Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 One of my favorites is cashew chili: saute some raw cashews in a tiny bit of oil, add chili powder, and saute a bit more til lightly brown. Remove from pan and set aside. Into the now-empty fry pan, put a spoonful of oil, and saute garlic, onion, and green pepper. When they are starting to get soft, add chopped fresh or canned tomato, pre-soaked and cooked (or canned if fine if you rinse off the brine) kidney beans, and the cashews. Some oregano and/or basil is good. Sometimes I also add some corn and/or chopped celery and saute that too. (I've even been known to sneak in some finely chopped zucchini for the vegetable-phobe in my household). Simmer and adjust seasoning. You might want to add some black pepper. If you can eat soy and do not object to prepared foods, you can add some Morningstar Farm Griller crumbles, or any veggie burger cooked and cut into pieces. Serve over any cooked whole grain. Make a lot at once - it freezes well! Gail shadowedorchid <shadowedorchid wrote: > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout > the winter? > > JoEllen I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time of year, lol. Good luck. Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Ooh, I knew this would be a good list to join! That sounds amazing, Gail (and especially with the zucchini JoEllen , Gail Shapiro <weedabutt wrote: > > One of my favorites is cashew chili: saute some raw cashews in a tiny bit of oil, add chili powder, and saute a bit more til lightly brown. Remove from pan and set aside. Into the now-empty fry pan, put a spoonful of oil, and saute garlic, onion, and green pepper. When they are starting to get soft, add chopped fresh or canned tomato, pre-soaked and cooked (or canned if fine if you rinse off the brine) kidney beans, and the cashews. Some oregano and/or basil is good. Sometimes I also add some corn and/or chopped celery and saute that too. (I've even been known to sneak in some finely chopped zucchini for the vegetable-phobe in my household). Simmer and adjust seasoning. You might want to add some black pepper. If you can eat soy and do not object to prepared foods, you can add some Morningstar Farm Griller crumbles, or any veggie burger cooked and cut into pieces. Serve over any cooked whole grain. Make a lot at once - it freezes well! > Gail > > shadowedorchid <shadowedorchid wrote: > > > Are there any vegetarians here who live in a cold > > winter climate, and are you able to stay vegetarian throughout > > the winter? > > > > JoEllen > > I'm not sure what you define as cold, lol. Will Ohio do? Winter is > a wonderful time for hearty soups and stews. Some of my favorites > are are lentil, split pea, and black bean soups. Once everything is > in the pot it pretty much cooks itself, and you have big wonderful > batches to eat or freeze or both. Even my bean hating roommate comes > stiffing around the kitchen enthusiastically when I make a Cuban > black bean soup, and he's very much carnivore, lol! > > BTW, my frame of reference for cold has shifted since I had to go to > Alaska in January for two weeks, one time for work. It was -54 > degrees when we got there. The following week, there was a heat > wave, and it bumped up to -30 degrees. All the tourist centers were > closed because they didn't think anyone would possibly come that time > of year, lol. > > Good luck. Tina > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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