Recipes and Photos
(some recipes below: NEW fall winter squash soup, Vegan Gluten-Free Walnut Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies, sunflower seed pate, gluten free vegan banana bread, raw granola bars, vegan lentil bean burgers,  blueberry chocolate hemp milk)

 


Vegan gluten-free Walnut Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies (cooked)

Ingredients:
2 cups gluten free quick oats
¼ cup rice flour
½ cup oat flour (make oat flour by blending up 1/2 cup quick oats in high speed blender)
¼ cup coconut oil
½ cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
¼ tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch allspice
1/3 cup maple syrup (or other sweetener)
2/3 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
2 big spoonfuls almond butter (1/4 -1/2 cup)

Preparation:
1. Roast oats on medium heat in saucepan until hot but not browned
2. Lightly roast flours.
3. Combine wet ingredients and stir.
4. Add dry ingredients.
5. Let dough sit for 5 minutes to stiffen.
6. Shape into 2 in. round cookies on a parchment paper or oiled baking sheet.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.






Fall Winter Squash Soup (cooked)
Ingredients:
1 Butternut Squash (peeled and cubed)
3-4 carrots
3 apples
1 red potato (optional)
1-2 TB coconut oil
1 red onion

Preparation:
1. Saute onion in coconut oil for 3-5 minutes or so.
2. Add in 4 cups of water with sliced carrots and sliced squash and optional potato. Let water boil, then place on medium heat, or low heat.
3. After 10 minutes, or so, or once squash is somewhat soft, add in apples and continue to simmer until apples are soft. You can also add sea salt and pepper to taste.
4. Turn off heat, and pour everything into a blender. Add in cinnamon and spices to taste. You can choose to leave some of the soup un-blended in the pot.
5. Once blended, add back into pot and cover until ready to serve.
6. Full Joy (Fully enjoy!)



Sunflower Seed Pate (Uncooked)
Ingredients:
 1 cup sunflower seeds (soaked for at least 4 hours in water and then rinsed)
1 stalk celery
2 TB tahini (or ¼ cup ground sesame seeds)
1 lemon juiced
1-2 small garlic cloves
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Pinch Cumin seeds (optional)
A little water to make creamier!
A pinch dulse flakes or pieces of nori (optional)

Preparation:
Add all ingredients to food processor, or high powered blender and process until smooth and creamy!


Gluten Free Vegan Banana Bread (Cooked)
Ingredients:
3 Ripe Bananas
1 cup chopped dates
4 TB extra virgin coconut oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup brown rice flour ( I use local Maine Morgan's Mills flour)
½ cup buckwheat (( I use local Maine Morgan's Mills flour))
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. sea salt
¾ cup walnuts chopped

Preparation:
1. Pre heat oven to 350.
2. In a food processor, blend everything except flour and walnuts.
3. Transfer to a bowl and add in flour and mix!
4. Fold in walnuts and stir batter.
5. Grease baking dish with coconut oil and transfer batter to baking dish.
6. Cook for 40 minutes (or use a toothpick or knife to make sure bread is cooked inside).

Yummy! Enjoy!


Oat Groat Granola Bars (Vegan, Uncooked)
Ingredients:
½ cup soaked oat groats
¼ cup almonds
¼ cup sunflower seeds
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
1/8 cup coconut flakes
3 dates (or 1/4 cup raw honey)
½ tsp vanilla
¼ cup extra virgin coconut oil
Sea salt to taste

Preparation:
1. Soak oat groats overnight in a jar or bowl with enough water to cover oat groats; if you can, soak nuts/seeds overnight as well for better digestion.
2. The next morning, rinse oat groats (and nuts/seeds) in a strainer and let dry for an hour or so, or place in a dehydrator.
3. If coconut oil is not already liquified, place about a TB or more of coconut oil into glass measuring cup; fill a pot with water and bring to boil on stove, placing measuring cup in pot to melt oil.
4. Using a food processor, blend all ingredients, including coconut oil, until batter starts to crumble and stick.
5. Use some coconut oil to grease a glass dish and press the batter into the dish and refrigerate
6. After an hour or so, take dish out of refrigerator to cut into bars, or simply taste your creation!
7. Enjoy and store back in refrigerator, or freezer!


Black Bean Lentil Burgers (Vegan, Cooked)
 Ingredients:
3 cups black beans cooked (soak black beans overnight before cooking to improve digestion and decrease cooking time, or use cans of organic black beans)
1 cup cooked small green lentils (I believe they are called French lentils and no need to soak overnight)
2 carrots, chopped
½ tsp. sea salt or to taste
½ cup oats
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
1TB olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp coriander ground
1/4 tsp black pepper

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees
2. Add 2 cups black beans, oats, lentils, seeds, carrots, spices, olive oil to food processor
3. Blend; you may need to add a bit of water and use your spoon to move batter around.
4. Add to bowl and fold in rest of black beans, 1 cup
5. Create patties and put on non stick parchment paper
6. Place in baking dish and bake for 40 minutes!
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Ideas: add in sun dried tomatoes, spinach, onion, peppers!

Blueberry Chocolate Hemp Milk