Tuesday Recipes

Here are today's six recipes to try. Enjoy!

Note: In case you missed it yesterday, this will be a shortened week, since Christmas falls on Friday. Next week, I'll post a full week's worth of recipes, including on New Year's Day.

APPLE CRISP

This comes from the long-since-forgotten-emailing-list.

Filling:

2-1/2 cups pears

2-1/2 cups apples

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup sugar or other sweetener

1 teaspoon cardamom

1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Topping:

3/4 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/3 cup safflower oil

2 tablespoons sugar or Sucanat

1/3 cup macadamia nuts

Preheat the oven to 375º. Add all of the filling ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Oil a baking pan and put the fruit mix into the pan.

In the same mixing bowl add the topping ingredients and mix well. Pour on top of the fruit in the baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes. Make sure the top is golden brown. This dessert is delicious served with non-dairy ice cream.

ONION SUPREME

This comes from my e-cookbook, Off the Wall Cooking.

My dad came for a week at Christmas, 1987. He fixed this to go with Christmas dinner, along with several other veggies. The day I drove him to Tampa International to fly back to New York, we went for coffee at a shop in the airport. When I asked for a copy of this, he grabbed a paper napkin and wrote down the recipe. It’s a great way to fix onions; I’ve always had onions in things, but never as a side dish. However, this is incredibly easy, as well as fantastic.

2 leeks (discard green), sliced thin

4 bunches scallions (discard green), sliced thin

2 cloves garlic, sliced thin

3 – 4 yellow onions, sliced thin

1 stick butter or margarine

20 small white onions

1 1/2 C half & half

Melt butter over low heat & sauté leeks, scallions, garlic & yellow onions for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook white onions in enough water to just barely cover. Add white onions (after 45 minutes) to skillet & pour in half & half. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes more & serve.

SWEET POTATO SOUFFLÉ

This recipe also comes from Off the Wall Cooking.

My mom’s recipe. There were never any left-overs.

4-5 sweet potatoes

1 egg

1 small can pineapple

1 C nuts (Mom usually used walnuts, but almost any kind will work in a pinch)

2 T orange juice concentrate

1/2 tsp. salt

Cinnamon

dash pepper

1/2 C brown sugar

9 large marshmallows

Peel & dice sweet potatoes, place in pan of water, and cook until tender. Mash & add other ingredients except marshmallows. Put in square pan, cut in 9 squares & place 1 marshmallow in each square. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

ROASTED SQUASH AND APPLE CHOWDER WITH COLORFUL POTATOES

From the October 2013 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 76. The recipe starts off, "Puréed roasted butternut squash provides the creamy base for a hearty chowder. If making the chowder ahead, prepare the recipe through step 3, then assemble and reheat just before serving." Serves 8.

2 lb. butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks (6 cups), divided

3 medium apples, peeled and diced (3 cups), divided

2 large leeks, white parts cut into 1-inch chunks (1 cup), plus 1/2 cup thinly sliced leek greens, divided

1 Tbs. olive oil

1 Tbs. pure maple syrup

1 lb. multicolored potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch chunks

1/2 cup apple juice

1 Tbs. apple cider vinegar

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.

Combine 5 cups butternut squash chunks, 2 cups diced apple, leek whites, oil, and maple syrup in large bowl, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Spread squash mixture in single layer on prepared baking sheet, and roast 30 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.

Cook potato chunks and remaining 1 cup butternut squash in boiling, salted water 5 to 7 minutes, or until just tender. Drain, and set aside.

Purée roasted vegetables in blender until smooth. Add purée and apple juice to large soup pot with 4 cups water. Whisk in vinegar, and heat over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Add boiled potatoes and squash, remaining 1 cup diced apple, and leek greens, and simmer 5 minutes, or until hot.

nutritional information Per 1 1/4-cup serving: Calories: 162; Protein: 3 g; Total Fat: 2 g; Saturated Fat: less than 1 g; Carbohydrates: 36 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 12 mg; Fiber: 4 g; Sugar: 12 g; Vegan; Gluten-Free

VEGETABLE SHEPHERD'S PIE

This came from the Food Network's Magazine several years ago.

Prep Time: 25 min; Cook Time: 41 min; Level: Easy; Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

6 medium Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced

Kosher salt

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 large onion, diced

3 large carrots, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

2 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

1 bunch baby turnips, halved or quartered if large

6 cloves garlic, minced

Freshly ground pepper

1/2 bunch fresh parsley, leaves chopped (stems reserved)

1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

3/4 cup chopped veggie burgers or vegetarian protein crumbles

2/3 cup milk or half-and-half

Grated parmesan cheese, for sprinkling (optional)

Directions

Preheat the broiler. Cover the potatoes with water in a pot; season with salt, cover and boil until the potatoes are fork-tender, 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a stovetop casserole dish or shallow enamel pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, turnips and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables brown, 8 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups cooking liquid from the potatoes to the casserole dish. Lower the heat and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Tie the parsley stems with twine and add to the casserole. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 8 minutes. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons butter and the chopped veggie burgers and warm through, 5 minutes. Remove the parsley stems and stir in the chopped parsley. Keep warm.

Drain the potatoes and mash with the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and the milk; season with salt and pepper and spoon over the casserole. Sprinkle with parmesan, if desired. Broil until golden brown, 5 minutes.

WILD RICE-STUFFED PUMPKIN

From page 71 of the October 2012 issue of Vegetarian Times. The recipe begins, "The stuffing for this entrée can be made two days ahead." Serves 12.

1 lb. wild rice blend

2 lb. fresh spinach, stemmed

1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. olive oil, divided

6 cups sliced button mushrooms (1 1/2 lb.)

1 large onion, chopped (2 cups)

1 cup diced celery

9 cloves garlic, minced, divided (3 Tbs.)

3 Tbs. chopped fresh sage, divided

4 tsp. chopped fresh thyme, divided

2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels

1 1/2 cups cooked kidney beans, or 1 15-oz. can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 cup chopped toasted pecans

1 6- to 8-lb. cooking pumpkin

Prepare wild rice blend according to package directions. Transfer to bowl.

Bring 1/2 cup water to a boil in bottom of skillet. Add spinach, and cook 4 minutes, or until wilted. Drain, and cool, then squeeze dry, chop, and add to rice in bowl.

Heat 2 Tbs. oil in skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, celery, 4 tsp. garlic, 1 Tbs. sage, and 2 tsp. thyme; sauté 10 minutes, or until all liquid has evaporated. Stir in corn and kidney beans, and sauté 3 minutes. Stir mushroom mixture into rice mixture. Fold in pecans, and season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Cut top from pumpkin, and scoop out seeds and pulp.

Combine remaining 1/4 cup oil, remaining 5 tsp. garlic, 2 Tbs. sage, and 2 tsp. thyme in bowl. Brush oil mixture over inside of pumpkin. Fill pumpkin with rice mixture, cover with top, and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until pumpkin is tender when side is pierced with knife tip. Uncover, and bake 10 to 20 minutes more.

nutritional information Per Serving: Calories: 272; Protein: 3 g; Total Fat: 10 g; Saturated Fat: less than 1 g; Carbohydrates: 43 g; Cholesterol: 16 mg; Sodium: 227 mg; Fiber: 3 g; Sugar: 25 g; Vegan; Gluten-Free