Macaroni and No Cheese Casserole (Mark)

Ingredients
1 C. raw cashews
1 C. water
1/2 C. lemon or lime juice
2 Tbl. sesame seeds (I prefer brown, which have more calcium)
4 Tbl. nutritional yeast (the yellow flakes, NOT brewer's yeast)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 onion
1/2 tsp. garlic powder or a few cloves of fresh garlic
pinches of basil, thyme and oregano to taste
1 jar (4 oz) pimentos
2/3 C. oil
whole wheat bread crumbs to cover.

Instructions
Slightly undercook about 1 lb. of macaroni in salted water. Drain and set aside.
In blender, blend together the cashews, water and lime juice. While blending, add the sesame seeds, yeast, pimentos and seasonings. Coarsely chop the onion and add while blending. Slowly add the oil and blend until creamy. Place macaroni in a pot and add the sauce. Mix gently to avoid breaking up the pasta, and pour into an oiled oblong baking (i.e. 9x12) dish. Cover with bread crumbs (garlic bread crumbs optional). Thread on a little oil, sprinkle additional basil, oregano and thyme if desired, and cover with foil. Bake at 350 for approximatly 30 minutes, then uncover and bake an additional 10-12 minutes until browned and sizzling. Enjoy!

Oatmeal Ginger Crunch Cookies (Linda)

Ingredients
1 1/2 C. Oatmeal
1 1/2 C. Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1/2 tea. Sea Salt
1 tea. Non-aluminum Baking Powder
1 C. Currants (or other dried fruit berries)
1 C. Walnuts, toasted and coarsly chopped
1/2 C. Canola or light Walnut Oil
1/2 C. Barley Malt or pure Maple Syrup
Zest of one Orange, minced
1/2 C. Orange Juice
1 tea. Vanilla
1 Tbl. fresh Ginger, peeled and grated
Optional - Candied Ginger to taste

Instructions
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a smaller bowl, whisk together wet ingredients. Stir into the dry ingredients.
3. Transfer heaping tablespoons of dough onto baking sheet. Flatten cookies with the back of a fork to make 3 or 4 inch round shapes. Dip fork in juice to keep it from sticking.
4. Bake cookies until edges and undersides are golden, approximately 15-20 minutes. Makes 1 dozen.

Coconut Candies (Kaori)

This recipe is from VegNews Magazine. Amazingly good! Makes 16 candies.

Ingredients
3/4 C. raisins
3/4 C. raw walnuts
3/4 C. dates, pitted
3/4 C. dried apricots
3/4 C. shredded coconut
2 Tbl. orange juice
Zest of 1 orange
Shredded coconut, for coating

Instructions
1. In a food processor, pulverize the
raisins, walnuts, dates and apricots for 1
to 2 minutes or until finely chopped. Add
coconut, orange juice and zest. Process for
an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture
comes together to form a ball.
2. Place some shredded coconut on a
plate. Dampen hands with water, form
mixture into one-inch balls and roll in
shredded coconut.