Zucchini Patties

9 c. grated zucchini (Mom and I use the food processor.)
4-6 c. quick oats (depening on how dry the zucchini is)
10 t. chicken style seasoning
2-3 t. salt
5 t. nutritional yeast flakes
4 chopped onions (I do mine in the food processor)
2 c. cashew pieces
1-3 c. breadcrumb-stuffing mix (Mom and I use Pepperidge Farm kind)

Mix everything together.

Warm up your waffle iron. Some types of waffle irons have reversible plates which turn into flat grills instead of the indentations for waffles. If you have one like that, use the flat side and drop your patty mix by ice cream scoop full into the waffle iron. Cook for approx. 10 minutes (depends on the iron's temperament.)

GREAT for potlucks. And this is a really good way to use those huge, overgrown zucchini from the garden...

BBQ Chickettes

1/4 c. olive oil
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 rolls Worthington chickettes, torn
2 cans tomato puree
1/4 c. water
1 c. sucanat
1 T. molasses
1 1/2 t. salt
1 T. parsley
1 T. hickory seasoning, opt.
1/2 c. lemon juice
2 T. Bragg’s or soy sauce

Put all ingredients in the crock pot and cook on high until completely heated throughout and bubbly.

(You can also cook them on the stovetop, but we prefer not to have to worry about them burning and sticking. Crockpot cooking is just so temptingly easy!)

Cow Sweat

You thought you knew this was going to be a weird post. :-) This is actually not as weird of a recipe as it sounds. It's almost a curry-type of sauce. Definitely find some lemon grass stalks someplace, because lemon grass adds a flavor that you can't get anywhere else.

1 large onion, diced fine
1 lg. garlic clove, minced
1 can diced Fri-chick
3/4 t. tumeric
1 can mushrooms
3 c. water
1 can coconut milk
2 t. salt
1-2 stalks lemon grass
4-5 T. chickpea flour

Saute first 3 ingredients til golden. Add tumeric and stir a few seconds. Add everything else but the flour all at once. Mix the flour and a small amount of water and add to thicken.

Serve over noodles with raisins, chopped cilantro, chopped onion, cucumbers, and peanuts.

Anybody feel like Alfredo?

Creamy Alfredo Sauce

1/2 c. cashews
1 1/4 cups water
1 T. white flour
1 T. chicken seasoning
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon basil

1. Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth.
2. Pour blended mixture into saucepan and bring to a slow boil, stirring constantly.
3. Ladle over fettucine noodles OR mix one recipe of sauce with 6 cups precooked noodles and bake for 30 minutes.

What I want to try next time I have extra time: making white vegetable lasagna with this sauce instead of the tomato sauce. You know, that super-cheesy kind of lasagna. I can't eat cheese anymore without feeling slightly sick. So that's on my "to cook" list for someday. If anybody tries it before Mel or I do, drop a comment...