It’s finally summery weather in New England and that means farm stands, farmers markets and lots of salads! Here’s a quick way to add some protein hearty grains to quick and tasty salad. Ingredients: 2 cups cooked quinoa, chilled large bunch of fresh baby spinach large bunch of fresh arugula 2 granny smith apples, diced…
Month: May 2011
Quinoa Pancakes
“Quinoa is gluten-free, high in fiber and a complete protein, meaning it has all nine amino acids. Quinoa also contains high amounts of lysine, manganese, magnesium, iron, copper and phosphorus. Due to quinoa being a complete protein, it is an excellent food choice for the gluten-free vegan.”-from celiac.com One 1/4 cup serving of quinoa contains…
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies #2
Yet another recipe that impressed me is the one from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. These contain no butter and are lightly sweet and delicious soft and chewy. Ingredients: 1/3 cup soy or coconut milk 2 Tbsp flax seed meal 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup canola oil 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup…
Vanishing Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These are the cookies of your childhood modified to be vegan and/or gluten free. The best part about vegan baking is also eating the dough without fear of egg related bacteria-which means eating too much cookie dough. This one is especially good! Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons Earth Balance butter sticks, softened 3/4 cup…
Soba Noodles with Crispy Chickpeas and Avocado
With busy schedules, we get home form work after 8pm 3x a week. That means making a super quick dinner to try to eat before 9pm! Often it’s soup so it’s lighter and easy to digest but sometimes I just rummage through the cupboard for something to throw together. That’s how this new favorite was…
the vegan delicious 