Serves 6 to 8 • 1 ear of corn • ½ medium-sized eggplant (about ½ lb.) • 2 medium-sized carrots • 1 stalk celery • 1 large pale-skinned potato • 1 fresh red pimiento pepper • 2 medium-sized zucchini • 1 yellow onion • 5 or 6 medium-sized mushrooms • ¼ head cabbage • 1...
Serves 6 to 8 • 6 cups Vegetable Broth I or II • 3 cups broth from cooking lima, kidney, or garbanzo beans • 2 Tbs. butter • 1 tsp. paprika • dash of cayenne • salt and pepper • 2 to 3 oz. fettucine or other noodles 1. Heat the broths together in a pot, and when they...
It makes 6 to 8 servings These dumplings are good with any broth, and they are a must with creamed fresh pea soup. • 6 Tbs. soft butter • 2 eggs • 1½ cups flour • ⅓ cup milk • ½ tsp. salt • ⅛ tsp. nutmeg • ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper 1. Cream the butter in a deep bowl and...
Potato Peel Broth and Garlic Broth, those fragrant liquids with the amusing names, are such good, basic stocks for soups and sauces that I couldn’t leave them out. Both recipes are repeated here essentially as they appeared in the original Vegetarian Epicure, with a...
It makes 5 to 6 cups broth This and the other broths that follow are pleasant just as they are, served in a cup. However, they are tremendously useful as stocks in the making of other soups, sauces, etc. They will keep well in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days and can...
It makes 12 muffins • 1½ cups whole wheat flour • 2 tsp. baking powder • ½ tsp. salt • ¾ cup rolled oats • ¼ cup ground filberts (optional) • 1 cup milk • 1 egg • 3 Tbs. butter, melted • 2 Tbs. molasses • ½ cup currants 1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and...
Makes 12 muffins • ¾ cup whole wheat flour • ¾ cup yellow corn meal • ½ cup dark rye flour • 2 tsp. baking powder • ½ tsp. salt • ½ cup rolled oats • 1½ cups milk • 1 egg • ¼ cup vegetable oil • ¼ cup honey 1. Sift together the wheat flour, corn meal, rye flour,...
Makes 12 medium-sized muffins • 1 cup whole wheat flour • ¾ cup yellow corn meal • ¼ cup dark rye flour • 1 tsp. baking powder • ¾ tsp. baking soda • ½ tsp. salt • 1½ cups buttermilk • 1 egg • ¼ cup vegetable oil • ¼ cup honey 1. Sift together the dry ingredients....
Serve the rusks with coffee or tea. It makes about 24 to 30 rusks. • ½ cup soft butter • ⅔ cup sugar • grated rind of 1 orange • 2 eggs • 2½ cups white flour • 1½ tsp. baking powder 1. Cream the butter with the sugar and orange rind until it is fluffy, then beat in...
It makes about 20 biscuits. • 2 cups white flour • 4 tsp. baking powder • ¾ tsp. salt • ½ cup butter • ½ to ⅔ cup cold milk 1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slice the butter while it is very cold, add it to the dry ingredients, and cut it in with a...
It makes 10 to 12 large puris, enough to serve 4 to 6 people. Puris are made of the same type of dough that is used for chapatis, but these little Indian breads are deep-fried in hot oil and puff up like balloons. They should be eaten almost immediately. • 1 cup whole...
It makes 12 chapatis, enough to serve 6 people. These are the simple breads that accompany almost every Indian meal. Their delicious flavor and chewy, soft texture depend on their freshness, and ideally, the chapatis should be served hot off the griddle, like...