Organic Granny

  This delicious mushroom and wild rice soup makes a very satisfying meal when it is chilly outside.  I was shocked at the cost of the wild rice(about $16/pound) but the cup we used in the recipe came out to costing less than $2 a bowl which is still pricey but quite worth the yumminess it imparted to the dining experience. INGREDIENTS 1 medium red onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 cup wild rice 2 medium carrots, chopped 1 large sweet potato, diced 1 cup baby green peas 250-500 g (1/4- 1/2 pound) Portobella and/or Crimini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 6+ cups of water 1 can full fat coconut milk 2 tablespoons Italian spice* 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 2 cubes Golden Bouillion  Salt and pepper to suit METHOD Soak the wild rice 6 hours, or overnight. Cook the wild rice prior to making the soup (or you can cook it in the soup, but you will have better results if you cook it in advance.) Clean, chop and set aside vegetables *You can make up your ...

  Warm up with this creamy Canadian Yellow Pea Soup, a family favorite for chilly days. Yellow Pea Soup or Split-Pea Soup--This is a soup recipe that my mother, bless her, used to cook up in the winter. Today would be her 97th birthday...  We cook with Extra Virgin Coconut Oil in our family but you can use your fat of choice. INGREDIENTS: * 2 1/4 C. Yellow Split Peas * 1 tsp. Baking Soda * 2 T. Extra Virgin Coconut Oil * 2 Leaks, washed well and sliced up * 2 Carrots, scraped and sliced up * 1 Turnip, sliced * 1 clove Garlic, mashed * 1 C. Water * 2 T. thick tomato Puree * 2 Bay Leaves * 3 Cloves, minced * 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg * 1/4 tsp. Marjoram * 1/4 tsp. Tarragon * Celtic Sea Salt, to taste * Pinch White Pepper, fresh ground preferable HOW TO PREPARE THE PEAS: *Place the peas in a large bowl and sprinkle with Baking Soda (the Baking Soda will make the peas very creamy). *Soak the peas overnight or from 8-10 hours-- no longer or flavour will be lost *Rinse well under cold water *...

  This chick'n pot pie soup is hearty and tasty. It is made with about 140 g of Butler's soy curls and makes about 6 adult servings.   Ingredients CASHEW CREAM 1/2 cup cashews soaked and spun up smooth in 1 cup water (set aside) SOUP water or veggie broth for saute 8 cups water 2 red onions, diced 2 ribs celery, sliced fine 2-3 cups mushrooms, sliced 3 medium carrots, diced 1 medium potato, peeled and diced 1 tablespoon chicken-like seasoning 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning 2 cups frozen peas 1/4 cup parsley, fine chopped 140 g. dry soy curls and hot water to cover 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper NOTE: You may wish to make baking powder biscuits to eat with the soup. You can find recipes online, ask your Grandma for her recipe, or prepare a commercial mix. See what this delectable vegan pot pie soup / casserole filling looks like... METHOD : 1. Saute onions, mushrooms, and celery.  Saute for 5 to 10 minutes. 2. Add in seasonings 3. Add ...

Gluten-free stove top stuffing-- a delish nosh bowl along with sauerkraut salad, hummus, broccoli, and kimchee.  The recipe for a plant-based gluten-free stovetop stuffing came about when I was using a little poultry seasoning in what I hoped would be a yummy savory quinoa flour waffle. For some reason, the waffle stuck to the iron (grrr) but I tasted the mess and it was quite lovely.  I filed the idea away for some sort of dish containing quinoa flour and poultry seasoning. After making a series of recipes for whole wheat crockpot bread and quinoa GF crockpot bread , I ended up with a heel of quinoa bread about five days old, needing some rescue recipe (too good to throw out or to allow to mold). Tonight was the night. INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLUTEN-FREE STUFFING RECIPE (Serves 4) The heel of a small heavy, soft  loaf of quinoa bread: about 4 slices + end/crust piece 1 cup of veggie broth (or like-chicken vegan broth) 1/2 cup toasted quinoa flour 3 tablespoons of coconut oi...

So, you want to grow a garden using food scraps -- the parts of fruits and veggies that get tossed after the good bits have made it into the stew or the salad. It makes so much sense, doesn't it? You don't have much room, in fact you don't have a yard. You don't have much spare money, but you do have all these leftovers from your last shop at Wholefoods, some have gone hairy in the fridge, some never did make the grade for the school lunch.  Or maybe you do have a yard and you would like it to contain an orchard of your favorite apples or a luscious cherry tree dripping fruits onto the table on your deck.  Well... let's take a look at 15 (at least) veggies and fruits that it is possible for you to propagate from scraps (the parts of the fresh fruits and veggies that you are not using when you cook or snack on them) or through cuttings from generous neighbours and various other fun and free sources ... Just click below on the fruits and vegetables you are in...