No-Bake Coconut Balls [vegan, gluten free, FODMAPs friendly] Ingredients: 2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut 8 dates, pitted 3 tbsp brown rice syrup 1 tbsp water 1/8 tsp salt Directions: Pulse coconut and dates in a food processor. Add in syrup and salt and continue to pulse. Add water if needed (it will depend on the freshness of your dates). I needed 1 tbsp water for the dough to stick. Roll into balls. Store in fridge or freezer. These were so simple and so good. I plan on making different versions in the future with peanut… Read more >
Elise
June 13, 2013
coconut, dates, dessert, suzanne's specialtiesrecipe
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Helloooooo lazy. This is pretty much as good as it gets for a quick week day meal. Allow me to demonstrate. Collect ingredients. Layer. Bake. So easy. And definitely delicious. I made this both gluten free and lactose free so Kyle and I could share it. It’s much easier that way. Isn’t it cool how the spaghetti is baked into the casserole? And the noodles are all plump. Considering how different GF noodles are than wheat noodles, I was happy this turned out as well as it did. I actually think… Read more >
Elise
June 12, 2013
goat cheese, pasta, tinkyada, yogurtrecipe
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My mom left a ridiculously over-ripe banana at my house (actually technically she left it in my car and then called me later to tell me she forgot about it and I may want to remove it before I had banana soup on the front seat), so I decided to bake with it. It wasn’t organic and even though I’m sure you can’t bake away pesticides, I’m going to pretend the heat did something to remove the nasties. It has a thick skin, so at least it’s not one of the dirty dozen (bananas… Read more >
Elise
June 10, 2013
almond flour, banana, coconut, eggs, nutbutter, nutmilkrecipe
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I am… [So many ways to end the phrase] (a) crazy – from being by myself with an infant for almost two weeks (b) tired – for the same reason (c) proud – for landing an awesome job (d) nervous – for accepting said job (e) excited – for a visitor this weekend (f) lonely – because I haven’t met many people in Davis (yet!) (g) anxious – to begin a new chapter (h) happy – to spend money without feeling guilty (i) relieved – that Kyle is returning home today (fingers crossed) Oh! … Read more >
Elise
June 7, 2013
cauliflower, chia seeds, chocolate, eggs, fish, nutmilk, nuts, oatmeal, smoothie, Stevia, stir fry, sushi, yogurtrecipe, restaurant review
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Baby Batch Peanut Butter “surprise” Cookies [vegan, gluten free, FODMAPs friendly] Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegan mayo (I used nasoya whipped) 3 tbsp creamy natural peanut butter 1/4 cup cane sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp ground chia seeds 1 tbsp water 1/2 cup oat flour 1/2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt Directions: Combine mayo and peanut butter together until well mixed. Add chia seeds and water into the mix. Let it rest for a bit. Add everything else in (except the salt) and stir together. If the batter is too soft (room… Read more >
Elise
June 4, 2013
dessert, nasoya, peanut butter, vegan cookiesrecipe
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