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Creamy Vegan Corn Chowder
(Veggie Soup in Disguise)

4 Cups of corn (from the ear or frozen, I used frozen)
1 Red pepper, chopped
3 Medium carrots, chopped
2 Sweet potatoes
1/2 Onion, diced
2.5 Cups vegetable broth
1/2 Cup soy milk
2 Tsp garlic powder
1/2 Tsp cayenne pepper
Salt & pepper
Thyme & bay leaves

 1) Saute the onions, carrots, red pepper and corn in a large pot. While you’re doing this, microwave and mash the two sweet potatoes. When onions turn clear, cover in vegetable broth and let simmer until the carrots are soft. I added some thyme and a few bay leaves here.
 2) Stir in the mashed sweet potato and blend 1/2 to 3/4 of your mixture in a blender or food processor. Make sure to take out the bay leaves before doing this.
3) Poor the mixture back into the pot and stir in your garlic powder, cayenne, salt and pepper. Add 1/2 cup soy milk here if you want a creamier soup.

It’s that easy. And of course this recipe is very adaptable, so feel free to add in more veggies or switch up the spices!

Kale Chips

So I just made my first attempt at kale chips… And they were SO GOOD that I ate them all and didn’t take any pictures. My bad. But they’re probably my new favorite snack, who knows, I might even make more tonight. Yeah, they were that good. So plenty of pictures to come. If you want to try them yourself though-

1) Rip kale leaves away from stem
2) Toss in a bowl with a little olive oil, salt and pepper
3) Lay them out on a baking sheet
4) Bake at 350 for 10 minutes 

Simple, healthy and delicious. My three favorite things. Oh, and inexpensive.

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Chocolate, Banana & Peanut Butter Pancakes!

Listening to Jack Johnson this morning inspired me to make banana pancakes. This recipe makes 7 large pancakes, you can always double it if you’re making them for more people. I had two myself, and froze the rest to later!

1 Mashed banana
1 Cup whole wheat flour
2 Tablespoons baking soda
1 1/4 Cups chocolate almond milk
1 Tablespoon agave syrup 
4 Tablespoons peanut butter

Combine everything in the bowl until the lumps are gone, and cook to your heart’s desire! These pancakes are so easy to make, and come out super fluffy. And you don’t have to feel but so guilty eating them, because the whole wheat flour, banana and peanut butter combine for a lot of fiber and protein.