Mini Twix Bars!

I tried Katie's twix bar recipe over at Chocolate Cover Katie. 

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2013/01/11/healthy-twix-bars/

The Kitties were helping!

I changed a few things but most of it was the same. 

I used peanut butter instead of sunflower seed butter and added a few dashes of cinnamon and a splash of vanilla to the date mixture.

For the chocolate, mine was really thick so I just had to add a few teaspoons of milk.

Over all this was delicious! My boyfriend doesn't like chocolate so I just left his with the date mixture and cookie. I love them both ways. 

Only complaint I have was with the chocolate. I am not a fan of the chocolate chips we got. So find an amazing chocolate that you love!

Our Vegan Christmas Eve!

We do Christmas eve every year and this is our first year on a meat and dairy free diet. We kept it traditional with a twist!

[sorry the pictures are bad, had to take them quick because everyone was hungry and it was dark...]

For appetizers (no pictures) we had spinach artichoke dip, veggies tray with hummus, a fruit bowl with maple cream, butternut squash soup, and a salad.

We had 4 veggie pot pies, all of the crusts made from scratch, mashed sweet potato crumble, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, garlic green beans with pine nuts, asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts with apples and red onions, stuffed quinoa acorn squash, and cranberry sauce.

For dessert we made an apple cake, 2 cranberry pies, pumpkin pie, truffles, peanut butter, chocolate chip, ginger, and sugar cookies. 

If anybody wants any of these recipes please leave a comment and i'll be more than happy to post them. :)

Vegan Soft Ginger Cookies!

First off, I'm Felicia, my Mom and I decided to share our recipes, our experiences, and reviews on other recipes. 

My Mom (Vonda), Dad (Bob), boyfriend Ed, and I decided to start eating healthier back in December 2011. We switched totally to organic foods, including meat. My Uncle Greg sent us a movie, Forks Over Knives; it opened our eyes to what the food industry is really doing to our health, the environment, and the animals. Reality. 

Lets move on to our first recipe! 

Something perfect for the holidays. When we went vegan we thought we could never have these cookies again and I was so upset. Then we researched how to bake without eggs, milk, and  butter. EASY! :D

Soft Ginger Cookies Recipe:

- all ingredients are organic. GO ORGANIC! :)

Yields 24 cookies

2 1/4 cups of unbleached flour

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup earth balance butter

1 cup sugar

flaxseed egg replacer (down below)

1 tablespoon water

1/4 cup molasses

1 tablespoons sugar

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

2) First, make your egg replacer. Add 1 tablespoon of fine ground flaxseeds with 3 tablespoons of water.

Mix till thick and gelatinous.

 3) In a medium bowl sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

4) In a large bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup of sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flaxseed mixture and cream together. 

5) Stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture.

6) Shape dough into walnut sized balls, roll them into the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place cookies about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly. 

7) Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Wait 5 minutes then put them on a wire rack till cooled.

8) ENJOY!