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Seitan posole stew is a vegan take on the Mexican hominy classic: dried posole simmered for hours with chipotle and bay, then joined by seared seitan cubes in a smoky cumin-oregano broth. Topped with avocado, tomato, and cilantro.

Microwave tamale pie with a spiced bean, corn, and olive filling topped with a cornmeal crust. Vegetarian, no oven needed, and ready in 30 minutes.

Vegetable gumbo is a lighter, meatless take on the Cajun classic: the holy trinity simmered with okra, corn, tomatoes and paprika, thickened naturally by the okra. No roux, no meat, just hearty vegetable comfort.

Pillowy soft yeast buns enriched with cream, eggs, and a touch of corn syrup, brushed with butter and finished with a sweet cream glaze. Makes 4 dozen and freezes beautifully.

Moroccan-style couscous steamed over a spicy chickpea stew with carrots, zucchini, corn, and warm spices. A traditional one-pot vegetarian meal where the couscous absorbs the aromas of the stew below.

Layered Creole vegetable casserole with okra, lima beans, corn, peppers, and tomato, topped with crumb-coated sautéed okra. A vegetarian gumbo-inspired bake that gets better the next day.

Chinese pepper steak stir-fry with thinly sliced round steak, green bell peppers, tomatoes, and bean sprouts in a savory soy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes and served over rice.

Classic North Carolina hush puppies made with cornmeal, buttermilk, and just a touch of flour. Deep-fried golden and crispy on the outside, soft and corny inside.

Rich chocolate Cajun pound cake with devil's food mix, chocolate pudding, rum extract, and chocolate chips. Topped with a glossy cocoa glaze. Easy one-bowl recipe, bakes in under an hour.

Easy ham and beans casserole with sausage, navy beans, white wine, and ground cloves. A hearty, slow-baked one-pot meal served with hot cornbread.

Chili-cheese burgers crown lean ground beef patties with melty Gruyere and a cumin-spiked green chili tomato sauce. The sauce made from scratch is what separates these from every other Tex-Mex burger.

Chicken and almond rissoles with stir-fried vegetables: grated potato and carrot bind cooked chicken into oval patties, rolled in almonds and baked alongside snow peas and baby corn.

Three-layer Southern coconut cake with a tangy crushed-pineapple filling and billowy seven-minute frosting. An almond-scented butter cake stacked with grated coconut between every layer.

Three layers of deep chocolate cake get brushed with vanilla sugar glaze while hot, then stacked with mocha buttercream icing spiked with coffee and cocoa.

What a great idea to use leftover chicken pieces to make a wonderful stock, then use it to make such a delicious and wholesome tortilla soup. The flavour was just amazing, and delivered loads of great flavour.

Warm up your winter with this exotic soup made of cucumbers, tomatoes and grilled bannock.