Couple of noms.....

These are a couple of horribly photographed but tasty meals recently enjoyed here at Casa del Stacy.

First up, mashed sweet potatoes, garlicky greens, and black-eyed peas:

This dish was based on one in Jae Steele's cookbook, Ripe From Around Here.  This is an awesome cookbook, if you don't have it, focusing on seasonal, whole vegan foods. The photo is a bit misleading because the best way to enjoy this is by having a little bit of all three dishes together in every bite! The sweet potatoes are just mashed with maple syrup and cinnamon, the greens are sauteed in garlic and olive oil, and the black-eyed peas I made "my way" with tomato sauce, chipotle peppers, parsley, and celery.
Next up, the portobello/pepper "steak" stew from Appetite for Reduction:

This photo truly is ghastly, sorry! It makes this look like dog food, but man oh man, do I love this recipe. I absolutely HATE winter but the only good thing about it is that it's stew time.  Especially this stew. That is a big hunk of delicious bread on the left, BTW.  I basically followed the book's recipe but added cabbage because everything is better with cabbage in it, IMHO.  You could probably make a more seasonal version of this in the winter by subbing other veggies (e.g., carrots, potatoes) in for the bell peppers.

Noms, and noms. Nomulent. No, that is not a real word.

Edit: Re-reading this post, I feel like I should clarify: even though I live in Canada, no, it is not in the least bit wintery here yet. It's actually still really warm and beautiful here......so far. However, I know winter is coming and I am dreading it already. Thinking ahead about tasty vittles is the only way I can calm myself down.