When all else fails, what can a girl do? Make Cookies!!!!!! And Ice Cream of course!!!!
Well that's what this girl does anyways, and I can't think of anything else in this world that marries my passions more poetically than taking my creativity into the kitchen and combining my knowledge and love for whole food ingredients, vegetarianism, cooking and nutrition. I am thankful for the gifts God has given me, and to be able to share them with my family and friends.
I am a creative modifier, definition being that if it is not a 100% original recipe of my own than it means that I may have looked at another recipe for ingredient portion advice- but then I completely change it up by using my own ingredients. Its all apart of my learning process and usually it works out for me. The flops come on the days when I am either PMSing or irritable. I have had some pretty yucky hummus batches and have thrown away a loaf of bread or two on those particularly moody days.
This past week was a little bit tougher than usual. As a family we four all arrived home after spending ten heavenly days in a far away land known as Florida. We left short sleeved sunny days and flip flopped sandy beaches to return to prickly snow bunkers and icy arctic blasts of subzero tempered air. Within one day we went from complete relief of real world responsibilities to full recognition of the weight of ALL our responsibilities and even the possible denial of a thoughtful request. It was a lot to take in all at once but three days later we are feeling more balanced again and back to reality. All that being said, when we finished dinner tonight all four of us agreed that a treat was in order for all. So Riley an I discussed our options and decided on a peanut butter theme for our creations this evening- it was a good choice indeed and thankfully a healthy balanced mood had returned after a tough few days and was within me for the evening!
First we mixed the dough for our Vegan Gluten free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, then while our cookies baked we blended the batter for our Vegan Peanut Butter Maple Syrup Ice Cream and poured it into the ice cream maker. Sharing my passions with my son Riley made the experience in the kitchen that much more special- I think he likes the taste testing part more than anything else- we make a good little team, him and I.
If you would like the recipe, please feel free to write me and ask for it- I am beginning to gather my original recipes together for a future book so I may be a little more selective with what I share, but I am always looking for truthful taste testers and recipe testers too! Soon I will be inviting friends and family over for taste testing parties and cooking classes so I can get some feedback- if you are intereste din being involved please let me know! xoxo for now please stay tuned......
