Tag: vegetarian

Renee’s Vegan Potato Salad

Renee’s Vegan Potato Salad

Ingredients 1 bag of red potatoes, chopped and cooked 2 ½ fresh lemons squeezed (or more to taste) 1 ½ cup Vegenaise (original) 2 tsp lemon pepper, or more to taste 2 tsp dried dill weed Fresh lemon thyme (to taste) Salt (to taste) 2 

Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Salad

Salad 1 large bunch finely chopped broccoli ½ to 1 cup chopped red onion 1 cup sunflower seeds (toasted if desired) 1 cup golden raisins Dressing ½ jar Mayonnaise 3 Tbsp. lemon juice 3 Tbsp. sugar (dissolved in the lemon juice) dash salt Toss dressing 

Renee’s Basil Dip

Renee’s Basil Dip

Ingredients

  • One 12oz. Silken tofu
  • 2 ½ fresh lemons, squeezed (or more to taste)
  • 1 cup Vegenaise (original)
  • 2 tsp lemon pepper (or more to taste)
  • 1 clove garlic (optional)
  • Fresh lemon thyme (to taste)
  • Salt (to taste)

Blend ingredients in food processor until smooth 

  • 2 cups fresh basil packed (the more basil the better!)                 

Pulse basil in sauce until chopped fine (saved until the end because I love seeing tiny bits of basil)

Barb’s 6-quart Ice Cream

Barb’s 6-quart Ice Cream

1 cup sugar 2 qt. whipping cream 2 cans sweetened condensed milk 2 ½ Tbsp. vanilla ½ tsp. salt 2 qt. milk Add more milk until until you reach the fill line.

Lemon Kissed Funfetti Cookies

Lemon Kissed Funfetti Cookies

Ingredients 3 cups All-Purpose Flour 1 ¼ tsp Baking Soda ½ tsp Cream of Tartar ¾ cup Vegan Butter, softened (Earth Balance)¼ cup Shortening, softened 1 ½ cup Granulated Sugar 3 tbsp Dairy-Free Yogurt 1 tbsp Finely Grated Lemon Zest (1 medium sized lemon should 

Helen Lake’s Ice Cream

Helen Lake’s Ice Cream

  • 2 cans sweetened Condensed milk
  • 1 qt. whipping cream
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • dash of salt

Pour in ice cream canister and fill the rest of the canister with milk and stir it up. Freeze.

Banana Drop Cookies

Banana Drop Cookies

Dave’s favorite and Karen discovered this recipe in Hawaii as we had so many bananas come ripe at once.

Almond Cookies

Almond Cookies

We got this recipe from a good friend in Hawaii, Stephanie Arthur. The red dot in the center of the cookie gives it the Oriental flare.

Popcorn Balls

Popcorn Balls

Make tiny balls, wrap in plastic wrap and hand on the Christmas tree.

Ingredients

1/3 c. light corn syrup

1/3 c. water

1 c. sugar

1 tsp. salt

¼ c. margarine

1 tsp. vanilla

14 c. popped corn (hot air)

Combine syrup, water, sugar, salt and butter in buttered 4-cup glass measure. Cover with plastic wrap.

Microwave on “roast” for 8 minutes. Stir and continue cooking on “roast” for 4 minutes. Stir and continue cooking on “roast” for 4 -4 ½ minutes or until candy forms a hard ball in cold water. Stir in vanilla. Pour in then stream over popped corn in large buttered bowl; mix well. Butter hands and shape into balls.

Chinese Haystack

Chinese Haystack

1 bowl of cooked rice (white or brown-enough to feed your dinner guests) 1 bowl of cooked lentils. Toppings (in separate serving bowls) Chopped cucumbers Chopped tomatoes Chopped green onions Sliced water chestnuts Chopped lettuce Grated cheese Chow Mein Noodles Sour cream Soy Sauce or