Recipes from Vegetarian Vegan Cooking Classes

Curried Carrot and Cashew Cream Soup SAUTE in large sauce pan in 2 T. Oil or Margerine: *1 medium Onion, chopped *2 cloves Garlic, minced *6 C. grated Carrot COVER above and let sweat 5 minutes BLEND: *4 C. Vegetable Stock or Water and Bouillon Cube *1 inch Ginger root, grated *1 tsp. Curry Powder *1/2 tsp. Salt *1 C. raw Cashews ADD to sauce pan and SIMMER on medium heat 10 minutes GARNISH with some grated Nutmeg ADD slurry of Cornstarch to thicken if needed (Alternatively, for a smoother, creamy soup, use 6C. chopped cooked or roasted carrots at the outset and add them to the blender along with the saute'd onion and garlic and other items. Simmer everything together, stirring to maintain smooth consistency.)

Winter Vegetable Pie with Gluten-Free Crust (see bottom GL recipe)-- and my friend gave me some local-grown Bay Leaf! SAUTE: *2 T. Oil *2 medium Onions, chopped *2 Potatoes, diced *2 Carrots, diced *1 Parsnip, diced (or, as in picture, dice an additional carrot if you have no parsnips) ADD: *1/2 C. - 1 C.Water *2 Tomatoes, diced *1 C. Frozen Baby Peas *2 Bay Leaves (discard after heated) *1/2 tsp. Salt *1/2 tsp. Savory *1/2 tsp. Cumin *1/4 tsp. Nutmeg SIMMER until veggies are tender, then thicken with slurry of: *1 T. Flour (or 1 T. Potato or other Starch if Gluten-Free) *1/2 C. Water POUR into BAKED Savory Pastry pie shell and hold in warm oven until serving time. ALTERNATE: GLUTEN-FREE SAVOURY PIE CRUST Ingredients ½ cup Coconut Oil or other solid, all vegetable non-dairy shortening 2 to 4 T. ice water *1¼ cups All Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend (and 1 tsp. Xanthan  Gum if there is none in the mix) plus more for rolling 1 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt 1 ...

Bake up nostalgia with this old-fashioned, yeast-raised plum loaf—a soft, spiced treat filled with raisins and prunes. Perfect with tea or coffee! IN LARGE MIXING BOWL: *1 1/2 C. Boiling Water *1 C. mashed Potatoes *1 C. Brown Sugar LET COOL ADD: *1 T. granular Yeast *1/2 C. Oil or Margerine *2 C. warm Rice or Soy Milk *1 tsp. Salt MIX TOGETHER: *3 C. Flour *1/2 tsp. Nutmeg *1 tsp. Cinnamon *1 C. Raisins *1 C. Prunes, chopped ADD to Yeast mixture to make a soft dough LET RISE about 30 minutes ADD flour to knead into a silky dough FORM INTO LOAVES and put into 2 greased loaf pans LET RISE until double in size BAKE at 350F for 1 hour.

COWBOY CAKE -- recipe from a Vegetarian Cooking Class by Wyona Hertwig BRING TO BOIL: *2 C. Raisins in 4 C. Water SIMMER 10 minutes and let cool. COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS: *3 1/2 C. Flour *1 C. Sugar *2 tsp. non aluminum Baking Powder *2 tsp. Cinnamon *1 tsp. Nutmeg *1 tsp. Cloves BLEND 1 C. Oil and 1 raw Apple (instead of 2 Eggs) MIX all ingredients together. POUR into well-greased 9 x 13 inch pan SPRINKLE with topping of: *1 C. Brown Sugar *2 T. Flour *1 C. Nuts, chopped *2 T. Oil, and toss lightly. BAKE @ 350F about 45 minutes to 1 hour. You might like to try: Apple Pudding Cake (Apfel Puddingkuchen)

Pumpkin Soup with Roasted Pumpkin Seeds as a garnish BAKE 1 medium Pumpkin or Squash until tender SAUTE 1 large Onion in 2 T. Oil ADD: *2 C. Nutmilk *1 tsp. Sea Salt *Pinch Cinnamon *Pinch Nutmeg *Pinch Cloves BLEND all above and SIMMER on low heat for 15 minutes GARNISH with slivered dry-roasted almonds              or roasted pumpkin seeds (above)

These delicious Pccan Fiber-Fruit cookies are the best treat food that also works to keep you healthy. When you bake these beauties, you know exactly what you are getting. Pecans are particularly tasty in cookies! And did you know that pecans are at the top of the health chart with walnuts in working to prevent some cancers? I was so thrilled to find this out, because pecans are my favourite nut-- well, next to my health nut husband. Watch this short video where Dr. Michael Greger of NutritionFacts.org explains what scientific studies show to be the health benefits of the pecan in staving off cancer!  SOAK overnight: 1 C steel-cut Oats in 1/2 C. warm Water (use gluten-free oats if you are sensitive to gluten) BLEND together the following: 1 large Apple with peeled and quartered 1/4 C. Water 1/4 C. Lemon Juice 1/2 C.  Seed Oil DRY INGREDIENTS: MIX in large bowl: 1 C. ground Pecans  2 T. Egg Replacer 1/2 C. Whole Wheat Flour 2-4 T. Brown Sugar or...