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Double Chocolate Brownies (Gluten Free and Vegan)

I've always been suspicious of double chocolate brownies made with black beans. In times past they always tasted of beans, no matter what someone claimed. I think the real issue is the brownies were flourless and bound with eggs. These double chocolate brownies are held together with oat flour and it produces a cake like… Continue reading Double Chocolate Brownies (Gluten Free and Vegan)

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Date Frosting

Really simple vegan chocolate cupcakes that no one will know are vegan. The frosting was a hit with my boys, and none of them, nor the neighbor kids, had a clue it was made from dates. My secret for that....and I didn't tell them. Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients: 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate 1 cup unsweetened… Continue reading Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Date Frosting

cooking · Dinner · Gluten-Free · Plant Based Diet

Chickpea and Vegetable Risotto

Risotto is comfort food for late Fall. It's creamy, warming and you can change what you put into it based on your mood. Thirty minutes and dinner is served. Faster than fast food, and a lot healthier. Arborio rice can be sometimes hard to find, and as well severely overpriced, in grocery stores. We buy… Continue reading Chickpea and Vegetable Risotto

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Apricot Hempseed Oatmeal

Dried apricots are often intensively sweet, if you purchase organic ones without sulfur, they tend to be a lot less sweet. They add a great texture to a bowl of morning oats. Stock up on gluten-free rolled oats, and be a few minutes from a nourishing bowl of warm oats. Apricot Hempseed Oatmeal Ingredients: 4… Continue reading Apricot Hempseed Oatmeal