Guilt-Free Strawberry Chocolate muffins

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 cup soymilk, 1 cup almond yogurt, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbsp ground flaxseed, 3 tbsp water, 1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips, 1 cup chopped strawberries. mix all the ingredients together and distribute into muffin tins. Yields 16 muffins. bake for about 15 minutes or until cooked through. NOTE: these muffins rock if you heat them up in the microwave for about 20 seconds before eating :)

Blueberry crumble

for the crust:2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar,1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp earth balance, 2 tbsp olive oil, 3 tbsp cold water. mix all the ingredients together until even though and a crumbly texture. chill in fridge for about 30 minutes. meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425 and start cooking the blueberry filling....for the filling: 3 cups of fresh blueberries, 3/4 cup brown sugar,1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp earth balance. combine the sugar and blueberries in a saucepan over medium heat. stir until sugar is liquid. then add in the cinnamon and butter. Remove the crust from the fridge. take about 2/3 of the mixture and evenly coat on a round baking dish. it will be a crumbly texture, so don't expect it to be smooth. after the layer is down, pour the blueberry mixture onto the crust. spead evenly. crumble on the remaining crust mixture over the blueberries. bake for about 40 to 50 minutes, or until crumbles are golden. Serve with vegan icecream if desired.

HOT and SPICY chili

ingredients: 1/2 orange pepper, 3/4 cup chopped mushrooms, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1 can of pinto, 1 can garbonzo beans (chickpeas), 1 can of black eyed peas, 1 1/2 cups of Boca veggie "ground beef" crumbles, Two 5.5oz can of original v8 juice, 1/2 cup of salsa, 2 tbsp. of taco seasoning mix, 2 tsp tabasco sauce, 1/4 cup banana sauce, 1 tsp paprika. directions: bring the onion, yellow pepper, mushrooms and v8 juice to a boil. add in the ground "beef", salsa, banana sauce, tabasco, paprika and taco seasoning. mix well and cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

St. Patrick's Day Muffins!

It's Saint Patrick's Day! (almost..) So celebrate with these green festive pistachio chocolate muffins :) ingredients: 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 tbsp flaxseed, 6 tbsp water, 1/2 cup apple sauce, 1/2 cup chopped chocolate covered pistachios, green food coloring (add as necessary), and 10 extra chocolate covered pistachios for topping. directions: preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine all the ingredients together, excluding the whole chocolate covered pistachios. drop in green food coloring and mix until you get the desired green tint. Drop into muffin tins, yielding 10 muffins. Bake for about 15 minutes and then top with each muffin with a chocolate covered pistachio.

Grande Chile

THIS CHILI IS KICK ASS.... ingredients: 1/2 yellow pepper, 1/2 large tomato, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1 can of black beans, 1 can pinto beans, 1 1/2 cups of Boca veggie "ground beef" crumbles, 1 5.5oz can of original v8 juice, 1/2 cup of pasta sauce, 2 tbsp. of taco seasoning mix, tbsp. of curry, 1 tbsp of cinnamon and 1 tsp of nutmeg. directions: combine the pepper, onion, tomato and v8. bring to a boil. add the tomato sauce, ground "beef", black beans and pinto beans. then add the taco seasoning, cinnamon, nutmeg and curry powder. bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.

Homemade Pesto

super easy. you can either use a food processor or blender. I actually kind of like the rougher chop with then blender. A food processor will make the pesto much smoother. add 3/4 cup of basil, 1/8 cup pine nuts, 1 clove of garlic and 1/3 cup of oil. Blend until ingredients are a spreadable consistency. ENJOY :)

Orange Chocolate bluberry muffins

I said this with my last muffin post, but these are the best muffins I have ever made.... and quite possibly ever had. Similar to my last batch of muffins, but a few different ingredients that make a world's difference. Alright.... prereheat the oven to 375 degrees. Put 1/2 cup of bulgur wheat and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 tbsp flaxseed, 3 tbsp water, 3 tbsp applesauce, 3 tsp of stevia, and 1 tbsp of cinnamon. add the bulgur wheat and mix together. while the mixture is cooling down, chop up 1/2 of an "Chocolove orange peel in dark chocolate" bar, or 1.6 oz of orange chocolate. chop into small pieces, about the size of chocolate chips. chop up 1/3 cup of mixed nuts. The mixture should be cool enough now to add the nuts, orange chocolate, and 1/3 cup of dried blueberries. fold ingredients until evenly distributed. pour the mix into sprayed muffin tins, yielding about 12 muffins. bake for 10 minutes. take the muffins out and top with granola and lightly drizzle 100% maple syrup. Put back into the over for 5 to 10 minutes, or until cooked through and golden at the top. let cool before removing from pans

Cinnamon Apple Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup applesauce, 1/4 cup chopped nuts, 1/4 cup raisins, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 large apple cut into 1cm squares, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp nutmeg, 1 tbsp flaxseed, 3 tbsp water. Combine all the ingredients together and spread evenly onto an 8X11 in pan. Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until golden at the top.