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Vegan Colcannon

A few slices of crisp, chopped tempeh bacon make a great addition to this traditional Irish comfort food.

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Vegan Latkes

Whether or not you celebrate Hanukkah, these potato pancakes warm up winter mornings.

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Spinach & Spicy Peanut Sauce

You can find dishes flavored with peanuts and spiced with chiles throughout West Africa. Let your own heat tolerance decide how many chiles you use. Crushed red pepper flakes may be substituted for the fresh chiles.

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Barley Soup with Porcini and Dill

Barley soups are especially popular in Eastern Europe, where they are often combined with mushrooms. Here, dried porcini mushrooms add a rich, woodsy element, but other fresh or dried mushrooms may be used instead.

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Tomato Cucumber Carpaccio

Juicy red tomatoes and crisp cucumbers sliced paper-thin are featured in this elegant appetizer. Make it when locally grown tomatoes are at their peak. These vegetables are also delicious served with a bit of pesto.

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Fresh Strawberry Pie

To experience the full flavor of fresh berries, use the sweetest, ripest strawberries you can find and serve the pie within four hours of preparing it. If your strawberries are less than perfectly sweet, you may want to add a bit of sweetener to the blended filling mixture. The optional psyllium is available at health food stores and is used to help the pie filling hold together. Instead of a date-nut crust, you may substitute a graham or cookie-crumb crust, or a regular prebaked pie shell.

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Chickpea & Eggplant Kibbe

Kibbe is a traditional Lebanese dish made with bulgur and ground meat. In this version, chickpeas and eggplant replace the meat. The result is a hearty, one-dish meal that can be assembled ahead of time and baked half an hour before serving. I serve this with a sesame sauce made by thinning hummus with a little soymilk.

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Vegetable Towers with Basil Pesto

This dazzling entrée is much simpler to make than it appears. Much of the prep work can be done in advance, and the delicious results are worth the time it takes to assemble the ingredients. The roasted vegetables are also wonderful served with a red wine sauce.

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Basil Pesto

Since basil leaves turn brown when they come in prolonged contact with air, spread a thin layer of olive oil on top of the pesto before refrigerating in a tightly sealed container. If you omit the soy parmesan, you may want to add a little more salt.

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Spinach Salad with Tofu

Look for baked tofu in the refrigerated case of health food stores and some supermarkets. If tender baby spinach is unavailable, use regular spinach. Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce, made without anchovies, is available in health food stores.

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Mexican Tortilla Bake

In this crowd-pleasing Mexican casserole, a sumptuous filling of pinto beans, salsa, and tofu is seasoned with chili powder, garlic, and lime juice, layered with tortillas, and topped with shredded vegan cheese. Muy delicioso!

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Roasted Wheat-Meat with Oyster Mushroom & Sausage Stuffing

Too often, people think veg diets and the holidays don’t go together. This savory, cruelty-free meat substitute proves that holiday flavors are abundant and delicious in plant-based foods.