mac

Mac & Cheese

1 box of gluten free macaroni, cooked as directed on the box
1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed
1 head of cauliflower, broken up into florets
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds soaked for at least 5 hours
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 tablespoons tamari
Salt
Pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
Avocado oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Water
1 package of vegan shredded mozzarella (I used @violife)
1 cup of gluten free crackers, crushed up (I used @groundup cauliflower crackers)

Cook macaroni as directed on box. Strain, rinse with cold water and set aside. Preheat oven to 400. Brush butternut squash cubes w avocado oil. Sprinkle cumin, salt and pepper and massage well so evenly coated. Roast squash for about 25-30 min until tender and browned. Let cool. Steam cauliflower until tender and rough chop. Strain pumpkin seeds and add to blender or food processor with nutritional yeast, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, tamari, olive oil and salt and pepper (to taste). Blend, slowly adding water until achieving a creamy “velveeta” texture. Adjust taste adding salt and pepper, more yeast or tamari to your liking. Set aside. In a large baking casserole dish. Add cooked pasta and steamed cauliflower and mix. Pour over cheese mixture and mix until pasta and cauliflower are fully coated. Sprinkle over vegan mozzarella. Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, with the last minute on broil to brown the top. Serve!

brussels

Spicy and Sweet Brussels

4 cups Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
1/4  cup avocado oil
4 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
4 tablespoons tamari
Sea salt
Pepper

Whisk all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over Brussels and massage well. Roast at 400 for 30 min or until crispy.

potatoes
Lemon Sage Potatoes

1 pound of russet or Yukon gold potatoes, quartered
1 bunch of sage leaves
1 bunch of rosemary sprigs
2 lemons
4 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
Sea salt
Pepper
1/4 cup avocado oil

Preheat oven to 425. In a large pot, boil potatoes until tender. Remove from water and let cool. On a flat baking sheet, smash the potatoes, it’s ok if they crumble up a bit those parts will get crispy. Pour over oil, and sprinkle over salt and pepper, garlic and herbs. Squeeze lemons over potatoes. Roast for about 20-25 min until golden brown!

shortbread

Vegan Millionaire’s Shortbread (by Olivia!)

Shortbread:
3 cups GF flour
3/4 cup raw cane sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups butter (I used Earth Balance)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix together dry ingredients. Mix in butter, rubbing it through fingers until dough resembles sand. Press into buttered and floured pan, bake for 45 mins

Caramel:
2 cans condensed coconut milk
1/2 cup vegan butter
1/3 cup coconut sugar

Melt all ingredients on stovetop, let come to a boil but stir the whole time!! Let simmer (constantly stirring) for a few minutes until it slightly darkens in color. Pour over cooled shortbread and smooth out. Refrigerate until solid

Top layer:
1 cup dark chocolate chips
2 tbsp coconut oil
sea salt or flakey salt

Melt chocolate and oil together in microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring after each one until melted. Pour over caramel, smooth out. Top with a sprinkling of salt

Refrigerate until hardened!

apple

Apple Cinnamon Cobbler with Coconut Whipped Cream (by Kira!)

*Adapted from Sweet Laurel’s Peach Cobbler recipe

For the apples:
6-7 red apples
3/4 cup maple syrup

Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons arrowroot
Pinch of Himalayan pink salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the crust:
1 1/2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
Pinch of Himalayan pink salt
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup coconut yogurt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For the whip:
2 cans full fat coconut milk (CHILL AHEAD OF TIME! Overnight if possible) (Native Forest coconut milk does a good job hardening)
1 teaspoon maple syrup
Splash of vanilla

Preheat oven to 400.

Crust: mix the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl, and mix the wet ingredients in a separate (large) bowl. Slowly, add the dry ingredients to the wet, and mix until a dough forms. Chill the dough in the fridge for 40min – 1 hour.

Apple filling: Whisk all ingredients (except the apples) together in a big bowl. Peel and slice the apples into thin slices or cubes. Add the apples to the bowl, and toss well in the liquid mixture and transfer to a baking dish (leave the extra juice in the bowl and SAVE!). Place in the oven for 15-20 min.

While it’s cooking, make your coconut whipped cream. Open your cans of coconut milk and transfer the top part (thickened, hardened cream) into a big mixing bowl – leave the watery milk on the bottom, just use the cream on top. With a hand mixer, mix on high for about 1 min, until whipped and creamy. Add in your maple syrup and vanilla (and if you want…a small splash of the apple juice liquid!). Add more maple syrup for desired sweetness. Once done, place in the fridge.

Remove from oven, and once the dough has chilled (for 40 min-1 hour), remove from the fridge. Break the dough into small pieces and crumble over the apples. Put the crumble in the oven and bake for ~25 min. At 25 min, remove from the oven, drizzle the leftover juices on top of the crumble. Put back in the oven for 5-10 min, or until the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool for ~30 min!

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