Recipes for the Heart & Soul

Roughly chop 2 onions, 2 carrots and a half celery stalk and sauté them in a big pot with oil (I use avocado oil, but any oil will do). Add 3 cloves of garlic and half of 1/3 of a cup of ginger (really garlic and ginger are to taste). For the ginger you can leave…

From the Mennonite Community Cookbook, a long-time resource in many Mennonite homes for years. 3 cups sliced apples 1 cup brown sugar (I used 1/2 cup) 4 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 3 tbsp. top milk (aka light cream) Pastry for one 9″ crust Combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Cut in the butter…

This recipe received the BEST SWEET award in the BEST FALL 2013 RECIPE CONTEST. A long-time favourite from the Mary Moore Cookbook. 2 cups stirred but unsifted cake and pastry flour 2 tsp baking soda 1.5 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 2 cups sugar 1.5 cups vegetable oil 4 eggs 2…

This soup recipe was deemed BEST SOUP in the BEST FALL 2013 RECIPE CONTEST. It has been re-named as Peace Soup (in honour of International Peace Day on Sept 21st, 2013). 1.5 lbs sweet potatoes or yams (acorn or butternut squash may be substituted) 4 cups water 1  3-inch stick cinnamon 1.5 tsp salt 3 large (average…

3 ripe bananas 1 cup (200 grams) sugar 1/2 cup (125 grams) butter 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp cinnamon 2 cups (250 grams) rice flour (or any gluten-free flour) 1/2 cup (60 grams) chopped pecans (optional)  Chocolate chips are a good substitute! In a food processor,…

Batter 1 yellow cake mix 15 oz pumpkin puree Mix the ingredients with a hand mixer. The batter will be thick. Pour into a greased 7x11x2 pan. Bake at 350 for 28 minutes. Let cool for 5 – 10 min in the pan. Flip onto a platter. Glaze 1 ½ c icing sugar 3 tbsp…

Ingredients: One 29 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained. One 6 oz can tomato paste 32 oz vegetable stock 1 onion, chopped 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon chilli powder 1 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon oregano 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into bite sized chunks 1 cup dry…

Must serve with whipped cream! Haha Preheat oven to 425 F. 2 frozen lard deep pie shells 1 large can of pumpkin 2 eggs 1 can 2 % or whole evaporated milk 1 cup brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 1½ tsp nutmeg 1½ tsp vanilla (top quality vanilla, not artificial and I use 2 tsp…

My adaption of Elena Amsterdam’s recipe from her latest cookbook Makes 3 Loaves –  5 ½ x 3 x 2 ¼ inch 4 cups blanched almond flour ½ cup golden flax meal 4 tablespoons coconut flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sea salt 10 large eggs 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted over very low…

3 cups rolled oats (not quick oats) 1/2 c. of your favourite chopped nuts (macadamia, pine, pecans, almonds, walnuts, etc.) 1/4 c. pure maple syrup 1/4 c. honey 1 jar of trader joe’s almond butter with flaxseed (16oz jar) or other nut butter or combination of nut butters 1/2 c. 72% dark chocolate pieces/chips + some…