Thursday, December 20, 2012

Double Whammy Ginger Cookies

These are the best ginger cookies I've ever had. This year I doubled the recipe and gave them out as Christmas gifts to our staff. Everyone loved them!
perfect holiday cookie (but good anytime of the year)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp sea salt
2/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup molasses
1/2 coconut oil or sunflower oil
1/3 cup minced fresh ginger root
sugar

Whisk together dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients. Mix.
Roll dough into small balls, then roll in sugar to coat before placing on cookie sheet.
Bake 350° for 10 minutes.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Vegan Apple Crisp Muffins

With limited time, these were fast, easy, delicious apple muffins to make. It's like apple crisp in a portable/packable muffin size.

vegan apple crisp muffins from the Happy Herbivore
Vegan Apple Crisp Muffins:

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease muffin tin or spray paper liners to prevent sticking and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices together until well combined. Add applesauce, sugars and maple, then stir until almost combined. add apples, stirring until just combined. Spoon into muffin cups 3/4 full. Sprinkle additional oats and brown sugar over top if desired. Bake 18-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

check out the Happy Herbivore blog and the Happy Herbivore cookbook 

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Thai Coconut Soup from Happy Planet

My sister-in-law left this package in our fridge. Perfect for when you have a last minute craving for soup: no cooking required! I'm not usually a big fan of pre-made soups, but this one was delicious, plus it's from a canadian company that focusses on organic, planet-friendly food.
check out Happy Planet drinks & soups
Happy Planet
We started with a farmful of organic carrots, a blender and the dream of the world as a happier place. Today Happy Planet makes smoothies, juices, soups and health shots - all fresh and all good.

Mission: We make food and juice that makes you smile. It has to do you good and taste great - that's Happy Planet.

Description: Two boys, Randal Ius and Gregor Robertson, started out in 1994 with a farm full of organic carrots, a blender, a somewhat ambitious dream to make the world a better place and hopefully make some money too.

The idea was to connect big city people back to the land, to farmers who produced great produce that went in foods which tasted good and did some good.

They called the company Happy Planet.

http://www.happyplanet.com/
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HappyPlanetFoodsInc
twitter: https://twitter.com/TeamHappyPlanet