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vegan vanilla chia cupcakes

by Jackie Newgent | September 28, 2014 | 0 Comments

I just turned another year older, so I baked cupcakes to celebrate. Birthdays do only come once a year, after all! However, to make sure the desserty treats were at least a tiny bit better for everyone to enjoy, this cupcake recipe uses whole-wheat pastry flour and chia seeds. It’s free of butter and eggs to please any vegan, too. Now I’m sharing my vegan vanilla chia cupcakes recipe—with its hint of wholesomeness—for all of you to enjoy.

serrano fried rice with apple and almonds

by Jackie Newgent | September 6, 2012 | 5 Comments

Here’s a surprising and scrumptious “fried” rice … and one that you’ve never had. That’s because I just created it. Not only is this serrano fried rice with apple and almonds recipe vegan (no eggs requried), it contains one of fall-time’s favorites: the apple! The apple picks up savoriness and heat when cooked with the onion and Serrano pepper. The toasted sesame oil and pan-toasted almonds balance it out perfectly. And the soy sauce provides the umami and salty elements that give this rice the full-on Asian essence. So pick up some apples at your farmers’ market (or from your apple tree, if you’re so lucky!) and enjoy a bowl of it. This serrano fried rice with apple and...

double nut butter blondies

by Jackie Newgent | July 12, 2012 | 1 Comment

I crave salty stuff! But occasionally I simply gotta have a sweet treat—a fresh-baked-from-the-oven one. Of course, it’s not in my nature to simply make anything the way it’s supposed to be prepared. Here, I transformed traditional peanut butter cookies into non-traditional blondie-like bars. I actually tend to savor bars more slowly than cookies–and enjoy them more. How about you? These (exactly!) 100 calorie homemade bites are tastier than the original thanks to extra spices and emphasis on the nuttiness. You’ll find here unrefined peanut oil and pure almond extract, plus a more interesting mixture of two types of nut butters, not just one. But perhaps the most unique ingredient in these double nut butter blondies is avocado; it acts...