Category: Thanksgiving

Raw Pecan Pie, SOS-free

Raw Pecan Pie, SOS-free

We have been making Gena Hamshaw‘s Raw Vegan Pie for many Thanksgivings. It’s a tradition. Now eating SOS-free, I didn’t want to use coconut oil. I revised the recipe slightly omitting the salt of course, and the coconut oil and shredded coconut and adding cacao nibs. I just may love this one even more. Ingredients…

Sunflower Seed Pie Crust: SOS-free

Sunflower Seed Pie Crust, SOS-free

This recipe makes two pie crusts, good for two pies or a bottom and top crust. Ingredients: 1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked in water overnight 2 cups flour, plus more for rolling. You may use any flour. When using wheat we prefer a half and half mix of Organic Whole Einkorn and Organic White Einkorn.…

Corn Bread: Gluten-Free AND SOS-Free!

easy, gluten-free, corn bread

We’ve been making vegan, gluten-free corn bread for many years. And now, we made our original recipe even better. It’s SOS-free, free of salt, oil, and sugar! We find this SOS-free version allows the true taste of corn to be enjoyed. Without the salt from baking powder, the result is a sweeter flavor.   Ingredients…

Three Sisters Savory Pie

Three Sisters Savory Pie

The idea and inspiration for this pie arrived on Thanksgiving morning, just in time! It was ready by noon and served for dinner. I love the Three Sisters of Indigenous American Agriculture, the intercropping method of planting corn, beans, and squash together and I make sure to have a corn, bean and squash dish at…

Pumpkin Bread, Vegan & Gluten-Free

Fall is in the air. How about making Pumpkin Bread this weekend? Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour (we use Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose Baking Flour, Gluten Free) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum 1 fifteen-ounce can pumpkin purée 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoons allspice…

Classic French Tarte aux Pommes

Ingredients 8 Apples, organic, cored and quartered lengthwise (We recommend using organic apples. They do not need to be peeled. If the apples are not organic, it’s best to peel them to avoid the concentrated residues of pesticides.) juice of 1/2 lemon 1/4 cup packed, pitted medjool dates (vegan sugar may be used) 1/4 cup…

Purple Sweet Potato Pie

This is another new tradition for our Thanksgiving dessert table. Ingredients 4 Tablespoons ground flax seeds (soaked in coconut milk) 3 cups of coconut milk, separated 1 cup sugar (we use evaporated cane juice) 1 1/4 cups date paste 2 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2…

Turnip Cakes

Ingredients 1 pound turnips, peeled and grated 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon Porcini mushroom powder 1 pound rice flour 7 cups water Optional: Organic Canola Oil* *We recommend organic canola oil, NOT conventional/industrial/GMO canola oil. They are not the same. Directions 1. Peel and grate the turnips. 2.…

Tarte aux Pommes version 2

Here’s is an Apple Pie to live for! It’s made with a gluten-free crust and no refined sugar. Ingredients 4 Granny Smith Apples, organic (We recommend using organic apples. They do not need to be peeled. If the apples are not organic, it’s best to peel them to avoid the concentrated residues of pesticides.) 1…