Butternut Squash w/Wild Rice & Onion Stuffing - Recipe

INGREDIENTS
4 medium butternut squash (about 1 pound each)
3/4 cup raw wild rice, rinsed
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 heaping cup chopped red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 1/2 cups firmly packed torn whole wheat bread
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon each dried sage and dried thyme
1 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
1 cup fresh orange juice

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Halve the squashes and scoop out seeds and fibers. Place them cut side up in shallow baking dishes and cover tightly with covers or foil. Bake 40 to 50 minutes, or until easily pierced with a knife but still firm.
2. In the meantime, bring 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in the wild rice, reduce to a simmer, then cover and cook until the water is absorbed, about 40 minutes.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onion is limp and golden.
4. In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked wild rice with the sautéed onion and the remaining ingredients. When the squashes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the pulp, leaving firm shells about 1/2-inch thick. Chop the pulp and stir into the rice mixture. Stuff the squashes, place in foil-lined baking dishes, and cover.
5. Before serving, place the squashes in a preheated 350F oven. Bake 20 minutes, or until heated through.
Serves 8.
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Lentils with Love

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups dried lentils
1/4 cup raisins
4 cups vegetable stock or water
1 tsp. basil
1 Tbs. chili powder
2 tsp. cumin powder
1 green pepper, chopped
1 cup tomato paste

Soak dried lentils if you prefer. Drain; add raisins and stock. Simmer 1o minutes. Add other ingredients and simmer 30-40 minutes, until tender, adding more stock if needed. May be served over rice, noodles, or with corn tortillas. Serves 6.

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Lentil Corn Soup

Corn and sweet potatoes give this soup a nice sweetness. It's adapted from Mark Bricklin's _Lose Weight Naturally Cookbook_ (Rodale), which uses too much meat and dairy for our purposes; this one, however, adapts well by substituting for the oil in the saute. It also freezes and microwaves well for brown-bag lunches.

Lentil and Corn Soup

1 Medium onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, sliced
2 tbs water, stock, or sherry for sauteing
7 cups water
3/4 cup dried lentils
2 medium tomatoes
1 cup fresh or frozen corn
1 small sweet potato, diced
4 tsp tamari or soy sauce
1 cup cooked brown rice
2 tbs chopped fresh parsley (I double this amount)

Saute the onion and carrots in a large saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent. Add water, lentils, tomatoes, corn, and sweet potato. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 25 min. Add the tamari, rice and parsley, and heat through before serving.

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