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How To Make Yummy No-Meat-Balls

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 At one time, our Seventh-day Adventist church community hosted a monthly plant-based cooking drop-in. This healthy, delicious recipe for vegan and gluten-free No-Meat Balls was a big hit when we all sat down to sample it after the class. The recipe's originator and presenter was careful to choose a fair number of recipes that were gluten-free, because wheat-- and other gluten-containing grains-- has created an epidemic of related health issues. Similarly, soy is a culprit in many people's digestive problems, and all of recipes in this series were also soy-free. And because 'vegan' means that the vegetarian recipe also does not contain any animal products, this recipe is also egg-free and dairy-free (so, no cholesterol!) I'm the lucky person who got to cook the recipe the No-Meat Ball at home, and, of course, pre-sample it. I can vouch for its lovely flavour and texture. I am guessing that there are some meat-eaters out there who would never guess that it is not mea...

Wild and Jasmine Rice Pilaf

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  This wild and jasmine rice pilaf sounds pretty exotic but you can sub what you have for rice-- even use  all  white par-boiled rice if that is your thing-- and end up with a tasty dish that will probably nourish your starchevor heart, body and soul. BUT... if you do feel so inclined,   do do do try the wild rice .   The recipe is right under here (and some notes follow the recipe for those who like the cook-book-back-story 😆😏) INGREDIENTS 1     cup     wild rice, uncooked 1     cup     Jasmine rice, uncooked (or other rice) 3 1/2     cups water with 3 T. vegetable broth concentrate* in the wild rice water, none in white rice water. 1    cup     onions, chopped fine 1    cup     red bell pepper, chopped fine 1    cup     carrots, shredded 2   tablespoons olive oil (optional) 1/4  cup    ...

Warm German Potato Salad

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Warm German Potato Salad My husband's mother was German from Silesia.  His favourite food in the world is German Potato Salad. The recipe here is a contribution from the Alberni Veg Supper Club's recipe collection for May 23, 2019 (see more details under the recipe).  We made it up last night for supper and it was a big hit.  I have to report that we ate it AS supper, so that should justify our eating about 8 of the 12 servings? This is a vegan version of the traditional German Potato Salad.  Instead of 'real' bacon bits, the recipe calls for Tempeh (a vegan product that is a mix of both soy and wheat proteins).  We think that Ed's mom fried up the onions in butter, but this recipe uses Extra Virgin Olive Oil. (EVOO)  We cheated a bit on the Tempeh crumbles (a recipe included here) when we came across Smoky Tempeh in the organic cooler at our local Walmart.  You might find it there as well (yes, shocking I know!)  I used ...