Healthy Foods » dinner_pies http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com Vegeterian Recipes that are easy to follow and free Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:17:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Harvest Pie http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/harvest-pie/ http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/harvest-pie/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:01:01 +0000 admin http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/?p=827 Continue reading →]]> Harvest Pie – dinner_pies – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best dinner_pies. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.

Vegeterian Tips: When people think of Japanese food, they think of sushi, however sushi doesn t always have to be raw fish. Cucumber rolls are available on many menus, and if there is a sushi bar available, you can ask to try different types of vegetarian rolls, such as cucumber, cream cheese, and avocado, or perhaps vegetarian tempura rolls.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 3 large potatoes
  • 1 sweet potato (or yam)
  • 2 tablespoon vegan soymilk (maybe more, maybe less)
  • 1 tablespoon soy non-hydrogenated vegan margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups of stock (see “gravy recipe” below)
  • 2 cups of assorted fresh veggies
  • spices (bazil,
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Basically, this is a “pie” with no crust and a mashed
potato topping.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F)

Cook and mash potatoes adding soy milk and soy
margarine to make it creamy and salt and pepper to
taste. I also like to add lots of garlic!

I usually make the “gravy” by boiling 1 1/2 cups of
water and adding 3 veggie bouillion cubes and boil
again for 10 minutes uncovered (this makes it thick
and gravy like). But you can use any other gravy
recipe.

Chop and clean the veggies (I like to use carrots,
broccoli, asparagus, snow peas, corn, and peas)

Put chopped veggies in a round shallow backing dish (I
like to use a ceramic type, I find it cooks better
than metal). Pour “gravy” mixture on top and spread
mashed potatoes so that all the veggies are covered by
a mashed potato “cap”. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (or
until the top of the mashed potato becomes crisp and
golden). Cool and serve.

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 1 hour

]]> http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/harvest-pie/feed/ 0 Not just “Jack-O-Lanterns” http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/not-just-jack-o-lanterns/ http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/not-just-jack-o-lanterns/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:01:01 +0000 admin http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/?p=828 Continue reading →]]> Not just “Jack-O-Lanterns” – dinner_pies – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best dinner_pies. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.

Vegeterian Tips: When Vegetarian Being a vegetarian is not always easy, especially when dining out at restaurants with your carnivorous friends. Since you can t always eat at vegetarian or vegan restaurants, here are some tips to read, meant to make your dining out experiences that much better.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 1 pumpkin, with a flat bottom. Size it to how many people to serve.
  • Rice, from 11/2 cups
  • vegies of your choice, but peppers are a must
  • apple cider vinager
  • origano
  • garlic
  • onions
  • hot sauce, tobasco or the like

Directions:

Cut the top from the pumkin, clean out the seeds and the
stringy stuff.
Put the pumkin in a large pot, add 6 cups of water and boil
until just starting to get tender. (about 1/2 hr)
In the mean time, cook your rice, use what ever type of rice
that you like.
Mix the rice with the veggies, I use the frozen mixed veggies
add your spices, crushed garlic or salt, what ever you
prefer. Don”t forget the viniger and hot sauce.
Drain the pumpkin, stuff with the mixture, put top back o
and put in a shallow baking dish.
Leave in the oven for an hour at 425 for an hour, or until
the pumpkin is soft, but still firm.
Put the pumpkin on a plate, and let your guests slice off
a piece of dinner.

This meal looks very nice and tastes wonderful.
You can sit it on a bed of parsley to decorate.

Serves: 4-10

Preparation time: 1Hr to 11/2hrs.

]]> http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/not-just-jack-o-lanterns/feed/ 0 Mashed Potato Pie http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/mashed-potato-pie/ http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/mashed-potato-pie/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:01:01 +0000 admin http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/?p=829 Continue reading →]]> Mashed Potato Pie – dinner_pies – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best dinner_pies. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.

Vegeterian Tips: While everyone else that you are with is chomping down on huge T Bone steaks and French fries, you can turn a side salad and baked potato into your meal, if nothing else is available.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • Crust:
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) oil
  • 1 1/2 cup (375 ml) wholewheat flour
  • 3 tablespoon (60 ml) water or as needed
  • 1/2 cup vegan graham cracker crumbs
  • Filling:
  • 4 cup (500 ml) mashed potatoes
  • 1 540 ml/19 fl oz can tomatos
  • 1 156 ml/5.5 fl oz
  • can tomatoe paste
  • 1 teaspoon serrano pepper (or to taste)
  • bazil, oregano, hing, salt
  • grated tofu cheese (cheddar)
  • oil

Directions:

Crust: Preheat oven to 200oC/390 F. Combine flour,
graham crumbs and oil. Rub well until the mixture
reaches a coarse meal. Add water and work into a firm pastry.
Press mixture into a medium sized pie plate. Bake for about 10 minutes or until
golden brown. (Crust may puff up in the middle while baking.)

Filling: Preheat oven to 190oC/375 F. Open can of tomatos and tomatoe paste and set
aside. Place a spoonful of oil in medium sauce pan over high heat. When oil is hot,
(about 3 minutes on electric or 1 minute on gas) add hing and fry until fragrant (about 2
minutes).
Add remaining spices except salt and fry briefly.
Add full can of tomatoes including juice and stir.
Cook over medium to high heat at a strong simmer for about 10 minutes. Add full can of
tomatoe paste and stir well. Allow to cook another 3-4 minutes, then add salt and remove
from heat.
Grate cheese. Fill crust with a layer of potatoes,
a layer of tomato sauce, then a layer of cheese.
Top with potato mixture and continue layering
untill fillings are used up.
You can decide which layer is to be on top.
Finish off with grated cheese and bake 20 mintues
or until cheese is golden. Enjoy.

Preparation time: 1 hour approx

Serves:

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Vegeterian Tips: You have the right to know what is in your food and how it is being prepared. Don t feel bad about being picky or fussy. Make sure to talk to your server and ask them any questions that you may have. If he or she can t answer your questions, ask to speak with the chef or someone who can help you. Some foods may often times have

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Vegeterian Tips: Eat a dark green vegetable broccoli, spinach, kale, collard greens at least three times a week. These nutritional powerhouses are packed full of vitamins such as calcium and iron. On the run or hate spinach? Try drinking your greens. I recommend Naked Juice s Green Machine its made with fruit juice as well as greens, so it tastes better than others.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 3tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 or 4 egg replacements, beaten
  • 1 9oz package frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and coarsely chopped
  • 2tablespoon minced parsley (fresh)
  • 1 teaspoon dried bazil
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan style soy cheese
  • 1/4 vegan soymilk
  • dash of your favorite hot sauce (we prefer Frank”s Red Hot for this)
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions:

***You will also need a pie crust for this. If you don”t
want to make your own, you can often find excellent frozen
organic pie crusts in many health food stores.***

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a nine or ten inch pie dish or quiche pan prebake the pie
crust. I like to pre-bake the crust because it keeps it from
getting too mushy on the bottom. To do this, prick the
uncooked crust in a few places. Loosely line the pan
(with the crust already in it) with foil. Fill the foil with
dry beans or lentils as a weight. This will keep the crust
from puffing up. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes. You just want
to get the crust **barely** cooked. Carefully remove foil
and beans. (Save the beans for the next crust–you can”t
cook these now!)

NOW….heat 2 Tbls of oil in a skillet. Add the onion and
sautee over a medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and
continue to sautee until onion is golden.

In a bowl, combine Ener-G Egg Replacer, onion mixture and all
remaining ingredients **except** the remaining olive oil.
Fill your pre-baked crust with the mixture. You may want to
garnish the top with a ring of thinly sliced tomato rings.
Sprinkle with a bit more of the soy cheese and drizzle
remaining olive oil over the top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes
or until the pie is set and golden on top. Let the cooked
pie rest a few minutes before cutting to serve. Serve at
room temperature or slightly warm.

Serves:

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Vegeterian Tips: Eat the rainbow! Fruits and vegetables all contain different nutrients. A simple way to remember to eat a range of vitamins and minerals is to vary the colors of the vegetables you eat. Of course, greens are always good, but try eating a rainbow of tomatoes, yellow squash and purple cabbage!

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 2 cups cooked lentils
  • 1/2 cup celery, sliced
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 4 medium potatoes, cooked and mashed
  • 1 medium sized yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • olive oil for sauteing
  • your favorite herbs – bazil, oregano, parsley,

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Saute onion, celery, and
garlic in a little olive oil. Add lentils and tomato sauce
and cook 15 minutes. Pour into a baking pan and cover
mashed potatoes. Sprinkle nutritional yeast on top of
potatoes. Top with your favorite herbs to taste. Delicious!

Serves: 6

Preparation time: 45 minutes

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Vegeterian Tips: If the above fast food tips do not work for a fast food restaurant that you are at, then just get a meatless burger. Ask for a Big Mac or Whopper without the meat that is the bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, pickles, and mayonnaise.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • 2 large potatoes, peeled and boiled
  • 1/2 cup soy yogurt
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsely
  • 1-2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup bulgar wheat
  • 1 medium eggplant, cubed
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • fresh bazil, oregano, thyme, salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Mash the boiled potatoes with the yogurt, green onions
and parsely. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

2. In a large skillet or wok, fry the onion, garlic and
bulgar wheat in the oil until onion is translucent (about 5
minutes.) Season with salt and pepper while frying.

3. Add the eggplant and mushrooms and continue cooking,
covered, until the eggplant is just soft, about 10 minutes.
You could also add 1/2 cup of chopped celery and/or 1/2
cup of chopped green peppers, if you”d like.

4. Add the peas and herbs. Continue cooking, covered, for
about 5 minutes.

5. Place the filling in a deep casserole dish and spread
the mashed potatoes on top. Bake uncovered for 40-45
minutes at 350 degrees F.

Serves: 4-6
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Vegeterian Tips: If you are going to a gathering with all your meat lover friends such as a barbeque or pig roast, bring your own veggie burger to place on the grill. You can also make your own veggie kabobs with fresh vegetables and tofu. Just make sure to bring enough, as most people will want to try and probably like what you are eating!

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • parsely
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 onio
  • egg substitude (equal to 1 egg)
  • 1 cup okara
  • 1 tablespoon brown miso
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seed
  • pepper, salt, paprika, turmeric
  • 3 large zucchinis, sliced
  • vegan bread crumbs

Directions:

1. In a food processor, process the parsely (use lots of
it,) red pepper and onion until everything is well
processed and blended (but not too mushy.) Transfer to a
mixing bowl.

2. Add the egg sub., okara, miso, and sunflower seeds and
mix well. Season with pepper, a little salt (the miso is
salty, so beware,) paprika, and turmeric. Use other spices
as you see fit.

3. Lightly oil a small casserole dish and spread vegan bread
crumbs on the bottom and sides (I found that a
meatloaf-type dish works best.) Arrange 1/2 of the sliced
zucchinis on the bottom and spread the filling over them.
Top with the rest of the zucchinis and some more vegan bread
crumbs.

4. Cover with foil and bake for 35-45 minutes at
medium-high heat. Uncover, and bake for another 10-15
minutes at medium-low heat.

I think this recipe could also work well with potatoes or
eggplants. The potatoes should probably be boiled a little
first. Let me know if you try that.

Serves: 4
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Vegeterian Tips: If you know you are going to be eating at a certain restaurant on Saturday night, call ahead and ask if they offer any vegetarian entrees. If the answer is no, ask if something can be prepared for your dietary needs. Most likely, the answer will be yes.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • Baked beans (English-style), along with any other type of cooked beans you like
  • Veggies {carrots, onions, mushrooms, leeks, courgettes/zucchini, sweet
  • laying around except potatoes as they go on top)
  • Barbecue sauce (any vegan brand)
  • textured soy protein or soymince (optional)
  • Potatoes (mashing tatties, not the nice little new ones, save those to roast)
  • A bit of non-hydrogenated vegan margarine or oil
  • salt, peppe
  • Mint or other herbs (optional)

Directions:

First off, I should mention that there are no set
amounts in this recipe. Just use whatever you have handy.
It”s good for using up leftovers. If you need starter
amounts consider:

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • One large onion

  • Eight ounces/225g mushrooms (baby button ”shrooms are
    especially nice)
  • One medium leek (careful, they”re strong)
  • Two carrots, cut fine
  • Kidney beans, butter beans, navy beans (the baked beans
    are a necessary ingredient)

Directions:

You should get the idea, just nice, medium amounts which
will fill a deep pie dish. Remember to use enough potatoes
to give it a good top layer of mash. I think we used around
a pound of them, but don”t quote me. Anyway, on to the
recipe, with suitable anecdotes.

Soon after I arrived in England this summer for an
all-too-short visit, Stu decided to make a barbecue pie for
me. First thing he got me to do (slavedriver ;) was scrub
and cube the unpeeled potatoes and set them boiling in
lightly salted water. While those were slowly cooking we
cut the veggies up into bite-sized pieces. Tiny mushrooms
we kept whole (“Ooh! Baby shrooms! Cuuuuute…” *melting
voice*adorable grin*little mushroom almost shoved up my
nose*). Onion chopped, check. Mushrooms suitably tossed
around, check. Stepped on cat, check (“MMROW!” “Well, don”t
lay right behind me, Puss!”). At this point he pulled out
his handy-dandy fry-pan, and set it on to heat. I usually
realised that the leek was gritty and got to work separating
the rings in a bowl of water to get it rinsed out.

Anyway, we heated a bit of oil in the pan, just enough
to keep things from sticking, and began to cook the veggies.
Onions (including leek) and mushrooms go in first, then
carrots and other hard veggies. Let them soften a bit in
the pan and add the baked beans, a can of sweetcorn,
whatever other beans are handy, soymince or textured soy protein (HYDRATED!)
if you want ”em (“Ew…” “Quiet, Carnivore Boy.” “MMROWR!”
“You too, Cat.”), and a LOT of barbecue sauce. See? Easy.
Even the cat can help!

About the time the veggie-bean glop is about cooked
through, test the potatoes. If a knife goes through them
with no force, they”re ready to be mashed. If the knife
gets stuck a few millimetres in and produces sparks, that”s
a rock. Take it out and try again. But, yeah, mash the
tatties with a bit or marg/oil, maybe some soymilk if it”s
too solid, and mix in some salt and pepper and maybe some
basil or garlic or mint. Trust me, mint in potatoes, if you
can get the right balance, is fantastic. (*prideful look
from Stu* “I”m SO good.” “Yes you are, hon. Your beans are
burning.”) Get the bean goop off the flame before it
manages to burn or bubble AALLLLL over the stove. Dump it
in a deep pie dish or similar deep oven-safe dish. Make
sure the oven is heated to 200C/400F. Now, let Stu be
artistic and spread the mash over the veg mix until he”s
covered it with decourative fork furrows and quite possibly
his name. (“See? It”s my name! I”m so great.” “BARK!”
“Oh, no, not the dog too…”) Bung it in the oven for maybe
half an hour until the tatties start turning brown and the
pie is hot through. Use this time to give your cooking
partner a shoulder rub, or shut up the small and deafening
dog

Take the pie out of the oven, let Stu panic over the
burn on your hand and spoil you for a while, cut great bits
from the pie, and munch on it in front of the TV. (“No…
not ”Neighbours”… NO!!!!!!!!!!!” *cue terrifying theme
song*) Follow up dinner with getting Cat out of the rest of
the pie, cleaning up, and rejoicing as the soaps go off.

This is one of my fave dishes now (Stu would be happy to
never see another one, as often as I begged him to make it),
quite easy to make, gives you a few minutes to rest while
it”s baking, nutritious, and cheap. And the dog likes it,
too! (“Bag dog! My dinner!” *pitiful look from dog* “Oh,
okay, one bite…”)

Serves: 2-4, depending how hungry you are

Preparation time: About an hour and a half

]]> http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/barbecue-pie/feed/ 0 Not a Pizza Pie http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/not-a-pizza-pie/ http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/dinner_pies/not-a-pizza-pie/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:01:01 +0000 admin http://www.healthyfoodcookbook.com/?p=836 Continue reading →]]> Not a Pizza Pie – dinner_pies – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best dinner_pies. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.

Vegeterian Tips: It s true ladies and gentleman! Certain fast food restaurants are now offering veggie burgers, as well as salads. While most of the salads may come with chicken or meat, you can ask them to leave it off. Just be careful of the dressings, as most have tons of sugar and calories. You also have baked potatoes, or fruit and yogurt options.

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

  • salt
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 6-8 tablespoon vegan soymilk
  • 6 tablespoon soy non-hydrogenated vegan margarine (or olive or canola oil)
  • 1 bunch of kale
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 3 leeks
  • nutritional yeast
  • lots of herbs
  • olive oil for sauteing

Directions:

Crust: cut in oil or margarine into the flour. when it
resembles coarse vegan bread crumbs add soy milk slowly. form into
a dough ball, wrap with plastic and stick it in the fridge.

While crust is chilling, slice and saute leeks until
caramelized. Place in a bowl and set aside. Next saute kale
until it has shrunk to nearly half of its size. Leave it in
the skillet and turn burner off.
Crumble tofu in bowl and add 1 tbsp nutritional yeast and lots
of savory herbs of your choice (thyme, dill, oregano, cumin,
ginger, everything). Mix around with a fork.

Preheat oven to 350. Take dough out from fridge. Place on
big floured surface and roll it out until it is about 1/4
inch thick and really round and big. Put it in a pie or tart
pan.

To assemble: First put the caramelized leeks on the bottom.
Use about 1/4 of the tofu spread on top of the leeks and
spread with a knife. Then add the kale. A nice, big, green
layer. Use all of it. Spread remaining tofu mixture on top
of kale with knife. Slice tomatoes and put around in a
pretty fashion. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast, salt, and
pepper. Bake for 30 – 45 minutes.

Serves: 8

Preparation time: 1 1/2 hours

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