Deirdre's Best Gluten Free Cookies

Deirdre's Best Cookies (Gluten Free)

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy almond butter
• 1/4 cup honey *or less
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Beat all ingredients together
3. Using a large spoon to form balls, scoop batter onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet (making sure you leave plenty of room in between each. *Add some to the top of the balls if looking for something sweet.
4. Bake for 12 minutes

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Chimichurri (Mexico)

Chimichurri 

Ingredients

• purple onion
• garlic
• parsley
• vinegar 
• olive oil

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Good Dressing (Homemade)

Good Dressing

Ingredients

• mint 
• parsley 
• basil 
• honey

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Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies (Simply Quinoa)

Vegan Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source: Simply Quinoa.

Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes

Yield: 18 - 20 cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quinoa flour 
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour 
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch (I haven't tried these with tapioca or potato) 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened 
• 1 cup coconut sugar 
• 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons water) 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life) 

Instructions

1. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients and set aside. 
2. Beat together softened coconut oil and coconut sugar until creamy. Add flax egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. 
3. Add flour mixture into wet ingredients in three additions, mixing fully between each. Fold in chocolate chips. 
4. Cover bowl and chill dough for 1 - 2 hours. 
5. With 30 minutes left in the chilling, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
6. Remove dough from fridge and let sit for 5 minutes. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough and shape into balls. Place on parchment and repeat until no dough remains. For a thicker cookie, leave balls as is, but for a thinner cookie, gently flatten them between your palms. 
7. Bake cookies for 9 - 11 minutes until edges are brown and crispy. 
8. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.

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Vegan Banana Walnut Bread (Love Fed)

Vegan Banana Walnut Bread

Source: Christina Ross, Love Fed.

Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Total time: 50 mins

Serves: 24 mini muffins or 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose gf baking mix flour (I love pure pantry)
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3¼ ripe bananas
• ½ cup coconut oil partially melted down
• ½ cup coconut crystals
• 11/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 flax eggs (2 tbsp flax seed meal mixed with 6tbsp water)
• ½ cup chopped raw walnuts
• ½ cup dark chocolate chunks (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Grease loaf pan & or muffin tins with coconut oil
3. In a blender add all ingredients except for walnuts and chocolate chunks, blend until smooth. Mix in walnuts and chocolate by hand and pour mixture into loaf or muffin pans.
4. Bake muffins for 30 minutes and loaf for 45 mins

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#YogaQuotes

Text reads: "Yoga aims to remove the root cause of all diseases, not to treat its symptoms as medical science generally attempts to do." - Swami Vishnudevananda. 

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Blueberry Breakfast Quinoa (Damn Delicious)

Blueberry Breakfast Quinoa 

Source: Damn Delicious. 

Start your day off right with this protein-packed quinoa breakfast bowl with a touch of tart sweetness from fresh blueberries and a drizzle of honey! This simple breakfast quinoa is more like a quinoa-type-cereal, except it’s packed with protein, fresh blueberries, drizzle of honey for a touch of sweetness, and sliced almonds for that added crunch. It’s the perfect way to start off your morning, or even fulfill your hungry cravings during the midnight hour!

Yield: 4 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups 2% milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 vanilla bean, seeded
• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon honey

Directions

1. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together milk, cinnamon and vanilla bean seeds.
2. Scoop the quinoa evenly into serving bowls.
3. Serve immediately with milk mixture, topped with blueberries, almonds and a drizzle of honey.

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