Slice your monster Pattypan beasts into 1/2 inch thick slices appropriate for mini-pizzas.

Whisk oil, vinegar, spices and salt together in a pie tin or other medium-sized dish with sides. Keep in mind that pattypan are like eggplant. They are greedy little sponges for oil. Make more than you think you need. Dip both sides pattypan slices in seasoned oil and reserve on a large plate.

Heat your grill or grill pan to a high searing temperature. Lightly shake off any excess oil from your pattypan slices and place them on your grill. Sear and then lower temperature to medium. Let slices soften, and then turn to sear and cook the other side. You want your pattypan tender but not mushy.

You have two options for the pizza preparation if you are using a grill. You can either place your topping on top of your seared pattypan crust in the grill, close the lid and allow the heat to melt the cheese, or you can reserve your slices and heat the topping in the broiler of your oven. The latter option will result in more browning, so I found I preferred to use the broiler. For broiler option, place pattypan slices on a baking sheet and place under broiler on high. Remove when cheese is melted and has browned. You can use Daiya cheese as a dairy-free alternative, but it will not brown in the same way so just remove when melted.

Cut off generous florets off the main cauliflower stalk. Bring water to a boil in steamer and add your florets. If you want, you can add a sprig or two of your fresh herb, reserving some for later. Steam for 8-10 minutes or until you can easily pierce with a fork. Remove herb and discard. Remove florets from steamer and put in your food processor. Process lightly. Add your olive oil, margarine, and fresh herb and process until creamy. Add nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper, and process again to disperse. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Preheat oven to 400F. Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper (or not, but they may stick).

Peel carrots and cut off nubby ends. Slice each carrot into thirds (or in half); you want to cut them into your desired fry length. Then slice each third in half horizontally. Depending on your carrot thickness, you can either cut those halves in half or into thirds to make skinny fries. You want them to be no fatter than a typical cheap pencil.

Place carrots on your cookie sheet on top of the (optional) parchment paper. Drizzle with olive oil and then stir the fries with your fingers to distribute the oil evenly on them. Sprinkle one side with Bouquet Garni, salt, and pepper; then turn and season the other side.

Place in oven and roast for 15 minutes. Take them out and check the bottom side. If it is nicely browned, flip the fries and put them back in the oven for another 15 minutes. If the fries are not sufficiently browned, put them back in and wait another 10-15 minutes before flipping and then putting them back in the oven. I like my fries brown and crispy, so I run the risk of letting them burn. To prevent this, check more frequently. While waiting, make sauce by whisking together spicy sauce ingredients in a small bowl. When both sides are brown and crispy, remove from oven and serve with sauce.

Enjoy!

Heat olive oil in nonstick pan or cast iron pan on medium. Saute onions and add mushrooms as onions turn translucent. Season generously with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Let onion get caramelized and mushroom get golden brown. Grate beets and either grate potatoes or put them through ricer. Salt and pepper grated/ riced veggies. Add margarine and oil to center of pan, let margarine melt and add seasoned potatoes and beets to onions and mushrooms. Let form a nice brown crust on the bottom and then turn over, browning other side.

Serve with traditional red wine vinegar as a condiment or eat as is. Enjoy with a nice tofu scramble or other high protein veggie side dish.

Combine mustard, tahini, vinegar, and honey (or agave) in a small container.

Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan and add firm, pressed tofu cubes. Season with dill, smoked paprika and salt to taste. When tofu has browned on one side, turn, season other side and begin to brown. Add your mustard sauce and evenly distribute through the tofu mixture. Add your onion and let it begin to cook. Add grated carrot, peach slices and zucchini, cook for a minute or two, and add spinach. As spinach wilts, fold into dish and sprinkle with nutritional yeast. Fold yeast into dish. Taste and then sprinkle with Braggs soy sauce to taste. Check that tofu is browned and zucchini is done to your taste.

You can eat hot, but I prefer to let it cool and sit for half of a day or so and then serve it cold. It would be great as a substitute for “chicken” salad- on lettuce and/or in a gluten-free sandwich.

After letting lemon juice make milk curdle slightly, add to whisked egg (or egg replacer egg) and whisk together. Add Okra and let sit for 10 minutes or so.

Combine dry ingredients and put in bag with okra. Shake until okra is coated.

Heat oil in nonstick pan. Add okra and fry on each side until brown. Add a little more oil if you need it. (Or start with 1 tbsp, spread evenly in pan and add second tablespoon after you turn/shake the okra to fry the other side.)

Cool, sprinkle with more salt, and enjoy!

Start by making the broth. Add your onion, garlic, ginger, and other spices (through white pepper) to a large dutch oven and stir, dry roast for a few minutes. When the onion and garlic start to char, slowly add the water with stock cubes added and bring up to a boil. Lower heat and cover, simmering for around half an hour. Strain solids out and discard, reserving the broth, returning it to the dutch oven and keeping it on low heat. Taste and season with any additional salt or white pepper as needed. Add chard stalk and let simmer while you assemble the other ingredients. Add chard leaf or napa cabbage close to time you are ready to serve. Alternatively, simply blanch chard stalk along with other veggies.

Soak noodles in boiling water for 15-20 minutes, or until soft. Blanch in cold water and let drain. Blanch broccoli until crisp but no longer raw. Blanch bean sprouts or soybean sprouts- the former very briefly, but boil the latter for 3-5 minutes before rinsing in cold water. Keeping veggies separate, drizzle with a touch of sesame oil and massage so it is evenly distributed on each veggie, and season with paprika, chili powder, or chipotle powder.

To serve, pile rice noodles in individual bowls and pour broth over to heat. Add veggies, blanched (broccoli, sprouts, chard/napa cabbage), tofu (optional, leave off for soy allergy), and fresh (green onion slices, fresh herbs) . Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with lime and more fresh herbs if you like. Enjoy! You can also put fresh herbs, fresh veggies, hot sauce, lime etc. on a plate and let people add to their own veggie noodle bowl.