chick peas · gluten free · peanut butter · Vegan

Quick Check-in #2

Just wanted to stop by today with a quick video recipe. It’s for Broccoli Mum’s healthy Chickpea Peanut Butter Cookie Dough. Chickpeas are a fantastic complex carbohydrate. They are an excellent source of fiber, protein, plus they are a nutrient dense and vestirle food. Like other legumes, chickpeas contain resistant starch. This can help to… Continue reading Quick Check-in #2

Black Bean · Cupcakes · gluten free

Happy Valentine’s Day: Black Bean Cupcakes

Today is Valentine’s Day Eve and I’ve prepared some love for my workmates. I wanted to to keep the treat half way healthy so, folks don’t feel like their are destroying their New Year’s resolutions. So, I enlisted the help of the mighty black bean, coconut flour, applesauce and some agave. This is the half… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day: Black Bean Cupcakes

Cookies · Family Traditions · gluten free · Italian Food

Gluten-Free Remake: Mom’s Iced Cookies

Over the holidays I tried my hand at making Mom’s iced cookies gluten-free. I was happily surprised that it only took one try to get them right. As you know, if you’ve ever tried to make a recipe gluten-free, this is not always the case. I really think my “instant” success had a lot do… Continue reading Gluten-Free Remake: Mom’s Iced Cookies

Family Traditions · gluten free · Shepard's Pie · Vegan

Homey Goodness Remade: Shepard’s Pie

This recipe belongs to Orla. She will tell you this is her family’s recipe for traditional Irish Shepard’s Pie. She always makes that distinction. Her recipe calls for one pound of ground lamb and one pound of ground beef. I used Beyond Meat’s Beefy Crumbles. Her recipe also calls for white potatoes and I used sweet… Continue reading Homey Goodness Remade: Shepard’s Pie

Blueberries · garbanzo beans · gluten free

Blueberry Sweet Mint Garbanzo Bean Cake

Today I decided to give a old recipe a new taste. I’ve been making my own variation of I Breathe I’m Hungry’s  Apple and Garbanzo Cake for quite sometime. Folks love this cake. Many of them are surprised to find out that the cake contains no flour. And, then, they can’t believe that garbanzo beans are… Continue reading Blueberry Sweet Mint Garbanzo Bean Cake

gluten free · Picadillo · Vegan

Homey Goodness Remade: Cuban-Style Picadillo

I wanted to make something different today. As I went though my recipes, I came across a recipe from a coworker, Sofia. I worked with Sofia many years ago. She used to make Picadillo when she was missing home. This is her recipe remade vegan. It was already gluten-free. For those of you that don’t… Continue reading Homey Goodness Remade: Cuban-Style Picadillo

Apples · gluten free

Celebrating Mother’s Day with Mom’s Apple Cake

Happy Mother’s Day to all mom’s out there…mom’s of human children, mom’s of winged children, mom’s of furry children, mom’s of leathery skinned children…I think you get where I’m going. I’m celebrating the day by baking Mom’s Apple Cake and then sitting on our front patio under our tree with all my favorites. Hope you are… Continue reading Celebrating Mother’s Day with Mom’s Apple Cake