Recipes from Vegetarian Vegan Cooking Classes

Enjoy this simple no-frills and healthy black bean soup.  You can start the soup by soaking the dry beans overnight to use in the soup , or you can just open a couple of cans of beans .  Buying dry organic beans is definitely a less expensive way to go.  Growing your own beans and drying them is better yet!  Whatever works for you! INGREDIENTS: 2 cups of black beans (soaked overnight or from a can) 2 onions, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 2 stalks of celery, chopped 2 teaspoons salt 5-6 cups of water 2 teaspoons basil (see below**) METHOD: If using soaked beans, drain and rinse the beans and put them in a pot with a tight-fitting lid and all the other ingredients and simmer for 4 hours, covered.  Add more water if needed.  If using canned beans, use slightly less water and simmer for about 30 minutes until all vegetables are tender.   Press the soup through a sieve or whirl up in a blender with a little extra water. De...

1 c. whole wheat flour 2 T. corn starch 1/2 c. cornmeal 1/2 tsp. tsp. salt 1+ c. water 3 T. soy or garbanzo flour 1. Mix flour and meal on a cake pan and toast in oven at 350 degrees F. for 5-6 minutes to toast 2. Put all ingredients in blender for 1 minute. 3. Drop by spoonfuls on parchment-covered pan. 4. Bake about 15 minutes at 375 degrees  until golden. Turn broiler on for 1-2 mintes at end to brown tops. Mine baked up like little pita breads. They were a great accompaniment to the Nuteena-like spread/filling . 5.  Heap with fruit or conserves for breakfast, or as chapatis, with veggie stew.

The Alberni Vegetarian Supper Club - see page bottom for more information! The following wonderful VEGAN  Filipino Favourites -- recipes like these yummy veggie Spiced Coconut Sweet Potatoes were served in September 2019.   RECIPE FOR  SPICED COCONUT SWEET POTATOES INGREDIENTS: 1 onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 large chillies, finely chopped 1 tsp. each: ground  turmeric, freshly grated ginger,  salt and  black pepper to taste 1 T. each: soy sauce, lemon juice 1 cup/240ml/8 fl.oz. coconut milk 1 1/2 cups/360ml/12 fl.oz water 450g/1 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced or cubed Farmer with a potato .   METHOD: Place all ingredients, except potatoes, in a  large saucepan. Bring to a boil while stirring, then reduce  heat and  simmer for 5 minutes Add the sweet potato, mix well, and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Serve hot. A Coconut-Sweet Potato + Kidney Bean-Quinoa Bowl Bot...

If you are looking for a yummy German dessert that is pretty easy to make, this Apple Pudding Cake should take the cake (hahaha).  Some of the really delicious German desserts require the 'from scratch' use of baker's yeast, and for many of us who grew up in the Time of the Instant Cake Mix, we would likely do a pass on that.  Most German desserts are heavy on cream, butter and eggs, and some are not so "vegan-izable"-- or if they are, they are not really that tasty.  But this lovely comforting apple pudding cake is easy to make and doesn't require any ingredients that upset vegans. This recipe for Apfel-Puddingkuchen is part of the collection for the "Ve Eat" German Favourite Recipes for the May 23, 2019 Alberni Supper Club meeting.   You can find out more about the Supper Club and the other recipes at the bottom of the recipe below. INGREDIENTS: 4 Apples, peeled and sliced 1 Cup Brown Sugar (I used Coconut Sugar which has a mild carame...

No Frills Healthy: Lentil Patties Lentils are legumes I love!  Not only do they appear on Dr. Michael Greger's Daily Dozen app for must-eat-daily-for-health but they have a history in my family-- at one time my "little brother" (always!) was one of the foremost brokers of lentils in the world, traveling to almost every continent to meet with buyers and sellers of lentils.  This little legume packs a lot of nutritional power, and has been around for centuries as an abundant, accessible source of great protein and fibre for the world's people.  Like other legumes (think soybeans and chickpeas and black beans for example), there are hundreds of ways to prepare it along with other delicious and healthy vegetables. The recipe for Lentil Patties below is definitely stripped of any glamorous culinary additions, such as hot spices and exotic oils.  Very plain jane, but as such, well digested.  This series of No Frills Healthy recipes is an attempt to re-introduc...

Portobello mushrooms are a transitioning vegan's dream-come-true.  The cap is often big enough to serve as a burger by itself and can be grilled up and served as such. I know that you are salivating just looking at the fried up "schnitzel" above-- this is German vegan yum yum. This particular recipe could also be air-fried although the directions are for pan-frying. I have included instructions for air frying at the end of the other instructions. This was part of the recipe selection from the  Alberni Supper Club's Thursday May 23rd, 1919 Supper Club-- called "Ve Eat"-- German Favourites.  For access other recipes like this, see below. Here is the recipe: Ingredients:  1 1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour 1   T.          Corn Starch 1  tsp. each Salt, Garlic Powder 1/2 tsp.       Cayenne Pepper 1   T.           Hot Sauce 12 oz.        Seltzer Water...

Potato Cutlets Stuffed with Mushrooms Germany's varied landscapes result in different key crops according to geography, for example, apples, pears, cherries, and peaches are common fruit crops and vegetables like cabbage, potatoes, asparagus and beets are grown in most house gardens.  But grapes for wine production are imported crops from Southern Germany.  Tomatoes are also best grown in the South.  German cultures mostly focus on healthy eating and festival foods allow season departures for a short celebratory time.  These stuffed cutlets are sometimes called croquettes or Kartofelin Zrazy in Russian-German.  I have "veganized" the recipe with a Flax Egg--  whisking 1 T. finely ground flax seed with 3 T water= 1 vegan egg  and a recipe for a quick vegan sunflower seed sour cream HERE . INGREDIENTS: 6 large Potatoes , peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces Kosher salt , to taste (for boiling) 1 Flax Egg   1 T. All-Purpose Flour Fres...