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In large skillet, saute green onions in olive oil (and/or water) until transparent.  Add green chili.  Crumble tofu into onion/chili mixture.  Add Bragg's Liquid Aminos to taste.  Add soy cheese.  Add cayenne pepper to taste.  Cover with lid and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.  You may need to add more water either for cooking or to maintain the consistency you prefer.  Makes 5 half cup servings.

Vegetable Quiche

Crust:

Filling:

Grind nuts and mix well with melted butter.  Line pie pan with mixture and set aside.  Steam broccoli until crisp tender.  Rinse with cold water, drain, and set aside.  Combine cheese and milk in blender to make a smooth mixture.  Put the cheese mixture in a bowl and add eggs, green onions, and nutmeg.  Pour cheese mixture into pie shell and arrange broccoli on top, pressing into cheese mixture until florets are covered.  Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.  Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 15-20 minutes or until puffed up and brown.  Serve hot or cold.  Serves 6.

Pinto Beans

All the members of the legume family offer great protein and fiber at a very low cost.  Make a pot of beans ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator.  You'll have the basis for an endless variety of healthy meals.  This recipe is for pinto beans, but it will work well for most all legumes.

Soak beans overnight.  Rinse in the morning and put in large cooking pot or crock pot.  Cover beans with water.  Add remaining ingredients and simmer until done, adding water as needed.  One stove, expect 4-6 hours.  In crock pot, expect 10-12 hours.  Make 10 cups.  Keeps well in refrigerator for 4-6 days.

"Chocolate" Pie

Crust:

Filling:

Grind up the nuts (I usually use pecans, but walnuts, cashews, almonds or a mixture also work well) and mix well with butter.   Line pie pan with nuts and set aside.

Melt chips in double boiler (these have to be barley malt sweetened chips; date sweetened chips just don’t work).  Cool chips.  Blend tofu until very smooth then add vanilla, honey, and chips.  Blend all together thoroughly.  Pour into pie pan.  Let cool.

A Very Good Green Salad

To me, a green salad is by definition an improvisation; make use of the best quality ingredients that are in season in your location and then, be creative.  The more fresh, crisp vegetables you can find to add to your salad, the better.  Your one guiding principle in creating a salad is to make it taste good without compromising its healing-promoting qualities.   Try adding the salad dressing mentioned here to make your salad even healthier and more delicious.

The following is intended to give you some ideas.  But then, have fun, and be sure to fill your plate to the brim with the gorgeous salad of yours.  It's a meal all by itself.

Place the carrots, yogurt, orange juice, molasses, raisins, sunflower seeds, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.  Beat these ingredients together until well combined.  In a medium bowl, thoroughly combine the flour, wheat germ, bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Fold the dry ingredients gradually into the carrot mixture until blended.   Place the batter in a lightly oiled 8x8 inch baking pan.  Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for about one hour.  Makes 16 servings

Wash the grains in a colander.  Put wash grains in large cooking pot.  Cover with water to 1/2 inch above grains.  Bring to boil then lower temperature until all water is absorbed.  Do not stir grains during cooking.  You may need to add more water to complete cooking.  Simply taste grains; if they are crunchy add another cup of water and cook until absorbed.  Be careful to watch that heat is removed from pot before burning or scorching of grains can occur.

When cooked, grains can be served immediately hot as cereal, or can be stored in refrigerator until used in soups, stews, casseroles, or again as cereal.  For cereal you might want to add any combination of the following: cinnamon, fruit, honey, maple syrup, non-dairy milk, non-dairy cream, plain yogurt, plain non-dairy yogurt, almonds, sunflower seeds, or raisins.  Good hot or cold.

Vegetable Soup

In large soup pan, saute onions or leeks, garlic, tomatoes, parsley, cabbage, and celery until soft.  Add chipotle peppers and spinach to pan to warm through. Add broth and remaining ingredients and simmer until carrots and potatoes are consistency you prefer.  Serve warm.

Vegetarian Tacos

Prepare 2-4 tacos shells per person.  Preparation can be by simple warming or by crisping in hot sunflower oil.  Prepare the appropriate quantity of the items listed here based on number of people being served.

Warm pinto beans and add soy cheese to melt.  Place warmed taco shells, beans, and remaining ingredients on table and let everyone assemble to their own taste.

Apple Drink

I learned of this drink from Sam Queen.  It is designed to feed the ATP cycle and so, to increase energy levels.

Fill 8 ounce glass with apple, lemon, and lime juice and fill to top with carbonated water.

Pumpkin Tofu Pie

Blend tofu in food processor or blender until creamy smooth.  Add honey, pumpkin, egg whites and spices.  Pour into 9" unbaked whole wheat deep dish pie shell.  Bake approximately 1 hour in a pre-heated 400 degree oven or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean.  Cool and serve.