Haven’t given a recipe in a while thought I’d share something yummy. Mexican Chocolate Brownies Ingredients • ¾ cup no-salt-added black beans • ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce • 3 oz unsweetened chocolate • ½ cup pure cane sugar • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract • ½ cup white whole wheat flour • ½ tsp baking powder • ½ tsp ground cinnamon • ¼ tsp baking soda • ¼ tsp sea salt • ⅛ tsp…
Another vegetable recipe: yummy Potato Pancakes Ingredients 2 russet potatoes 1 large zucchini ½ yellow onion ½ cup oat flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp black pepper Method Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cover two sheet pans with parchment paper. Spread half of the grated vegetables on a clean kitchen towel, then roll and wring the towel to draw out the excess moisture. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Repeat with the remaining vegetables. In a small bowl, combine…
This is another great vegan soup recipe I found at https://www.simplyquinoa.com/lemon-garlic-wild-rice-soup/. Simply Quinoa is an amazing website created to empower others into a healthy lifestyle. I could spend hours there looking at recipes and articles. Check it out. https://www.simplyquinoa.com/ I changed the grain in this soup to a more healthy grain. I used wheat berry. This caused a lot of the liquid to be absorbed and because of that I only got a quart of the soup. I may try…
Morning everyone I am sitting in bed watching gold rush on the discovery channel with my dogs. I’m haven’t given you a recipe in a while so I figured today would be a good day. Have a great week. Perfect Vegan Carrot Cake Ingredients 1½ cups plant-based milk 4½ oz whole dates ¾ cup raisins 1 ripe banana 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1¾ cups regular rolled oats 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda …
Made something new this week with my Forks Over Knives recipe app. Thought I’d share it. I love granola bars. This was a great breakfast. I used almond butter instead of peanut butter. Peanut Butter Granola Bars Ingredients ½ cup smooth peanut butter ¼ cup pure maple syrup ¼ cup brown rice syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups rolled oats ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp ground cinnamon Method Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan…
Matzo is one of my favorite things next to the matzo ball. Nothing is better than matzo ball soup on the Jewish holidays and certainly if you aren’t feeling well. Herbed Vegan Matzo Ball Soup Ingredients 5 matzo crackers 1 cup cooked quinoa 1½ tsp ground flaxseeds 1½ tsp lemon juice ½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp onion powder ½ tsp Italian seasoning ½ tsp sea salt 3 pinches freshly ground black pepper ¼ tsp baking soda 1 small onion …
This is one of my favorite salads to eat. I very often skip the avocado and lettuce leaf and eat it as my meal over some bulgar. I like it with the heat. It is like a salsa. Black Bean, Corn & Roasted Red Pepper Lettuce Cups Ingredients • 2 cups frozen roasted corn • 1 15oz. can no-salt-added black beans • 1 mango • 1 cup cherry tomatoes • ½ cup jarred roasted red bell peppers • ¼ cup…
I never thought at the age of 47 this would be my life yet I remember being scared when I was diagnosed of being in a wheelchair. I knew what multiple sclerosis could bring about and I feared that when I hit the 10 year mark everything would go downhill rapidly. That wasn’t the case because there were medication developed that helped to slow down the MS progression and more and more have been developed. My life took on a…
I had to share this recipe because it was so good. Might be my new favorite soup from Forks over Knives. Creamy Wild Rice Soup Ingredients 4 cups vegetable stock 1 8oz. pack button mushrooms *I used canned button mushrooms one time and fresh sliced mushrooms another ¾ cup uncooked wild rice 1 leek 4 cloves garlic 1 red bell pepper 1 carrot ¼ tsp sea salt ¼ cup almond flour ¼ cup chickpea flour *I didn’t use stayed with almond flour…
I guess it was inevitable that once you put the carbs back the weight comes back as well. It didn’t take long and was actually a little alarming. At first I gained ever pound I lost within a week. That was disheartening but then it leveled off and I took off a couple of pounds. I’m still up five pounds but so be it. Why I changed? At first Keto was yummy. When you haven’t eaten cheese and butter for…
