Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wowow!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Chocolate-Chippy Vegan Cookies
We all love warm, homemade, chewy, chocolate chip cookies. I'm pretty sure I was born with an innate love and need for these childhood delights. All my life I've been one to indulge in sweets, mostly chocolate chip cookies. Preferably freshly baked. However, with the new year and my new healthy outlook, I found a recipe that works for me.
Here's what you will need:
- 1 cup butter at room temperature (I prefer Earth Balance)
- 1 1/4 cup organic turbinado sugar (or any other kind)
- 1 tbs. organic molasses
- 2 tsps. organic vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups organic whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. sea salt
I never time anything in the oven, I always go by the looks. If you don't trust yourself, just stick a toothpick into the center of a cookie. If it comes out clean it means they're ready to go.
I tried a few different recipes before I finally came to this one. The cookies are perfect and you won't feel bad after scarfing down a plate full of them. They're even cute enough to bag up and give to your friends and family on holidays, or just because!
Enjoy and let me know how you like them!
Lindsay<3
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Do Your Body Good
To say the least my juicer has been by FAR the best investment i've made all year (so far!)
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Carrots
- Watermelon
- Celery
- Arugula
- Tomatoes
- Cranberries
- Lemons & Limes
- Oranges
- Apples
- Blackberries
- Grapefruit & MORE
I've used all of those fruits and veggies listed above to create some of the BEST tasting juices ever! The taste is ridiculously refreshing and after your third sip or so you can almost feel your body detoxifying while soaking in the goodness from the juice. If you talk to anyone who does own a juicer the first thing they will complain about is going to be the cleanup process that follows every juice session. Yeah, it's annoying to have to take the machine apart and rinse off the pulp and juice but in the end it's worth every second of rinsing.
Juicing is good for your body for endless reasons; detoxifies, weight loss, lower cholesterol, fight premature aging, add so many more vegetables to your daily diet, boost your immune system, and is good for your overall health. So please buy a juicer or at least find some place near you that does the juicing for you! Only if your willing to cough up the cash for one of these health-friendly drinks.
Juice & enjoy
Lindsay<3
Thursday, February 26, 2009
BLAST OFF!
Tired of waking up on beautiful Sunday mornings and craving warm pancakes only to resort back to a boring bowl of sugary cereal instead because you really don't feel like mixing, measuring and then cleaning up? I've discovered the best solution to this dilemma- BATTER BLASTER!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
SPLENDA is the devil
Hi Moldy Members! I'm so sorry I haven't posted anything lately, I've just been up to my neck in school work and the dreaded chocolate factory. I have something great this time though- I'm sure you will appreciate it as much as I do.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Pasta Primaveggie
Another night and yet another fabulous and filling dinner! This pasta creation will leave you happy and full of pure vegetable goodness. It's a pasta dish I created myself in order to fulfill the needs of eating all my veggies and not feeling like a rabbit in the process. This winning combination of whole wheat pasta, organic garlic and basil tomato sauce and the medley of veggies is hands down a pleaser. Even my boyfriend (who is purely a meat lover) said that dinner tonight was "absolutely amazing!" It's simple, it's quick and it tastes so delicious it will have you thinking it had to be loaded with fat and calories. Think again.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Pineapple Express
It's late, you're hungry and you're craving something REALLY sweet and INTENSELY satisfying... well, good thing you have a stash of pineapple slices sitting on your freezer shelf. Since my younger years the frozen pineapple has always been one of my favorite sweet treats. Instead of cookie dough ice cream or a huge chunk of chocolate cake, frozen pineapples offer a much more nutritious choice. Trust me on this- frozen pineapples are simply the best. Not only are they fun to pick at and slowly indulge in, but they also happen to be 100% natural and fruitylicious. Next time you find yourself in the canned fruit isle of whatever supermarket it is you shop in--grab a couple cans of sliced pineapples (very affordable) and stick them in the freezer. You will find yourself, like I usually do after dinner, ravaging through the freezer/pantry/fridge for something scrumptious to eat that you won't regret the next morning and that also won't be showing up on your hips. This guiltless treasure is a dessert that will satisfy even the biggest sweet tooth. Try it and tell all your friends about it- or don't and let them eat the chocolate chunk cake a la mode. ;)