Mushroom, Black bean, and Spinach Burritos

"Burrito" or small burro isn't a worthy appellation for this hardy interpretation of Mexico's favorite wrap.




Ingredients

1 large white onion, diced
8 ounces button mushrooms, finely chopped
1 Tbls vegetable oil
1/2 lb fresh spinach
1 tsp garlic, diced
1 can black beans, drained
1/4 Cup water
1 tsp ground cumin
4 ounces of soy pepper jack cheese
4 fresh tortillas
1/2 cup taco sauce
1/2 tsp

Onion mushroom pot stew

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

Yes, we know this looks like onion soup, but trust us, the mushrooms and flour make it a hearty 'noreaster' stew.



Ingredients

1/2 baguette, 6-3/4" slices
2 Tbls olive oil
2 Tbls soy spread
1 large white onion sliced
1/2 lb button mushrooms quartered
1 tsp chopped fresh garlic
2 tsp vegetable bouillon paste
1/2 Cup water
1/

Southern Comfort/ Peach Crisp

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

Ingredients

1 Ripe peach pealed and sliced
2 Plums sliced
1 Tin Pillsbury Original crescent rolls
2 Tbls soy spread
1/2 Cup brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375
unroll dough on a non-stick baking pan
coat with soy spread and brown sugar
place sliced peaches and plums alternating in rows
bake for 30 minutes or

In Hurricane Charley's sights

In the box with two hurricanes approaching Florida's west coast, the first time on record that has happened, anywhere, it seems like a good time to do what all good journals do and publish a community advisory, so here goes.

Let me begin by telling you that I've lived and worked on the Gulf Coast now for 8 years and this is our fourth hurricane advisory. That being said I still am not entirely

Key lime pie, not just for vegan conchs

Conch (pronounced "konk"), a resident of the Florida Keys
Key lime (small, tart, green lime)
vegan (...no animal or dairy products)

Key Lime Pie

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



Ingredients

1 can sweetened condensed soya milk*
1/2 cup key lime juice (bottled is fine)
8 oz soy cream cheese
1/2 cup dissolved agar agar (allow to cool slightly)
1 8" graham