Sweet potato and peanut soup

I was at Pete's Frootique the other month and they had a vegan soup just like this one on the menu. It was so good, and then I forgot about it. Last night I was rummaging around in the cupboards to find something I could use for dinner, and I found  huge sweet potato and remembered.  The peanut butter adds a nice flavor, and you could always add a bit more chili if you like it spicy!

Sweet Potato and peanut soup

2 tbsp sunflower oil

1 onion- chopped

2 tbsp fresh ginger- minced

2 cloves garlic-minced

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp dried chili flakes

pinch ground clove

1 large sweet potato- peeled and cubed

1 small white potato- peeled and cubed

1 tomato- chopped

1 carrot- peeled and chopped

6-8 cups water

1/3 cup peanut butter

1/2 lime juiced

2 tbsp maple syrup

sea salt- to taste

1/4 cup coconut milk

In a large pot heat oil , add onion, saute until soft. Add ginger and garlic saute for 3-4 minutes

Add spices, let absorb. 

Add the potato, tomato, carrot. Pour in water. 

Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are very soft. 

Add peanut butter and blend in batches. 

Season with lime,salt and maple syrup.

Finish with coconut milk.

Garnish with fresh cilantro/ toasted peanuts

Chocolate banana peanut butter pie

I needed a chocolate fix. I sorta winged it, I didn't have any butter for the crust, so I used sunflower oil. Butter would be much better if you have it, just melt it first.

1 1/2 cups graham cookie crumbs
1/4 sunflower oil, or melted earth balance
2 tbsp coconut flour

2 ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 block of medium tofu or firm silken
2 tbsp peanut butter- smooth
1 tbsp brown rice syrup

1/2 cup dark chocolate-melted
1 1/2 tsp agar agar powder

Mix the crumbs and flour together with oil/butter. Press down firmly into a pie plate.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

In a food processor, mix together next 5 ingredients.

While you are melting the chocolate add the agar agar ( it needs heat to be activated).
Stir chocolate into banana mixture. Pour into crumb crust, and refrigerate overnight...if you can wait that long!

Classic peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies

Sunday morning peanut butter & chocolate cookie craving. Need I say more? It is an experience to bake and cook with no counter top or sink, but I have been managing. Its sorta like camping, except you don't have to stash the food in the car.

This recipe is adapted from food.com.

Classic peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies
makes about 26 cookies

2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup sugar- I used organic cane- but brown would be nice too
2 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup soy milk
4 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375
With an electric mixer blend the first 5 ingredients until creamy.
Pour in the flour, soda, and salt.
Mix until well combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Roll into golf size balls, place on a baking tray.
Squish down with a floured fork.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.



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Peanut Buttah Bars

Who doesn't love peanut butter and chocolate? When I go to the store I avoid the junk food aisle like its the plague, everything I use to enjoy when I wasn't vegan has milk product in it. So when I came across a recipe that put my two favorite things together...I had to try it! Are they good for you, probably not, and they good to eat, OH-YEAH!

• 3 cups rice cereal-crushed
• 1 cup natural peanut butter-smooth
• 1 cup powdered sugar (how to make vegan powdered sugar)
• 1/4 cup earth balance-melted

• 1 cup dark chocolate- melted
• 1 tbsp earth balance-melted

Crush the cereal in a food processor-or in a ziplock bag using a rolling pin.
In a large bowl, mix together, cereal, peanut butter, sugar, and butter
Don't be scared to get you fingers dirty, mix it up well.
In a square pan, press the cereal mixture down until its firmly together.

Fill water in a small pot 1/4 full. Place a small bowl on top of the pot and fill it up with the chocolate.
Bring water to a boil, melting the chocolate. Add melted butter.

Pour Chocolate over the rice cereal, place in the refrigerator until the chocolate is hardened.

Peanut Butter Cookies

I was craving something sweet. These did the trick!


1/4 cup vegan butter
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup cane sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter
4 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp apple sauce
1 tbsp molasses
1 1/2 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1-2 tbsp almond milk

With an electric mixer cream butter and shortening together, add sugar. Blend until light and fluffy.
Add peanut butter, syrup, apple sauce, molasses, mix together.
Add flour, baking soda and salt, mix together, add milk towards the end, just to bind it.

On a baking sheet, roll dough  into balls (a little smaller then a golf ball) and press down with a floured fork. Bake at 375 for 8-9 minutes.
(even if they don't look done, pull them out and let them cool, for a soft chewy cookie)