My friend Cat had sent me a recipe for making a vegan chocolate spread using garbanzo beans (chickpeas) as the base. I tweaked the recipe a bit, it had called for 1 part peanut butter to 3 parts olive oil and I don't know...that just didn't sound appetizing to have the oil in it so… Continue reading Choco-Nut Spread
Category: breakfast
Banana and Pear Oatmeal
This morning I took an unripe pear and turned it into a wonderful warm bowl of fall. There is something about oatmeal that just seems right in November. Banana and Pear Oatmeal Ingredients: 2 cups light vanilla soy milk 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 cup pear, peeled, cored and large dice 1/4 cup brown sugar,… Continue reading Banana and Pear Oatmeal
Yogurt Drop Biscuits
Looking for a low cholesterol/heart healthy recipe for drop biscuits isn't easy. Most recipes are either shortening or butter (or margarine...yuck!) but I wanted something that would use oil but as well not be a ton of oil. These mixed up quickly, baked in a few minutes and tasted wonderful. They were tender and soft,… Continue reading Yogurt Drop Biscuits
Baked Oatmeal For Two
This was a new idea I tried out. It is definitely better if you bake it and eat it while hot, versus chilling it and then reheating the next morning. Baked Oatmeal For Two Ingredients: ¼ cup old-fashioned oats, ground to fine 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 tsp baking powder ½ cup light vanilla soy… Continue reading Baked Oatmeal For Two