Baked Savories

Quiche is something I always think of as a fancy dish. I'm not sure quite why I think of it as fancy... maybe it's the French name. Whether you think it’s fancy or not, it is a great dish to make for a lunch party, or even a dinner. And is just as good when served at room temperature as it is warm, making it the perfect “make ahead” dish.

This pizza recipe is from Kurma’s cookbook Great Vegetarian Dishes and is delicious. Toppings are up to you. In our house we like to put olives (green or black), broccoli, green peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and basil among other things on top of our pizzas. I also like to make a little extra to send to school with my daughter for her lunch on her school’s pizza day. Make sure that you check any cheese that you buy to make sure that they are vegetarian using microbial rennet instead of animal rennet. I also suggest buying a pizza stone if you like a crispy crust on your pizza.

This delectable thyme-scented tart is filled with spinach and three types of cheese: ricotta, feta and Swiss. Using a good quality, ready-made puff pastry ensures trouble-free, quick preparation time. This tart is also excellent served cold for picnics.

This pie is very easy to make, unless of course you are making the filo from scratch instead of just buying it pre-rolled from the store. Also, you could double the amount of spinach in the pie and omit the corn, or substitute tofu for paneer. This recipe is quite versatile, but if you do play around with it, make sure the filling is not overly wet or you may end up with soggy filo, and no one wants that.

Tender pasta sandwiched between layers of tasty béchamel sauce, cheese, spinach and herbed tomato sauce, topped with more cheese and baked until firm---whenever we serve Vegetarian Lasagna at Gopal’s Restaurant our clientele become practically ecstatic. “Could you possibly give us the recipe?” they ask. So here it is.

[From Kurma's book Great Vegetarian Dishes.]

This vegetarian nutloaf, with tomato sauce is a nice main dish for an Italian-style menu. Slice and serve and amaze your guests.

Beautiful and flavorful sweet potatoes spark interest in family and friends for any occasion.

The Denver Hare Krishna temple in the early eighties was home to many great cooks and there was no shortage of reasons for preparing hundreds of amazing dishes, including this special Peddaha jewel.