Entrees

Beet Recipes Even a Beet Hater Can Love - Ever since beets topped the list of the “11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating,” beets have been a heated topic of debate on the Well blog.

Kidney Bean Risotto - A warming and nutritious meal for winter

Black Beans, Cuban Style - This spicy bean dish is sometimes called "Moors and Christians" when served with white rice. It's also quite tasty served over cornbread.

Vegan Burger with Beets - a delicious burger that gives a satisfying comfort food experience

Black Bean Burgers - These black bean burgers were one of the most popular items.

Wild Rice stuffed with Roasted Squash - Country Style Goodness. a nice thanksgiving Dish

Calzone - Calzone are simply pizzas with the topping on the inside. This mixed vegetable filling is delicious and very interchangeable with other ingredients.

Fiesta Spice Cannellini - High brow party appetizer

White Bean Cassoulet - an adaptation of a French country classic features white beans, an important component of the original made with meat. By using canned beans, it can be ready within an hour from start to finish.

Sweet Potato and Red Bean Curry - Vibrant in colour and flavour, this curry is delicious served over freshly cooked basmati rice

Healthy Walnut Chlli - This Poblano Walnut Chili (rated four out of 10 on the spice scale) is a great way to enjoy chilli with walnuts.

Vegan Chilli - Four different types of beans give it a complex flavour and nutrition New

Three Bean Dal - By using a combination of canned beans and dried split peas, I manage to achieve that creamy, slow-cooked flavour in a fraction of the time.

Stuffed Eggplant with Walnut Sauce, Turkish Style - This dish may be prepared ahead of time, with the final baking done just before you're ready to serve it.

Vegetable Jalfezi - a type of Indian curry in which marinated pieces of vegetables are fried in oil and spices to produce a dry, thick sauce. Full of taste.

Quinoa Kitchari - a delicious base for fresh vegetables. New

Lasagna Primavera - Layers of chewy noodles and a tempeh-vegetable filling are blanketed with a creamy vegan white sauce topped with garlicky fresh bread crumbs.

Lentils and rice with caramelized onions, middle eastern style - makes a well-balanced meal when accompanied by a green vegetable or salad.

Roast Portobello Mushrooms with Chestnut Dressing and Red Wine Sauce - A lovely side dish with a nut loaf

Carrots and Kale with a Balsamic glaze - This glaze gives the carrots and kale a nice lift.

Butternut Squash & Mushroom Lasagna - Flavourful mushrooms, butternut squash, and pecans make this out-of-the-ordinary lasagna extraordinary.

Kashka Varnishkas - This eastern European favourite is made with buckwheat groats, or kasha, combined with bow~tie pasta, or farfalle.

Drunken Noodles - A spicy Thai dish that may be a cure for hangover. The distinctive, licorice-like flavor of fresh Thai basil (available at Asian markets) is essential.

Nut Loaf - This has been a favourite at our Xmas dinners and last year the family carnivores ate with high praise

Golden Vegetable Paella - A low-fat rendition of the classic dish

Pasta Puttanesca - The name of this piquant pasta sauce means streetwalker style, supposedly because ladles of the evening often prepared it at the end of a long night's work.

Broccoli & Chilli Pasta - An alkaline pasta with a little added heat from the chiles

Garlic Spaghetti - A classic pasta that never ceases to satisfy

Pasta all’Arrabbiata - Another classic pasta recipe that can be adapted many different ways

Mushroom Pasta with Port - a substantial pasta that goes well with a full bodied red wine

Pasta With Roasted Butternut Squash and Kale Pesto - A substantial pasta for a winter’s evening.

Pasta With Caramelized Onion, Swiss Chard and Garlicky Bread Crumbs - A lively pasta dish that has an amazing aftertaste.

Pasta Salad with Charbroiled Bell Peppers - A light pasta salad with enough substance for a Fall evening meal

Pasta Shapes with Pumpkin Sauce - A delightful Thanksgiving weekend meal

Creamy Pasta With Roasted Zucchini, Almonds and Basil - A hearty pasta that warms body and soul.

Penne With Shell Beans and Tomatoes - This is a very comforting pasta. I like to use large shells or tubes, which catch the beans and sauce

Mushroom Risotta - Full of flavour and nutrition from the mixture of wild mushrooms New

Risotto with Lentils - An easy and quick nutritious meal New

Macadamia Nut Pasta - The macadamia nuts give it a rich & creamy texture

A Fig, Hazelnut Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Yes Basil Sauce - A tasty non dairy approach to a pizza with high nutritional value

Pasta with Tomatoes and Arugula - This pasta relies upon its success on the salad green, arugula. The hot, pepppery taste adds a surprising final touch.

Pasta with Tomato Sauce - This cooked tomato sauce is a classic - it goes well with any pasta.

Roasted Potato Wedges - an easy low fat way to cook potatoes New

La Crique - a classic potato dish from Ardeche, France, a variation on a type of coarse potato pancake found in most parts of Europe.

Southwest Potatoes - Easy & Quick to make with a low fat content.

Potato Gnocchi with Walnut Pesto - a delicious, hearty and quick meal -

Ratatouille - A wonderful casserole of vegetables that can be served hot or cold as an appetizer, main course or a side.

Rice with Lentils - A nutrient filled and balance dish served with a salad and cauliflower or broccoli New

Fried Spiced Tempeh - A classic take on an old favourite Indonesian dish using almonds rather than kenari nuts.

Tempeh Cacciatore - Enjoy the tender stewed vegetables and pappardelle that went with it. If pappardelle, a wide ribbon pasta, is unavailable, use fettuccine instead.

Roasted Potato Wedges - an easy low fat way to cook potatoes

Southwest Potatoes - Easy & Quick to make with a low fat content.

Bean, Corn and Squash Stew - In this excellent version of the traditional Chilean stew porotos granados, chef Alex Aguilera uses kidney beans in place of the customary cranberry beans, then folds in fresh basil and a swirl of paprika oil.

Squash and Water Chestnut Risotto - This is a rich and nutritious winter meal New

Onion Tart - This provencal version of pizza can be served hot or cold

Sweet & Spicy Baked Tempeh - A delicious way to enjoy Tempeh

Layered Vegetable Torte - We cooked this last night for supper. A big hit and there was a bit left over for a Sunday noon picnic.

10 Best Raw foods for the Busy Traveler - a handy list of good foods that are easy to purchase and keep while traveling

The Temporary Vegetarian: A Vegan Main Dish of Indian Green Beans - This succulent green bean dish, in a gently spiced sauce of coconut milk, is from Bihar, a state in India. “It is an everyday, simple dish that is several hundred years old,” said Julie Sahni, a cooking teacher, and author of eight cookbooks, including “Classic Indian Cooking” (William Morrow, 1980), which is in its 38th printing.