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VRG-Maryland: New Year's Recipes and Support The Vegetarian Resource Group

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The Vegetarian Resource Group
Thu, Dec 29, 2016 1:46 PM
New Year’s Recipes and Last Chance to Support VRG in 2016!

Your donations make a huge difference! Please consider donating $25,
$50, or $100 to The Vegetarian Resource Group so we can continue
promoting the veggie message for years to come. Better yet, become a
Life Member for $500! Your support and kind words are greatly
appreciated. Happy 2017!

To donate, visit: www.vrg.org/donate http://www.vrg.org/donate

Here are some recipes you may want to prepare for New Year’s Eve/Day.

  Black-Eyed Pea “Caviar”
  (from Vegans Know How to Party
  <http://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=63>)
  Makes approximately 3½ cups or 7 servings
  • 3 cups cooked, or canned, drained
  • black-eyed peas
  • 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing (oil and
  • vinegar dressing with Italian spices)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons canned, drained, minced
  • jalapeños
  • 2 Tablespoons canned, drained minced
  • pimentos
  • 1/2 cup minced yellow or red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup mince green onion

Combine black-eyed peas and dressing in a glass or plastic bowl. Add
remaining ingredients and toss until well mixed. Cover and allow dish to
chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

  Fruit Pizza
  (from Conveniently Vegan
  <http://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11&zenid=b54548f456c7ffd300bcf08aeed84d64>)
  Serves 4
  • 1 large 12-inch wide pita bread
  • 1 cup unsweetened apple butter
  • 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced
  • 6 large strawberries, sliced
  • 1 apple or pear, peeled, cored, and
  • thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Spread apple butter over pita bread. Arrange slices of frit on top of
apple butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve as is or heat in pre-heated
350 degree oven for 15 minutes and serve warm.

  Festive Cashew Cookies
  (from Simply Vegan
  <http://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1>)
  Makes 2 dozen
  • 2 cups raw cashews
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup molasses or maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Small jar fruit-only jam

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grind the raw cashews and rolled oats
together in a food processor for a few minutes. Pour mixture into a
large bowl and add the remaining ingredients, except the jam. Mix
ingredients together.

Form 24 round balls and place on lightly oiled cookie sheet. With your
thumb, form a small well in the center of each ball. Place a small
amount of jam in each well.

Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Allow cookies to cool before
removing them from the cookie sheet. Enjoy!

Remember, to make your end-of-year donation to The Vegetarian Resource
Group, visit: www.vrg.org/donate http://www.vrg.org/donate


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New Year’s Recipes and Last Chance to Support VRG in 2016! Your donations make a huge difference! Please consider donating $25, $50, or $100 to The Vegetarian Resource Group so we can continue promoting the veggie message for years to come. Better yet, become a Life Member for $500! Your support and kind words are greatly appreciated. Happy 2017! To donate, visit: www.vrg.org/donate <http://www.vrg.org/donate> Here are some recipes you may want to prepare for New Year’s Eve/Day. Black-Eyed Pea “Caviar” (from Vegans Know How to Party <http://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=63>) Makes approximately 3½ cups or 7 servings * 3 cups cooked, or canned, drained * black-eyed peas * 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing (oil and * vinegar dressing with Italian spices) * 3 cloves garlic, minced * 2 Tablespoons canned, drained, minced * jalapeños * 2 Tablespoons canned, drained minced * pimentos * 1/2 cup minced yellow or red bell pepper * 1/4 cup mince green onion Combine black-eyed peas and dressing in a glass or plastic bowl. Add remaining ingredients and toss until well mixed. Cover and allow dish to chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Fruit Pizza (from Conveniently Vegan <http://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11&zenid=b54548f456c7ffd300bcf08aeed84d64>) Serves 4 * 1 large 12-inch wide pita bread * 1 cup unsweetened apple butter * 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced * 6 large strawberries, sliced * 1 apple or pear, peeled, cored, and * thinly sliced * 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Spread apple butter over pita bread. Arrange slices of frit on top of apple butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve as is or heat in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes and serve warm. Festive Cashew Cookies (from Simply Vegan <http://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=1>) Makes 2 dozen * 2 cups raw cashews * 1 cup rolled oats * 1 teaspoon cinnamon * 1/3 cup molasses or maple syrup * 1/2 cup water * 1/4 cup oil * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * Small jar fruit-only jam Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grind the raw cashews and rolled oats together in a food processor for a few minutes. Pour mixture into a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients, except the jam. Mix ingredients together. Form 24 round balls and place on lightly oiled cookie sheet. With your thumb, form a small well in the center of each ball. Place a small amount of jam in each well. Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Allow cookies to cool before removing them from the cookie sheet. Enjoy! Remember, to make your end-of-year donation to The Vegetarian Resource Group, visit: www.vrg.org/donate <http://www.vrg.org/donate> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to Maryland News, you just need to type in your email address at http://lists.vrg.org/mailman/listinfo/vrg-maryland_lists.vrg.org Then click subscribe. To unsubscribe, or otherwise manage your subscription to Maryland News, go to http://lists.vrg.org/mailman/listinfo/vrg-maryland_lists.vrg.org (Go the bottom of the page where it says unsubscribe or edit options)