Vegan Cholent

Joseph Howell sent this one in: "This is vegan cholent, based on a recipe from Veganomicon.I did spice it up a little! It is entirely organic, very low in fat, low in calories, and high in nutrition and delightful flavor! For anyone who wants to try it out, you can find many pages from Veganomicon, including this recipe (page 180), on Google Books.

"The pottery bowl is hand thrown by Diane Puckett of Virginia."

Muesli with Fruit and Almond Butter

This submission is from Kiki, and if you can read Greek you can even read about it on her mom's blog, Betty's Cuisine.

Muesli with Greek yogurt, fruits and almond butter: Mix 1/2 cup of muesli - you can pick and choose, use your fave muesli/granola/cereal (I use Dorset Cereals Tasty, Toasted Spelt, Barley & Oat Flakes) with 2 spoonfuls of Greek Yogurt.

Add your favorite fruits chopped up - I used a small green apple, a banana, and a handful of red grapes. Top with 1 spoonful of Almond Butter.

I think soy or coconut yogurt would be a great vegan substitute for the dairy yogurt.

Hazelnut Apple Crisp

Hazelnut Apple Crisp from Hello Veggie. Jenn Blumberg writes, "It's one of my favorite healthy desserts."

Raw Nachos

Melissa Cohen writes, "These are my organic raw-vegan take on nachos: homemade tomato and pepper flax crackers, marinated mushrooms, cashew cheese, backyard kale, sprouted lentils, and backyard tomatoes ... so yummy!"

Grilled Asparagus with Roasted Beets

Grace from Front Porch Yoga sent this in: "I am a mostly vegetarian yoga teacher who loves being upside down. Here is a close-up shot of my Grilled Asparagus with Marinated Roasted Beets from Via Vite restaurant in Cincinnati!

Black Bean Stew with Kale

"Black bean stew with kale from our garden, harvested in mid-March 09."

(from Karen Peissinger-Venhaus.)

Bellydancing

I love bellydancing! And trust me, it's a darn good workout. Here's a picture hubby took of my former instructor, the fabulous Karena Djimmah, leader of our local Troupe Du Soleil.

Any more bellydancers want to throw their picture in the ring?

Raw Pea Soup

Grace writes, "I discovered this delicious raw soup at Ross's Alkaline Diet blog. I made it last night for an early dinner. Super scrumptious!"

Someone care to fill us in on what it means to eat alkaline?

PIZZA WEEK: Time For Dessert!

Submitter Christie pointed out that this fruit torte looks like a pizza ... "I would call it fruit pizza. I have dreamed of making one of these in a low fat and low sugar variety for eons. I finally did it and isn't it GORGEOUS?"

PIZZA WEEK: Mexican Pizza

Whole-wheat and cornmeal crust topped with mashed black beans, salsa, cheddar cheese, onions, peppers, cumin, greek yogurt and homemade guacamole. 200 calories a slice!

You can find the recipe at SparkPeople, and I think this would be the perfect time to also link to Bryanna's Melty Pizza Cheese, a gorgeous orange cheese sauce that would go perfectly on a vegan version of this pizza (or any pizza!)