Once the weather starts to cool I love to make a big pot/batch of something really good and tasty for dinner on Sundays. This dish hits the spot. It is simple and comes together really fast. By the time your brown rice is ready the spicy peanut stew and you must make the cool cucumber sauce. The spicy peanut sauce is here and the cool cucumber sauce is here. The cool cucumber sauce is a must it enhances the flavor and adds texture. It is not a “sauce” but more like a fresh salsa using cucumbers and jalapenos. I always use butternut squash, sweet potato and cauliflower that the recipe calls for plus, depending on what I have on hand, I add kale, spinach, swiss chard. yellow squash, any other squash I have on hand. This dish is full of flavor and textures that is very satisfying and filling. There is usually enough left over for one more meal or you can freeze it and eat it another day.

This dish is wonderful with dosas this recipe from Eat’n Veg’n (vegan and gluten-free), Ricki Heller at Diet Dessert and Dogs has a wonderful recipe for chinese scallion pancakes, pitas or you could serve onion paratha from Happy Vegan Face.

Enjoy cooking and the food you create! Have some fun with your animal friends!