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Spiced Sweet Potato Fries

sweet potato

Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes, cut into thin wedges

1 1/2 T safflower oil

1/4 t cumin

1/4 t paprika

1/4 t cayenne pepper

salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, then into 1/4″ slices or wedges

In a large bowl or Tupperware container toss potato wedges with oil and spices (To evenly spread the oil mixture put all ingredients into a covered container and shake vigorously.)

Spread out potato slices in a single layer on a wire cooling rack on top of a broiler pan and bake for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F and continue to bake for 10-15 minutes or until crispy.

Serve with organic ketchup

Note: If you don’t have a wire cooling rack use a nonstick cookie sheet and bake for the same amount of time turning them over once

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Tagged food, fries, healthy food, nutrition, recipe, sweet potato, vegan, vegetable

Jan 18 2013

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Homemade Apple Chips

this makes about 25 chips

Ingredients:

1 large Granny Smith apple

2 tablespoons light brown sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Using a mandoline, slice the apples as thinly as you can. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon in a shallow bowl and dip the apple slices lightly in the mixture, just lightly coating them. Lay the slices on the baking sheets, about 12 slices per sheet. Bake for 1 hour. Remove one pan at a time and flip the apple slices over with tongs. When you return pans to oven, also rotate them – put the one that was on the top rack on the bottom. Bake for one more hour. Remove pans from oven. Apple slices will start to harden up pretty quickly. Remove with tongs.

Tagged apple, apple chips, chips, cinnamon, diet, food, fruits and vegetables, health, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy recipe, healthy-living, homemade, nutrition, raw food, recipe, vegan, vegetarian

Great Raw Food Appetizers —Raw Food Rawmazing Raw Food.

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Pea Pods with Sun Dried Tomato Spread

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Cucumber Rolls | My San Francisco Kitchen.

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Cucumber Rolls

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Apple Crisp Recipe

Ingredients

3 medium baking apples, cored, sliced thin

1 tsp cinnamon

2 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp flour

Topping:

1 cup quick oats

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp heart-healthy margarine

Directions

Mix first four ingredients and place into 9-inch (square or round) baking dish.

In small bowl, mix Topping ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over the apples.

Bake at 325 degrees until apples are soft and topping is golden brown (about 30 minutes).

Number of Servings: 9

via Apple Crisp Recipe.

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Raw Nanaimo Bars

These are seriously addicting. No really – I ate about a third of the pan while I was taking photos…

Like all of my other desserts, of course, these are raw, vegan, and sugar free. Technically this also makes them guilt free, but it’s really hard not to feel guilty when they taste so much like the real thing!

Nanaimo bars – for those of you who are wondering what the heck I’m talking about – are a layered dessert bar consisting of a chocolate coconut wafer crust, a creamy vanilla custard filling, and a thin layer of chocolate. They’re quite popular here in Canada, but I know a lot of people in other places around the world have never even heard of them.

It’s usually a bit tricky to recreate desserts, as it can be kinda hard to get the appearance, texture, and flavors right all at the same time. For example – coconut might give you the texture you’re looking for, but chances are the dish you’re trying to recreate isn’t coconut flavored. Nanaimo bars, on the other hand, are pretty much begging to be rawified. They’re chocolate and coconut based, and most of the traditional recipes out there are already no bake! Now if they could just be rolled into balls…

Ingredients:

1 cup shredded coconut

1 cup dates

1/2 cup almonds

1/4 cup cacao powder

2 cups cashews

1/4 cup coconut oil

2 tbsp honey or agave

1 tbsp vanilla

3/4 recipe raw chocolate

Directions:

In your food processor, mix together dates and almonds until a crumbly consistency is reached. Pulse in the cacao powder and shredded coconut, before pressing into the bottom of a 8 x 8 inch square pan.

To make the second layer of the bars, process cashews into a fine powder in your food processor or high speed blender. Add in coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and water as needed – it should be thick and creamy. Spread this mixture over the bottom layer, and place in fridge to set while you make the chocolate.

You want the chocolate to be in it’s liquid form, so make it inside of a bowl which is sitting inside another bowl of warm water. Remove the pan from the fridge, and pour chocolate evenly over the surface of your bars. Put back in fridge to harden for about 5 to 10 minutes, before cutting into 18 even pieces. Will keep in fridge for up to a week.

via Raw Nanaimo Bars.

Tagged diet, food, health, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy recipe, nutrition, raw food, recipe, vegan

Chef Meg’s Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe.

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Chef Meg’s Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe

Introduction

Think outside the pie! This pumpkin smoothie is a sweet and healthy treat that kids will love.

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

6 oz vanilla lowfat yogurt
1/2 c canned pumpkin
1 tart apple, peeled and chopped
1/2 banana
1/4 t cinnamon
1 c ice

Directions

Combine all in a blender and mix until blended. Serve cold.

Tagged breakfast, diet, food, health, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy recipe, recipe, vegan

Jul 29 2012

via Vegan Double Chocolate Oat Bars (Oil-Free + White Sugar Free with Just 4 Ingredients) | Love Food Eat.

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Vegan Double Chocolate Oat Bars (Oil-Free + White Sugar Free with Just 4 Ingredients) | Love Food Eat

Notes:

This is a Gluten Free friendly recipe if you use GF oats and GF chocolate chips.

Add nuts of your choice for a different variation.

Add 1/4 cup oil of your choice for crispier bars.

Add 1/4 cup of sugar/honey for sweeter bars.

Can satisfy even the strongest chocolate cravings

Ingredients:

3 cups quick cooking oats

1 1/2 cup mashed bananas

3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup unsweetned cocoa

Pre-heat the oven at 180 degree celsius.

Combine everything together and mix well with your hand to form a sticky dough.

Pour it into greased shallow baking pan and press it well with your hands.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Wait for them to cool down completely before you cut them. Store them in the refrigerator for best results.

Tagged Bakes, breakfast, dessert, oat bar, snacks, vegan

Jul 12 2012

Florida Coastal Cooking: Is Soy Bad for Us? Find Out What I Learned and Enjoy a Recipe – Cajun Fu Fingers with Roasted Summer Squash and Tomatoes and Creamy Spiced Mustard on the Side.

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Cajun Fu Fingers with Roasted Summer Squash and Tomatoes and Creamy Spiced Mustard on the Side

Tagged diet, food, health, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy life, nutrition, recipe, vegan, vegetarian

Jul 10 2012