The Veggie-Full Kitchen

I think it's safe to say I'm on a muffin kick.  These were a hit with Picky Eater #1(my 5 year old).  Of course I just told her they were chocolate chip muffins.  I feel so sneaky that I got her to eat her carrots without her even knowing it... and before lunch! Ingredients 1 cup fresh carrot juice 3/4 cup almond milk 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup walnut pieces 1 cup vegan chocolate chips 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ground flax seed meal 1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions 1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  2.  In a bowl, combine carrot juice, almond milk, applesauce, vanilla extract, sugar, and ground flax seed meal. 3.  In a separate bowl combine whole wheat pastry flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 4.  Slowly add dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until combined. 5.  Spray a muff...

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...