Recipes
RECIPES
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well” Virginia Woolf
Flax Banana Bread with Walnuts, Pecans, and Pumpkin Seeds Streusel
Prep Time: 20 MINUTES
Total Time: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
Bread
1 cup of all-purpose whole wheat flour
1 cup of flaxseed meal
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
¼ cup of granulated sugar
¾ cup of dark brown sugar
4 large ripe bananas
2 eggs
¼ cup of buttermilk
1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
1 cup of toasted chopped walnuts
1 cup of toasted chopped pecans
Streusel
½ cup of dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
3 tablespoons of room temperature unsalted butter
½ cup of chopped walnuts
½ cup of chopped pecans
½ cup of pumpkin seeds
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cover dutch oven with parchment appear and set aside
Step 2
(Dry ingredients) In a medium bowl, mix flour, flaxseed meal, baking soda,
baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon
Step 3
In a separate bowl, mash bananas with a fork
Step 4
(Wet ingredients) In a separate bowl, beat eggs while adding in vanilla bean paste.
Whisk in granulated sugar and dark brown sugar until thoroughly combined.
Stir in mashed bananas and buttermilk
Step 5
Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into bowl with wet ingredients until
thoroughly combined. Be careful not to overmix batter
Step 6
(Streusel) In a separate bowl, mix together dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and
unsalted butter. Small clumps of butter are fine. Add walnuts, pecans, and
pumpkin seeds. Mix until the nuts and seeds are coated
Step 7
Pour batter into dutch oven. Spoon top of batter to level out. Add streusel over
the batter. Bake in the oven for 1 hour
Step 8
Remove from oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes
Creamy Carrot Sweet Potato Ginger Soup
Prep Time: 30 MINUTES
Total Time: 1 HOUR
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons of EVOO
1 yellow onion, diced
1 knob of ginger, cubed
1 small bulb of garlic (approximately 5-6 garlic cloves)
1 bunch of carrots, cubed
1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, cubed
4 cups of low-sodium vegetable broth
½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon of paprika
1 tablespoon of pumpkin seeds
Instructions
Step 1
Cube yellow onion, ginger, carrots, and sweet potatoes
Step 2
Heat dutch oven with EVOO over medium heat. Add yellow onions, stir
occasionally until soft. Add ginger and garlic. Stir frequently to avoid burning
Step 3
Add carrots and sweet potatoes. Mix until coated
Step 4
Add vegetable broth, red pepper flakes, and paprika. Cover pot with lid and
bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer the soup until sweet potatoes are tender
Step 5
Turn off stove and transfer soup into blender. Blend until smooth
Step 6
Serve soup in a bowl. Garnish with pumpkin seeds and black pepper, if desired
Flax Buttermilk Pancakes
Prep Time: 15 MINUTES
Total Time: 30 MINUTES
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
½ cup of coconut oil
1 cup of whole wheat flour
½ cup of flaxseed meal
1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder
½ teaspoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 ¼ cup of buttermilk
1 large egg
¼ cup of maple syrup
1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste
Instructions
Step 1
(Dry ingredients) In a large bowl, mix flour, flaxseed meal, baking soda,
baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon
Step 2
(Wet ingredients) In a separate bowl, beat egg and whisk in buttermilk and
vanilla bean paste
Step 3
Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into bowl with wet ingredients until
thoroughly combined
Step 4
Heat pan with coconut oil over low heat. Scoop 1 ½ cups of batter into pan.
Cook until bubbles appear on surface of the pancake, 2 minutes max. Flip
pancake over and cook, 2 minutes max
Step 5
Transfer pancake to plate and repeat with leftover batter. Serve with blueberries,
strawberries, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, and pecans, if desired
Breakfast Burritos
Prep Time: 15 MINUTES
Total Time: 30 MINUTES
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients
Salsa
2 tablespoons of lime juice
½ teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon of cumin
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 shallots, minced
1 jalapeño, minced
2 roma tomatoes, diced
1 large avocado, diced
Burrito
1 tablespoon of olive oil
8 strips bacon, sliced in 1-inch vertical widths
4 eggs
1 cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese
4 chickpea flour tortillas
Instructions
Step 1
(Salsa) In a small bowl, mix lime juice, salt, cumin, garlic, shallots, jalapeño,
roma tomatoes, and avocado
Step 2
(Burrito) In a separate bowl, aggressively whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt.
Heat pan with olive oil over low heat. Add the eggs and scramble until
cooked through
Step 3
Heat a separate pan over low-medium heat. Add bacon strips and cook
until browned. Cover plate with towel and transfer bacon onto plate
Step 4
Coat tortillas into bacon fat. Heat a separate pan on low heat and cook
tortilla until toasted on each side
Step 5
While the tortilla is still on the pan, spoon salsa on the tortilla, followed by
a tablespoon of bacon and cheese. Fold the tortilla, flip over, and cook until
the burrito is closed
Step 6
Transfer to plate and repeat with leftover tortillas
Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Prep Time: 20 MINUTES
Total Time: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
Pound Cake
3 cups of all-purpose whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
¼ teaspoon of salt
1 cup of buttermilk
¼ cup of poppy seeds
4 tablespoons of lemon zest
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 sticks of unsalted butter
3 eggs
Glaze
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 cups of confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 F. Cover dutch oven with parchment
appear and set aside
Step 2
(Dry ingredients) In a medium bowl, mix flour,
baking soda, and salt
Step 3
(Wet ingredients) In a separate bowl, combine
poppy seeds, buttermilk, lemon zest, and lemon juice
Step 4
In a separate bowl, cream sugar and butter. Incorporate
eggs one at a time. Slowly incorporate dry ingredients
and wet ingredients until thoroughly combined
Step 5
Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into bowl with
wet ingredients until thoroughly combined. Be careful
not to overmix batter
Step 7
Pour batter into dutch oven. Spoon top of batter to
level out. Bake in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes
Step 8
Remove from oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes
Step 9
(Glaze) In a small bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar with
lemon juice
Step 10
Once the cake is completely cool, drizzle the glaze
over the top of the cake
Fudgy Brownies
Prep Time: 15 MINUTES
Total Time: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons of flaxseed meal
½ cup of almond milk
10 tablespoons of unsalted butter
¼ cup of granulated sugar
1 cup of dark brown sugar
1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup of all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
1 ½ cups of non-dairy chocolate chips
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 F. Cover dutch oven with parchment appear and set aside
Step 2
(Flax Eggs) In a small bowl, mix flaxseed meal and almond milk
Step 3
Heat saucepan over low heat and add 2 inches of water
Step 4
Once water is simmering, combine butter, granulated sugar,
dark brown sugar, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium heat-safe bowl.
Rest the bowl over the water and stir until butter has melted
Step 5
Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Once cool, stir in vanilla bean paste
and flax eggs, whisk until thoroughly combined
Step 6
Slowly incorporate flour into bowl until thoroughly combined.
Brownie batter should be pulling away from the side of the bowl
Step 7
Mix in 1 cup of chocolate chips. Pour batter into dutch oven and spoon
top of batter to level out. Sprinkle ½ cup of chocolate chips over the batter.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes