A HEALTHFUL AND MEATLESS DIET

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To prepare your beans for cooking, sort through them and discard any discolored kernels, then rinse them. Presoak the beans by adding enough water to a pound of soybeans so that they're covered with two inches of liquid, and store them in the refrigerator overnight (the beans will nearly triple in size, so use a big pot).

After the legumes have soaked, skim off the film that will have formed, add a teaspoon of salt (and more water, if necessary), and bring the pot to a boil. Then reduce the heat and let the beans simmer until they're tender, a process that usually takes about three hours. When properly cooked, the soybeans should squish easily, but if they're too tender, they'll form a paste when you grind them up.

BARBECUED SOYBEANS

4 cups of cooked soybeans (you can substitute other beans for part of the soybeans or use 1 cup of cooked mixed vegetables in place of 1 cup of soybeans)
3/4 cup of catsup
1/4 cup of mustard
1/4 cup of molasses
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder a dash of Worcestershire sauce

To make this high-protein baked bean dish, combine the beans with the sauce ingredients and bake, covered, in a loaf pan in a 300°F oven for 2 to 3 hours. (For a sweeter, less spicy sauce, you might want to omit the chili powder and increase the sugar to 1/4 cup.)

SOY-VEGETABLE LOAF

Loaf:
3 to 4 cups of cooked soybeans, ground
2 carrots, grated
1 onion, diced
1/2 pepper, diced
1/2 cup of wheat germ
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
2 tablespoons of soy flour
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 cup of yogurt
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons of oil

Topping:
2 teaspoons of molasses
2 teaspoons of catsup
4 teaspoons of mustard
1 teaspoon of curry powder

Combine the main ingredients in the order given and place the mixture in a loaf pan. Drizzle the topping over the loaf and bake it in a 350°F oven for 45 minutes, or until firm.

SPAGHETTI AND BEANBALLS
2-1/2 cups of cooked soybeans, ground
1/2 cup of wheat germ
3 tablespoons of grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons of chopped scallions or parsley
2 cloves of garlic, minced (or
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder)
salt and pepper to taste wheat germ (for coating the beanballs) butter or margarine spaghetti noodles and your favorite tomato sauce

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