http://goodfood.all-around-us.com good for your body and good to eat Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:05:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1 1/2 cups sliced onions 1/4 cup rolled oats 6 cups chopped zucchini (3-4 medium zucchini) 2 1/2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dried basil, or 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil 1/8  teaspoon black pepper 1 1/2  tablespoons tahini 2 teaspoons umeboshi or rice vinegar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice In a large pot, layer the onions, oats, ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/zucchini-bisque/ Dal is easy to digest and low in fat. Eaten with rice, it provides a complete protein. Legume choices include: green lentils, brown lentils, French lentils, red lentils, yellow or green split peas, mung beans or split mung beans.     1 cup dry lentils (see list above) rinsed and sorted Vegetable stock or ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/dal/ Try this on roasted vegees, rice or omelets.  It's REALLY good! modified from Deborah Madison's recipe in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone 1 jalapeno chile, seeded 1 large bunch cilantro, stems removed 1-2 garlic cloves 1/2 c. olive oil 1/4 c. water juice of 1 lime 1/t. ground cumin sea salt to taste Coarsely crop the chile, cilantro and garlic, puree ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/cilantro-salsa/  From The Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook by Roz Denny with some modifications. Use the butterless and milkless options for Vegan Corn Chowder. This is one of my all time favorite soups.  I must have made it over a hundred times.  It tastes even better the next day reheated but is good ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/sweet-corn-and-potato-vegetarian-chowder/ Ghee is butter that has had the solid fats and salts removed by slow simmering.  Although it's often thought of as a part of Indian Cuisine, it can be used in place of oil for sauteeing in any cuisine and can even be spread on toast instead of butter.  Ghee ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/ghee/ Procuring clean water is one of the nicest things you can do for yourself.  A good water filter will remove any bad tasting chemicals like chlorine and will also remove contaminants like Cysts, Lead, PCBs, MTBE, Mercury, Asbestos, Chloramine and VOCs from your water.  We bought a Multi-Pure water filter ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/multi-pure-water-filter/   This recipe is largely inspired by Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero.  I reduced the sugar, swapped out the white flour for spelt, swapped out the soy milk for almond milk and cut the topping recipe in half in order to up ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/best-chocolate-cupcakes-with-coconut-caramel-topping/ It is significantly cheaper to grind your own specialty flours but you need a grain mill to do it.  A bag of organic quinoa flour from Bob's Red Mill is $6.19.  You can buy a pound of organic quinoa at Trader Joe's or even Whole Foods for $1.00.  So at ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/jupiter-grain-mill/ from Still Life with a Recipe by Mollie Katzen with some modifications by me to reduce the sugar content 1/2 cup (1 stick) soft butter or margarine 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy) 2/3 cup (packed) light or dark brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups flour - 1/2 white 1/2 ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/chocolate-chip-peanut-butter-cookies/ This recipe is from The Greek Vegetarian by Diane Kochilas 1 cup wild rice, rinsed and soaked for 30 minutes 1 cup baby lentils, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium-sized carrots, washed, peeled, and diced (or grated) 2 celery ribs, washed, trimmed, and minced (optional) 2 garlic cloves, peeled ... http://goodfood.all-around-us.com/2008/spicy-lentil-and-wild-rice-salad/