Garbanzo and Cabbage Soup

Tis root vegetable season and that means cabbage and warming soups! The beauty of this recipe is you most likely have everything on hand and it is quick and easy to make. And yes, it's even better reheated the next day. I found this recipe on the VegNews website. The only revision I made t0 the recipe was to add 2 teaspoons of Vogue Veggie Base powder broth. This is a pretty tasty soup. Here's the link:
http://www.vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=1815&catId=10

Tuna (Not!) Salad Sandwich

This is an amazing fake tuna sandwich. I give it 3-1/2 stars which means I like it a lot but I think next time I'll cook my own beans and it will be even better.

Ingredients:
15 ounces chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 whole celery stalks, finely minced
2 tbsp sweet relish
1 scallion, diced
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4 TB vegan mayo
2 tsp nutritional yeast
1 TB low Shoyu
½ tsp kelp powder*
freshly cracked pepper to taste

Directions:
Pulse beans in a food processor a few times - careful not to puree. Transfer to bowl, adding celery, relish, and scallion. In small bowl, mix together mayo, yeast, soy sauce, kelp and pepper. Add to bean mixture and stir.

Make sandwich with garnishes: tomato, avocado, sprouts, etc.

*Kelp powder is usually among the spices in your local health food store.

Everyday Hummus

Hummus in a home-made pita with home-grown sprouts and grilled asparagus is a favorite lunch of mine. I make this lower fat hummus every week.

Ingredients
2/3 cup dried garbanzo beans
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1 TB olive oil
1 TB sesame tahini
1/2 tsp or more dried red pepper flakes
2 tsp dried basil OR a good handful of fresh basil leaves
4-5 tsp lemon juice
1/2 to 3/4 tsp sea salt

Directions
Soak beans overnight or about 8 hours. Change water and cook until very tender. I like to put in my crockpot and cook overnight.

Drain garbanzos and put in food processor with rest of ingredients, adding extra lemon juice if needed, until it's the consistency you like. If you don't like it too lemony, you can save cook water and add some of that to thin it out.