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Ingredients	Step
	Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
1 small onion, diced olive oil	In a cast iron skillet with a lid, saute onion until softened.
1 small garlic clove minced 1 heaping c. Arborio rice	Add garlic and stir until fragrant (about 1 minute), then stir in rice. Season with salt and pepper, and fry rice until lightly toasted (about 2 minutes).
4 oz. kale leaves, as bite-sized pieces salt and pepper	Add. Stir until wilted.
quart of no-chicken broth	Add broth. Bring to a boil over high heat.
	Cover and bake until liquid is almost all absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
4 oz. spinach (chopped) 1 c. frozen peas, thawed --or-- asparagus, sliced 1 T. lemon juice	Stir in. (Don't add too much lemon -- we're not making lemon risotto!)
¾ c. parmesan 3 T. butter	Add. Stir until well blended and saucy.

Ingredients	Step
	Set racks at 1/3 and 2/3, and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment.
2 red onions	Thinly slice half of one onion. Chop the other onion and a half into ½-inch pieces
thinly sliced onions 2 T. apple cider vinegar or lime juice ½ t. chili powder salt	Toss onions with vinegar in small bowl to make a quick pickle.
2 blocks extra-firm tofu, dried and cubed 16 oz. sweet potato (likely 2-3), cubed 4 T. cornstarch 2 t. chili powder salt (3 t?)	Toss gently until well-coated. Then add more oil (2-4 T?) and toss to coat. Spread in a single layer across 1.5 sheet pans.
2 red bell pepper at ½-inch dice red onion at ½-inch dice 2 rosemary sprigs 4 T olive oil	Toss. Season with pinch of salt. Spread next to sweet potatoes and tofu. Roast on top rack until vegetables are tender and the tofu is crisp, about 30-35 minutes.
2 cans black beans, rinsed (1 c. from dry)	Stir everything from sheet pans with the beans into a final hash dish. Serve with pickled onions.

Semolina Pizza

Makes 2 small-to-medium pizzas, enough to feed about 4 people. Rises in the fridge for better flavor and flexibility.

Apparently you can take the parbaked pizza crust and save it for another night. Somehow ours always gets eaten.

Ingredients	Step
210g AP flour (1¾ c.) 206g semolina flour (1¼ c.) 1 t. yeast 8g salt (1¼ t.) 25g olive oil (2 T.) 1+ c. water, lukewarm (up to 1¼ c.) dash garlic powder	Stir together until shaggy and let rest about 15 minutes. Then knead with dough hook in mixer for 5-10 minutes, until sticky like a post-it and soft like a marshmallow.
	Grease a large container with a lid that will fit in fridge. Transfer dough to container, cover, and let rise 45 minutes on the counter. Transfer to fridge for the next 4-36 hours.
	Divide dough in half. Form 2 pizza crusts of the thickness you'd like, finishing them on parchment on a baking sheet. Cover and let the crusts rise. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
	After about 30 minutes, dock the dough, then parbake the pizza crusts for 6-8 minutes.
	Top with tomato sauce and toppings, and bake another 8 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

Source: PJ Hamel's Now or Later Pizza Crust at KAF

Lemon Corn Quinoa

A lovely salad that works as a side dish for omnivores and an entree for vegetarians (easily vegan-izable). Can be served warm or eaten straight from the fridge.

Ingredients	Step
4 ears of corn	Cut off kernels into a very large bowl.
zest of 2 lemons (1 T.) juice of 1 lemon (2 T.) 4 T. butter, melted 1 T. honey ½ t. salt ¼ t. pepper	Whisk together.
1 c. raw quinoa, washed 2 c. water	Bring water and quinoa to a boil, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Then remove the lid, move the saucepan from the heat, place a towel on top of the pan to collect additional steam, and replace the lid. Let sit 5 minutes. (Try to not overcook the quinoa!)
4 scallions, sliced thin ½ c. mint, chopped	Add.
	Season to taste (salt, pepper, lemon juice).

I explained how I cook with quinoa on the Broccoli Spoon Salad recipe.

The best seitan recipe I've made. Works acceptably alone, or even better in chicken noodle/chicken rice soup or as bbq chicken. Tastes best if browned in some oil before using. If you're making soup, you can re-use the seitan boiling broth as its base.

Don't overtax your food processor's motor. You may need a new one if you make this recipe often....

To make a nice seitan, the broth must NOT be too hot. The technique below sets a "skin" first — otherwise you get seitan brains.

Makes 4 pounds, so you'll probably use it for 2-3 recipes. The weight/volume ratio is 2 c. shredded to 8 oz. weight. It freezes well after being pulled apart.

Ingredients	Step
2 c. water 1 T. olive oil 2 t. apple cider vinegar 1½ t. salt (truly) 2 t. onion powder 1 t. garlic powder ½ t. pepper ⅛ t. turmeric (for color)	Whiz together in food processor.
¼ c. nutritional yeast ½ c. pea protein powder (aka pea isolate aka pea flour — nothing but "yellow peas" on label)	Process until smooth, about 30 seconds.
1½ c. vital wheat gluten	Pulse in, until incorporated. Then process on low about 5 minutes. Give your motor a break as needed!
10 c. chicken-y vegetable broth (can stretch with water) 8 bay leaves	Bring broth to a boil in a large pan.
4 9" double-layered squares of cheesecloth twine	Divide the dough into 4 pieces, trying not to overhandle it. Roll each into an 8-inch roll, fold in half, give a twist, and pull to 6-inches. Wrap in cheesecloth, snugly but not tightly, and tie with twine. If you have loose cheesecloths threads, try to keep them away from the seitan-touching edge. Leave a wee bit of slack in the wrap so the seitan can plump up (be able to pull the cheesecloth away by about ½ inch once wrapped). Let them rest until all bundles are prepared.
	After the broth is at a low boil, lower the heat so it isn't boiling at all (but is still very hot). Add the seitan bundles, which will cause another drop in temperature. Bring the heat up slightly and let the seitan cook for 20 minutes in that hot broth without boiling. Then raise the heat to achieve a low boil, and let the seitan cook for 45 more minutes, lid ajar. Turn the bundles every ~15 minutes.
	Turn off the heat. Cool completely in broth to room temperature, either on the stove or in a cool place. (Likely this takes an hour or more.)
	Pull apart.

Source: Isa Chandra's Post Punk Kitchen

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