5 favourite veggie Recipes

dry fusilli or 2 1/2 cups rotini pasta, california-blend frozen vegetables (mixed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots), cream of mushroom soup (or your favourite creamed soup), milk, freshly grated parmesan cheese, mustard (preferably dijon ), cream cheese, softened, salt and black pepper

onion - cut into strips, carrot - julienne, bamboo shoot (strips), approx. 10 leaves) cabbage - shred (discard lower portion of middle vein), sugar, salt , pepper to taste, corn or tapioca starch, spring roll wrapper (20 medium), fry onion in 1 tbsp oil until slightly soft ., add carrot and cook for about 1 min., then add in cabbage and fry until soft., put in bamboo shoot and stir well., add sugar , salt, and pepper., turn off heat and add tapioca starch directly to veggies., stir well. cool before wrapping ., place 1 wrapper on working surface , with 1 corner towards you., put 1 heaping tbsp of the above filling on the wrapper , leaving about 2 on either side, and roll away (just 1 turn) from you., fold 1 side of wrapper over filling , make another roll, then fold the other side over filling and finish rolling towards other end of wrapper., place seam side down ., using tongs or wooden chopsticks, place seam side down into hot oil and hold for a few seconds to seal., deep fry until golden-brown and drain on paper towels., serve with your favourite dipping sauce .

spanish onion, sliced, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, diced, olive oil, potato, cubed (or sweet potato), cauliflower florets, sliced (or broccoli), mushrooms, sliced (your favourite kind), curry powder, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper (to taste), coconut milk (reduced fat is okay to use, but will not be as creamy), braggs liquid aminos or 3 tbsp soy sauce

carrot, peeled and grated, yellow lentils, washed and soaked in boiling hot water for 15 to 20 minutes (yellow moong dal), white lentils (white urad dal), mustard seeds, green chili, chopped (use 2 if you like it more spicy), cucumbers , chopped into real small pieces, oil