Fresh Carrot & Cream Soup; Mushroom and Spinach "pilauotto"; Curried broccoli with Chickpeas, lemongrass, ginger, and lime leaves with coconut cream; Tomato smothered English Muffins; Primavera Style coconut-vegetables sauce for noodles; Peanut butter whole wheat cookies PREP IN PHOTOS

BROWN RICE, MUSHROOMS, VEGETABLES SAUTEED THEN ADDED HOT WATER AND COOKED VERY SLOWLY COVERED. THE RESULT IS SIMILAR TO RISOTTO/PILAF. THE MIX SHOULD NOT BE DRY WHEN SERVED.I ALSO ADDED FRESH SPINACH BEFORE SERVING

PRIMAVERA STYLE VEGETABLES IN A COCONUT CREAM SAUCE, EGGPLANTS, SMALL BELL PEPPERS, YELLOW SQUASH, FRESH ASPARAGUS, ONIONS, CARROTS, GARLIC, BASIL, OREGANO

THE COMPLETED PILAU ALSO ADDED COOKED PINTO BEANS AND DRIED CRANBERRIES

THE "PRIMAVERA" READY FOR ADDING TO COOKED EGG NOODLES

BROCCOLI & CHICKPEA THAI STYLE CURRY

COOK TOMATOES IN OIL THEN ADD WATER OR STOCK AND COOK VERY SLOWLY WITH THIN SLICED ONIONS, BELL PEPPERS, BASIL AND OREGANO, ZUCCHINI, ALSO ADDED COOKED BLACK BEANS

CREAMED CARROT & HONEY SOUP

THE TOMATOES AND BLACK BEANS FINISHED WITH FRESH BASIL LEAVES, FOR TOPPING TOASTED WHOLE WHEAT ENGLISH MUFFINS

COOKED CHICKPEAS

COOKED PINTO BEANS

PREVIOUS 2 THE CREAMED CARROT AND HONEY SOUP

MAKING THE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES