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