Creole Baked Beans

Ingredients

1 small onion (diced)
1 16 ounce can white beans (undrained)
1 16 ounce can navy beans (undrained)
4 slices vegan soy bacon (diced)
1/3 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup ketchup
1 Tbls vegan Dijon mustard
1 Tbls vegetable oil
2 tsp Tony Cachere's "Creole Seasoning"
1 tsp Liquid Smoke Mesquite
1/2 tsp Louisiana hot sauce
1/8 tsp white pepper

Preparation

This is so easy, y'all gonna pick up

Chowda and beer bread

When it's cold outside and you need something warming and hardy, cook up a batch of white bean chowder and beer bread.

White Bean Chowder

1 1/2 cups dried great Northern beans2 slices Soy bacon, crumbled1 onion, chopped3 garlic cloves, minced2 carrots, chopped2 celery stalks, chopped1 16-oz can vegetable broth1 bay leaf2 large potatoes, diced1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp

Mc Lefse egg sausage and cheese

Culinary memoirs of a youth misspent



Ingredients

1 8" dia lefse - prepared ahead
1 1/2" slice of firm tofu pressed between clean towel to dry
2 oz soy cheddar
1 soy sausage link
1/2 tsp soy spread
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Cook the sausage in a fry pan with 1/2 tsp soy spread. In the same pan saute the tofu on one side only until golden brown.

Top the tofu with cheese cover and

Starbucks Peppermint Brownie

Our friend Todd and his talented crew at Top Secret Recipes have come through again and conjured the makings of Starbucks sinfully rich Peppermint Brownie.

Of course we cheerfully converted it to this equally decadent vegan version just in time for Christmas 2004.



Ingredients

Brownies

1 19-20 ounce box fudge brownie mix (we used Duncan Hines, it is vegan)
1/2 Cup soy spread, melted
1/4 Cup

Snow Cream and Southern miscellany

One week to Christmas and we thought it was time to start planning the menu, but first a glance around the net to reprise some nostalgic oldies.

A friend of ours recently opined that there is room at the table for everyone, he was speaking of the recently concluded US elections and aftermath but I took it to apply as well to the literal table.

This year why not try a joint venture culinaire;

Peasant food, healthy food

There are many nouveau cuisines abroad these days but none can beat the authenticity or appeal of good home cooking. So, if someone offers you a new take on an old recipe don't run to the imported food section just use what is home grown and make your own healthy version of peasant food.



Potato and Bean Enchiladas

excerpt from: A Vegetarian Cooks' Book, The Green Cutting Board Press, 2004

Delecata Baked with Savory Stuffing and Black Beans

If you have overlooked this squash thinking it looked plain and therefore flavorless, time to reconsider. It's called the 'Delicata Delicioso' and with good reason. Not as sweet as the acorn squash but with a rich buttery flavor it readily supports this savory stuffing with onion, garlic and a touch of carrot for sweetness.

excerpt from: A Vegetarian Cooks" Book The Green Cutting Board, 2004