Chocolate date bars

 You can make small balls or little bar bites

1/2 cup chopped unsweetened dates soaked in water for an hour or so and then drained. You want them soft.

1/2 cup oats (I used quick)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

1 & 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 

Handful unsweetened shredded coconut 

Tablespoon peanut butter (optional)

Blend in food processor and form in balls or spread in small pan for bar bites. Cool in fridge. Delicious.? I like adding the peanut butter as it holds together well. I found soaking the dates is needed with the brand I buy, otherwise it is too crumbly.

Zucchini salad 2

 Easy and nice

Spirals of zucchini 

Cherry type tomatoes cut up

Black olives Italian dressing 

Toss 

Red cabbage broccoli salad

 

Small head of broccoli chopped 

Red cabbage chopped- a cup or so

Golden raisins 

Slivered almonds 

Mix with favorite Italian dressing with a tablespoon or 2 or 3 of orange juice

Waffles- dairy free, oil free

 

. I enjoyed this. I did only make half the recipe and it made about 7 waffles about 4” by 3”.each. Pictured is 4 of the waffles, Below is the full recipe.

4 cups gf rolled oats (sometimes I use a bit more- if batter too thin.

3 cups plant based milk 

2 bananas (ripe)

I tablespoon vanilla 

1 tablespoon baking powder 

Optional mu hubby adds flaxseeds to his( 1 tablespoons for 1/2 of the recipe,)

Mix in blender and cook as usual. PS I like to toast mine in the toaster forr extra crispy texture after cooking first in waffle maker. Good reheated this way as well.

My waffle maker takes about 7 -8 minutes for these particular waffles. Normally it takes 5 minutes for the other kind of waffles. But these are 7. You wait till the iron is not sticking closed on mine.

Ps if adding flaxseed if you let the batter rest a bit it gets thicker. If I overfill mine it takes longer than 8 minutes. 

Note: we toast these if we want them extra crispy.

Basil pesto without liquid oil

 Nice especially with pasta or gnocchi 

1 overflowing cup of basil leaves

A couple of baby spinach leaves 

1/4 cup walnuts

1 -2 tablespoon of lemon juice however much you like,

1 teaspoon of minced garlic

Salt  to taste 

Enough added water to purée in food processor 

Gnocchi gf

 Fun dish. I haven’t had gnocchi for about 20 years! You can get help on all the detailed how to do here https://www.glutenfreepalate.com/gluten-free-gnocchi/#mv-creation-455-jtr

For my part I did about 1/2 the recipe, but not sure. This made 4 servings for us. This is my list of ingredients:

2 large baking potatoes 

1 cup plus about 1/4 cup more of King Arthur gf measure for measure flour,

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Garlic powder would be nice too.

For serving:

We used a veggie pasta sauce, some homemade basil pesto, and some vegan pinto meatballs. Recipe for pinto beanballs here https://nannykimsrecipes.blogspot.com/2019/08/meatballs-vegan-gf.html?m=1

Directions:

Peel, chop, potatoes and cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash them. Let them cool about 5-10 minutes in fridge. Add the flour enough to make it like play dough consistency (I had to add a tiny bit of water by wetting my hands a little when forming the ropes) along with salt and garlic powder if using. (Note- if your gf doesn’t have xanthan gum you may need to add 1/4 teaspoon.)

Dived dough into 1 inch long ropes or rolls and slice into bite sized equal pieces. You can mark sides of pieces with a fork— link shows how.

Place them in boiling salted water. Cook until they rise to the top and float . Mine took about 2-3 minutes. 

Remove with a slotted spoon and serve with basil pesto and pasta sauce or whatever.

Brown Rice salad

 

Tasty and also good in a wrap with hummus and picante sauce.

2 medium yellow squash lightly cooked

1/2 cup cubed carrots cooked

1/2 cup garden peas thawed or lightly cooked

1/2 cup chopped red or yellow bell pepper 

4 green onions just white part minced 

2 cups coked, cooled brown rice

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 

Dressing:

1 and 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoons rice vinegar 

2 tablespoons sesame tahini (me a teaspoon)

1 tablespoons olive oil (me-omit)

1 or more tablespoons water

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 

Salt and pepper to taste

Optional- 5-6 fresh mint leaves chopped 

Optional-5-6 drops tobasco sauce

Directions 

Mix together the salad dressing ingredients.Mix the rice vegetable ingredients and then mix dressing into it. Serve ,

Millet oat bread gf

 Simple ingredients so you can assemble fast. Make sure to rinse millet first. Nice taste, texture and some nice crunch on edges.

The details on how to do our here: https://www.powerhungry.com/2021/01/05/flourless-millet-oat-bread-vegan-gf/

Note: I have directions on fridge if link fails🤓

Here are the ingredients 

2 cups rolled oats (gf if needed)

1 and 1/2 cup water 

1 tablespoon vinegar (apple cider vinegar or a light vinegar or lemon juice)

1 cup whole millet

2 teaspoons baking powder 

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Optional: 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

Go to link for all the directions.

Note: after mixing as the link tells how you must bake immediately as the reaction of vinegar to rising agent makes bubbles and creates a bit of height.

The link gives directions if your millet is already ground and if oats are already ground. That would be easier as they have to be ground. The measure changes if you have ground ones. The recipe gives a technique for grinding ingredients,

Lentil chili and macaroni

 Easy dish and tasty.

INGREDIENTS 

1 and 1/4 cup dry lentil beans 

8 cups vegetable broth

1  can (15 and 1/2 ounces) of crushed tomatoes 

1/2  of a large onion - chopped 

1/2 bell pepper- green- chopped

6 minced garlic cloves 

2 teaspoons chili powder ( more if you like)

1 teaspoon basil

1 teaspoon thyme 

2 teaspoons oregano 

2 bay leaves

Salt and pepper to taste

Macaroni of choice— I cook it separately 

DIRECTIONS 

Place onions and bell pepper which have been chopped into soup pot. Add a bit of the vegetable broth and cook 5 minutes or until softened. Add the rest of the ingredients including the rest of the broth EXCEPT leave out the macaroni. Cook 25-30 minutes or until your lentils are done to your liking.

Cook your macaroni separately and then serve together with as much of each as you desire.

Tofu scramble baked

 Easy and tasty for supper or breakfast!

Ingredients:

,One block extra firm Tofu broken into pieces with your hand to look like scrambled eggs. Squeeze out some of the water as you’re doing this, not reserving the water.

1 can pinto beans drained ( can omit)

1 bell pepper chopped small

1 potato chopped small

1/4 teaspoon turmeric 

1 teaspoon garlic powder 

2 teaspoons onion powder 

1/2 teaspoon salt

Black pepper sprinkle over.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F 

Break up tofu to look like scrambled eggs

Add the rest of the ingredients mixing gently. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 25/or30 minutes or until veggies are tender.

Can serve with salsa or picante sauce by itself or in wraps.