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Seppo - NY
I have found the following recipes which seem appropriate for the Thanksgiving Holiday. I will add more before Christmas. Let me know if you want any of the following recipes...

Holiday Recipes

Entrees:

Quinoa Cashew stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn Squash filled with Corn Pudding Cream Sauce
Baby Pumpkins (or other winter squash) stuffed with Sautéed Vegetables in Pumpkin Curry Sauce
Baby Pumpkins (or other winter squash) stuffed with Sage Polenta & Seitan Bourguignon
Butternut Squash with Orange Wild Rice & Bread Stuffing
Succotash stuffed Butternut
Portobello Pate stuffed Chard Leaves
Sesame Crepes stuffed with Portobellos in a Port Cream Sauce
Wild Rice stuffed Cabbage with Parsnip Pernod Sauce
Chestnut and Red Wine Pate En Croute
Cashew Mushroom Strudel
Roasted Cashew Loaf with Herb Stuffing
Cashew-Walnut Tempeh Loaf
Quinoa Mushroom Loaf
Porcini Mushroom Nut Loaf
Corn, Zucchini & Rice Loaf
Sweet Potato, Rice, & Barley Loaf
Wild Mushroom, Wild Rice & Root Vegetable Roulade
Seitan Roulade stuffed with Mushrooms & Figs
Mushroom & Lentil Loaf with Savory Potato Filling
Golden Lentil Roulade with Chestnut Stuffing
Braised Seitan Roll with Apricots & Turnips
Mushroom Bourguignon in a Whole Pumpkin
Seitan Roast with Mushroom Gravy
Pumpkin Curry with Lentils & Apples
Buttercup Squash, Parsnip, & Cranberry Bean Stew
Mushroom Pecan Stew
Shiitake Mushroom Pot Pie with Polenta Crust
Artichoke & Mushroom Pot Pie
Portobello Pot Pie
Wild Rice Pot Pie with Bleu Cheese Onion Crust
Layered Harvest Vegetable Phyllo Pie
Tempeh with Orange-Ginger Sauce
Tempeh Shortbreads with Wild Mushrooms & Peas
Chicken-Baked Tofu
Nut-Crusted Tofu Scaloppini
Tofu Flan with Sweet Potato & Roasted Garlic

Grain Side Dishes:

Saffron & Butternut Risotto
Butternut & Mixed Grain Pilaf Torte
Wild Rice Pilaf with Apples & Pecans
Wild Rice with Dried Fruit
Barley with Marsala & Seitan
Polenta with Pumpkin, Quince, & Fromage Blanc
Quinoa & Raspberries
Brown Rice with Dried Cherries, Pistachios, & Collard Greens
Cider Pilaf with Brussel Sprouts, Bleu Cheese, & Apple Bourbon Sauce
Tempeh Risotto with Walnuts & Shallots
Wild Mushroom Bread Pudding

Vegetable Side Dishes:

Julienne of Root Vegetables
Cauliflower Sautéed with Peaches & Cardamom
Layered Potatoes, Zucchini, & Mushrooms Baked in Broth
Allspice Roasted Butternut Squash
Root Vegetable Puree
Maple & Tarragon Sweet Potatoes
Baked Maple Sweet Potatoes
Baked Sweet Potatoes Smothered in Long-Cooked Spicy Greens
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Parsnips & Carrots
Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, & Spiced Dried Fruit
Brussel Sprouts with Chestnuts
Butternut Phyllo Tarts
Figs & Fennel en Papillote
Mashed Root Vegetables with Cardamom & Crispy Leeks
Turnip & Goat Cheese Gratin
Beet Gratin with Ricotta Custard
Potato, Parsnip & Wild Mushroom Cobbler
Roasted Carrots, Parsnips, & Quinoa
Pumpkin Fritters
Root Vegetable Fritters with Scallions
Beets Sautéed with Currants
Turnip, Celery Root, & Parsnips sautéed in Champagne
Zucchini Ribbons Sautéed with Honey & Sunflower Seeds
Mashed Celery Root with Fennel, Shallots, Rosemary, & Pernod
Mashed Parsnips & Cauliflower with Millet
Steamed Root Vegetables with Bleu Cheese Remoulade
Rutabaga & Winter Squash with Nutmeg
Cinnamon-Apple Glazed Carrots
Sweet Potato & Parsnip Casserole
Mashed Potatoes & Celery Root
Chestnut & Corn Patties
Lemon-Ginger Applesauce

Stuffing:

Walnut & Apple Stuffing
Skillet Corn Bread Stuffing with Mushrooms & Pine Nuts
Sage, Apple, & Onion Stuffing
Wild Rice & Apricot Stuffing
Sunflower Quinoa Stuffing
Bulgur Almond Stuffing
Sweet Potato Stuffing

Sauces, Relishes, & Gravies:

Curried Carrot Sauce
Cranberry Mandarin Relish
Pineapple Cranberry Relish
Cranberry Port Relish
Cranberry, Orange, & Pecan Relish
Apple, Apricot, & Cranberry Chutney
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Roasted Red Pepper & Cashew Sauce
Garden Brown Gravy

Salads & Dressings:

Roasted Wild Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan cheese
Watercress & Roasted Red Pepper Salad with Mascarpone (or goat cheese)
Pear Avocado Salad
Bitter Greens, Figs, Butternut, & Beets with Curried Almond Dressing
Black-Eyed Pea, Corn, & Sweet Potato Salad
Spinach Apple Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Radicchio Pear Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Apple Walnut Salad with Watercress
Beets & Raspberries in Raspberry Vinaigrette
Grated Beets & Carrots with Avocado
Rutabaga & Celery Root in Tofu Remoulade Dressing
Roasted Yellow & Red Peppers in Mango Vinaigrette
Cranberry Ginger Dressing
Roasted Red Pepper Dressing

Soups:

Orange Butternut Squash Soup
Gingered Pumpkin Apple Soup
Creamy Carrot Bisque
Roadside Pumpkin Soup
Sweet Potato Soup
Roasted Red Pepper & Sweet Potato Soup
Onion & Apple Soup with Apple, Sesame, & Ginger Relish
Spice Carrot & Orange Soup
Celery Root & Chestnut Soup
Potato Mushroom Soup with Apples
Potato Pumpkin Soup
Chestnut Soup with Greens
Mushroom Wild Rice Chowder

Baked Goods:

Ginger Butternut Biscuits
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Braided Sweet Potato Bread
Boston Brown Bread
Cranberry Pecan Quick Bread
Sweet Potato Pecan Spice Quick Bread
Sweet Potato Corn Bread
Pumpkin & Apricot Quick Bread
Orange-Ginger Quick Bread
Apple Focaccia
Candied Apple Muffins
Pumpkin Muffins
Cranberry Corn Muffins
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
Apple Cheddar Muffins

Desserts:

Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate-Hazelnut Ganache & Cinnamon-Coffee Sauce
Parsnip Caramel Cake
Lingonberry Upside-Down Cake
Cranberry Walnut Galette
Cranberry Orange Galette
Caramelized Apple Galette
Fig & Almond Galette with Red Wine & Pear Cream
Maple Syrup Baked Apples
Gingerbread Roll
Figs in Peppered Wine
Double Berry Poached Pears with Creme Fraiche
Quince & Apple Strudel
Pumpkin Streusel Pie
Diane/Alberta(at heart)
I was wondering if these are all in your cookbook that I have. I hope so.
Seppo - NY
I think they sound wonderful too, Diane. I'm sorry to say that they are not all in my cookbook. Only a handful of them are. I researched quite a few cookbooks to come up with that selection of holiday recipes. There are actually enough recipes there to make a cookbook!
And I am still looking. And I will continue to post recipe titles. Please don't hesitate to ask for any of the recipes. I would be very happy to post them for you or anybody else.

The recipes that are in my book "3 Bowls: Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery" are:

Garden Brown Sauce/Gravy
Quinoa Cashew Stuffing (to stuff Acorn Squash)
Quinoa Sunflower Stuffing
Portobello Pate (to stuff Chard Leaves)
Sesame Crepes stuffed with Portobello in a Port Cream Sauce
Butternut Sweet Potato Soup
Double Berry Poached Pears
Sweet Potato Pecan Spice Bread
Ginger Butternut Biscuits

Nice to hear from you. Get my email from Betsy. Would love to keep up with you.

Be well, Diane.
Fondly,
SEPPO


Seppo - NY
Hi Kelly,

Here's the recipe that you requested...

Potato-Mushroom Soup with Apple

This hearty autumn soup combines the earthy flavors of potatoes, mushrooms, onions and scallions. The diced apple provides a sweet, crunchy contrast to the savory broth.

Makes 6 servings

6 scallions, thinly sliced
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons margarine (I would use butter)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cups peeled and thinly sliced potatoes
1 ½ cups sliced mushrooms
6 cups vegetable broth
1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried thyme
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 Rome apple, cored and finely diced

In a large saucepan, sauté scallions and onion in margarine and oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add potatoes and mushrooms, and sauté 5 minutes. Add broth, soy sauce and pepper. Cover and simmer 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Add thyme and taste for seasoning. Before serving, add parsley and apple.

From Vegetarian Times Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook, Macmillan, 1998.

Terrie in Maryland
Seppo - you had mentioned a winter squash stuffed with cashews and coconut before. Would you please post that recipe, too? Thanks so much!!
Seppo - NY
Hi Terrie,
I apologize for the delay in posting this recipe. I was having a dilemma with it. When I actually went to type the recipe for you, I wasn’t very impressed by it. And then I realized that I also have a recipe for a Cashew Stuffing and that it would be simple to add some toasted coconut to it.

So I am including the original recipe as I found it. Then I am including my recipe for Quinoa Cashew Stuffing. Use whichever sounds better to you. The original one is simpler, but the stuffing doesn’t seem like it would hold together very well, and the squash is boiled. Roasting the squash gives it much more depth of flavor.

My recipe is very moist, has more complex and traditional flavors in addition to the creamy richness of ground cashews and does hold together well. To my recipe, I would suggest adding 2 to 4 tablespoons of toasted unsweetened coconut to the finished stuffing. And I would roast the acorn squash in the oven, cook the stuffing on the stove, and then stuff the squash when they are removed from the oven. A little toasted coconut sprinkled on top of the finished stuffed squash would make a nice garnish.

I hope you and your family enjoy whichever you choose. If you have any questions regarding my recipe, please ask.

Coconut Cashew Stuffed Acorn Squash
From “Vegetarian Christmas,” by Rose Elliot, Thorsons, 1995.

Makes 4 servings
2 small acorn squash (3/4 to 1 pound each) or 1 large acorn squash (1 ½ to 2 pounds)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small green chili (optional)
4 ounces whole cashews, lightly chopped
2 tablespoons desiccated unsweetened coconut
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Salt and freshly milled pepper

Halve and seed the squash. Trim the bases as necessary so that they stand level to cook. Cook them in water to cover for about 15 minutes, or until they can be easily pierced with a knife. Drain well and blot dry with paper towel. Stand the squash in an ovenproof dish or on a baking sheet and season with a little salt and pepper.

Preheat the oven to 400. Next make the filling. Melt half the butter in a saucepan, add and fry the onion for about 10 minutes, letting it brown a bit. Meanwhile, halve the optional chili, and discard the seeds. Chop the chili and add to the onion, along with the cashews and coconut, and fry for another 2 to 3 minutes. Season and pile the mixture into the squash. Cut the remaining butter into 4 pieces and put on top of the stuffing.
Cover the whole dish with foil and bake for about 15 minutes for a smaller squash to about 25 for larger ones, or until heated through. Remove the foil, bake for 5 to 10 more minutes, and serve immediately.

Quinoa Cashew Stuffing

Packed full of protein, this moist savory stuffing is great for holidays. It can easily be used where stuffing is traditionally served. It can also be used to stuff zucchini, eggplant, acorn squash, and many other vegetables. The possibilities are endless.

Makes 6 to 8 servings

3 tablespoons canola or corn oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 large ribs celery, chopped
One 10- or 12-ounce package white mushrooms, sliced ¼-inch
2 large carrots, grated
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground dried sage
1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
½ teaspoon ground fennel
½ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
½ teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
¾ cup quinoa, rinsed well and drained
1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
1 ¼ cup toasted cashews, ground

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Saute the onions with the salt, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the celery and saute until it is bright and tender, about 3 more minutes. Add the mushrooms, carrots, garlic, and spices and saute until the mushrooms and carrots have softened and most of the liquids have reduced, about 10 minutes.

2. Add 1 ½ cups cold water, the quinoa, and tamari. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to very low, stir well, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes.

3. Stir in the ground sunflower seeds and serve immediately. (I would stir in the toasted unsweetened coconut with the sunflower seeds.)From “3 Bowls: Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery,” by Seppo Ed Farrey and Myochi Nancy O’Hara, Houghton Mifflin, 2000.


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Diane/Alberta(at heart)
Hi Seppo, I would love to have a few of the recipes you have posted. When you get a chance. I have enclosed my e-mail address if you have them on disc or stored already and it is easier for you to e-mail them to me than post them all. When ever you get a chance no rush. They all sound wonderful. Hope this is not too many. I understand if you feel it is . I would like the Roasted Red Peppeer & sweet potatoe soup soon if possible the others there is no rush.
Quinoa cashew stuffed acorn squash... Butternut squash with orange wild rice & bread stuffing... Succotash stuffed butternut... Wild mushroom, wild rice & route vegetable roulade...Mushroom bourguignon in a whole pumpkin... Portobello pot pie...Tofu flan w/ sweetpotatoe & roasted garlic...Saffron & butternut Risotto... Baked Maple Sweet potatoes...Sweet Potatoes & parsnip Casserole... Thanks for all the wonderful tips and recipes you post . I always loo forward you your additions to the site. Peace. :)
Betsy at TKL
Hi Diane,

Please e-mail me and I'll put you in touch with Seppo.

betsy@recipelink.com
Seppo - NY
Hi Daine!

You and I have very similar tastes. This is one of the recipes that I am considering for my holiday menu. It does sound delicious, no?

Roasted Red Pepper & Sweet Potato Soup

Sweet potatoes and roasted peppers blend into a beautiful soup – golden and creamy, with a robust but slightly sweet flavor. It makes a great starter to the Thanksgiving meal but can also be enjoyed on its own.

Makes 8 servings (8 cups)

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped (2 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes (6 cups)
6 cups of vegetable stock or water
2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme (I would use fresh rosemary – it is easier to find)
3 large red bell peppers
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Cayenne pepper to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons sour cream for garnish
Small sprigs fresh thyme for garnish (again, I would use fresh rosemary)
Note: If you substitute rosemary for the thyme you may need less since rosemary has a more pronounced character.

Preheat broiler. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cover and cook over medium-low heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add sweet potatoes and stir well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add stock or water and thyme (or rosemary) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender and can easily be pierced by a fork, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, roast peppers under broiler, turning with tongs until charred all over, about 10 minutes. When peppers are cool enough to handle, remove charred skins, stem, seeds, and ribs. (See note below on roasting peppers.)

Discard thyme (or rosemary) sprigs from soup. Transfer soup and roasted bell peppers to a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Return mixture to pot and gently reheat. Add lemon juice, cayenne, salt and pepper to taste.

To serve, ladle soup into warmed bowls and garnish each serving with a swirl of sour cream and several small sprigs of thyme (or rosemary leaves).

I roast peppers differently. Below is the method that I use as it appear is my book, “3 Bowls: Vegetarian Recipes from an American Zen Buddhist Monastery.” You may prefer to do roast them this way.

Roasting Peppers:
Preheat the oven to 400°. Roast the whole peppers, slit once with a knife, in oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately wrap each individually in plastic wrap. When cooled to room temperature, peel the skin from the flesh of the peppers and stem, rib, and seed them. I have found the peppers easiest to peel after being refrigerated in the plastic wrap for a couple hours. Do not hold the peppers under running water, except for short bursts, as repeated submerging will wash away the intense flavor.
From “Holiday Appetizers Magazine,” Better Homes & Gardens, 2000.

Terrie in Maryland
Thank you so much for posting these recipes. Looks fantastic, and I've been looking for new things to do with this quinoa!

Have a great holiday and thanks again!!
Diane/Alberta(at heart)
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