Bev's Recipe Collection

• 1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 2 T olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 C chopped tomatoes
• 3/4 C crumbled feta cheese
• 3 T sliced black olives
• 2 T chopped fresh basil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place spaghetti squash with cut sides down on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes. Remove squash from oven and set aside to cool enough to be easily handled.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are warmed through.

Use a large spoon to scoop the stringy pulp from the squash and place in a medium bowl. Toss with the vegetables, feta cheese, olives, and basil. Serve warm.

• 5 C vegetable broth
• 2 C long grain rice
• 1/4 C olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 T garlic, minced
• 4 (15 oz.) cans black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
• 1 t Cajun seasoning
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/4 t pepper

Bring broth and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender (20 minutes).

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until translucent. Stir rice, black-eyed peas, and spices into the onion, cover and cook until flavors blend (about 10 minutes).

• 1 C chopped fresh parsley
• 12 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 t ground cumin
• 1 t ground coriander
• 1 t salt
• 1 t baking soda

• 4 (15 oz.) cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 C chopped sweet onion
• 1/4 C flour
• 4 eggs, beaten

Mix spices in a small bowl. Coarsely puree garbanzo beans one can at a time adding some of the spices to each batch. Combine the pureed beans in a large bowl.

Wrap onion in cheese cloth and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Add onion to the bean mix. Stir in the flour and egg. Shape mixture into 16 large patties and let stand for 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. (Consider using an oven-safe skillet so you can transfer it to the oven.)

Bake the patties in the oven until heated through, about 10 minutes.

adapted from allrecipes.com