Individual Recipes

Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles. September 16, 2009 Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles by IsaChandra OK so I am getting back into the video world with a very appropriate, prim and proper little video about cookies!

Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles, to be exact. And I blather on about the Aztecs and autumn a bit in the video so I won’t overdo it here. Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodles Makes 2 dozen Cookies A beautiful crackle topped chocolate cookie with a spicy cayenne kick and a sugary cinnamon coating. For the topping: 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon For the cookies: 1/2 cup canola oil 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 3 tablespoons almond milk (Or your preferred non-dairy milk) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon chocolate extract (or more vanilla extract if you have no chocolate) 1 2/3 cups flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon cayenne Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix the topping ingredients together on a flat plate. Spiced carrot & lentil soup. Thai Tofu with Grilled Vegetables & Cold Rice Salad with Water Chestnuts & Kiwi.

Everything we choose to consume will directly or indirectly affect our organs, and some foods we consume will affect us more than others.

Here are five of the most important organs in our body, and the foods that can put us on the fast track to organ health or organ damage. 2. Heart It is no secret that a poor diet of high fat and sugar can contribute to weight gain, raise cholesterol levels and blood pressure which are all risk factors for heart disease. Trans fat is a primary culprit and can be found hiding everywhere including commercial baked goods, shortenings, processed food, meat and dairy products. Now new studies link L-carnitine in red meat to heart disease. Curried Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup. I made this soup for lunch.

I was simultaneously trying to study for an upcoming anatomy test and use up a ridiculously large sweet potato that came in our CSA box–and I thought it turned out superb. So, I had to share. The secret to this soup is in the curry leaves, which can generally be sourced at Asian and Indian groceries, as well as online. I talk a lot about curry leaves in my second book, as they are absolutely one of my favorite additions to savory dishes of all sorts.

They freeze exceptionally well, so I always always have some on hand just for days like these. Crispy Buffalo Style Quinoa Sliders with Sweet Corn + Scallions. I told you my buffalo obsession was getting out of control.

Obsession is so overused though. But nothing else in the thesaurus seemed fitting. Passion? Do I have a buffalo passion? I guess we can roll with it. Given my… passion… with buffalo-style, well, everything – I’ve branched out. The other pressing issue is my infatuation with sweet corn. Quinoa patties, let me count the ways that I love you. There is a little buffalo wing sauce (I used Frank’s Buffalo Wing, by the way – nothing else and not the original Red Hot) inside the quinoa patties, but I really wanted the corn to shine. Thai Veggie Burgers with Peanut Sauce. Thai Veggie Burgers with Peanut Sauce Cooking View Often, the term “veggie burger” conjures up memories of some dry, unappealing patty that really has no business being included in the burger family.

This is not that. The patty is a mixture of quinoa, chickpeas, oats and cornmeal with bell pepper and onion stirred in. I was definitely wary that they might turn out dry or flavorless but no – this meal was spectacular. Homemade Dinner Rolls Recipe. Easy Spicy Mac n' Cheese. No frills here, just a simple mac n' cheese with a kick!

This is my second mac & cheese recipe to date. My other one, Winner! Mac and Cheese Bake, is supreme to any other's I have tried and is an easy nut based recipe. After much research, I found that vegan mac n' cheese recipes that win contests will undoubtedly contain cashews. Why you may ask. Using these key ingredients will give this mac n' cheese lot's of flavor! Nutritional yeast, aka 'nooch' or 'savoury yeast flakes', has a savory/umami characteristic. This is an easy, versatile mac n' cheese that will win hearts!

Spinach-Potato Tacos. Traditional Mexican tacos are much more than ground beef and sour cream in a fried shell.

There are many, many ways to make tacos—in my opinion, this is one of the best. From The Forks Over Knives Plan Instructions: 1. Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan and add water to cover. 2. 3. Vegan Malai Kofta (Potato Dumplings in Spiced Tomato Sauce) [Vegan, Gluten-Free] Today, I share with you one of our all-time favorite Indian dishes, Malai Kofta.

Traditionally, this dish is a rich combination of fried potato, veggie, and cheese meatball/dumplings floating in a creamy spiced tomato sauce. Served with rice or flat bread, it really is a treat. Of course, we modified this recipe and made it both vegan and gluten-free, but kept all of the tastiness and fragrant flavors. Vegan Malai Kofta (Potato Dumplings in Spiced Tomato Sauce) [Vegan, Gluten-Free] Ingredients. Crispy Golden Cheezy Zucchini Fritters. Jul 04 These are the most awesome fritters ever.

Golden, crispy, ‘cheesy’, and flavoursome to the hilt. The zucchinis themselves were amongst the best I had ever tasted in my life, so I wanted to make something rather special, where the taste could be savoured and celebrated at the same time.