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"This soup is a little spicy, elegant enough for a dinner party, super cheap to make and very tasty... Don't be put off by the lentils - trust me you won't know they are there (and secretly they are so good for you)."

Ingredients: ground cumin, coriander...

"A Moosewood recipe. I haven't tried it, but this is supposed to be rich and spicy. Don't skip the chopped scallions or chives!"

Ingredients: chives, fresh gingerroot...

"This is some of the most delicious soup I've ever tasted. I got the recipe (and my first sample) from Food Dabbler Willy at our local Whole Foods Market."

Ingredients: coconut milk, pepper...

"Adapted from the Moosewood cookbook for West African Groundnut Stew. Wine or other fruit and vegetable juices (example, apricot or tomato) would also work as substitutes for the liquids. Thanks to Brooke the Cook in WI for putting this recipe in her best of 2008 cookbook!"

Ingredients: cilantro, coconut, eggplants...

"I made this last night and it was great! Very simple and very good for you. I tasted it before adding the lemon juice and I think that I liked it better without, but the recipe (from a nutrition book - Becoming Vegetarian) called for it, so I've included it below. I added some cooked tomatoes at the same time as the yams. I used 2 very rounded..."

Ingredients: collard greens, Braggs liquid aminos...

"These are delicious muffins with a unique ingredient... crystallized ginger! They're perfect on a crisp Autumn morning, or anytime for that matter. They're also dairy-free and low-fat! The recipe is from Mags2003 on the IBS message boards at www.helpforibs.com."

Ingredients: crystallized ginger, rice milk...

"I had some beautiful organic jewel yams from my store that just begged for some love, and I searched all over the internet for a yam recipe that was just right. I didn't find anything that was exactly what I wanted: something with less sugar and more flavor, no nuts, and definitely no marshmallows! This is what I came up with."

Ingredients: cranberries, crystallized ginger...

"Adapted from a side dish of the winner of the 46th National Chicken Cooking Contest. Goes especially well with pork."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground pepper...

"My cousin and I came up with this simple recipe, when she overbaked the sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving Dinner. They tasted great! I don't really like sweet potatoes, but I took thirds on this one."

Ingredients: cinnamon, sweet potatoes...

"The Moosewood version of African Groundnut Stew. Serve groundnut stew on rice, and along with one of these: hard-boiled eggs, chopped scallions, chopped fresh parsley or cilantro, cubed papaya, sliced bananas, mangos, pineapples, or oranges, grated coconut, whole or crushed peanuts."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, fresh cilantro...

"We prefer using broths and juices for a less pungent, "candied" finish. Great served with rice & pigeon peas or other Caribbean-themed rice and sweet & sour (not creamy) slaw."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, cornstarch...

"I was looking for something to do with a sweet potato...Here's what i found. Easy peasy...and good too!"

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt...

"This is the perfect side dish on a chilly Autumn evening. The apples give it just the right amount of sweetness, and it smells heavenly cooking. I actually cooked this in a smaller oval casserole dish and used 2 sweet potatoes and 3 apples, so obviously the amounts are very flexible. Just reduce the other ingredients and make sure you use enough OJ..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, corn flakes, oranges...

"Small amount of margarine and orange juice give these yams lots of flavor but little fat."

Ingredients: margarine, orange peel...