Hush Puppies

Ingredients

• 1 cup Cornmeal
• 1 cup All-purose flour
• 3 Tbs Wheat flour
• 1 tsp Sea salt
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp smoked Paprika
• 1/2 tsp Sage
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1 Flax seed egg
• 1 cup Almond milk
• 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
• 4 Tbs Vegan butter (melted)
• 1 small Onion (grated or chopped)
• 1/2 Green pepper (chopped)
• 2 Tbs Honey
• Oil for frying

Directions

In a small cup, add milk in apple cider vinegar. Let sit for 10 minutes.

In a bowl mix flour, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, sage and numeric. Set aside.

In a separate bowl combine flax seed egg, butter, honey, milk mixture, onions and peppers.

Add to flour mixture and stir until combined.

Heat oil in a pot, and using a small icecream scooper drop batter into oil. Cook until golden brown.

These golden delights are very flavorful. I could not stop eating them while I was cooking and by the time I was ready to eat I was full. They are great by themselves but I dipped them in Boss Sauce.

If anyone has any other dipping suggestions for hush puppies please share!

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

I love the ooey, gooey texture. Make sure you get the middle piece first!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Honey (or cane sugar)
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 3 Tbs Vegan butter (melted)
• 1 cup Peanut butter (unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup Oats 
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
• 1/2 Almond milk
• 1/2 tsp Apple cider vinegar
• 1 Bar of Dark chocolate 1.5 oz (chopped)
• 1/2 cup Walnuts (chopped)
• 1 Egg replacer

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour a 8 inch baking pan.

In a bowl, mix honey, butter, vanilla, peanut butter, walnuts and chocolate. Set aside. 

In a cup, mix milk and vinegar. Let sit for 10 minutes.

In a separate bowl, add flour, oats, salt, and baking soda. Then add to peanut butter mixture and stir. Add milk and egg. Mix until combined. Pour into pan. Cook for 17 to 20 minutes or until toothpick or knife comes out clean.

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Vegetable Chili

After one bowl you will be full, but its powers 

are beyond your control ... you will go back for more!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Kidney beans
• 1 cup Pink beans
• 3 cups Water
• Salt to taste
• 1 dry Bay leaf
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp Chili powder
• 1/2 Tbs unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 1 tsp smoked Paprika 
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 1 large Onion (chopped)
• 1 large Green pepper (chopped)
• 2 Tomatoes (chopped)
• 2  Tbs Tomato paste
• 1/2 cup Corn (optional)

Directions

Add beans, water, salt, bay leaf, cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika and chili powder in a slow cooker for 3-4 hours or until beans are soft.  I'm sure this complete recipe would work in a slow cooker, but I transferred the beans to a pot and finished the cooking on the stove.

In a pot, add onion, pepper, garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans (with liquid), tomato paste, cocoa powder and corn. Cover and cook for 30 minutes, or until chili is thick.

I served this with basmati rice cooked in coconut milk and topped with avocado. Oh, so good!

Some Health Benefits


Basmati rice nourishes the heart, blood and nervous system. It helps the body heal from wounds and maintain a healthy digestive system. It complements beans for a complete protein intake. Basmati rice's protein content is higher than regular rice.  

Avocados are known to support heart, blood, liver, cell, skin and eye health. They help in detox, weight-loss and nutrient absorption.

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Habits

If you hear some say, "I don't need to change my diet because my so-and-so ate soul food for 80 years and was perfectly healthy," or "I don't need to exercise because I eat vegan or vegetarian food," they're talking habits. 

But our bodies and minds need exercises and diet together. A Healthy or unhealthy habit feels normal as our bodies and minds get used to it - and we are always recreating old habits or creating new ones.

Granma may have had all sorts of food back then, but people in her day worked it off, unlike our sedentary times. Also, what she ate must have been healthier than the unhealthy processed food-for-maximum profit, food giants have flooded the world with these past 20 to 50 years.

We need motivation to work on ourselves, our health. Self-motivation, especially. Thinking about being well for the people you love definitely inspires us to nurture healthy habits. Thinking about loving ourselves touches us even closer.    

Blueberry Muffins

The burst of blueberries takes the party to another level!

Ingredients

Serving size: 7 muffins

• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose Flour
• 3/4 cup Wheat pastry flour
• 3 Dates (pitted and chopped)
• 1/2 cup Honey
• 1/3 cup Water
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 Tbs Vegan butter
• 1/2 tsp Sea salt
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/3 cup Olive oil (or canola oil)
• 1/3 cup Almond milk
• 1/2 cup frozen Blueberries

  

Directions

In a saucepan, heat water, butter and dates until thick. Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract.  Set aside

In a bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add oil and honey mixture. Stir. Add blueberries then with a ice cream scooper divide batter into cupcake holders evenly.Cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until knife or toothpick comes out clean.

I love nuts, so I added a hand full of chopped pecans into the mix which worked well.

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Mixed Vegetables w/ Quinoa

Adding the sofrito to the quinoa takes it to another level!

Ingredients

• 1 cup Quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 Tbs sofrito
• A pinch of Sea salt
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• 1Tbs Palm oil
• 2 Tbs Tomato paste
• 1 cup Celery (chopped)
• 1 large Onion (sliced)
• 1 Green pepper (sliced)
• 1 cup Baby carrots (sliced)
• 1 Garlic clove (chopped)
• 2 Tomatoes (chopped)
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp dry Basil
• 1/2 cup water
• Sea salt
• Baby spinach

Directions

In a pot, add quinoa, water, sea salt, and sofrito. Cook for 12 minutes. Set aside.

In a pan heat palm oil.  Add onions, celery, green pepper,carrots, sea salt and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes then add  cayenne pepper, basil, tomatoes, tomato paste and water. Cook for 5 minutes. If needed, add more water. You want your sauce to be thick like gravy. 

Serve with quinoa. 

Some Health Benefits

Quinoa is known to be full of protein, iron, and fiber. It supports muscle, blood, bone, heart and digestive health. It is also known to improve your energy levels and protect red blood cells.

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Meatless Sausage Patties

 These patties are very good with a spicy kick to them!

Ingredients
Serving size: 8 patties

• 1 1/2 cup All purpose flour
• 1/2 cup Wheat pastry flour
• 1 stick vegan Butter 
• 1 1/2 tsp Curry powder (for dough)
• Pinch of Sea salt
• 1/2 cup cold Water

• 16 oz. Vegan sausage 
• 1 small Onion (chopped)
• 1/2 Green pepper (chopped)
• 1 Garlic clove (chopped)
• 1/2 Tbs Curry powder (for filling)
• 1 tsp Thyme 
• 1 tsp Chili powder
• 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1/2 Vegetable bullion cube
• 1 Tbs Olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and oil baking sheet.

Dough

Combine flour, 1 1/2 tsp curry powder, salt and mix. Cut butter into cubes and combine with flour mixture until it resembles crumbs. Add cold water. Set aside.

Filling

Heat olive oil in a pan add onions and peppers. Cook until onions are translucent.  Add vegan sausage, garlic, chili powder, cayenne powder, 1 Tbs curry powder, thyme and crumbled bullion cube. Stir and break sausage down. Then add water. Cook for 5 minutes. Take mixture off heat, and let cool.

Flour your surface and rolling pin, then take a small piece of dough  and roll it out into a flat circle. Add your filling to one end (not too close to the edges), then fold dough over and press edges with a fork to seal.

Arrange on baking sheet and cook for 30 minutes or until patties become slightly brown.

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