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Easy Paleo Vegan White Sauce

1:33 PM
4 cups cauliflower florets 3 cloves of garlic 2 cups vegan broth (I used 2 cubes of Massel dissolved in 2 cups of hot water) 2 Cups non-dairy milk 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 2/3 tsp soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste) Add the first four ingredients into a pot and simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the cauliflower...

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Paleo Vegan Pulled Pork with BBQ Sauce

9:02 AM
BBQ Sauce: 13 oz. can of tomato paste 13 oz. water 3 Tbsp. raw apple cider vinegar (I use Bragg’s) 2 Tbsp. maple syrup 3 cloves garlic- minced 1/4 c. fresh minced onion or 1 tsp. dried 1 tsp. sea salt Put all ingredients into sauce pan; cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Store in glass jar in the refrigerator for up...

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No Bake, Chewy Thumbprint Cookies

2:48 PM
3 cups almond flour 1/2 cup coconut flour 1/2 tsps cinnamon 6 tsps Nutiva or equivalent granulated sweetener 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup almond butter 1 cup maple syrup 2 tbsp almond milk choice of filling Mix all dry ingredients together. Warm almond butter and maple syrup in microwave. Mix and add the vanilla. Fold into the dry mix and add the...

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Raw Vegan Brownie Bites

12:54 PM
2 cups raw walnuts 1/4 cup cocoa powder 2/3 cacao nibs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp fine salt 1 1/2 cup pitted dates 1 tablespoon water Place walnuts in a blender/food processor and grind into a meal. Add the rest of the ingridients. Pack a tablespoon with the mixture and roll into the size of pinpong balls. Store the balls in...

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No Bake Choco Fudge Bars

9:24 AM
Bars: 1 cup coconut flour 1 tbsp organic cacao powder 1 tbsp vanilla protein powder (I use Amazonia) 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 cup almond butter 1/4 cup maple syrup (if you're not making this for someone vegan, honey also works) 1/2 cup almond milk (or other dairy-free milk. I have tried coconut milk and it also works) 1 tbsp sugar (I have...

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No Bake Vegan Cheesecake

10:28 AM
Base: 1 cup pitted dates 1 cup raw walnuts and/or almonds Filling: 1 1/2 cups of raw cashews 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup melted coconut oil 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp full fat coconut milk (I use Kara brand) 1/2 cup maple syrup (if you're making this for someone who isn't vegan, honey also works) Pour hot water on the cashews until...

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I want to be your Human

6:21 AM
I am just getting to know you, The light and dark bits of you, How to hold out my hand, How to touch your feet. And I was loving it. We've walked in the open, Sat out in the sun. When I was sad, I asked you And you obliged to sit on my back. But today, all these meant nothing. Why is...

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Coocoo for Kuku Sabzi

9:00 AM
I have been smitten by this very simple dish. It is apparently popular for Persian New Year. But may be it should be recommended for date food as well because of barberries? It is a funny story.  While searching online for what they were (looking for substitutes), I chanced upon a site that said: "Iranian cooks will know barberries well as a key...

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Real Love vs Reel Love

8:12 AM
It was weird and comforting to read this on a friend's wall today. You see, she just got hitched last month. For the second time (to a different man, matter of factly). "New hubby and I are going through soooo much trials and challenges for the past few months and there were a couple of times I broke down, I scream inside an...

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Simple Salmon and Salad

1:24 PM
salmon fillets (1 fillet for each person) Butter Pepper 2 tbsp honey 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1/2 tsp dill salad mix Melt enough butter into a non-stick pan to accommodate the salmon fillets in one cooking. Once it starts melthing, place the salmon fillets into the pan and put pepper on top. Cook for 2-3 minutes on one side. Meanwhile, mix the the...

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Home-Made Play Dough

7:20 AM
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1 cup salt 2 cups of flour ¾ cup of water 2 tbsp vegetable oil food coloring (primary colors, at least) Mix all ingredients except food coloring.  Divide the batch into a number of balls that match the number of colors you have available. Add a few drops of food color into each ball and knead. ...

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