* Crossposted from: National Cooking Echo
 
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      Title: Black Bean Sausage with Tofu and Fresh Corn
 Categories: Breakfast, Vegetarian
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      2 sm Shallots
      3 lg Cloves garlic
      1 bn Fresh cilantro
    3/4 c  Vegetable stock
      2 oz Plain unflavored gelatin
      1 tb Vegetable oil
      2 c  Cooked black beans
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Ground white pepper
    1/2 md Green bell pepper
      1 sm Carrot, peeled
    1/4 c  Firm tofu
    1/4 c  Fresh corn kernels
 
  Mince the shallows and garlic. Chop the cilantro. Set aside. Heat oil in a
  heavy saute pan over moderate heat. When oil is hot, add the shallots and
  garlic. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool. Place
  the beans, salt, and white pepper in a food processor fitted with a metal
  blade and process until beans are pureed. Transfer to a large bowl. To make
  garnis, remove seeds and membrane from the bell pepper. Cut the pepper and
  carrot into very small (1/8 in.) dice. Heat oil in a saute pan over
  moderate heat. When oil is hot, add pepper and carrots and saute for 2 to 3
  minutes or until tender. Cool _completely_. Drain and towel dry tofu. Cut
  the tofu into very small (1/8 in.) dice. Add tofu, corn, and cooled sauteed
  vegetables to bean mixture, stirring to combine. Transfer to a bowl. Pour
  stock into a double boiler. Sprinkle the surface with gelatin and allow it
  to _bloom_ for about 10 minutes.  Heat gelatin to a syrupy consistency over
  water that is 100 to 110 degees F. Remove and allow gelatin to thicken
  slightly. Set the bowl of bean/vegetable misture into a large bowl filled
  with ice and stir occasionally as it cools. Add the gelatin. folding to
  combine, and continue stirring until thickened and well chilled. To
  assemble sausage, spoon mixture onto a sheet of plastic wrap in a long
  line. Roll up (like a cigar), twisting the ends closed and securing with
  butcher's twine, if desired. Chill 3 or 4 hours or overnight. To serve,
  remove plastic and cut on the bias into 1/2-inch- thick slices.
 
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      Title: Chcolate Dream Dessert
 Categories: Desserts, Vegetarian
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 pk Silken tofu (10 1/2 oz)
      6 tb Honey or rice syrup
    1/4 c  Cocoa powder
      1 ts Vanilla extract
 
  Blend the tofu in a blender or food processor until creamy. Heat honey in
  microwave for 90 seconds or until very hot. In a small mixing bowl, pour
  heated honey over the cocoa powder and stir until smooth and fully
  dissolved.  Add vanilla extract.  Add mixture to tofu in blender or food
  processor and process until fully blended. Pour into custard cups and chill
  2 hours.
  
  Nutritional info per serving: 154 cal; 13g pro, 15g carb, 7g fat (36%)
  
 
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... Sincerely yours Gigi
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