Extraordinary Salads
Salads 101

Versatile Vinaigrette

Cucumber Dressing

Citrus Curry Dressing

Tahini Mustard Dressing

Vegan Ranch Dressing

Arugula, Persimmon, and Snow Peas Salad with Kiwi Vinaigrette

Warm Spinach Salad

Rainbow Kale Salad
This gorgeous salad has kale, red and yellow bell pepper, carrot and red cabbage in a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, maple syrup and a touch of cayenne and it tastes fabulous. (tweety)
Coleslaw with Shaved Fennel

Cucumber Sesame Salad

Sea Vegetable Salad with Edamame and Wasabi

Greek Salad

Mexican Salad with Carob Mole Dressing

Tofu Garden Vegetable Salad

Tuna Free Tempeh Salad

Sumptuous Soups
Live Mango Gazpacho
I really liked this! A sweet, spicy soup with loads of summer salsa flavours. My omni family devoured it! It took a bit longer than 30 minutes with all the chopping, though. I found it tasted better after a long chill. (tweety)
Live Cilantro Cucumber Soup

Live Hot and Sour Soup
I don't know what Hot and Sour Soup is supposed to taste like, but I didn't really like it. I was intrigued by the use of fresh apricots but i couldn't really taste them. I also added some mung bean sprouts. I wouldn't make this again. (blinknoodle)
Red Onion Soup

Peruvian Quinoa Vegetable Soup

Orange Beet Soup
Very good! I was pretty brain-dead today so even though it is supposed to be a a simple 30-minute soup, it took me 45-50 minutes to make. I blame it on my desire to peel my tiny beets (although I know it isn't necessary and I had to squeeze 4 oranges by hand (did the shredded in my food processor). There is no way 1-2 oranges gives you 1.5 cups of juice... unless I have been missing out all these years! (maybe with a juicer you get more?) Anyways, the soup was delicious. Nice, light, flavourful with hints of dill.. I used red miso and it was very subtle. Yum! (blinknoodle)
Pleasing Greens Soup
Very tasty. This soup uses kale, celery, parsly, celery seed, and surprisingly lots of ginger.  I didn't have carrots so I used butternut squash instead, and used the potato option instead of cashews.  I think if I'd have used cashews I might have followed instructions and purred, but put my immersion blender in a bit and left it chunky.  I omitted the salt as 1/4 cup of soy sauce is salty enough, and I used veggie broth.  I sprinkled some crushed red pepper hot top for heat. (tweety)
Mexican Tortilla Soup

Homemade Tortilla Strips

White Bean Tarragon Soup

Indian Red Lentil Dhal

Thai Coconut Soup

Shiitake Sea Veggie Chowder

African Sweet Potato Soup

Small Plates—Appetizers, Side Dishes, & Light Dinners
Gingered Collard Greens
Quick, easy and tasty way to eat collard greens.  I like that it only cooks the greens a few minutes rather than simmered for a long time.  My greens came out of a bag from the grocery store and weren't fresh top quality and came out bitter.  I imagine in the winter when greens are in season and fresh this would be better. (tweety)
Pan Seared Oyster Mushrooms

Southwest Roasted Asparagus and Corn

Rawviolis Provencale

Bruschetta with Crostini

Batter Baked Tempura

Dipping Sauces

Sweet and Spicy Mustard

Classic Tempura Dipping Sauce

Baked Plantains

Creamy Asparagus over Toast

Stellar Stuffed Mushrooms

Jalapeno Poppers

Polenta Triangles

Herbed Flatbread

Tofu Satay

Coco Rice and Beans

Wholesome Suppers
Live Un Stir Fry with Cauliflower Rice

Seasoned Steamed Veggies with Quinoa

Raw Pasta Puttanesca

Spinach Herb Stuffed Portobellos

Sushi Nite

Plain Jane Roll

Asian Dream Roll

Asparagus Roll

Tofu Saag

Thai Green Curry

Quinoa Kitchari
I really liked this! It is a simple mixture of red lentil and quinoa, quick to cook up and completely modifiable. I added in cabbage and carrots, used 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, dill for my herb, and added in the miso and ginger as recommended. Yum! (blinknoodle)
Jamaican Vegetable Medley

Moroccan Couscous
Very good.  This used a lot of tomatoes, artichokes and chickpeas...foods I love.  I wanted mine thicker than the recipe called for so instead of adding the safron broth at the end I added it the last five minutes to simmer and thicken the dish. Loved it!   (tweety)
Fajitas Bonitas

Live Macadamia Nut Ricotta Veggie Towers

Pasta Florentine

Asian Shiitake Tofu
Very good.  This type of meal is a staple in my house, I love Asian tofu stir fries.  This one called for an option of mirin and five-spice which I took.  I eliminated the sugar and opted for heat instead and used a tablespoon of sambal olek.  I had corn starch and not arrowroot and that seemed to work just fine.  Otherwise pretty cut and dry stuff, but good. (tweety)
Macadamia Nut Crusted Tofu

Chipotle Chile Rubbed Southwest Tempeh
I enjoyed this a lot.  I loved the marinade which was made from tomato paste, lime, soy sauce, water, olive oil and garlic.   The rub was chipotle chili powder, cumin and a tad of cinnamon.  I actually liked the sauce so much I kept most of it and rather than rub just mixed the rub into the sauce with the onions and kept it saucy.  (tweety)
Taco Nite

Quickie Homemade Refried Beans