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Thai Coconut Soup

The flavor of coconut is at its savory best in this creamy, spicy soup.

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Chimichurri Sauce

Traditionally served with empanadas, this sauce can also be used as a marinade for tofu or portabello mushrooms, a dipping sauce for bread, or as a flavorful drizzle over grilled vegetables.

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Rapini with Figs

The secret to Italian life is simple, satisfying dishes like this rapini with figs.

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Skillet Cornbread

This recipe can also be baked in a glass or metal baking pan, but if you have a cast-iron skillet, this is the best way to make it. Fresh, canned, or frozen corn may be used. For a spicy version, add minced, canned chipotle or green chiles.

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Rum-Kissed Sweet Potato Sauté with Pecans & Cranberries

A quintessential holiday root vegetable, sweet potatoes are prepared in a variety of ways. This sauté works great as a side dish at your festivities, or any time you feel like a perfectly seasoned potato.

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Grilled Vegetable Salad Supper

Grilling brings out the natural sweetness of vegetables. This versatile recipe contains several components that unite for one satisfying meal. Let whatever’s fresh dictate what goes into this dish.

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Sweet & Spicy Peanut Sauce

This subtly sweet, amazingly flavorful, and versatile peanut sauce is irresistible. It’s wonderful as a dipping sauce for spring rolls, satays, baked tofu, or lightly-steamed vegetables.

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Vegan Mole Poblano

Perhaps Mexico’s most famous and flavorful sauce, mole poblano is a sublime blend of chiles and chocolate. I use it to sauce grilled seitan or tempeh and to enhance veggie burgers.

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Vegan Enchiladas with Rich Mole Sauce

Baked enchiladas are a great way to use the richly flavored mole poblano sauce. This dish can be prepared ahead of time and then baked when ready to serve.

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Savory Vegan Chocolate Truffles: Not Just for Dessert

These deceptively sweet-looking truffles are more appropriate as an appetizer than dessert and offer a titillating glimpse of chocolate’s saucy side.

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Irish Soda Bread

Especially good served warm with a pat of vegan margarine, this is best eaten the same day it’s made, so invite friends and family to share.

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Vegan Irish Coffee

The old joke goes “only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.” At least this version has no cholesterol.