These little cakes are packed with carrots, chunks of apple, raisins, fresh ginger and a hint of cinnamon.
They are dense and moist — and would be even awesomer slothered with a cream-cheese style frosting, but someone forgot to buy icing sugar… but we won’t name names 
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Filed under: Food on September 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
My body is starting to give me the not so gentle hint that I’ve been enjoying the good life a little bit too much during my vacation. I have another week to go and I want to be sure that I can still fit into my pants when I get home 
Off to a good start
I slowly drank a large glass of freshly pressed juice for breakfast: ginger, carrots, celery, apples, lemons and parsley. Delicious!
I have also bought Greens+ to add to my juices in the morning — which is basically a green superfoods powder mixture — containing everything green under the sun from spirulina, wheatgrass, to dusle powder. This should give me an energy boost that I desperately need.
Filed under: Food on August 18th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My mother in-law enjoys an oatmeal cookie.
Flax seeds: The perfect Egg replacer
Instead of an egg, try using 1 tablespoon of flaxseed blended with 3 tablespoons of water in a food processor until it is creamy and frothy. Amazing!!!
As a great big HUGE thanks, I baked a batch of Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips for my mother in-law. Now I just need to find the perfect thing to bake for my Father-in-Law I have been so gracious and happy to be able to spend time with them in their beautiful home on Salt Spring Island in Canada.
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Filed under: Food on August 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Gourmet camping food:
Fresh bell peppers, garlic, onions, veggie ground round and a jar of organic basil and tomato pasta sauce served over rotini. Garnished with fresh parsley and served with a bottle of wine.
OK, we forgot to pack plates, so we wound up eating out of the pot with wooden spoons. Très chic.
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Filed under: Food on August 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I just can’t keep my paws off of “The Joy of Vegan Baking”.
I whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and used ground flax seeds as an egg replacer. The result? Extra chewy chocolate chip cookies that melt in your mouth. Perfect for dipping into tea or a tall glass of soy milk.
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Filed under: Food on August 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Inspired by the gorgeous heirloom tomatoes on the island, I layered pesto and white bean salad between thick slices of oven roasted tomatoes. It was served on top of a bed of arugula with a light citrus vinaigrette.
Recipe from the Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine.
Filed under: Food on August 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
