Southwestern squash con avocado

Ingredients

1 Acorn squash
1/2 Cup cooked black beans
1/2 Cup diced onion
1/2 Cup cooked rice
1/2 Cup sliced Portabella Mushrooms
1/2 ripe avocado (diced)
1/3 Cup thin sliced green bell pepper
1/3 Cup soy sausage
1/3 Cup prepared salsa
1/3 Cup vegan white wine (Frey sauvignon Blanc)
2 Tbls canola oil
3 tsp soy spread
1 tsp chopped garlic
pinch Cajun seasoning
hot sauce
salt, black pepper to

File gumbo

Ingredients

the 'Trinity'

1/2 medium yellow onion diced
2 stalks celery diced
1/2 green bell pepper diced
1 Tbls vegetable oil

Base

16 ounces vegetable broth
1 Tbls chopped garlic
1 fresh tomato cut in eighth's
1/2 Cup fresh corn kernels
1 zucchini chunked
4 ounces mushrooms chunked
1/3 red bell pepper chunked
2 soy 'smoked' sausages sliced
1/2 cup white rice

Finish

6 to 8 fresh okra pods

Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte for 2

Blackforest cherry cake

Nancy came home with this small, volcano shaped bundt pan the other day and said it was for baking Monkey Bread. Well, here's an alternative use for those who want a portion for 2 of serious dessert, it's volcanic and vegan.



Ingredients

Cake

1/2 boxed cake mix (Pillsbury white cake)
1/3 Cup Nestle unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 Cup water
1/3 Cup vegetable oil
2 tsp

Southwest Cacerola

The origins of the casserole are many and differ from culture to culture though the word probably derives from the "old" French casse - break, however, the meaning is usually the same, a meal cooked slowly and long in a single pot.



Ingredients

1/2 large onion, sliced
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
8 ounces (1/2 can) cooked red beans
8 ounces (1/2 can) refried beans
1 tomato cut in 1/8ths
8 baked

Vegetarians take notice, stuffed shells - it's what's for lunch

My wife who works for a major American corporation, which I won't mention by name, was invited to a conference yesterday along with dozens of other associates from around the country.

The morning's business of meeting and greeting having concluded everyone hungrily gathered for lunch catered by a well known local vendor. Now, Nancy who has traveled extensively for the company was reconciled to

Baked Stuffed Onions

"A fragrant big stuffed onion is a most edible object all by itself..." Julia Child's homage to the lowly onion from her 1993 classic The Way to Cook.

Julia Child was a consummate cook. Trained at Cordon Blu her heritage continues to instruct the art and style of great cuisine. Vegetarian cooks would do well to possess this book.




Ingredients

A saucepan of boiling water, for peeling
A large

Son of Broccoflower

I honestly do not know from whence came this impossibly green hybrid other than to say it appeared one day during a sudden meteor shower...and it said, "feed me", and so I did.



Ingredients

1 head broccoflower
1/2 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
2 ounces soy Swiss cheese
2 ounces soy cheddar cheese
2 ounces herbed feta cheese*

Preparation

Wash and separate the broccoflower

This French toast gets the "nog"

It seems that every year this seasonal tradition - Holiday "Nog" - ends up the last of the leftovers. The great thing about this drink is that, unlike its egg based counterpart, soy nog stays naturally fresh, refrigerated - and makes this rich French toast breakfast a snap.


Ingredients

1 C soy egg nog
1/4 tsp vanilla
a dash or two of cinnamon
2 1" slices of French bread
1 Tbls vegetable oil

Nancy's First Night Soup

Born of tradition and improved over time, this meal-in-a-bowl is the perfect start to the New Year - welcome 2005.



Ingredients

2 12 ounce can black eyed peas
1 12 ounce can stewed tomatoes
1 12 ounce can vegetable broth
2 vegetarian Italian sausage sliced
2 Cups chopped collard greens
1 Tbls olive oil
2 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 tsp rubbed sage
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 medium onion