INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

I just made the most DELICIOUS and EASY recipe, I'm dying to share it it
with you. It came for a SAD cookbook I have that is not too bad actually:
The New Basics by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins. It was given to me as a
housewarming gift, and I use it mostly as a reference -- how long to cook
vegetables I'm not familiar with, etc. I have tried to make some of their
recipes, converting to nonfat in the usual ways, and it usually works.
Anyway, this recipe is completely vegan. I saw some rhubarb in the store
and I LOVE it, so I decided to bring it home and see what I could do. I had
no idea how to cook it, but found this DELISH recipe:
Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Stir well and bring to a boil
over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring once and skimming off
any foam that forms on top, until the rhubarb is just tender, 10-12
minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and let the mixture cool to room
temperature. Cover and refridgerate. It will keep for 2 days.
My hints:
1) The recipe is very tolerant. I 1/4'd the recipe, then halved the sugar
from that, my OJ was not fresh, I had no zest of anything so just used
lemon juice. It was still delicious.
2) I do suggest cutting down the sugar for those watching calories. I cut
sugar always, sometimes leaving it off altogether. Rhubarb is tart though,
so you can experiment and find your happy medium.
3) FOR INDIVIDUALS: this recipe lends itself well to being made in a small
batch. I quartered it by using 3 small rhubarb stalks, about a cup of
strawberries (I didn't measure, just dropped them right into the pan), etc
and it came out great. It made enough for a 2 rhubarb/strawberries crepes 2
days in a row.
4) CREPES: this is GREAT in crepes. For those in the Bay Area, I bought
some ready-made crepes at Andronico's. These are NOT lowfat or vegan. They
have 20% fat. However, each crepe is 25 calories with 5 from fat; for me,
having 2 crepes with 10 calories from fat is acceptable given the way I eat
the rest of the time.
5) They suggest putting it on gingerbread. I think it would be great on
anything you normally but jam on.
Posted to fatfree digest by "Ellen M. Sentovich" <ellens@Cadence.COM> on
May 7, 1998

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