Fajita

This was easy to make!  Now, you could add the green peppers and onions if you are not sensitive to them.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup seitan
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp paprika
dash cayenne pepper
1 ounce firm tofu
1 Tbsp yogurt
1/4 cup diced tomato

Tortilla, pita, or thin pancake

Directions:
Sautee the seitan with the spices until it's just shy of crispy.  Mix the yogurt and tofu to make a thick sauce.  The seitan will go on the tortilla/pita/thin pancake.  Add the tofu sauce and top with the tomato.

Spaghetti Squash with Dill, Mushroom, and Tomato

A great combination.  If you wanted, you could make some regular noodles to mix in with the squash.

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked spaghetti squash
2 Tbsp fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill
1/2 cup diced mushroom
1/2 cup diced tomato
Salt to taste

Directions:
Sautee the tomato and mushroom with the dill until the mushroom is soft.  Mix with the spaghetti squash and microwave until heated through, about 2 minutes.

Califredo Pizza

Pasta pizza!  This was a radical idea I thought I would try with the crust instead of the noodles.  YUM!

Ingredients:
Crust dough
1/2 cup cooked white beans
1/2 cup cooked cauliflower
1/4 cup sliced tomato
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp oil
Cracked pepper
Salt

Directions:
Put the white beans, cauliflower, water, oil, pepper, and salt into a food processor or blender and whir it smooth.  Press or roll the crust dough into a shape close to a circle on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.  Spread the caulifredo sauce on the crust and top with the tomatoes.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.  It may take a bit longer due to the moisture in the sauce.

Gritty Eggplant

Interesting casserole.  I enjoyed it!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup prepared grits
1 cup peeled and diced eggplant
1/2 cup diced tomato

Directions:
Sautee the eggplant and tomato with a bit of oil until the tomato is soft.  Mix in with the grits and pour into a small greased baking dish.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cauliflower Dumpling Soup

If you like your soup to have more "juice," you'll need to add more water.  The dumpling sucks some up.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup cauliflower
1/4 cup corn
1/4 cup diced potato
1/2 cup water
Salt
Pepper

--Dumpling
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
water to make thick dough

Directions:
Place the ingredients (not the dumpling) in the baby crock on low for 4-6 hours, until the potato is tender.  30 minutes before serving, mix the dumpling and spoon on top of the soup.

Breakfast Pizza

Ingredients
Crust dough
1/4 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup diced mushroom
1 Egg

Directions
Roll or press out the dough into a round  on a parchment paper piece on a baking sheet.   Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Scramble the egg, tomato, and mushroom and add salt to taste.  Spoon the egg mixture on the crust and serve!

Pizza 'Dillas

 Pizza in a quesadilla!  I sauteed my veggies first, but you don't need to.

Ingredients:
1 corn or flour tortilla
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup mushroom
Cheese of choice to taste
Dash oregano
Dash thyme
Salt to taste

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients and spoon on half the tortilla.  Top with the other half and cook in a lightly greased skillet until each side is golden brown. 

 

Sauerkraut Kugel

 A taste of Germany in a crusty pocket!

Ingredients:
Crust dough
1/2 cup sauerkraut
1/4 cup diced and cooked potato
1/4 cup corn

Directions:
Press the dough out on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet.  Press it as circular as you can, or roll it out, 1/4" thickness.  Mix the rest of the ingredients and spoon into the center.  Pull the edges of the dough up and pinch them so only a small circle of the ingredients is visible.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

Sweet Potato Soup

I served this with tortilla chips and it was very tasty!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup diced sweet potato
1/2 cup corn
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp paprika
salt to taste
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp Greek yogurt

Directions:
Put all the ingredients except the yogurt in the baby crock on low for 4-6 hours.  Stir the soup until it's smooth and add the yogurt before serving.

Corn and Black Bean Quesadilla

The radishes give this a nice bite and a unique crunch.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup chopped radish
1/2 cup cooked black beans, pureed
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp paprika
Tortilla

Directions:
Mix the ingredients, except the tortilla, and heat.  Cut the tortilla in half and spread the mix on one half.  Top with the other half and pan sear until the tortilla is crispy.

Kapustnik Belorusskey

Do not forget to remove the bay leaf before eating!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mushrooms
1/2 cup sauerkraut
1/2 cup sliced carrot
1/2 cup diced potato
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp caraway seeds
1/4 tsp paprika
1 bay leaf
Pepper
Salt

Directions:
Place all ingredients in the baby crock on low for 4-6 hours, until the carrots and potatoes are tender. 

 

Baked Cauliflower with Mushroom Gravy

Very good and surprisingly easy to prepare!

Ingredients:
1 cup cauliflower florets (I used frozen)
1/4 cup diced mushrooms
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp oregano
salt
pepper
 arrowroot

Directions:
Toss the cauliflower with a bit of oil, the thyme, the oregano, salt, and pepper.  Bake on a sheet at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.  While the cauliflower is baking, put the mushrooms in about 1/2 cup of water and boil for 10 minutes.  Add arrowroot (or cornstarch) to thicken to a gravy.  Salt this to your taste preference.  Put the cauliflower on a plate when it's baked and pour the gravy over it.