Click here to see a clip from a BBC Horizon documentary featuring scientists who link the long life spans and low incidence of coronary heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer of people in Okinawa, Japan, to their diet of tofu, vegetables and rice.

Click here to see a Good Morning America report featuring a scientist who wrote an article for "National Geographic" discussing secrets to living longer.

Click here to see a clip from the documentary "Processed People."

My friend Ruth said it is not unusual for her relatives in South Korea to live to be 100 years old. She feels this is in part due to the fact that they only eat meat occassionally, such as on birthdays and holidays.

BBC Food:

• Learning about lentils -- Indian food made easy

Anjum Anand's Indian Kitchen:

• Spinach and lentil curry

Rhodes Across India:

• Potato and green pea pattice (See image)


• Shahi maanh daal (creamy black lentils)

Market Kitchen:

• Vegetable coconut and peanut curry (a Thai dish)


• Moroccan chickpea soup


• Charred vegetable and couscous salad


• Egyptian red lentil soup


• Pea guacamole with tortilla chips


• Braised peas, broad beans and artichokes with bruschetta (What is bruschetta?)


• Swiss chard and lentil salad (a Mediterranean salad)


• Vegetable tempura with Japanese dipping sauce (See image)


• Spinach, pea and ricotta frittata


• Dhal with chilli and garam masala mash (Dahl with mashed potatoes)

Thai Food Tonight:

• Vegetarian spring rolls (with Thai dipping sauce)

MSNBC's Today's Kitchen:

• Chickpeas and spinach tapas (a classic Spanish dish) (See image)

Tasty and Meatless:

• Kung Pao Tofu

BBC's Ken Hom Cooks:

• Chinese buddhist casserole (See image)


• Bean curd in spicy chilli sauce (Click here to see more tofu recipes from China, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.)

Rouxbe Cooking School: (wait a moment and the video will appear.)

• Spanokopita (Greek spinach pie with feta cheese) (See image)


• Chana masala (See image)


• Indonesian tofu (Indonesian barbecue)


• Grilled vegetables olivada


• Fava bean and kale pappardelle (See image)


• Thai green curry paste (can be used on stir-fried tofu and vegetables)


• Panang paste (can be used on stir-fried tofu and vegetables)


• Indonesian peanut sauce (can be used on stir-fried tofu and vegetables. Silk soy creamer can be substituted for the coconut milk.)


• Ras el hanout (Moroccan spice mix -- can be used in Moroccan stew)


• Mushroom and barley soup


• Refried beans


• Moroccan couscous

Planet Green's Emeril Green:

• Swiss chard dolmas stuffed with lemon barley


• Mock meat balls in marinara sauce


• Miso vegetable soup with tofu (Note: before using tofu, rinse it well or shave off the part touching the plastic since plastic leaches a hormone disruptor into foods.)
• Vegetarian pot pie


• White bean veggie burgers (See image)


• Lentil loaf


• Tofu with mushroom ragu


• Vegetable tofu stir fry


• Vegetarian pad thai


• Spinach cannelloni (See image)


• Wegmeyer pumpkin soup


• Veggie taco


• Asian vegetable soup


• Poblano chili stew


• Spinach and kale borek (See image)


• Super soy burritos


• Hearty greens enchiladas


• African yam and peanut soup


• Spinach, cheese and egg white omelet


• Breakfast spinach veggie sausage strata (like a bread pudding)


• Steamed vegetable dumplings with honey soy dipping sauce


• Korean scallion and mushroom pancake

Cooking With Kamal -- Lebanese Style (Mediterranean food):

• Vegetable-stuffed cabbage rolls (Click here to see a BBC filling recipe. Note: soy creamer might be substituted for the cream in the sauce.)


• Vegetable-stuffed grape leaves (Click here to see a Whole Foods Market filling recipe)

Canadian Living Test Kitchen:

• Best vegetarian tofu stir-fry

Delicious TV -- Totally Vegetarian:

• Creamy tofu pot pies


• Savory Mushroom and black-eyed peas burger


• Maryland "mock-crabcake"


• Pumpkin chili


• Spicy black bean and fire roasted tomato soup


• Chickpea crepes


• Herbed tofu cheese

A Lyon in the Kitchen:

• Spicy tofu salad (The written recipe can be found here.)(See image)

Dani Spies Quickbites:

• Summer squash frittata


• Spinach scramble


• Pumpkin and blackbean soup


• Roasted pepper bruschetta


• Spring-in' quinoa


• Carribean black bean soup


• Orzo primavera


• Great Greek salad

Rachel Ray Show:

• Bob Greene's no-cheese vegetable lasagna


• Vegetable soup with dumplings


• Chickpea and tomato penne pasta


• Eggplant parm with egg pasta

Chef MD:

• Pita rounds stuffed with sweet roasted vegetables


• Thai style pea pod and double peanut pizza


• Spaghetti frittata with toasty walnuts and cheese (See image)


• Moroccan vegetable stew with turmeric and cinnamon


• Simple curried roasted root vegetables over quinoa


• Vegetarian chili verde


• Pasta e fagioli (pasta and bean) soup


• Fragrant and easy Indian lentil and butternut squash stew


• Edamame (soybean) pho (traditional Vietnamese soup)

Show me the Curry:

• Mung daal


• Channa masala


• Aloo gobi (califlower and potatoes)


• Garbanzo bean curry


• Lentil soup


• Asparagus subzi


• Brussel sprout subzi


• Stuffed okra (bharan bhindi)


• Vegetable korma


• Vegetable fried rice -- a Chinese Indian recipe
  


• Vegetable quesadilla

The Ellen Degeneres Show:

• Ellen makes vegan pizza with Wolfgang Puck

Foodwishes.com

• Wolfgang Puck's pizza dough


• Asparagus pie


• Pasta primavera


• Walnut and garlic pasta


• Mushroom veggie burger


• White bean and aromatic vegetable ragout

Good Housekeeping Magazine:

• Guacamole


• Hummus (an Arabic dish)

Good Deal:

• Moroccan chickpea stew

Taste of Home:

• Hearty ratatouille and almonds (A French recipe)


• Veggie penne with pesto


• Grilled Greek pizza

BBC -- Get Cooking:

• Mediteranean filo pastry pie


• Chickpea and tomato salad with tahini dressing


• Bean curd (tofu) with shitake mushrooms and peas


• Homemade linguine with mushrooms


• Pasta alla genovese

Look and Taste:

• Grilled vegetable pesto mozzarella sandwich


• Tabbouleh


• Grilled Mediterranean vegetables


• Saute tofu steak with vegetables

Manjula's Kitchen:

• Samosa -- part 1


• Samosa -- part 2


• Black-eyed pea salad

Giorgio Locatelli Pure Italian:

• Mixed bean and farro soup

Everyday Italian:

• Classic vegetable scapece

Vahchef: (see the ingredients on the vahchef's website: www.vahrehvah.com)

• Onion pakoda (This dish, which is also called "pakora," is also good made with cabbage.)


• Pav bhajji (mashed mixed vegetables -- popular street food in India)(See image)


• Spring rolls


• Vegetable biryani


• Baingan bharta (eggplant, tomato, onion curry)


• Vegetable manchurian (vegetable dumplings)


• Sambhar (See image)


• Vegetable cutlets


• Rajma masala (red kidney beans cooked in Indian Punjabi style)


• Palak paneer (curried spinach and unfermented cheese. Vegans might substitute tofu for the cheese.)(See image)

Delia Smith's One is Fun - BBC:

• Chiladas


• Vegetarian moussaka

New British Kitchen:

• Tarka Dahl

Times Online:

• Easy Vegetable Curry


• Flat bread, feta and chickpea salad

The Martha Stewart Show:

• Chickpea couscous

Mark's Daily Apple:

• Quinoa salad

Mother Nature Network:

• Sweet and fruity breakfast quinoa

Women's Weekly: Good to Know:

• Chilli and chickpea bites

New York Times: The Minimalist:

• Chickpea salad


• Arepas

Videojug :

• Vegetarian pad thai (Note: There are lots of ways to make pad thai)


• Egg fried rice


• Mediterranean pasta


• Nachos supreme


• Mixed nut roast


• Spanish tortilla(See image)

The Guardian Newspaper:

• Greek white bean soup

The Wong Way to Cook:

• Top chef Radhika's roasted vegan stuffing

Joann Rachor's Kitchen:

• Tofu sour cream

The Green Kitchen:

• Eggplant rolls

Julia Childs -- Lessons With Master Chefs:

• Black bean tortilla casserole

CBN -- Living the Life:

• Black bean dip

Perfect Meals -- Chef Video Series:

• Tomato egg fu yung

Chef Tips:

• Vegetarian chili


• Fajita marinade


• Salsa

Good Food Bites:

• Aromatic pumpkin and chickpea stew

Epicurious partnered with The Culinary Institute of America:

• Baba ghanouj (Arabic eggplant dip)


• Falafel


• Saag paneer - part 1 (tofu can be substituted for the paneer cheese)


• Saag paneer - part 2

SBS Food:

• Spinach and feta fatayer (Moroccan cuisine)


• New vegetable soup (French cuisine)


• Stuffed eggplant

Health for today:

• Tofu fajitas

Supreme Master TV:

• Vegetarian sichuan goulash

Holiday Kitchen TV:

• Vegetarian shepard's pie


• Deviled eggs


• Vegetarian gravy

The Secret Ingredient: (See more recipes from Whole Foods Market.)

• Quinoa primavera


• Homemade Greek-style veggie burgers


• Brillat savarin and mushroom savory brunch crepes


• Butternut squash soup


• French toast with royal Hawaiian honey


• Walnut pesto pasta and hearts of palm

The View from the Bay:

• Vegan tuna salad and quesadillas

Health Seminars Unlimited:

• Tofu vegetable kabobs


• Skillet tofu scramble


• Tofu spinach lasagna rolls


• Tofu strawberry smoothie

Chelsea Britton with the American Heart Association :

• Heart healthy veggie burgers

Cooking with Alia:

• Loubia (Moroccan white beans)

Barilla:

• Minestrone soup

Cookus * Interruptus (expect plenty of interruptions)

• Nut burgers

Everyday Dish TV:

• Vegan pate (mock chopped liver)

Food Network TV :

• Couscous with dried dates


• Black bean enchiladas

Morrisons:

• Moroccan chickpea, lentil and spinach stew

Harris Teeter -- Your Wellness for Life:

• Black bean and spinach quesadillas


• Southwestern veggie chili


• Split pea soup

Ani Phyo's Raw Food Kitchen:

• Ani's spanish breakfast scramble

Cooking Halal:

• Iranian spinach frittata

Dr. Meg Haworth -- Healthy Eating

• Vegetable lasagna

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