African Beans and Greens

This was my attempt at recreating a favorite dish from a African restaurant that closed around these parts a few years ago. I served these with the Cornmeal Biscuits from Vegan Brunch. Delish.

2 cans black eyed peas, drained
1 can fire-roasted tomatoes, with juice
1 veg bouillon cube
1 tsp curry powder
1 cup frozen collard greens
a few shakes liquid smoke
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp each onion and garlic powder

Throw all ingredients into a crock pot or pressure cooker and cook until greens are very tender.

Falafel Loaf

So I had all these frozen falafel balls that I didn't really care for, but I felt awful about throwing them out. So I mashed them all up, threw in some onion & garlic powder, about half a cup of hummus, 1/4 cup wheat gluten and a few handfuls of chopped kalamata olives. Pressed it all tightly into an oiled loaf pan and baked it for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

I serve it topped with more hummus, and you know what? It's lots, lots better than the original ingredients ever were separately. I guess that's what you call cooking, huh?ve