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Fried Okra and Onions, Roasted Glazed Eggplant, Vegan Fish, Kimchi, Cucumber Pickles, Omelette, Greens and Brown Rice

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I knew I had to try this vegan fish recipe since we can get fresh yuba at the farmer’s market.

We made okra and eggplant similar to this posting, except tonight the eggplant had cilantro, fresh chile, whole scallions, and no ketchup or tamarind. I think it was even better than before.

The cucumber salad had lemon juice, smoked salt, toasted sesame oil, and szechuan peppercorns.

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Fried Squash Blossoms, Pissalediere, Salad, and Coconut Lime Pie

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Pissalediere

Crust

1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cup semolina
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nigella seeds
1/4 cup Earth Balence (or oil)
water

Mix the dry ingredients for the dough. Cut in the fat with your fingers. Add enough water to make a cohesive dough. Press it out into a large, oiled, rectangular pan and prebake at 450ยบ for about 10 minutes.

Topping

Thinly Sliced Onion
Roasted Red Peppers
Tomatoes
Sliced Olives
Capers

Fry the onion until it starts to carmelize: 15 minutes. Add the remainder of the ingredients and cook until the flavours have blended together. Spoon onto the crust and bake until the crust is cooked — 10-15 more minutes.

The fried squash blossoms are always a hit.

The lime pie recipe turned out delicious, and soy free.

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Spaetzle Mac with Greens

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Yes, it is true. We own a spaetzle maker. Although we only make spaetzle a few times a year, it is such a pain to try to make it with a colander. And spaetzle makers only cost $7-11.
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Long Bean, Carrot and Cashew Stir-Fry with Roasted Spicy Eggplant

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We grew the eggplants!
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Fried Okra with Onions, Glazed Roasted Eggplant with Thai Basil, Spicy Tofu with Peppers, Kimchi, Pan-Fried Squash Blossoms, Brown Rice

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There are three simple and delicious recipes here, so I may as well describe them.
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Black Beans and Rice, with Greens, Fresh Salsa, and Roasted Cauliflower

This seemed at first like a simple meal, but it was SO GOOD. You can really taste the quality of the ingredients in a meal like this, and there is nothing like a good variety of local tomatoes in tomato season. The pepper roasted with the cauliflower is from our garden.
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Roasted Squash with Blossoms, Sauteed Greens with Pinto Sausages, Sesame Rucola, Pan-Fried Oyster Mushrooms, Tomato-Cucumber Salad, Smoked Jalepeno Sauerkraut and Quinoa

Today we were in a super-big rush, so we had to make & eat dinner in about 1 hour. Luckily, we had some homemade pinto-bean sausages in the freezer and lots of fresh vegetables from the farmer’s market. And quinoa is very fast.
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Pasta Bolognese, Roasted Potatoes and Tomatillo Sauce, Onion Foccacia

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Ian was cooking tonight, and he made a lot of starch.
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Scallion Crepes with Lentils, Roasted Squash, and Greens

It turns out that summer squash tastes really good roasted with onions. I was browsing earlier and found a blog post with a recipe for squash cooked this way, which we modified by adding more oil, fresh thyme, and the juice of one lemon. The crepes and lentils were adapted from the new Vegan Brunch cookbook.
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It was so good, we ate it again for brunch the next morning!
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Padron peppers, sherried refried beans, avocado pico de gallo, fresh steamed corn, quick veggie stir-fry and pumpkin seeds

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