Category: REAL Recipes

Here are our newest REAL recipes. All Vegan, mostly Gluten-Free.

Spicy Peanut Sauce

I love this sauce, sweet, spicy and peanutty.  The peanut sauces in restaurants are too sugary for my palette.  So I make this easy recipe just the way I like it. 2 tablespoons unsalted peanut butter (creamy or chunky) 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon to 2 Tablespoons maple syrup, agave or brown rice syrup (optional)…

Carrot Ginger Dressing

I don’t make this dressing enough and love it when I do.   Ingredients: 4 carrots, cut in chunks 1 inch of fresh ginger, peeled 1/2 cup water 1 Tablespoon sesame oil, optional 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar   Directions: In a high-powered blender, combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth. If you don’t…

Corn Bread: Gluten-Free

I like cornbread made with… corn! Corn bread is best with juicy corn kernels baked into the batter. You can baked the batter in a pan and cut it into squares for a Thanksgiving dinner or bake individual muffins for a weekend breakfast. Check out our newer SOS-free version, no salt, oil, sugar, or baking…

Apple Ginger Compote

I love fresh apple compote and a little bit of fresh ginger gives it a spicy twist. 1 tart crisp apple, cut in small pieces. (If organic, leave on the peel) 1/2 cup apple sauce (unsweetened) or light colored jam like our REAL Apricot Butter 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons raisins or 3 chopped dried…

Coconut Waffle: Gluten-Free

It’s amazing – sometimes the most creative ideas come from using up what’s left in the refrigerator. Coconut waffle topped with Apple Ginger Compote. Tropical flavors meet the waffle. We call it, the Traffle! 1/2 cup oatmeal flour or rolled oats ground into a flour 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour 1/2 cup ground flax…

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies: Gluten-Free

These are perfect anytime, for holidays, celebrations and especially everyday moments like treating children to warm oatmeal cookies after school or for dipping in your afternoon tea. 2 sticks (1 cup) vegan butter 1 cup sugar (vegan, evaporated cane juice) 1 cup brown sugar (vegan) 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds 4 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon…

Sesame Cookies: Gluten-Free

These cookies were inspired by Sharon Valencik’s recipe in her cookbook Sweet Utopia. I love the sesame flavor so much! I could not give them up and had to make a gluten-free version. 2 cups white rice flour 1/3 cup raw white sesame seeds 1/3 cup raw black sesame seeds (white may be used instead)…

Chocolate Dipped Mint Chocolate Cookies: Gluten-Free

Of all the Girl Scout cookies, Thin Mints were my favorite. This vegan, gluten-free recipe, sans hydrogenated oil and whey is so much better! Cookies 1½ tablespoons tapioca starch ¼ cup sugar (evaporated cane juice) ¼ cup brown sugar pinch of baking soda ¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cup brown rice flour 1 teaspoon xanthan…

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Copycat Girl Scout Cookies

Below is a recipe inspired by the Do-si-dos, Peanut Butter Sandwich Girl Scout Cookies. Here natural peanut butter is used, made only from peanuts! Conventional peanut butters contain sugar, hydrogenated oils and a long list of unnecessary ingredients. Other nut or seed butters may be used, like almond butter or sesame tahini, for delicious variations.…