Vegan Banana Bread with Blueberries and (fake) Chocolate Chips

February 16, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: breakfast ideas, desserts, healthy stuff, vegan 
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I really like this whole baking without eggs thing. Plus I have this soy yogurt I bought for some other recipes. And plain soy yogurt is not really something I want to eat by itself. This was my first attempt at making substitutions for eggs, but I think it turned out pretty darn good if I do say so myself. 2 very ripe bananas 1/2 cup applesauce 2 tbsp. melted Earth Balance shortening or margarine 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 cup soy yogurt 4 tsp. vanilla almond (or soy) milk 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup wheat flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats (NOT quick-cooking...

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The Vegetarian Memoirs: Double Chocolate Balsamic Cookies

February 12, 2010 by · 2 Comments
Filed under: desserts, recipe reviews, vegan, you have got to try this! 
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I haven't made cookies in a long time.  I love them, but we have a plethora of kids who sell stuff for their schools, and Joe loves to buy the cookie dough.  That is obviously not good for us, but Joe just can't say no to the little buggers.  When I came across this recipe that didn't involve a mixer, I had to try them pronto.  I made the first recipe below because they were lower in fat and I thought I liked cakier cookies like Susan described them.  It turns out, I like a lot more crunch...

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