The Veggie-Full Kitchen

I adore coconut.  Put it in something sweet, savory... I just can't get enough!  This is my go-to recipe when I am craving it.  These cookies are fast and super easy to make.  And, because it's a vegan recipe, my husband, who's bachelor's degree was in microbiology, gave the go ahead to eat the dough!  Yum. Almond Sugar Cookies Ingredients 1/3 cup canola oil 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup coconut milk 1/4 almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt Directions 1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2.  Mix oil, almond milk, and both extracts in a bowl. 3.  Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 4.  Combine wet and dry mixtures. 5.  Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.  You can use this dough for cookie cutters, but I prefer just making the balls. 6.  Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden. Coconut Glaze Ingredients 1/2 cup coconut milk 1 cup powdered sugar Directions 1

Up in the beautiful Teton Valley, located in Idaho, my Great Uncle Del lived for most of his life. He was a retired Air Force pilot, who spent the last 30 years of his life farming the beautiful landscape which he and my Grandfather had grown up on. Every summer as a child, my family would go up to the valley to spend a month at our cabin which was next door to his farm. I would walk over with my dad and play with his kittens while he and my dad spent hours visiting. Flax seed was one of the things that he swore by. I remember him passionately telling my dad how amazing this plant food was. Now that I am grown, I share his enthusiasm. Filled with Omega 3's and fiber, it has a powerful punch! So, in honor of Uncle Del, here are some of my very favorite muffins with a little flax seed hidden within. Ingredients 2 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup almond milk 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed mea

One of my dearest friends, Sandy inspired this now vegetarian dish when she made it for my family while our husbands were both attending professional school. Because we were both on a tight budget, we would cook for each other in place of going out to eat. We did it with two other friends who loved to cook, so three nights a week my family had gourmet meals that I didn't have to make, and the other night I would cook for their families. Quite a few of my favorite recipes came from doing our meal swap. "Chick'n", Spinach and Radicchio Salad Ingredients 8 ounces fresh spinach 4 gardein chick'n scallopini's 3 ripe Roma tomatoes, diced 2-3 tablespoons pine nuts, lightly toasted 4 sun-dried tomatoes, diced 2-3 tablespoons capers 1/2 cup sliced black olives 1/2 cup julienne-cut radicchio 2 cups orzo pasta, cooked and chilled fresh cracked pepper to taste Directions 1. Heat about 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a saute pan on medium high. Add the