On my blog I explore one unusual ingredient each week. This past week was chayote, which I roasted with acorn squash and served with couscous, fresh herbs and a lovely vinaigrette.

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hey, this is actually my first post here, so I'm not sure how welcome recipe request posts are - although I did check the memories so I hope this is okay ^_ ( Read more... )

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Someone posted a recipe including black beans, couscous and cumin awhile ago in this community. I was inspired and decided to add a few other things and came up with this ( Read more... )

So I grabbed a couple of ingredients on my way home tonight and sat down with a couple of cookbooks to get some ideas. I wasn't so thrilled about what I did find, but I took a bit of this, a bit of that and substituted a few things to come up with something I thought was rather tastey. So I'm sharing :) No picture, I'm afraid, as I gobbled it up ( Read more... )

I found this on mealsmatter.comIngredients
1 cup Black bean, soaked overnight 1-2 Bay leaves 6-8 cloves Garlic, minced 2 tsp Oregano, dried 1 tsp Cumin 1 tsp Baking soda 1 tsp Salt 1 cup Raw couscous, steamed  Pepper, optional Preparation

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Someone gave me a brilliant vege cookbook a year or so back called "Jump Up and Kiss Me", which contains some of the most delicious things. Here's my probable favorite, "Moroccan Vegetable Stew." It's like eating a helping of heaven itself, and on the plus side it's even better as left-overs on day 2 or 3.

Vegans will want to leave out the honey ( Read more... )