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Ultimate Brownies

By Lena / October 26, 2012 /

These are the best brownies I think I’ve ever had. They are just my style. Chewy, ooey, gooey, and super chocolately. The coffee really enhances the chocolate. Ingredients For the brownies: 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature…

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Coconut Bars

By Lena / October 21, 2012 /

From chocolatecoveredkatie.com 1 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup agave 2 T coconut oil (the good stuff) 1/2 t vanilla 1/8 t salt Mix, mash, chill, cut, eat

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Kidney Bean Appetizer

By Lena / August 22, 2011 /

1 9-ounce can Red Kidney beans – rinsed 1 minced onion 1 minced clove of garlic 3/4 cup ground walnuts 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon corriander 1/4 cup parsley – minced (reserve a little for garnish) Juice of one lemon (reserve a little for garnish) Olive Oil Mash first 8 ingredients into a bowl to…

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Aoili

By Lena / August 22, 2011 /

6 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon salt 1.5 cup oil 2 tablespoons hot water Blend. Amazing on everything from pizza crust, bread, vegetables, etc.

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Walnut Sauce Over Asparagus

By Lena / August 22, 2011 /

1 cup walnuts Small Shallot 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon parsley 1 teaspoon parsley 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1/2 cup olive oil Package of fresh asparagus Process all ingredients (except for olive oil) in food processor Drizzle olive oil to incorporate Serve over steamed asparagus  

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Cupcakes – Two Servings

By Lena / August 17, 2011 /

Adapted from www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com Basic 2 Serving Cupcake 6T flour heaping 1/8th tsp salt 2T applesauce, oil, pre-melted vegan butter, or a combo (Try coconut oil. I also like 13g sbl.) 2T plus 2 tsp liquid (nondairy milk or water) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking powder 3T agave (or honey, maple syrup, etc.) Preheat…

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Single-Serving Peanut Butter Cookies

By Lena / August 17, 2011 /

(Makes 1 or 2 cookies) adapted from www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com 2 T flour 1.5 T peanut butter 1/16 tsp baking soda very scant 1/16 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract 1.5 T agave or maple syrup or sucanat 1 tsp oil or Earth Balance Mix ingredients. Flatten into cookie shapes and bake in a preheated oven…

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Pancit Noodles

By Lena / July 27, 2011 /

When we lived in Guam we were introduced to pancit, a simple dish from the Philippines. Yummy! 6 oz of pancit noodles (rice sticks) 1 Tablespoon of oil 1 onion (diced) 3 cloves of garlic (chopped/minced) 1 package of ground meat (we use buffalo or turkey) 1/2 a cabbage (grated) 3-4 carrots (grated) 1/4 cup…

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Raw Brownie Bites

By Lena / May 25, 2011 /

This is a healthy, tasty, easy, raw recipe I just tried from chocolatecoveredkatie.com. She calls them Fudge Babies. They are like eating brownies. Did I mention easy? Did I mention tasty? 1 c walnuts 1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 tablespoons cocoa powder Chop/blend all the ingredients, using a food…

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Natural Cleaners

By Lena / April 18, 2011 /

Original Post from Stephanie Greenwood at Bubble and Bee: http://bubbleandbee.blogspot.com/2008/03/natural-cleaners.html Every newsletter we send out includes a little section called “What I Know.” It’s my musings not just on our products, but on organic living. I look forward to your comments! So, you’re eating organic foods, and using organic bath and body products. But how…

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