Black bean chili/4 recipes

This light yet tasty Chinese veggie salad is made with bean sprouts, lotus root, carrot, cucumber, black mushrooms, and tofu sheet, then tossed with a soy-rice vinegar-sesame oil dressing. A refreshing side dish that goes well with most of the main dishes, or just serve it with some steamed rice to complete a delicious meal.

This is one of those recipes that is more of a guideline—I really encourage you to adapt the amounts and ingredients to your tastes. If you like it chunky, don’t puree it. If you like a thinner soup, add more chicken broth. If you don’t like heat, omit the cayenne.

Savory muffins with mushrooms, walnuts, cheese and herbs. A delicious make-ahead quick breakfast idea.

Quick, easy and flavorful, it goes well with any kind of main course.

An Italian style pinwheel bread with olives sprialiing throughout the loaf. Impressive and delicious at the same time.

Amy's Chili with Hominy (Vegan) recipe

Chili N'Awlins recipe

A classic Korean dish, seasoned vegetables are served with Korean noodles and spicy sauce along with a small bowl of miso soup and kimchee.

A Chinese inspired stir-fry dish is wrapped into lettuce leaves to serve, and enjoy all the yummy goodness in one wrap!

This creamy and earthy rich mushroom soup gets it's earthiness from shitake mushrooms and rich creaminess from cashews instead of cream for a healthier result than a cream based bisque. It sacrifices the fat to deliver flavor.

A delicious cross between cheesecake and pumpkin pie without cheese or the need to bake. If you love cheesecake but have a stomach that is sensitive to cream cheese - this is the one for you.

A quick and easy velvety smooth tomato soup without any added cream. Perfect and classic with a grilled cheese sandwich.

So easy to make, and the dish came out super tasty. Instead of green bell pepper, I used sweet red bell peppers, didn't have mint, so used fresh basil leaves instead. Yum.

Shape popcorn into pumpkins, these cute pumpkins are a great treat at your Halloween party!