Vegetables/8 recipes

Sprouted some bean sprouts last week, meanwhile I had some colorful bell peppers needed to be used up, then this was the quick-easy stir-fry I put together.

Make your own original french fried onions. You'll never use those inedible canned french fried onions again.

This quick, easy and delicious Italian-style side dish is perfectly cooked. Broccoli is seasoned with olive oil and garlic, and finished with a touch of parmesan.

Everyone will love this rustic country dish of creamy leek and potato soup cooked in a pressure cooker.

Very warm and filling. Lots of mushroom flavor and the barley was tender and plump. I used a bit of olive oil to sauté the veggies along with a healthy dose of garlic. Easy to make with easy to find ingredients, perfect for a cool fall or winter day.

My family of 3 boys and my husband refuse to eat anything "healthy"...well I made this tvp chili, but did not tell them what was in it. Well between the 4 of them they finished the pot. So excellent!! Easily used to "fool" non vegetarians!

A simple, but scrumptious broccoli salad that is the perfect substitute for when you're tired of the same old leaf lettuce side dish.

You can use any vegetable as you wish, the pastry is made with whole wheat flour, low fat milk and a little bit butter or olive oil. It is a much healthier way to enjoy a pot pie!

Quinoa is high in fiber, protein and gluten free. To make this quinoa lasagna, we use a spring-form pan layered with different flavored quinoa and vegetables, colorful and incredibly tasty.

No sugar, flavour is still so nice, and much healthier too!

Another quick and easy homemade bisquick mix recipe to share. Next time when you need some bisquick mix to complete a recipe, remember to make it from scratch, you will be surprised by how easy and tasty!

This bok choy, mushrooms, and tofu stir-fry deliver sweet, sour, and slightly spicy flavor. It's hard not to taste good when you have garlic, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil... all these classic and delicious Asian spices in one dish.

Here is a recipe, developed young man here in the Detroit area. With this recipe, he won a $10,000 scholarship to Johnson and Wales College, which is considered a top-notch cooking school, located in Charleston, SC. This young man, Andre Black, spent 2 weeks developing this recipe, this cake was among the top 19 recipes chosen (out of 270) as winners. Andre was on the front page of the Detroit News yesterday, along with the recipe. The Detroit News food writer, Robin Mather says "For a Carrot Cake, this is a hell of a fruit cake." She found this cake suited to 3 - 8 inch layers.

A very tasty and light soup, and also packed with goodness. It certainly helped me use up some of the garden-fresh tomatoes that tasted amazing, and it warmed me up instantly, an ideal soup for fall.

This Mexican style casserole is full of beans and vegetables, with the two layers of the tortilla pieces, vegetable mixture and cheddar cheese, loaded the tons of tasty flavor.

Try sugar-free, but scrumptious pie that's made with jello and strawberries!