Here are my favorite recipes. You can experiment with the quantities and ingredients as you like:

1. Curry Apple Bisque

butter
garlic
onion

cook (covered) till clear

apples [do not peel!]
powdered coriander
curry powder
[turmeric]

cook 1 minute

chicken [or vegetable] broth

when apples start getting soft:

sweet potatoes [or yams] [do not peel!]

when sweet potatoes are soft:

[add minced fresh ginger]

puree

This is a good recipe for experimenting with different spices. If you make a large batch, you can try different spices, and, since they will be very dilute, it's no disaster if you don't like the taste.

2. Zucchini "omelet"

put some olive oil in frying pan
garlic
onions

cover the pan

when soft:

zucchini
apples

[peppers]

[tomatoes, preferably green]

[green chillies]

[curry leaves]

[mushrooms]

[shredded carrots]

[celery]

(It's not really an omelet, since everything is just mixed together.)

cover the pan

when soft:

add eggs on top

cover the pan

when no longer runny:

turn over, so the eggs complete cooking, and turn off the heat
add grated Swiss cheese

cover the pan

Serve with catsup and/or Tabasco Sauce (I like the mildest one, which is green and made from Jalapeno peppers).
[salsa & avocado on top?]

From a friend: Unsure a sweet element (apples) fits here.  Spring onions or leeks chopped fine could substitute for ordinary onions.  If you use leeks, fine-chopping is essential because they are a  litte tough otherwise.  I would use a not-too-hot Mexican pepper such as Serrano rather then bell pepper.  I would fine-chop the zucchini.  You might like to try lightly sauteeing the herbs and veggies in olive oil, then directly add the eggs, which absorb the excess oil.  If you can get them, try using fresh, firm, unripe, still-green tomatoes rather than ripe ones; the advantage is that they don't get mushy as readily when cooked.   I would consider adding mushrooms - my favorites are sauteed shitakes (either fresh or reconstituted dry from Chinatown) and (fresher the better) wild oyster mushrooms.  My favorite cheese for omelets is extra sharp cheddar, sometimes romano, and if you want something blander, then provolone. I would add herbs such as oregano, dill weed, and/or Italian seasoning, and I find that a tasty "omelet" can use egg substitute such as Eggbeaters without too much loss of taste for those concerned about cholesterol.  And for a change, turn the whole thing into a burrito rather than having it plain.  If you do this, you might try holding out the cheese in cooking the egg mixture, then sprinkling the egg mixture generously with cheese inside the tortilla, and heating the whole in a toaster oven.  That way the cheese has a melted consistency rather than just being absorbed into the whole,

3. Kabocha [or another kind of pumpkin] Soup

Remove the seeds and stem from the kabocha. You don't need to remove the skin from a kabocha.

cook 5 minutes in a pressure cooker

[if not using a kabocha, remove the skin]
milk [or soy milk]
cinnamon
marjoram
mace
[i.e., pumpkin pie spices]
orange juice [I prefer Meyer lemon juice]
mash up with a potato masher

4. My grandmother's carrot cake recipe:

Carrot Pudding Ring

1 cup Crisco

½ cup brown sugar packed tight

1 cup grated carrots packed tight

2 egg yolks

Juice of ½ lemon

1 ¼ cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda in 1 tbsp lukewarm water

Mix all ingredients in order. Last, fold in beaten egg white from 2 eggs (beat until stiff).
Grease ring and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Add mixture. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top. Bake at 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.

5. Pauline's Grain & Seed Bread

You can also add raisins if you want. It is so delicious, you need not put anything on it that will dilute the flavor, but eat with a cup of tea. High in protein.

1/4 - 1/2 c. oil

1/2 c. dry flax seeds soaked overnight in water

1 c. oats

1 c. sunflower seeds

wheat germ

1/4 - 1/3 c. molasses

1 - 1 1/2 T salt

3-4 c. boiling water

cool.

Add:

(1 T. yeast, 1/4 c. warm water, 1 tsp. sugar)

1 c. rye flour

1/2 c. soy or wheat flour

Spelt flour (enough to make a sticky mass)

Beat w/spoon. Let rise until double. Add more flour (5+). Knead. Let rise again.

Add grated orange rind (optional). Shape into 3 loaves. Sprinkle w/sesame seeds. Let rise.

Bake 375 degrees for 15 min; bake 350 degrees for 30-35 min more.