I hated beets when I was a kid, but then as an adult I discovered that they don’t come from cans. Fresh beets are packed with flavor, and this French beet salad couldn’t be easier to make: Beet salad recipe

If you like bell peppers, this beautiful salad made of roasted green and red bell peppers from North Africa (Morocco and Tunisia) will be a real treat: Bell Pepper Salad

This garlicky artichoke soup is very easy to make: Artichoke soup recipe

Serve these bell peppers stuffed with tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and cous cous alongside green salad for a simple, filling meal: Stuffed Peppers

Here’s a very easy vegetarian chili recipe - just open some cans, chop a few veggies, and leave it on the stove for a couple of hours.

Middle Eastern cuisine is noted for wonderful dishes with chickpeas and eggplant, as well as pita bread and couscous.

A delicious, rich, warm chocolate cake with a hint of peanut butter that tastes even better when served with berry sauce and/or vanilla ice cream - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

There’s something about the combination of potatoes and leeks in a creamy soup base - it’s a terrific comfort food: Recipe for potato leek soup

During the holidays, you’re probably exhausted and don’t feel like cooking anything fancy. Here are some super easy recipes, with simple directions like “cut, chop, blend, stir, and boil” - very little effort and no thinking required! Easy vegetarian recipes

Whatever is served at a traditional Christmas dinner, meat probably holds pride of place, and what good is that to us veggies? Here are some ideas to mix and match for a vegetarian Christmas menu.