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Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes - reduce sugars, use coconut oil instead of butter, spelt and WWP flour instead of white. Almond milk instead of milk,Add T apple cider vinegar to almond milk and let sit. milk

Seeded Pumpkin and Feta Muffins. Shakshuka with Harissa Recipe. Have you ever tried shakshuka?

Shakshuka with Harissa Recipe

Made with eggs poached in spicy, spinach-flecked tomato sauce, it's a nourishing, delicious dinner or brunch. In Israel and throughout the Middle East, shakshuka is a traditional breakfast food, but I love this recipe so much that I could eat it at any time of day. It starts with a bold tomato and red pepper sauce that’s spiced with harissa, cumin, paprika, and a pinch of cayenne pepper for kick. Then, chopped fresh spinach joins the mix, adding gorgeous flecks of green.

Finally, gently poached eggs nestle into the sauce. Shakshuka Serving Suggestions. Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes - The Salty Marshmallow. Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes are the absolute best and so easy to make with everyday ingredients!

Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes - The Salty Marshmallow

Packed full of fall flavor with pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg! I’ve been making these pumpkin pancakes for years! Persian Eggplant and Tomato Frittata: (Varagheh) Peaches & Cream Overnight Oats. Holy moly.

Peaches & Cream Overnight Oats

I feel as though my house picked itself up and we moved to the tropics. The humidity out here in Southern California is ridiculous these days. The marine layer has settled in, “June Gloom” as we like to call it, and is spreading a blanket of mugginess all over us. When the weather becomes sticky I usually want to eat out for every meal. Oat and wheat sandwich bread. It’s a shame bread has taken a beating over the last decade or so, because there’s little on this earth — I mean, save the obvious stuff, babies in hippo onesies, world peace — that makes me happier than the aroma rolling off a slice from a freshly baked loaf.

oat and wheat sandwich bread

So when I went on my bender of frenetic-nesting-by-way-of-freezermeals this summer, I also made a couple loaves of sandwich bread to stash away. I cannot recommend this enough. Even if you don’t have a kid that needed to have a sandwich packed for camp every day this summer, even if you think you’re too old for peanut butter and jelly yourself, even if you’re really trying hard not to eat too much gluten/flour/bread/carbs/or other villian-du-jour, I resolutely believe that if/when you’re going to, you might as well make it excellent. Trust me on this. Oat and Wheat Sandwich Bread Adapted from Peter Reinhart’s Artisan Breads Every Day Yield: 2 standard sandwich bread loaves Scrape dough out onto lightly floured counter. Pomegranate-Chia Seed Yogurt Parfait Recipe. Butternut Squash Home Fries Recipe. Nutritional information Serves 4.

Butternut Squash Home Fries Recipe

Food.com. Low-Fat Apricot-Pistachio Biscotti. Nutritional information Makes 5 dozen biscotti Corn and millet flours add crunch and sweetness to these treats.

Low-Fat Apricot-Pistachio Biscotti

Biscotti can be stored for up to two months layered in wax paper in an airtight container. 1 cup blanched whole pistachios 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour ¼ cup millet flour ¼ cup corn flour or masa harina 1¼ cups sugar 1 Tbs. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 8 dried apricots, finely chopped (½ cup) 3 large eggs 4 Tbs. vegetable oil ½ tsp. almond extract 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. December 2013 p.57. 21 Ideas For Energy-Boosting Breakfast Toasts. 5 Day Green Smoothie Challenge. I was recently inspired by Holly to try out the whole green smoothie thing.

5 Day Green Smoothie Challenge

Some festive fruit! w/ rosemary + vanilla rooibos syrup. Do you get in those traps where you tell yourself (and everyone within a decent listening radius) that you’re soooo busy, but you’re also like, perpetually stuck in highly sneaky, time-wasting downward spirals?

some festive fruit! w/ rosemary + vanilla rooibos syrup

The end of the year brings a lot of heavy, life-y things into the foreground. How did we grow and change? Hell Yeah It's Vegan! Lemon ricotta pancakes with sauteed apples. You know how you know it’s November?

lemon ricotta pancakes with sauteed apples

I actually made breakfast this morning. I’m sorry if that shattered your pristine image of me. Sure, I occasionally cook big, elaborate brunches for friends or family and I even spoil myself from time to time with yogurt with pumpkin butter and pepita granola, but pretty consistently, Saturday and Sunday morning I chew on my fingernails until Alex wakes up, or sometimes, if I’m really hungry and he’s still sleeping (the boy is a sleep MACHINE) I’ll sit next to him on the bed and stare until he wakes up and brings us either bagels from Murray’s or eggs from the diner.

Yes, you heard that right. I get a fried egg and toast take out. Two Blue Lemons: Lemon Blueberry Scones. Direct quote: "These are vegan?

Two Blue Lemons: Lemon Blueberry Scones

" Yup! They are also quick, easy, and relatively healthful as scones go. (All things in moderation.) Since we've been having some real scorchers lately I decided to use fresh summer flavors - blueberry and lemon - but the possibilities are endless! Chocolate Raspberry, Maple Walnut, Orange Coconut, Oatmeal Raisin... use a total of 1 cup of any of these flavor combinations and you can't go wrong!

Virgin coconut oil is my preference over margarine or canola oil in vegan baking because it is simply oil from coconuts, is minimally processed, and contains no additives. Ingredients:2 cups whole wheat pastry flour1/2 cup whole oats1 tablespoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon kosher salt1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/3 cup vanilla bean sugar (or 1/3 cup raw sugar plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)Zest of 1 lemon1/2 cup cold virgin coconut oil1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)1/3 cup oat milk (or soy, almond, hemp, etc.)

Preparation:1. Pomegranate Yogurt Bowl Recipe. I'm hoping this breakfast sets the tone for my entire day. I love the pretty pomegranate swirls intertwined with ribbons of a Turkish black pine honey a friend gave to me. Seeded Popovers Recipe. The most delightful thing my oven produces is the popover. Gougères are a close second, but the popover wins for sheer drama. They're golden-crusted bready crescendos made from the simplest ingredients. Their crunchy exterior belies a billowy eggy interior that absolutely begs for a slather of butter or honey. Popovers are worth learning to make well. Blackberry ricotta cornbread. September 9th, 2009 Whew, I am buying corn like it’s going out of style.

I just can’t get enough… I sure hope you feel the same. If not, maybe this recipe will tempt you. I’d like to call this blackberry ricotta cornbread my ode to the end of summer. I used some of the last berries of the season along with the first of the fall veggies to create one heck of tasty bread that works as breakfast, dessert or a midday snack. Pumpkin cinnamon rolls. Something kind of terrifying is going on around here, and it started in the back of the closet. I found shoes there, old shoes, shoes that did not fit. They had to go. Thus far, this is the snoring-est horror story yet, but wait, the discontent simmers: Half the closet followed, all of the plastic hangers that drove me batty were replaced with nonslip ones, sweaters were color-sorted, dresses were arranged by season and my husband’s closet is on notice too.

It gets worse: What began as a vague declaration that “this coffee table needs to be replaced” turned into an entire living room overhaul, from a fresh paint job to a new sofa, chairs, and yes, tables too. The throw pillows are looking nervous, as well they should. You see, you can’t go on book tour if your son’s toys aren’t yet in colorful baskets; somewhere it is written.

But the parallels between writing a book and having a baby are surprisingly numerous. Pumpkin and Feta Muffins Recipe. Fig Bran Muffins Recipe : Ellie Krieger. Directions These moist, tender muffins will erase any memories of the rubbery, leaden low-fat muffins you have had before. One of the secrets is the applesauce which adds extra tenderness and sweet fruity flavor. The figs lend a deep flavored, sophisticated touch. It's maximum muffin satisfaction with minimal effort. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the cereal and milk. Add the applesauce, honey, oil, molasses, and egg to the cereal mixture and stir until combined. Best Ever Eggless Banana Oatmeal Muffins Recipe - Food.com - 22600. Apple pancakes.