Lentil and Veggie Soup

This is a hit! Always warming, tasty and satisfying. The trick to making soup is making your own stock (recipe  listed as an earlier blog entry). It’s very easy and full of nutrition! Lentil and Veggie Soup: 2 Tbl olive oil (or canola) 1 each carrot, celery, onion, zucchini, diced 1/2 onion, diced 7 shiitake mushrooms,…

Breakfast Baked Apples

A lovely breakfast option incorporating whole grains, nuts, seeds, omegas, protein… tasty, inexpensive, in season and healthful. Make in advance and freeze if that helps with time and organization. The get more delicious as they sit. I have 2 baking options depending on how you enjoy your apples. Serve with Amande yogurt. I like to…

Chocolate Tart

I got the idea of this from Hail Merry. I LOVED the product so much, I googled the ingredients. The closest I could find was from a a blog called Deliciously Organic. The product was good but it was really heavy on the filling with too much syrup. This created thick, almost stringy consistency that…

Prep work day

The chill has officially entered  into the air. I have some great fall recipes I would like to share but first we have to prep. Today we make stock. Sounds boring I know but it is a fundamental base for many recipes including soups and sauces. You can get a box of the pre-made stuff…

Muffins

That chill in the air and smell of fall has arrived, despite the warmer days we are enjoying in the great NW. Time to start baking again. I thought we would start with muffins. GF and vegan is challenging in the muffin area. They often come out dense and heavy. This is a pretty solid base…