by Mark Bittman
Everyone in my house ate this -- success!
Lentils and Rice with Fried Onions (Mujadarrah)
From Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Gazpacho
Ingredients:
2 large ripe tomatoes (cored and roughly chopped)
1 medium cucumber (peeled and cut into chunks)
1/2 green bell pepper (cored, seeded and roughly chopped)
1 garlic clove (peeled)
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon red wine or sh
Cucumbers with Cream and Tarragon
Ingredients:
2 cucumbers (peeled, cut half lengthwise and sliced into half moons)
1/4 cup heavy cream (don't substitute milk or 1/2 and /12... will curdle from the lemon juice) yogurt is a good substitute for cream
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive
