Lusciously laced with warming cinnamon, ginger, and spicy pepper, these date and puffed rice cookies are unassuming little treats. With caramel-like naturally sweet dates and whole grain puffed brown rice cereal, you won’t find yourself with a cookie hangover!

Chewy and freaking flavorful, made with puffed brown rice, these cookies are both gluten-free and vegan. A gelatinous slurry and flax seeds bonds everything into the sliceable vegan dough. High fives to the genius who figured out that such a mixture of flax and water behaves a lot like an an egg!

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Standing here in front of the keyboard, thinking about how to describe these pretty little gems to you, on comes a crushing case of writer’s block. All I can think of is going to the kitchen and helping myself to a couple more of these addicting almond cranberry thumbprint cookies. Help!

Almond cranberry thumbprint cookies are some of the easiest holiday cookies to make–7 ingredients dirty just 2 bowls, one for maple syrup and  oil, another for the flours, cinnamon, and salt. The finger indents are filled with cranberry jam, which is simply a thickened cranberry sauce. Continue Reading…

Rich vegetables and vegetarian gravy baked under a golden garlic mashed potato blanket, this dish warms both tummy and soul. Vegan shepherd’s pie with savory mushroom gravy is stick-to-your-ribs hearty comfort food at its finest.

Like a cross between a pie and a casserole, shepherd’s pie was first an economical way to use up leftovers–simply dibs and dabs of meat mixed with gravy, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked  until the potato “crust” turns golden.

In this meatless rendition, cook an entire bulb of garlic with the potatoes, either in a steamer or Instant Pot pressure cooker. The potatoes and garlic practically fall apart and the garlic mellows so its presence is practically undetectable. With olive oil, salt, and some of the cooking water, they easily mash into smooth, creamy potatoes. Continue Reading…