http://www.susanina.comRecipes and thoughtful advice from a seasoned cook and baker who loves teaching others how vegetarian food can be deliciously satisfying. Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with Google It's taken too long to get this wonderful recipe on our site. I think it's at least as good as meatloaf and far more fun to prepare and enjoy. As a leftover, it makes wonderful sandwiches. The end-product is well worth the considerable measuring and general preparation (although once you prepare the ingredients, it's a quick mix). We enjoy meatless loaf as the focal point of a real "comfort meal" with small potatoes baked right along with the loaf, and then perhaps something simple like string beans and carrots, freshly prepared and cooked as separate components. It's a bit of a throwback to the 1950s. Pass the ketchup. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1095 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1095 2008-04-30T14:21:58-04:00 This recipe came about as a result of surveying the refrigerator for ingredients in an effort to come up with something tasty for supper. We enjoyed the result that evening and many times since. A wonderful combination with this dish is white rice and a cup of tea. The white rice picks up the subtle flavors deliciously. Don't be fooled by the simplicity here. The particular vegetable mixture and seasoning are very special. You can certainly experiment with different proportions. This makes enough for two as a main dish and for four as a generous side dish. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1094 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1094 2008-04-12T22:00:00-04:00 There's more to these than cream cheese and bacon. Even though a simple recipe, the combination of ingredients is a little unusual, and too tasty to keep a secret. This recipe makes two sandwiches. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1093 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1093 2008-04-12T21:00:00-04:00 This is a complete salad. That is, all you need to add for a very satisfying meal is a tossed leafy salad and some good crusty bread. The method used here produces a distinct, yet subtle flavored salad without being "overdressed." http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1092 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1092 2007-10-01T00:00:00-04:00 Finding the tart cherries needed for this pie may be the most difficult part of preparing it. I normally use three 14-ounce cans of tart cherries. This pie is a great favorite of many family members. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1091 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1091 2006-11-18T21:02:07-04:00 For a while after becoming a vegetarian, I missed chicken salad. Not anymore! Try this combination, and then alter it to your own preferences. Even without embellishments, this salad makes a wonderful sandwich. Here are a few ideas for excellent additions: diced ripe avocado, mashed ripe avocado with a sprinkle each of salt and lemon or lime as a vegan substitute for the mayonnaise, diced hardboiled egg, chopped roasted lightly salted almonds, raisins, about one quarter cup of left-over rice. However you make it, try this salad on whole wheat bread, toasted lighter or darker as ever you prefer, with a little mayonnaise on the toast and a good layer of your favorite sandwich lettuce. M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m. Or, simply have this as a plated salad with accompaniments such as an "in season" tomato, sliced or diced as you wish. My husband, who is not a vegetarian, enjoys this salad very much. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1090 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1090 2006-08-24T14:35:19-04:00 An aquaintance who is a native of Ireland found the bread baked from this recipe reminiscent of the bread she had grown up with as a child. She doesn't remember caraway seeds as an ingredient in Irish Bread. No doubt there are many varieties to be had. Feel free to add a couple tablespoons of caraway seeds if that is your preference. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1089 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1089 2006-07-03T16:49:51-04:00 This is one of our favorite pies. The ingredients are very simple, nothing to interfere with the fruit itself. One of my husband's sisters would not make a blueberry pie without the wild blueberries available here during July. If you can find the wild variety, use them. But, if not, the cultivated berries make an excellent pie as well. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1088 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1088 2006-07-03T16:36:25-04:00 It's very difficult for me to have Southwestern food without guacamole, possible, but difficult. I like this version of guacamole, stripped down to the bare essentials. Feel free to make additions to your preference, such as chopped tomato, green pepper, or onion. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1086 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1086 2005-11-27T16:56:01-04:00 The recipe for these wraps came about during a visit to New Mexico. You prepare all the "parts" and it's up to everyone to put them together as each prefers. However one chooses, the results are delicious. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1085 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1085 2005-11-26T15:32:36-04:00 This recipe evolved during a visit with some family in New Mexico. One evening we prepared these beans and used them as a basis for some very delicious wraps. If you can't find the special green chiles, use fresh chiles. I've even been known to substitute Pepperoncini (found in most supermarkets in glass bottles) with very good results though a slightly different flavor. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1083 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1083 2005-11-25T21:22:17-04:00 Delicious as this is, its consistency is quite different from a baguette one would find in a bakery in France. This recipe produces a bread somewhere between a French and Italian consistency. With just a little practice you'll be able to mix this together in five minutes or less. From start to baked loaves can be accomplished in less that one and a half hours. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1082 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1082 2005-08-11T11:16:28-04:00 This is a wonderfully flavorful summer treat. We try to have one of these every year, usually in August when the plums are plentiful. There is a little spice added. You can use your imagination with alternatives to the cinnamon, such as nutmeg or clove. Choose one. I think simplicity works best with this recipe. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1081 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1081 2005-08-11T10:08:18-04:00 This is a very tasty soup with simple ingredients, simple preparation and simply yummy. Some like grated cheese with this soup. I like it just as is. We serve the soup with some sort of wonderful bread accompanied by butter; also with bagels accompanied by cream cheese mixed with scallion and dried dill. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1080 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1080 2005-02-23T16:02:37-04:00 The simplest and most wonderful recipe for chocolate frosting. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1078 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1078 2005-02-15T12:59:03-04:00 This is a simple recipe for some wonderful popovers. I love watching these "pop" through our oven window. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1077 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1077 2005-01-10T21:10:46-04:00 We really enjoy this as a supper dish. However, as a child, one of my friend's dads prepared this dish for us on the occasion of special weekend sleep-over mornings. Unforgettable. This is really yummy, sort of comfort food. You can get inventive with additions. Green peas works well. But, I've finally decided that I really prefer the dish unadorned, with any additions on the side. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1076 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1076 2004-11-12T14:45:17-04:00 This is one of our treasured holiday recipes. It's wonderful just as rolled cookies. However I use it almost exclusively for our filled-cookies for which we have three standard fillings: mince-without-meat, apricot, and prune. These are extra special little tarts. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1075 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1075 2004-11-12T14:23:23-04:00 Though I'll give the basic recipe, please remember there is room for virtually endless variety. Every year I look forward to preparing this recipe with its uniquely delicious aroma. I also encourage you to peek into your cupboards and clear out packages that have just a little dried fruit, or perhaps even some preserves not favored for use on toast. I've found such additions to our mincemeat only seem to add to its flavor. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1074 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1074 2004-10-30T21:45:45-04:00 This is one of our holiday recipes. These little jewels, tasty for sure, are also a beautiful addition to our holiday cookie trays. Even with the lattice crust, they're also fairly simple to prepare and bake. They are yummy with a cup of tea or, for more bold contrast, with a cup of dark hot chocolate. http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1073 http://www.susanina.com/recipes.cfm?recipeid=1073 2004-10-05T20:21:27-04:00