tempeh sausage, sweet potato hash & strawberry ketchup

Brunch: tempeh sausage crumble (recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance), white sweet potato hash, and strawberry ketchup (just mix ketchup and strawberry jam).

Canadian Thanksgiving dinner

Our potluck Canadian Thanksgiving feast. Clockwise from top: bok choy slaw, candied yams, roasted root veggies, tofurkey, apple cranberry stuffing, mushroom sausage stuffing, green beans with almonds, wild rice salad, veggie Italian sausage and peppers, mashed potatoes, Celebration Roast, and gravy! Not pictured: homemade pumpkin pie, apple crisp, and almond milk ice-cream.

massaman curry roti

Amazing pan-fried roti wrapped around fried tofu sticks, topped with massaman curry, pineapple, sweet potato, avocado, and fried onion. From Manee Thai in Brooklyn.

tempeh, sweet potato & kale sandwich

BBQ tempeh, sweet potato, wilted kale and grilled red onion on toasted multi-grain bread, from Candle Cafe in New York. Served with a shallot sage aioli and a mesclun salad drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette.

sweet potato hash & veggie chorizo

Brunchtime: sweet potato hash with red onions, garlic, chives, and green chilies, alongside veggie chorizo from Twin Oaks Community Foods (yay coops!). The chorizo is amazing - chewy and bursting with flavor.

Thanksgiving Dinner

Or at least as much of Thanksgiving dinner as would fit on a plate: tofurkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato fries, stuffing, gravy, and roasted potatoes, carrots, onions, and mushrooms. Not pictured: homemade cranberry sauce, fresh veggie turkey from Whole Foods, sweet potato and pineapple casserole, green beans with lemon and almonds, apple pie, So Delicious vanilla ice cream. Sadly, our leftovers only lasted two days...

sushi boat & caterpillar

A sushi boat docked at Toronto's Sushi Island, bearing precious treasures: avocado sushi, inari tofu sushi, cucumber avocado sesame rolls, and daikon, kanpyo, and mushroom rolls (if I recall correctly).


And a caterpillar that somehow escaped from the boat, despite lugging around cucumber, mushrooms, seaweed, and yam, not to mention a hefty avocado coat.

Burmese curry with yams & mushrooms

Burmese-style curry with yams, mushrooms, and ginger, topped with cilantro - great for a cold winter night
From Nancie McDermott's Real Vegetarian Thai (even though the dish isn't really Thai...)

Sri Lankan sweet potatoes with cardamom & chiles

sweet potatoes with cardamom, cinnamon, curry leaves, onions, chiles, and lime
from Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian

sweet potato sandwich

sweet potato slices marinated in soy sauce, rice wine, and ginger, then dusted with flour and baked
on homemade sunflower seed bread, with sprouts, red onions, and extra marinade sauce

sweet potato fries with carrot & onion sambal

baked sweet potato wedges (coated with some oil, salt, and pepper) and indonesian sambal dip (shredded carrots, onion, garlic, kecap manis and kecap sambal)

vegetable sushi

vegetarian sushi plate: tofu, cucumber, seaweed, avocado, pickled daikon, asparagus, carrot, and inari, with sweet potato and sesame rolls
from Sushi D in Brooklyn

sweet potato chili

From The Vegetarian Family Cookbook by Nava Atlas

sweet potato and black bean enchilada cassserole

sweet potatoes, black beans, spices, corn tortillas and green sauce ...sooo good!

sweet potato casserole

see recipe
(served in honour of Canadian Thanksgiving!)

Caribbean Vegetable Stew

From Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home
Saute 2 cups chopped onion in 2 Tbs veg. oil on med. heat for 4-5 min. Add 3 cups cooked cabbage and 1/4 tsp. cayenne and continue to saute stirring often until the onions are translucent.

Add 1 Tbs. grated ginger and 2 cups water, cover the pot and bring to a boil. Stir in 3 cups diced sweet potatoes, sprinkle w/ salt and simmer for 5 or 6 min. until potatoes are barely tender.

Add 2 cups tomatoes, 2 cups okra, and 3 Tbs. lime juice. Simmer until all the veggies are tender, about 15 min. Stir in cilantro and add more salt to taste.

Sprinkle the stew w/ chopped peanuts adn top w/ a few sprigs of cilantro.