I thought this turned out rather well. The nacho cheaze was a dead-on ringer for the real thing (at least to someone who hasn’t eaten cheese in a long while.

1 medium onion — chopped
1 green bell pepper — chopped…

1 onion — chopped
1 green pepper — chopped…

1 1/2 cups chopped onions
1 teaspoon minced garlic…

This recipe is adapted from Meatless Gourmet. It is great served with brown or basmati rice, and also can be made into a soup by just adding more water.

Fast, easy, and really good!

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper…

4 cups cooked navy beans
1 cup chopped onion…

3 1/2 lbs. baking potatoes
1 cup vegetable broth…

This is one of our favorite chili recipes, adapted slightly to be fatfree. In my opinion, it makes more than 4 servings– consider them 4 big servings!

Throughout the Caribbean, you’ll find little stands where the owners proudly feature their version of steamy jerk dishes, usually pork or chicken. The tradition of jerk is said to date back to the seventeenth century, when fugitive African slaves brought their tradition of slow cooking together with the natives’ cultivation and use of hot and aromatic spices to create this unique spice blend. Jerk comes in both a sauce form and dry spice blend. While jerk recipes are often closely guarded secrets of each cook in the Caribbean, there are some basic ingredients common to most jerk sauces and spice blends: cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, allspice, salt, herbs, brown sugar, garlic, and onion. Oil and vinegar are added to the sauce version.

This comes from the McDougall newsletter. I made this in the crockpot last Friday, and we are STILL eating it! It makes an enormous amount. The taste is similar to baked beans–we’ve been calling it “Sweet Beans.” It’s good, but it’s more like a side dish, so don’t make it unless you are feeding a crowd, are planning to freeze some, or can figure out a way to halve the recipe.

I know beans and rice is pretty basic, but it is pretty easy to make and easy for families to eat!

This chili is incredibly versatile. It freezes forever, it reheats as many times as you dare, you can have it with baked potatoes, in tortillas, under mashed potato.

This is one of my favorite broccoli recipes! It is from the “Vegetarian Mother & Baby” book by Rose Elliot.