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The Joy of an Empty Pot

Everyday vegetarian recipes from a Zen Buddhist monastery.

Side Dishes

Fried Egg Roll Chips with Sweet and Sour Sauce

June 17, 2019

Fried Egg Roll Chips with Sweet and Sour Sauce is the perfect side dish for any Asian meal. This crowd-pleaser is quick and easy to prepare.

Makes 8 Servings

Bowl of fried egg roll chips with sweet and sour dipping sauce

Fried Egg Roll Chips with Sweet and Sour Sauce.

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Filed Under: Side Dishes Tagged With: appetizer, Chinese, finger food, vegan

Classic Macaroni Salad

August 20, 2018

This is a traditional old fashioned recipe for classic macaroni salad that includes hard boiled eggs and pimiento stuffed olives!

Makes 7 cups
macaroni salad

Bowl of Macaroni Salad.

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Filed Under: Salads, Side Dishes Tagged With: best, elbow macaroni, hard boiled egg, mayonnaise, olives, paprika, picnic, potluck, salad, simple, Spanish olives

Quick and Easy Pickled Beets

July 15, 2018

These pickled beets taste just as good as home canned beets from the garden. And they are a lot less work. Serve right away or refrigerate and serve chilled.

Makes 3 Servings
Pickled beets sour cream

Serving of sliced pickled beets.

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Filed Under: Side Dishes Tagged With: beets, garden, pickled, pickled beets, quick, salad

Vegetarian Turkey Stuffing and Dressing

November 23, 2017

 

Makes about 4 to 6 Servings

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This vegetarian turkey stuffing will probably never go near a turkey. Being a vegetarian doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy savory turkey stuffing for the holidays.

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Hello,
My name is Rev. David McKinney. I have been the head cook at the Vichara Buddhist Monastery since 1972. Thank you for stopping by. This blog makes it possible for us to share our vegetarian recipes with the rest of the world.
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