ROASTED GARLIC SPINACH PESTO
This is the best of alfredo and pesto. Lots of flavor, and creamy texture throughout. Tastes good at room temperature. You’re going to love this one!
Pesto makes 4 cups; pasta dish serves 8-10
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MY IMMUNE BOOSTER SOUP
This soup is a complete meal. You’ll walk away thinking you’ll order this soup again. Fresh melon topped with coconut cream with fresh lime would make a perfect dessert accompaniment. No starch, no salad, no veggie meat needed with this soup. Enjoy it as is. Thinking healthy means enjoying all the taste sensations!
Makes 8 cups
ONION MUSHROOM WINE SOUP
Caramelized onion, sauteed mushroom and celery with potato simmered in a mushroom, tomato, red wine broth with baby spinach! Toasted English muffin croutons texture like dumplings!
Makes 18 cups
SMOKY LAZY PIEROGI
Lazy, crazy good! Not your tradtional lazy pierogi – sauteed onion, pepper and mushroom plus spinach, in addition to the traditional sauerkraut, take this lazy dish over the top! Then tick it up one more time with McCormick’s Bac’n Pieces and I’m no longer in hog heaven – I’m in animal-free culinary heaven!
Makes approx. 13 cups
POPEYE SOUP
Popeye The Spinach Man never had it this good! Spinach, mushrooms, sweet onion, peppers and stewed tomatoes in a savory broth with Goldbaum’s Gluten Free All Natural Brown Rice Pasta Shells. WOW!
Makes 25 cups
AFC SWEET MEAT SAUCE ©
Secret Asian Woman Sauce. Use to sauce your veg meats, side dish veggies and stir-fries.
Tastes the meat of the seed! No animal here!
Makes 3-1/2 cups
HOT AND SOUR CAULIFLOWER SOUP
A hot and sour cauliflower soup with spinach, baked potato and carrot ribbons floating with udon Japanese noodles and cilantro oil in a white miso, garlic, coriander and smoked paprika broth! The best hot and sour soup I’ve ever tasted!
Makes 24 cups
PINEAPPLE BEAN SALSA SOUP – or dip
This is my gazpacho – upticked all the way to the moon and back. The longer it marinates, the more subtle the flavors. Some like the old, some like the new! Serve as a cold appetizer soup or a dip with tortilla chips!
Makes 9 cups
MAPLE MUSTARD MAYO SALAD DRESSING
A deliciously simple, creamy dressing for green salads!
Makes 3/4 cup
VEG SAUSAGE & PINEAPPLE GREEK PITA
Fried Veg sausage crumbles, fresh spinach and fried pineapple on grilled Greek Pita flatbread spread with chipotle mayo and beer mustard! A ‘take it to the bank’ sandwich!
Makes 1 sandwich
VEGGIE FLATBREAD ROLL UPS
Flatout flatbread spread with a green peppercorn and caper aioli. Topped with steamed fresh green beans, asparagus and spinach. Sprinkled with smoked paprika, then rolled up and pan-fried till browned and crisped. A perfect veggie roll up!
Makes as many as you want
3 NUT SAUCE
Cashews, walnuts and almonds processed with coconut milk, extra virgin olive and Champagne and Balsamic vinegars with smoky paprika, garlic, cinnamon and rosemary. Cooked, then blended till creamy. Serve hot over root vegetables as main dish or use cold as a salad dressing!
Makes 3-1/2 cups
MUSHROOM PIZZA SAUCE
An all-purpose, basic pizza sauce with mushrooms. Light and tangy – just how a pizza sauce should be! The smoked paprika, allspice and fennel seed provide the meaty flavor that might otherwise be missing in the toppings!
Makes 2-3/4 cups
GREEN PEPPERCORN AND CAPER AIOLI SAUCE
Just Mayo Original and Chipotle flavors mixed with fresh green peppercorn, capers, extra virgin olive oil, Amore Garlic Paste, fresh lemon squeeze and garlic! Tastes better than the egg yolk based aioli! Serve as you would any other aioli. I chose steamed veggies: green beans, spinach and asparagus! Impressive!
Makes 3/4 cup
SMOKY PAPRIKA TOFU SUBS
Super firm sprouted tofu coated with a smoky paprika dry rub, then baked in extra virgin olive oil. Served on a broiled sub roll with a dry rub and horseradish dairy-free cream cheese spread, fresh spinach and tomato!
Makes 4
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER SPINACH SALAD
A whole cauliflower roasted with a sweet sour rosemary marinade. Cut into cauliflower steaks then set atop a salad of spinach, cabbage and sweet red pepper. Drizzled with a smoky cashew dressing, then topped with chopped Kalamata olive!
Serves 6
FOOT LONG CHEEZY SUB
A foot long broiled sub roll smeared with hummus, then layered with Daiya Cheddar Cheese Shreds, kumato slices (dark tomatoes), Pickled Roasted Yellow Peppers and Kalamata olive halves. Topped with fresh spinach!
Makes 1
FOOT LONG CHIK’N SUB
Pan-fried Boca Original Chik’n Veggie Patties on a broiled tough-skinned foot long sub roll with Caponata Babaganoush and mustard as condiments. Layered with Pickled Roasted Yellow Peppers, fresh spinach and sweet onion!
Makes 1
TOFU GRAVY SCRAMBLE
Silken tofu scrambled with fresh blanched spinach and sweet mini pepper wine gravy! Perfect for a brunch main dish. Feel like a breakfast brunch sandwich instead? Spoon the scramble into soft sub rolls broiled till crispy on the insides!
Serves 4
MUSHROOM AND SPINACH QUESADILLAS
Sauteed mushroom and spinach folded in flour tortillas. Spread with a soy cream cheese and orange marmalade topping, then broiled till bubbly and golden. Served with romaine lettuce tossed with the same topping, as garnish!
2 large or 4 small servings
IMPERIAL CREAMED SPINACH
A basic white sauce flavored with garlic, tarragon and nutmeg folded into fresh cooked, squeezed spinach, sauteed mushroom and sweet roasted pepper. The empress of all creamed spinach!
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SPINACH RICE MOLDS
with a roasted pepper and sun-dried tomato white wine sauce with orange zest! Delightfully refreshing with a subtle cheesy flavor!
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PAN-FRIED TOFU MADE ELEGANT
Yes, fried tofu rises in the ranks to achieve elegance! The salty crispiness of some edges of the Silken tofu against the unsalted spinach and tangy of the creamy Sabra roasted pepper hummus achieves perfection!
EASY SIDE DISH SPINACH
Fresh spinach steamed in a little water 3-5 minutes. Drained, plated, then drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, a few squirts of fresh lemon, a little salt and freshly ground pepper. Served with a lemon wedge and Kalamata olive! Easy, quick and delicious!
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SPINACH MUSHROOM AVOCADO SALAD
Made with roasted pepper and onion. Drizzled with a creamy, sweet and smoky, Balsamic vinegar and Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream dressing! Quick, easy, elegant!
Makes 4 main dish salads or 6 side salads
VEGGIE MAC AND CHEESE FLORENTINE
Tofutti ricotta, cream cheese, sour cream and mozzarella singles combined with herbs and spices, fresh spinach and veggie elbow macaroni. Topped with fresh breadcrumbs flavored with olive oil and garlic, garnished with roasted pepper and baked till piping hot and crisped!
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POTATO PIEROGI BENEDICT
The potato pierogi acts like the egg in this special version of ‘eggs’ Benedict. English muffin layered with roasted pepper, creamy fresh steamed spinach, potato pierogi and lemon tarragon Egg-Free Hollandaise sauce!
THREE GREEN STEW
KALE, TURNIP GREENS AND SPINACH with beets, carrots and potatoes in a creamy mustard garlic horseradish sauce! Tastes like you cooked it with salt pork!
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SPINACH BENEDICT SALAD
Fresh spinach, mushrooms, and croutons tossed with a creamy fresh lemon, tarragon and garlic dressing! Topped with matchstick slices of Veggie Canadian Bacon! My plan was to make a Veggie Eggs Benedict, which would require a stove, a toaster and a blender.
When the lights went out at Kirby Manor and I had no electricity, I made this beautiful salad instead, thus the name!
Makes 4-6 main dish servings
FRIED VEGGIE BOLOGNA SANDWICH
Toasted English muffin spread with veggie mayonnaise and mustard. Layered with red roasted pepper, fried veggie bologna, iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach. Sprinkled with fresh cracked pepper. Five minutes from start to finish. Sink your teeth into satisfaction and make your taste buds happy!
Makes 1 sandwich
ROASTED BEETS AND GREENS IN CREAMY MUSTARD-MINCEMEAT SAUCE
Oven-roasted beets combined with fresh cooked collard greens and spinach along with caramelized onion and walnuts. Served in a casserole dish smothered in a rich sweet and sour mustard, mincemeat, garlic, rosemary and red grape cream sauce!
Serves 6
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OVEN-ROASTED PEPPERS AND EGGPLANT RICE SALAD
Savory rice combined with oven-roasted red and green peppers, eggplant and zucchini along with fresh cooked spinach. Mixed with a creamy Balsamic, fresh basil and garlic dressing!
Makes 14 cups
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SHARON’S WILTED SPINACH SALAD
Fresh spinach and walnut pieces dressed with a warm sweet and sour soy bacon, Kalamata olive, garlic, roasted pepper, Balsamic and Dijon mustard dressing!
Salad Serves 4-6; Dressing makes 2 cups
THE QUEEN OF KINGS POTATO SALAD
Nobody has tasted a potato salad quite like this. The ultimate in flavor and texture! Definitely a WOW dish!
Makes 17 cups
SAUTEED SWISS CHARD
A light sweet and sour flavored Swiss chard with sweet cooked onion!
Serves 8
PUREE OF SPINACH
A thick, creamy, brilliant green puree of spinach flavored with garlic, mushroom, onion and dill. This Puree Of Spinach melts in your mouth!
Serves 4
CABBAGE AND SPINACH SAUTE
Fresh green cabbage and spinach sauteed with sweet onion in a light cilantro and poultry seasoning non-dairy cream sauce!
Serves 6
SWEET MUSTARD COLLARD GREENS AND CABBAGE
Cooked collard greens and cabbage drenched with a sweet-sour mustard sage, almond cream sauce. Topped with smoked almond crumbles!
Makes 6-8 main dish servings, or 12 or more side dish servings
SHARON’S HAPPY FAMILY RICE
Jasmine rice combined with fresh spinach, grilled cubanella peppers and sautéed onion, celery and shredded carrot. Served as rice molds with a green peppercorn and thyme gravy sauce!
Serves 6-9
COOKED FRESH COLLARD GREENS
Simply boiled till tender produces the best results for collard greens. Sweet, tender and delicious! This is the way cooked collard greens should look!
Serves 6
