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veggies

Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Chickpea + Pecan Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Small Batch, Vegan, GF + Dairy Free)

So, I am lucky that I don’t have to worry about being on a Gluten Free diet. I also choose to eat dairy, meat and eggs so I am not vegetarian or vegan. So, it never even occurred to me that you could make chocolate chip cookies without wheat flour, without dairy, or without eggs, but I did just that when I made these yummy Chickpea + Pecan Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are Gluten Free, dairy free (no butter, no eggs), white sugar free (do use honey and there are chocolate chips) and vegan. They do contain both nuts and nut butter (pecans, but you can use almonds or cashews as well. They are a bit crumbly and the original recipe called for a much shorter baking time (I upped it from -10 minutes to 14-16), but they do taste great and I don’t miss the things that it doesn’t have. The pecans are nice too. This recipe only makes a small batch (about 20 cookies) so you can test them out. Recipe can be doubled easily.
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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Cardamom Carrot Cake with Pecans and Zante Currants

Ending my Easter baking this year with a little Cardamom Carrot Cake with Pecans and Zante Currants. I love cardamom — my favorite spice — and a nice, healthy carrot cake to balance out all the chocolate Easter Bunnies. I didn’t make the sugar-decorations just bought them; being lazy), but they are a cute addition, don’t you think?
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Dinner, Lunch

Sideways Through the Fridge Chicken Pot Pie

This isn’t the prettiest Chicken Pot Pie that I have ever made, and I guess it’s just a bunch of random veg that I had in the fridge (leeks and cabbage aren’t generally part of the equation) but it sure does taste good. AND I have this t-shirt specifically for Pi Day today on 3.14 so I *of course* had to make a Chicken Pot Pie. Cute, eh? (I mean the tshirt, not the pie)
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Appetizers/Starters, Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Sides

Potato Leek and Cheddar Pasties

Hand pies, pasties, whatever you want to call them are a great alternative to making a sandwich when you’re headed out on a mini-picnic (in March!), so I made these Potato Leek and Cheddar ones before heading out. Bacon would have been a lovely addition but I didn’t have any in the fridge. So yummy. So easy too — just remember to take the puff pastry out of the fridge the night before. And I am off on my mini-adventure!
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