Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh or frozen...
2 each ripe pears,...
1 each medium apple,...
1 teaspoon grated orange...

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except sweetener in a saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
Continue cooking, uncovered, until cranberry skins pop and mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
Add sweetener to taste if desired.
Serve hot or cold.

Time:

35 min (15 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

0.333333 each white onion...
1 each clove garlic...
1 each red bell pepper...
1 each yellow bell...
1 each green bell pepper...
2 each cans tomato...

Directions:

Saute the garlic and onion till the onion is soft.

Add bell peppers, cook till soft.

Add spices.

Add mushrooms. Cook till soft. (I was able to leave this alone for a while.)

Add tomato sauce. I add a little bit more spice here because sometimes the flavor cooks off.

Turn the burner down low and let it simmer while you cook the pasta. It will thicken a little, but it distributes the flavor.

You can prett...

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each bunch fresh basil...
0.75 cup pine nuts
5 each whole cloves garlic
0.5 teaspoon salt, several...
2 OZ Tofu
0.25 cup yeast and/or soy...
0.75 cup extra virgin...

Directions:

Combine all ingredients EXCEPT OIL in the bowl of a food processor.
Process until semi-smooth.
With processor running, add oil in a continuous stream.

Toss with pasta, serve on toasted bread with tomatoes, etc.

All of these amounts are approximate.
Adjust them to your own taste.
It's pretty hard to mess up.

I often use other herbs besides basil.
Right now there's a cilantro pesto in the fridge, and last ...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Notes:

Use this recipe for...

Ingredients:

8 tablespoons Vegetable oil
3 each cloves garlic --...
2 each slices yellow...
8 tablespoons all-purpose white...
4 teaspoons nutritional yeast
4 tablespoons low- or...
2 cups water
0.5 teaspoon sage
0.25 teaspoon Ground black pepper
0.5 teaspoon salt
5 each white mushrooms...

Directions:

Measure the vegetable oil into a small saucepan.
Cook the garlic and onion in it for about two minutes on medium or medium-low heat, until the onion is a bit tender and translucent.

Add the flour, yeast, and tamari to make a paste.
Add the water gradually, stirring constantly.
Bring the gravy to a boil on medium to medium-high heat, stirring constantly -- the gravy has to boil for it to thicken.
(Grandma always told me to cook gravy for a full five m...

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ingredients:

1 each medium potato,...
1 each small carrot,...
1 each small onion,...
1 each clove garlic (I...
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
4 each oz. tofu
0.5 cup brewer's yeast

Directions:

Cook potato, carrot, garlic, and onion in the 1 cup of water till vegetables are very soft.
Pour into blender, along with tofu, salt and brewers yeast, and puree.
Add more water if necessary.
The ending consistency should be very thick, like a cheese sauce.
If you like a bit of a "kick" to the sauce, like what using sharp cheddar would give, add some hot sauce.

You'll be tempted to use more than 1 cup of water, but don't until the...

Time:

10 min (5 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 cups of Basil ( or 1...
0.25 cup pine nuts
0.25 cup firm tofu (keep...
2 tablespoon Tahini, olive...

Directions:

Compive basil, pine nuts, tofu, garlic, lemon juice and Tahini in blender. Blend untill smooth. You will probably need to add more lemon juice untill it starts to process. Add salt and Olive Oil too if you like. Toss in small chunks of tofu while blending if you want to thicken sauce. Pour over some freshly cooked angel hair, toss arround and serve hot.

You may toast the pine nuts to bring out the flavor of the pine nuts. You may also replace pine nuts with walnuts. Omit oil an...

Time:

2 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen cranberry...
0.333333 cup sugar
1 each oz. pkg fresh or...
0.5 cup dried cranberries...
3 tablespoons orange marmalade
2 tablespoons Fresh Orange Juice
2 teaspoons minced orange peel
0.25 teaspoon ground allspice

Directions:

Combine cranberry juice concentrate and sugar in heavy medium saucepan.
Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Add fresh and dried cranberries and cook until dried berries begin to soften and fresh berries begin to pop, stirring often, about 7 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in orange marmalade, orange juice, orange peel and allspice.
Cool completely.
Cover; chill until cold, about 2 hours.
(Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep ref...

Time:

10 min (5 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

I substituted...

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh basil leaves
0.25 cup raw cashews
3 each to 4 teaspoons...
10.5 ounce pkg lite silken tofu
1 each to 2 tablespoons...

Directions:

Place the basil, cashews, and garlic in a food processor.
Process until smooth.
Add the tofu and cheese, if desired, and process until smooth and creamy.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

4 cups [1 pound]...
1 cup seedless raisins
0.666667 cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
0.5 teaspoons fresh Ginger, Grated
0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup water
1 each Medium Onion,...
1 each Medium Apple,...
0.5 cup thinly sliced celery

Directions:

1. Combine Cranberries, Raisins, Sugar, spices and water in a large non-aluminum saucepan and cook for 15 minutes,
or until berries pop and mixture thickens.

2. Stir in onion, apple and celery and simmer 15 minutes longer,
or until mixture is thick.
Cool. Store in refrigerator.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Notes:

Can be prepared in 45...

Ingredients:

1 OZ bag cranberries...
0.5 cup honey-style...
2 tablespoons firmly packed...
2 each cinnamon sticks
6 each Whole Cloves
0.25 teaspoon freshly grated...
0.75 cup water

Directions:

In a saucepan combine:
the cranberries, the honey, the brown sugar, the cinnamon sticks, the cloves, the nutmeg, and the water
and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 10 minutes,
or until the cranberries have burst and the mixture is thickened.
Transfer the sauce to a bowl and let it cool.

The sauce may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled.
Serve the sauce at room temperature.

Time:

50 min (10 min to prepare, 40 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

2 each Tomatoes; Plum or...
2 each Dried 3-Inch Hot...
1 teaspoon Canola or Olive Oil
1 each Small Onion; Chopped
1 cup Mushrooms;...
2 each Cloves Garlic;...
0.25 teaspoon dried oregano
14 each 1/2-oz. Vegetable...
0.5 teaspoon Fresh lemon...

Directions:

Roast tomatoes over medium heat, turning until cooked in a heavy dry skillet for about 5-minutes.
Transfer tomatoes to a cutting surface and cover with a kitchen towel to steam.
When cooled, peal and chop coarsely.
Meanwhile, in the same skillet, toast chiles over medium heat until fragrant, about 20 to 30-seconds.
Set chiles aside and cut into several pieces.

Heat oil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add onion and mushrooms and co...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 can diced tomatoes --...
0.5 each onion -- chopped
2 each cloves garlic --...
0.25 cup capers
0.5 cup kalamata olives
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon red wine, salt --...

Directions:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Saute onions and garlic until onion is translucent.
Add a can of organic diced tomatoes (Muir is really good), the capers, olives, and red wine.
Add salt and black pepper, as copiously as your taste can tolerate.
Simmer for about 10 minutes. Serve over a pasta large enough to handle it -- spaghetti or linguine are tasty.
Top with vegan parmesan substitute.

Time:

4 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 4 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Korean

Ingredients:

1 each Yard small beef...
2 cup Rice, cooked but...
2 each Garlic cloves;...
1 each sl Fresh ginger,...
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon Pepper; black or...
1 tablespoon Korean sesame oil
1 teaspoon Sesame seeds;...
5 each Scallions; chopped
2 cup Beef or pork blood

Directions:

1. Clean the intestine as received from your butcher once again. Rinse well in cold water, then soak in lightly salted water for 1 hour; this makes the intestine firm and easier to handle. Tie up one end firmly with cotton string.

2. Prepare the stuffing. Mix the cooked rice, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, sesame oil, sesame seeds, scallions and either blook or tomato puree. Loosely stuff the intestine either by machine or by a funnel -- forcing the stuffing along the entire len...

Time:

25 min (5 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 each parts 1/4 cup TVP
1 each part 1/8 cup...

Directions:

Place Fennel in morter...crush w/ pestle...mix crushed Fennel w/ TVP in bowl...add just enough warm water to cover it...let sit 15 minutes.

Stir into favorite pasta sauce in sauce pan.
Cook for 3-5 minutes.

Variation: 1/2 t (per person) Crushed Red Pepper...mix into pasta sauce before adding "Sausage".
(I like SPICY/HOT food so I add 1 teaspoon when I'm making it for myself)

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon olive oil
0.5 cup brown rice flour
0.25 each lb. fresh...
1 tablespoon fresh marjoram
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
4 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoon Braggs Aminos or...
1 teaspoon apple cider...

Directions:

Heat oil in a 2 quart saucepan.
Add rice flour and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture resembles wet sand.
Add mushrooms and cook 5 more minutes.
Pour stock and Braggs slowly, stirring until smooth.
Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened.
Adjust seasoning with vinegar, sea salt and pepper.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Korean

Ingredients:

0.25 C light soy sauce
2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon Rice Wine Or...
1 tablespoon Finely chopped...
0.5 teaspoon Crushed Garlic
0.5 teaspoon chili sauce
0.5 teaspoon White Sesame...

Directions:

Mix allingredients and divide the sauce among several small dishes. It can be prepared up to a day in advance and stored in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Time:

40 min (15 min to prepare, 25 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 cup minced onion
1 cup Peeled & diced...
0.5 cup Diced celery
3 each Garlic cloves -...
3 cup water
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 cup red wine
2 tablespoon Dry red wine...
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh...
0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
0.5 teaspoon white pepper
0.333333 cup Cold water
2 tablespoon Arrowroot or...

Directions:

Saute onion, carrots, celery & garlic in 2 teaspoon water for 5 minute.
Place in a heavy 3-qt. pot along with remaining ingr. except 1/3 cup water and arrowroot.
Bring to a boil, cover partially, and simmer for 15-20 minute, until veg. are tender.
Whisk together cold water & arrowroot until smooth & fully dissolved.
Slowly pour into simmering sauce, stirring constantly.
Lower heat & continue stirring as sauce thickens and becomes shiny, about...

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each red bell pepper
1 each yellow bell pepper
1 each green bell pepper
1 each pack brown...
1 each box chopped...

Directions:

Halve the bell peppers and remove seeds and membranes.Stem mushrooms. Rinse all the vegetables and past dry.

Spread mushrooms onto one baking sheet and bell peppers on another.

Drizzle olive oil and herbs onto mushrooms. Roast half an hour for mushrooms and 45-60 mins for peppers.

Slice mushrooms and store into container with the liquid on baking sheet.

Skin and slice peppers and store in container with enough oil to cover and herbs....

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ingredients:

0.25 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 each clove garlic --...
1 each sprig fresh...
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary --...
0.5 cup extra virgin...

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except for olive oil in a bowl.
Slowly whisk in olive oil.

Makes 3/4 cup.

Serve on roasted vegetables, sandwiches, salads, etc.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Notes:

Serve over lentil &...

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 each medium onion --...
3 each cloves garlic --...
12 ounces chopped mushrooms
0.5 cups water
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
3 each packets G....
3 teaspoons cornstarch...

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms begin to release their juices.
Add water, soy sauce, G. Washington Rich Brown Seasoning & Broth, and cornstarch dissolved in water.
Stir well and simmer until thickened slightly, about 10-15 minutes.
Season with salt & freshly ground pepper.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

2 each cloves garlic,...
0.5 cups water, Salt and...
1 each medium onion,...
0.5 cups mushrooms, chopped
3 tablespoons tamari
5 teaspoon cornstarch...

Directions:

In medium saucepan, heat water, add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they begin to release their juices.
Add water, Tamari and cornstarch, dissolved in water.
Stir continuously and simmer until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.

Time:

55 min (10 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

American

Notes:

Makes 3 cups.

Ingredients:

8 each large dried red...
2 each cloves garlic
1 each medium onion...
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups water
1 teaspoon oregano
0.25 teaspoon ground cumin,...

Directions:

Wash chiles, remove stems and seeds (or leave seeds if you prefer a hotter sauce).
Place chiles, garlic, and onion in a pot and cover with water.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook for 45 minutes.
Drain water.
Place chiles, garlic, onion, and flour in a blender and puree until smooth.
Pour into saucepan, add 2 cups of water and seasonings.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and bubbly.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each large can tomato...
1 each large can tomato...
1 each large yellow or...
2 each handfuls of...
1 each zucchini, sliced...
2 each baby carrots,...
1 each handful of parsley
4 each to 5 cloves...
0.5 each handful oregano
2 each to 4 pinches of...

Directions:

Mix all this together & set on low all day.
If you're home, stir once an hour & drain water condensing on lid.
Open the lid a crack for the last hour (this may be a wholly psychological effect that this makes the sauce taste better, but your housewill smell fantastic ;)
At 6:30ish, the sauce is ready.
Dig out the carrots & toss (they absorb the acid).
When I make the lasagne, I sometimes use fresh spinach to augment, but this sauce is chunky...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon olive oil, almond...
0.75 cup vegetable soup stock
2 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
2 each to 3 cloves...
0.5 teaspoon salt or 1...
2 cup fresh basil...
0.5 cup crushed rye or...

Directions:

1. In a food processor or blender, combine all ingredients except water chestnuts.
Add more water as needed to make a smooth, creamy mixture.
Put in a medium bowl.

2. With a wooden spoon, stir in minced water chestnuts.
Adjust seasoning to taste. Makes 1 Cup.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 each or 5 vine ripened...
0.25 cup extra virgin...
5 each large cloves of...
1 each very large...
2 tablespoons of capers
12 each large Sicilian...

Directions:

Mix all ingredients and let marinate for at least two to three hours.
Toss with hot pasta.
Traditionally, this dish is best without the addition of cheese.