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Moroccan Spiced Cauliflower

Moroccan Spiced Cauliflower

Moroccan Spiced Cauliflower  Adapted from a Food Network recipe, this was a hit at a recent event here.  It could be served as a appetizer or side dish or as part of a salad. 1 head cauliflower, cored and cut into bite-sized florets ½ tsp 

Asian Noodle Salad

Asian Noodle Salad

Asian Noodle Salad This dish from our first cookbook does not take much time to prepare. It can be made ahead and stored in the fridge until about one hour before serving. Great for your next summer potluck. ½ lb brown rice noodles 1 tbsp 

Strong Bone Stew

Strong Bone Stew

Homemade Delicious Vegetarian Soup with Chanterelle Mushrooms in Green Pot with Lid and Raw Ingredients closeup on Wooden background

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Strong Bone Stew

The name of this stew comes from its nutritional value, not, as one guest suspected, because it contains bones. This is one of the first dishes I had at Susun Weed’s Wise Woman Centre in upstate New York. It has become a favourite cold-weather dish around here. Kids love it too!

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or ghee
1 cup chopped onion
1-3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup quartered mushrooms
4 cups vegetable stock or water
4 cups root vegetables (such as sweet potato, carrot, turnip, potato or parsnip) and/or winter squash, cubed
½ cup wakame seaweed (kelp, crumbled arame or nori will also do)
2 tbsp miso
2 tsp tamari
1/3 cup tahini
2 tbsp peanut or almond butter
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

In large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat olive oil. Add onion and garlic, and sauté until onions are soft.

Add vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Add vegetables and kelp seasoning. Simmer for 45 minutes, adding more water or broth if needed.

While stew simmers, mix together miso, tamari, tahini, peanut butter and vinegar in large measuring cup or bowl.

Just before serving, ladle enough hot broth into miso mixture to make it thin enough to pour into stew. Add to stew. Continue to cook on very low heat for 5 minutes.

Serve hot with whole-grain bread, brown rice or cooked quinoa.

Serves 3-4.

Egyptian Fava Beans

Egyptian Fava Beans

My friend and colleague Laila Ghattas shared this recipe with me and it has become a favourite for a casual, high protein lunch or snack. 2 cans (19 oz each) fava beans, small or large 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ 

Quinoa Pilaf

Quinoa Pilaf

This pilaf dish is similar to the more familiar pilaf made with rice, but the quinoa, almonds, and hemp hearts combine to make this version a high-protein vegetarian main dish. Serve with your favorite seasonal vegetable medley. Quinoa, is considered a gluten free grain, though