Time:

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

Meal type:

Bread

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each fresh tomatoes,...

Directions:

Here's a recipe for tomato-garlic bread
-- I made it to substitute for regular garlic bread (with butter & cheese) and everyone loved it.

1. Slice a loaf of italian/french bread and lay out pieces face up on a baking sheet.

2. Cut fresh tomatoes in half (1 tomato does 6 slices) and, holding them like a half a lemon,
crush them over your bread, leaving behind juice and bits of tomato.

3. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and ...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dessert

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

0.5 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sugar or...
0.25 cup unbleached flour
0.5 cup fresh herbs of...
0.25 cup reduced-fat...
1 cup rolled oats
0.5 teaspoon salt, caraway...

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400degreesF

Place the rolled oats in a DRY blender or food processor, and whirl until the oats are ground to a fine meal.
Pour them into a small bowl, and stir in the soymilk mixture.
Add the fresh herbs.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
Pour in the oat mixture, and mix briefly with a fork.
Divide the dough in two.
With wet hands, pat each half of the dough into an 8 inch circle ...

Time:

1 hr 20 min (15 min to prepare, 1 hr 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dessert

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 each small apples...
0.25 cup apple juice
8 each thin slices of...
2 tablespoon dried currants or...
3.25 cup reduced-fat soymilk
0.333333 cup sugar or Sucanat
0.5 tablespoon nutritional yeast...
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
0.25 teaspoon salt, sprinkle of...
1 cup water
0.5 cup brown sugar or...
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon pure vanilla...

Directions:

Poach the apples for 10 minutes in the apple juice.

In a lightly oiled, 9 inch square pan, place 4 slices of bread, cut to fit the bottom of the pan.
Place the poached apples and the currants or raisins over the bread.
Top with the remaining bread.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the soymilk sugar, nutritional yeast, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
Pour over the bread and apples.
Let sit for 20 minutes while you preheat the oven to 375 degrees F...

Time:

1 hr 40 min (15 min to prepare, 1 hr 25 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dessert

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

225 each gram / 8oz dried...
120 milliliter 8tbsp brandy
225 each gram / 8oz...
450 each gram / 1lb jar of...
225 each gram / 8oz...
50 each gram / 2oz plain...
50 each gram / 2oz ground...
50 each gram / 2oz vegan...
50 each gram / 2oz soft...

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Marinade the dried apricots in the brandy for at least 1 hour.

2. Roll out the pastry and use to line a 22cm/9 inch loose-bottomed flan ring.
Prick the base with a fork and rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Line with baking parchment and baking beans and bake blind for about 10~15 minutes in the pre-heated oven.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool a little.

3. Chop up the marinated apricots ...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dessert

Ingredients:

2 each dl wheat-flour...
5 ml baking powder
1 each to 2 mililiter salt

Directions:

Mix it all together and use soyabutter/margarine to fry in.
Hope you liked it!

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dessert

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 cup dried apples...
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 each vanilla bean,...
0.25 cup brown rice syrup
0.125 cup natural brown...
0.5 teaspoon fresh ginger,...
1 cup water
1 tablespoon egg substitute
1 cup pecans -- crushed
0.25 cup brown rice syrup
2 tablespoons water
6 each sheets phyllo dough
0.25 cup Vegetable oil
0.5 cup pecans -- ground...
0.25 cup natural brown sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

TO MAKE FILLING: In a heavy pot over medium heat, mix apples, vinegar, vanilla bean, syrup, sugar, ginger, water, and egg substitute.
Heat until completely incorporated, about 5-10 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.

TO MAKE TOPPING:
Mix pecans, syrup, and water.
Place in a shallow pan and heat until pecans darken.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.

TO MAKE STREUDEL:
...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dessert

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 ounces pitted prunes --...
0.5 cup water
2 tablespoons powdered Egg...
0.5 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour...
0.75 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat soymilk
2 teaspoons White vinegar

Directions:

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In food processor or blender, chop prunes.
With motor running, add water.
Puree, stopping to scrape sides, until mixture resembles smooth paste, about 5 minutes.
Transfer to bowl of mixer.

In separate bowl, combine Egg Replacer with water, mixing with whisk until smooth.
Add to prune puree in mixer bowl, mixing at medium speed until smooth and fluffy.
While beating, gradually add sugar.
Beat unt...

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Corn Oil
1 each Kilogram onions...
0.5 teaspoon salt
2 each Deciliters soy milk
250 each Grams silken tofu
0.25 teaspoon black pepper --...
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 teaspoons Soy sauce
50 each Milliliters couscous
1 tablespoon chives –...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F | 175 C.

Saute onions in oil, with salt, until translucent and mostly soft.

Dress a 10" | 24 cm spring form with the puff pastry.
Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

Blend the soy milk, silken tofu, pepper, basil and soy sauce until smooth.

Then combine the onions, the soy milk mixture, chives and the couscous.
Pour into the spring form.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 each medium onion --...
3 each cloves garlic --...
1 cup brown rice --...
1 cup frozen peas
0.5 teaspoon turmeric
0.25 teaspoon salt -- or more...
16 ounces red kidney beans...
6 each artichoke hearts...

Directions:

Cook rice.

Heat oil in large skillet and cook onion and garlic until crisp/tender, about 4 minutes.

Stir in remaining ingredients, and heat 5-10 minutes, until peas are tender.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 each medium potatoes
4 each large carrots
1 each large onion
6 each cloves garlic
1 each sweet potato, any...
1 each parsnip, some...
2 each packets of French...

Directions:

Preheat oven to fairly hot, chop all veggies and put in an oven bag.
Mix soup packets with water, pour onto veggies and seal bag.
Put in oven for approx. 30 mins or until veggies are tender.

Time:

35 min (5 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon Vegetable oil
1 each onion -- diced
1 each lb sauerkraut
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
4 each turnips -- sliced
0.25 cup spicy brown mustard

Directions:

Steam the turnip slices until tender-crisp.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large skillet, saute onions in oil.
Grease a 2-quart casserole dish = and make a layer of sauerkraut and caraway seeds.
Add turnips and mustard in another layer.
Top mixture with sauteed onions.
Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Stir before serving.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive or...
1 each medium onion
1 each small red pepper
0.5 each 420g (15oz) can...
2 tablespoon cooked red kidney...
150 ml (5 fl oz, just...
1 tablespoon tomato puree...
0.5 each to 1 teaspoon...
2 tablespoon self-raising...
0.5 each small courgette...

Directions:

1. Peel, halve and slice the onion.
Deseed and slice the pepper.
Fry the onion and pepper in the oil until softened.

2. Add the baked beans with their sauce, the kidney beans, the stock, tomato puree and paprika.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, coarsely grate the courgette into a bowl.
Add the flour and seasoning, and mix with a few teaspoons of cold water to form a soft dough.

4. Stir the beans...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

3 OZ shallots
4 OZ button mushrooms
0.5 OZ vegan margarine
1 pint red wine, bouquet...
2 each cloves garlic
1 tablespoon tomato pur?e
2 each cans mixed beans
3 teaspoon vegetarian gravy...

Directions:

1. Sweat shallots and mushrooms in margarine
2. Add wine and herbs.
3. Boil for about 25 minutes to reduce
4. Add tomato purée and beans
5. Bring to boil, add gravy granules and simmer until thickened

Serve with wild rice and garlic brea

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon Sesame oil
2 each medium onions
3 each cloves garlic
20 each Grams Brighton...
350 each Grams Mushrooms
2 each Medium sized carrots
1 tablespoon vegetable stock
2 teaspoons Mirin
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons sea salt
750 each Grams Couscous,...

Directions:

Chop the onions and mince the garlic and fry in the sesame oil.

Soak the arame for about 15 minutes in boiling hot water and then add to the onion and garlic *without* the water used for soaking.
Add the finely chopped mushrooms and the grated carrots.
Mix the stock in some boiling hot water and add to the dish.
At the same time add the leftover water from soaking the arame.
Add the mirin and salt and pepper to taste.
It is probably best to ha...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

400 each gram butter beans
4 each garlic cloves...

Directions:

Soak the beans overnight.

In a saucepan cover the beans with water and bring to the boil. Simmer the beans gently till cooked.

From time to time you might need to add hot water so as to prevent the beans from drying.

When the beans are ready drain them. Mix the beans with olive oil, garlic, chopped parsley and salt and peper and serve cold.

Time:

1 hr 30 min (20 min to prepare, 1 hr 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

0.5 cup uncooked brown rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 each pn Saffron
3 cup water
1 each ? teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon olive oil
3 each middle Eggplants
0.25 cup water
0.25 cup sherry
2 tablespoon olive oil
3 cup minced onions
1 each large Red bell...
1 tablespoon sherry
0.5 teaspoon cayenne
2 each middle Tomatoes,...
0.5 cup dried currants
0.5 cup chopped fresh...
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
0.5 cup Tomato juice
0.5 cup Toasted slivered...

Directions:

Cook rice, sauteing it in olive oil & crumbling in the saffron before adding the water & salt.

Brush a large baking pan with olive oil.
Leaving the stems on, slice the eggplants in half lengthwise & place face down on the pan.
Add sherry & water.
Cover tightly with aluminum & bake at 375F till tender, about 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, saute the onions in 2 tb olive oil for 10 minutes.
Add peppers, 1 tb sherry & cayen...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

If garlic infused...

Ingredients:

2 each baby or Japanese...
2 each small zucchini,...
2 each small yellow...
1 each large red bell...
1 each large yellow bell...
2 each to 3 tbsp. garlic...
1 OZ can vegetable broth
1 cup couscous, salt &...
1 tablespoon porcini, basil,...

Directions:

Preheat grill. Brush both sides of eggplants, squash, and bell peppers with garlic oil.
Arrange vegetables on grill rack over medium-hot coals.
Grill until tender, turning once, about 10-12 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring broth to a boil in a medium saucepan.
Stir in couscous; remove from heat.
Cover and let stand until liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

Spoon couscous onto 4 serving plates and top with grilled vegetables.
Season wi...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 cups seitan, diced
1 cup carrots, roll-cut
1 cup parsnips, roll-cut
1 cup onion, diced
1 cup potatoes,peeled...
2 each bay leaves
0.5 teaspoon rosemary, whole
0.5 teaspoon garlic, minced
0.5 teaspoon basil
1 tablespoon parsley, fresh,...
2 cups water
5 teaspoons tamari soy sauce
0.5 cup celery, flaked
4 tablespoons water, cold
4 tablespoons Cornstarch

Directions:

Put seitan, veggies (except celery), and herbs and spices in a large pot (Dutch oven or small stock pot will do).
Sautee in a little water or veggie broth at medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring to prevent burning.

Add water and tamari and bring to a simmer.
Cook about 10 more minutes or until veggies are soft.
Add celery (add at end to help retain color and texture).
Mix the 4 Tablespoon cold water with the cornstarch.
Turn off heat unde...

Time:

1 hr 40 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

Stuffed onions may be...

Ingredients:

4 each large Vidalia or...
3 each medium red...
1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon soy milk
2 teaspoons dry white wine
2 teaspoons chopped fresh...

Directions:

In 9 X 13-inch foil pan place onions upright; brush with oil.

Place pan on center of cooking grate uncovered; cook onions 1 1/4 hours or until centers are tender.

Meanwhile, in 9 X 13-inch foil pan place potatoes; cover tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
Place pan on cooking grate next to onions; cook potatoes 30 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork.

Remove onions to cool.
In foil pan used for onion, combine margarine,...

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 pound garbanzo beans...
2 each to 3 medium or...
4 each to 6 cloves...
2 each medium eggplants,...
4 each to 6 medium...
1 each to 2 bell...
1 tablespoon dried oregano (if...
0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes...
1 OZ can tomatoes,...
1 ounce Can tomato paste
1 ounce can artichoke...
1 can black olives (I...

Directions:

Let is all simmer covered for about 30 minutes or more, uncover and let it cook down for another 20 minutes or so.

Serve over pasta or rice.

Time:

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

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 can red kidney beans...
2 each cans diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste -- 6 oz
3 each carrots --...
3 each stalks celery --...
1 each large potato --...
1 each large onion --...
1 tablespoon olive oil
0.5 cup frozen peas
1 tablespoon roasted garlic --...
1 teaspoon dried rosemary --...
0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
0.5 teaspoon dried sage -- ground
1 each bay leaf
0.25 teaspoon dried winter...

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a pan large enough for making soup. Saute the onions, carrots and celery for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.
Add the beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, potato, garlic, and herbs with enough water almost to cover.
Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
Add frozen peas and simmer for a few minutes more until heated through.