I haven’t had much luck with baking lately. For the past week and a half, I have been struggling with a chocolate chip cookie recipe. Chocolate chip cookie recipe!?!? Yup! I have already made countless batches. Either the taste was off or the appearance was less than desirable or both. I simply was so determined to create the perfect cookie that I failed masterfully at it. Haha…I need to chill out about it! Once I do, making these goodies will be a breeze. Om! Continue reading “Delicious Rhubarb Walnut Bread”
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Delicious Carrot Apple Muffins topped with Chopped Walnuts
Gee, the last couple of weeks have been fun, but also somewhat hectic. I don’t know what it is about Christmas, but it stresses everybody out. I tried to avoid all the stress by spending some quality time in the kitchen.
Recently, I bought a ton of apples because I wanted to try various apple recipes. One of the first recipes I tried was this one for vegan carrot apple muffins. These sweeties have a light and fluffy texture and are packed with beta carotene-laden carrots and heart-healthy apples. Continue reading “Delicious Carrot Apple Muffins topped with Chopped Walnuts”
Delicious Vegan Basil Walnut Pesto
I love to jazz up pasta and sandwiches with fresh homemade pesto. This basil walnut pesto takes only a few minutes to make and tastes heavenly. Naturally, it doesn’t have any parmesan and thus it is dairy-free. This ultra tasty sauce provides such an explosion of flavor that it is destined to become a staple in your pantry.
Instructions
Ingredients
- 1 1/2-2 cups fresh, loosely packed, washed stemmed basil
- 1/2 cup raw walnuts
- 1 or 2 medium cloves of garlic
- 1/4-1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Mix basil, walnuts and garlic into a course meal using the pulse option on your food processor.
- Add 1/4 cup vegetable oil to the mixture and pulse the ingredients until your preferred consistency has been reached. Feel free to add more vegetable oil, if desired. I like my pesto to have a somewhat coarse texture. Whatever works!
- Season with sea salt for taste.
- Use immediately or store in fridge for later use.
- Smile for you have just made delectable vegan pesto! 🙂
BTW: this basil walnut pesto goes superbly with whole-wheat pasta topped with vegan cashew “parmesan”.
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