vegan Shabbat food

[cellio]

I unexpectedly have a vegan coming for Shabbat. (Actually, she'll be arriving tomorrow, but staying through.) Due to funeral arrangements and arrival of said guest, grocery shopping tomorrow isn't likely to happen.

I have in the house: rice (white and brown), beans (assorted), fake meat crumbles, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, assorted frozen veggies, and normal staples. I have no tofu at the moment.

One of the obvious answers is vegetarian chili (using the meat crumbles). I'm also thinking of either a peanut-based or curry-based stew served over rice; I'd use the sweet potatoes, onions, sturdy veggies, northern beans, tomatoes, and appropriate seasoning (peanut butter + ginger or curry). I don't know how well the squash would work; it would turn to mush, but maybe that's ok or maybe I shouldn't try. (If I had yellow squash I know that would work, but I don't.)

I welcome other ideas.

Comments

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

I have a red lentil dish I often make at home that would probably work fine with beans. I think the acorn squash would be fine if cut into chunks and added to the simmer at the right time, but might be redundant with the sweet potatoes (as another starchy orange thing). I usually put sweet potatoes in mine.
This is a freeform dish, but here is an approximation:
Heat olive oil in a dutch oven on medium-high heat
Sautee diced yellow onion (shallots are also good) until softened (and slightly browned, my preference)
Add curry powder (I use Penzey's sweet curry or Balti Seasoning), some whole black peppercorns, , finely chopped ginger, and a couple of bay leaves and sautee until fragrant, maybe 45secs
Add vegetable stock and bring to boil
Add lentils and "vegetables with fortitude" (sweet potatoes, parsnips, beets, and such cut into small chunks) and reduce heat to low
Cover and let simmer unti lentils and veg are cooked through. You may need to add more liquid at some point.
Greens and other veg with weaker constitution get added towards the end so they don't get icky. The whole thing takes maybe 45mins.
I've been eating more brown rice to get more whole grains in my diet and find it to be a good match for this dish. I don't think any kind of tofu or other meat substitute is necessary especially with the brown rice, it's pretty filling as it is.

[cellio]

Thanks. Now that you mention it, I've done curried lentils with veggies in the past and had it work well, and I do have lentils on hand.

[eclectic-1.livejournal.com]

You've got to try the lentil recipe that I emailed to you. I never liked lentils, but I like this.

[cellio]

Thanks!