Moroccan Black Beans with Yams and Currants Makes about 4 cups (1 L) This recipe complements the Fiesta Quinoa Salad with Lime Dressing for a hearty, tasty meal. It is low in fat yet rich in protein, minerals (calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and...
Marinated Tofu Makes 2 cups (500 mL) Tofu is made from soy milk, to which a coagulant is added. The mixture is then poured into a mould, and pressed in order to make it firm. Sold in a variety of styles, textures, and flavours, its firmness depends on the amount of...
Chocolate Orange Cake Makes 20 slices This recipe has a nice texture and it is not too sweet. It is best served with the Chocolate Frosting or Blueberry Orange Sauce. The leavening used in this cake is baking soda, and as with all recipes using powdered leavening...
Chocolate Frosting Makes 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) “Frosting” and “icing” are terms that are used interchangeably to mean sweet toppings for cakes, cookies, brownies, and pastries; they keep these desserts from drying out too quickly. Semi-sweet, dark chocolate chips often...
Tuscan Minestrone Soup Makes 8 cups (2 L) Tuscany, a region in central Italy, is a charmed land blessed with copious amounts of sunshine. The cuisine from this famed tourist destination incorporates plenty of olives, garlic, tomatoes, cannellini beans (white kidney...
Red Cabbage with Walnuts Makes 3 1/2 cups (875 mL) The brassica family of cabbage and related plant foods provide valuable phytochemicals that help protect us against cancer. The oils in walnuts are rich in essential omega-3 fatty acids. These health-supportive...
Teriyaki Sauce Makes 2 cups (500 mL) Teriyaki sauce is common in Japanese cuisine. It adds both sweet and salty flavours to the food with which it is blended, and it's fat-free. The first choice for this recipe is sake, a Japanese rice wine that has a clean but...
Sprouted Lentil Salad Plate Makes 1 serving Salads are an excellent way of incorporating the recommended nine or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Lentils, which can be sprouted in as short a time as 2 days, occupy the centre of this plate; along with the...
Maki-Sushi Rolls Makes 3 rolls, 8 pieces per roll Sushi is a small bundle-shaped parcel of rice with a protein topping of some kind such as fish, egg, etc. Sushi that is served rolled in a sheet of nori seaweed is called maki-sushi. These rolls are made using a bamboo...
Mac Un-Cheese Makes 4 1/2 cups (1.125 L) This is a vegan version of a creamy, cheesy, childhood favourite. A cup (250 mL) provides most of your B vitamins for the day, including vitamin B12 when made with Red Star Vegetarian Support Formula nutritional yeast. One cup...
Cashew Cream Topping Makes 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) Use this thick, creamy topping on Apple Pear Crumble, Creamy Rice Pudding, or Pumpkin Spice Pie. Two tablespoons (30 mL) provides 4 grams of protein, as well as copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc. 1 cup (250 mL)...
Spicy Eggplant Soup with Chickpeas and Olives Makes 9 cups (2.25 L) Since there are references to eggplant in the ancient language of Sanskrit, it is thought that this fruit is native to the Indian subcontinent. Historians believe that eggplant was introduced to the...