Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each small brinjal,...
250 each gram carrots,...
500 each gram baby...
2 each small red or...
1 each large onion, cut...
2 each cloves of garlic,...
3 milliliter pepper
125 milliliter dry white wine
125 milliliter white wine vinegar
30 milliliter sunflower oil
5 milliliter dried thyme
5 milliliter Dried rosemary
5 milliliter finely grated...
5 milliliter syrup or molasses
5 milliliter fresh lemon juice

Directions:

Conventional Method for vegetables:
Cook brinjal in 25mm-deep boiling water, about three minutes, drain.
Cook carrots in 25mm-deep boiling water, about seven minutes, until crispy tender, drain.
Cook unpeeled potatoes in just enough boiling water to cover, about 20 minutes, or until cooked through but still firm. Drain and cut in half.

Microwave Method for vegetables:
Place brinjal in a casserole dish, add 125ml hot water, cover, microwave on 100% po...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

0.5 cup white wine, olive...

Directions:

Optional Add-ins: basil, olives, zucchini

In one or two tablespoons of olive oil, saute a couple of cloves of minced garlic, a handful of chopped parsley, and a few shakes of the red pepper.

Saute until the parsley changes to a deep green color.
(add other optional veggies here -- saute for a few minutes longer)

Add about 1/2 cup of white wine (this is optional -- my mom doesn't like wine, so I don't use it when I make it for her.<...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

6 each cloves garlic,...

Directions:

in skillet olive oil (1/2 cup) get moderately hot.

add in artichoke hearts and all other vegetable ingredients about ten minutes apart.

once ingrediates is translucent cover and simmer about 20 min.

cook angel hair pasta and drain

toss ingredients and pasta until very well mixed and serve.

pine nuts can be distributed.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 teaspoon extra virgin...
2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
3 each cloves garlic
10 each fresh basil...
1 each handful of...
2 each large ripe tomatoes

Directions:

Boil a saucepan of water.
Throw in pasta when water comes to a rolling boil.
Now for the pesto.
Get your mini food processor (otherwise you big only will do just as well).
Add in the olive oil, garlic, basil and balsamic.
Frappe away!
You can stop when the mixture is well blended and somewhat chunky ('cos of the basil).

Drain pasta well. Slice tomatoes into wedges.
Add tomatoes and pesto in the pasta and toss.
All tha...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

0.5 pounds ripe tomatoes,...
2 teaspoons Minced garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
0.333333 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar,...
12 ounces capellini

Directions:

Cook the capellini according to package directions.

In the meantime, in a large bowl, combine the chopped tomatoes, tomato juice, garlic, basil, olive oil, vinegar, and salt & pepper.
Toss well to mix and set aside.

When pasta is done, drain and immediately pour into the bowl with the tomato mixture.
Toss to mix and coat all the pasta.
Serve at once.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

Sauce can be prepared...

Ingredients:

3 cups peeled, finely...
4 tablespoon olive oil
2 each cloves garlic,...
0.75 each t salt (or to taste)
1 teaspoon minced fresh...
1 each lb. angel hair pasta

Directions:

Place tomatoes in a large bowl and mix with olive oil, garlic, salt, basil, oregano and pepper.
Allow to mainate at room temp for two hours.
Add lemon juice.
Serve over hot pasta.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

3 each tomatoes --...
2 each cloves garlic --...
2 tablespoons chopped fresh...
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
0.5 teaspoon sugar
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon pepper
0.25 each olive oil
8 ounces angel hair pasta...

Directions:

Saute first 8 ingredients in hot oil in a large skillet over low heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
Spoon over hot cooked pasta.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each green zucchini
1 each yellow zucchini
1 each tomato, a big...
1 each green pepper
1 each yellow pepper
1 each green pepper
0.25 pound pine nuts (or a...
1 each small onion or a...
0.333333 cup olive oil,...

Directions:

1. First, I'd suggest chopping up the peppers into long 1 inch strips, and place in a large bowl.
Add snow peas(or other pods) too.

2. Next, chop up mushrooms(if needing chopping), calliflower, & broccoli into bite size pieces. Place in bowl.

3. Cut a little onion up for flavor into very tiny pieces. Add onion to bowl.

4. Cut the Green zucchini in about 1/2 inch slices, then cut them in half.
For yellow zucchini, leave slices...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

8 OZ of pasta shells
0.75 cup dry lima beans
7 OZ can of mushrooms
0.5 cups of tofu alfredo...
0.5 cup bell peppers
0.5 cups steamed vegetables
1 tablespoon olive oil, Your...

Directions:

Cook lima beans in boiling water until tender.
Dice yhour favorite vegetables (I include carrots, broccoli, asparagus, etc.).
Bring 2 quarts of bater to a boil and add the pasta shells, cook until done to taste.
While pasta is cooking, steam your vegetables, and heat 1 1/2 cups of your favorite vegan alfredo sauce.
At the same time heat olive oil in a wok pot, cut the bell peppers into strips and stir fry the mushrooms and bell peppers in the wok pot.

...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each packet,...
2 each yellow capsicums...
1 each tin of mock...
2 each table spoons of...
1 teaspoon of brown sugar
2 each table spoons of...
2 each table spoons of...
5 each big red tomatoes,...
2 each table spoons of...
5 each table spoon of...

Directions:

1. Boil the pasta shapes as directed on the packet and keep aside.

2. Mix the peanut butter, brown sugar, oyster sauce and the pounded ingredients into a paste.

3. Fry the above paste in the sesame oil and then add in the tomatoes, the yellow capsicums, tomato ketchup, mock chicken, black pepper, oregano and salt.
MIX WELL!

4. Then stir in the boiled pasta, stir well with the above ingredients and then serve.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon olive oil
1 each clove garlic, minced
2 each onions, chopped
2 each carrots, diced
1 each celery stalk, diced
1 cup snipped fresh...
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoon dried basil
1 can (16 oz)...
0.5 cup vegetable broth)
1 teaspoon Freshly ground...
1 cup canned kidney...
1 cup canned chick...
1 each lb. ditalini, cooked

Directions:

In a 4-qt. pot, heat the oil & saute the garlic, onions, carrots, celery, parsley, oregano & basil until the vegetables are crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, broth & pepper. Cover the pot & simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the beans, simmer for 20 minutes.

Toss the hot pasta with the bean mixture.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
0.5 cup minced onion
0.5 cup minced carrots
0.25 cup minced celery
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup prepared marinara...
1 can cannellini beans...
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon freshly ground...
1 pound ditalini --...

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onions, carrots and celery and cook for 4 minutes.
Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook for 15 seconds.
Add vegetable broth and marinara sauce; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Add the cannellini beans and simmer 5 minutes more.
Stir in salt and pepper.

3. Toss sauce with the hot pasta in a large serving bowl.
Makes 6 servings.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

Use Nellie & Joe's...

Ingredients:

12 ounces bow tie pasta --...
6 each cloves to 8...
0.25 cup olive oil
0.666667 cup fresh Key lime juice
0.5 cup dry sherry
2 cups green onions --...
1 pound plum tomatoes --...
2 OZ cans black beans...
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon freshly ground...
0.5 teaspoons freshly grated...
0.5 cup fresh Italian...

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions.
Drain and keep warm.
Saute garlic in oil in a skillet until tender.
Add lime juice and sherry; cook over high heat for 5 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 1/4 cup.
Add green onions and chopped tomato; cook over medium heat, stirring ccasionally, 5 to 8 minutes.
Stir in black beans and next 3 ingredients; pour over pasta, tossing to coat.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Time:

30 min (15 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

Use Nellie & Joe's...

Ingredients:

12 ounces bow tie pasta --...
6 each cloves to 8...
0.25 cup olive oil
0.666667 cup fresh Key lime juice
0.5 cup dry sherry
2 cups green onions --...
1 pound plum tomatoes --...
2 OZ cans black beans...
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon freshly ground...
0.5 teaspoons freshly grated...
0.5 cup fresh Italian...

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions.
Drain and keep warm.
Saute garlic in oil in a skillet until tender.
Add lime juice and sherry; cook over high heat for 5 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 1/4 cup.
Add green onions and chopped tomato; cook over medium heat, stirring ccasionally, 5 to 8 minutes.
Stir in black beans and next 3 ingredients; pour over pasta, tossing to coat.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 ounces uncooked farfelle...
0.25 cup olive oil
1 each medium red bell...
1 pound asparagus -- cut...
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon freshly ground...
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 each 15-16 oz can Navy...

Directions:

Cook and drain pasta per package directions.

While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium high heat.
Cook bell pepper, asparagus, lemon peel, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in oil, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Add pasta; toss with vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with pepper.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1.5 cups frozen corn kernals
1.5 cups regular soy milk
2 tablespoon Tahini...
1 tablespoon onion granules
1 teaspoon salt, spices of...
1 each lb Fettucini

Directions:

Thaw corn kernels. Place corn, soy milk, tahini, cashews, spices and salt into a blender and process untill smooth. This will take about 3 to 4 minutes. Oh yeah, cook up some pasta while doing this. Place sauce into a sauce pan and warm over medium low. Stir, stir, stir. I like to add chopped mushrooms to the sauce while it heats up. When the pasta is done, pour the Alfmurder sauce over the pasta and add some pepper. Serve HOT.

I really recommend the cashews, it gives it a nice...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each head (not clove)...
3 tablespoons olive oil...
1 each small onion --...
6 each roma tomatoes --...
1 each oz. jar marinated...
1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme
0.5 cup vegetable broth
12 ounces spinach fettucine...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cut the top off garlic heat to expose cloves.
Pull off any loose peel.
Place on square of foil, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil; sprinkle with salt & pepper.
Wrap foil around garlic and bake 45 minutes.
Cool for 15 minutes or until it can be handled.

Meanwhile, add remaining 2 tablespoon of oil to large skillet and heat on medium.

Saute the onion until wilted, about 3 minutes.
Mix in to...