Maithily demonstrates how to make a delicious sandwich with grilled vegetables and crunchy focaccia bread. The main ingredients are bell peppers, eggplant and zucchini which she marinades with olive oil and spices. She assembles the grilled vegetables with grated cheese on focaccia bread, and toasts it in a panini grill. This is a great sandwich for lunch or cut in smaller sections as an appetizer. For those who wish to make it a vegan sandwich, simply use non dairy cheese. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Smoky Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup by Whitney Lauritsen
Whitney’s soup is filled with healthy ingredients and is very easy and economical to make. This recipe can be made in a large pot or even a slow cooker for those who want to set it and forget it. It’s healthy ingredients include vegetable broth, onions, carrots, celery, red bell pepper, garlic, dried oregano, smoked paprika, yellow split peas, sweat potatoes, bay leaf, green onions, frozen peas. Whitney uses vegetable broth instead of oil to saute the vegetables. As she suggests, you could add or substitute vegetables as you wish. And, this is another recipe that can be made ahead for use later. Enjoy. Continue reading
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers with Eggplant & Mint by Rachel Ray
Rachael shows how easy it is to cook quinoa. She uses vegetable stock instead of water to cook the quinoa. She then adds it to sauteed vegetables, and stuffs roasted red peppers with the mixture. This recipe is very easy to make, and can be made ahead for use later in the week. Like Rachael says, it is “delicious and super nutritious.” Enjoy. Continue reading
Smoked Paprika “Cheese” by Anja
Many non dairy cheese substitutes are made with nuts or soy products. In this video recipe, Anja demonstrates how to make a non-dairy cheese substitute with oats, sweet potatoes, red bell peppers, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika and other spices, and lemon juice. She blends the mixture. She then makes an agar agar and water mixture, which she adds to and blends with the previous blended mixture. She places this combination into molds, which she places in the refrigerator After this “cheese” mixture has set up, she then enjoys her non-dairy “cheese”. You can tell Anja enjoys creating and preparing vegan recipes. You should try this too. You can experiment with adding different herbs and spices. I’ll bet you will be pleased with it. Continue reading
Lasagna with Tofu Spinach Ricotta and Cheese Sauce by Margaret Meyer
Margaret doesn’t have a recipe for this lasagna. She “just makes it.” Watch the video, and you can follow along, and “just make it” too. Although, she uses her own canned pasta sauce, you can substitute store bought pasta sauce, or fresh or canned tomatoes. In this video, Margaret also shows how to make a vegan “cheese” sauce and a substitute for ricotta cheese using tofu. Margaret says this is a family favorite and usually a “no fail” recipe. It’s easy to make. It can be made ahead for use later in the week. Try it. You’ll like it too. Continue reading
How To Roast Vegetables In The Oven And On The BBQ Grill by Rockin Robin
Robin presents tips on how to roast vegetables. The sweet potatoes she is including with other vegetables will take longer to roast. So, she cooks them a little in the microwave before she roasts them. She makes sure her vegetables are not crowding each other in the roasting pan and each piece is touching the pan. She also shows how to roast vegetables on a BBQ grill. Continue reading