Chickpea , Lentil and Apple Indian Spiced Soup

I change this recipe a little bit from the original recipe. I added two Granny Smith apples into the soup instead of one, three more heads of garlic, 1 tablespoon of chicken consommé, full fat instead of light coconut milk, and three cans instead of two of the chickpeas. This recipe was absolutely delicious!

Flourless Banana Pancakes

My family loves pancakes but I don’t like how much they like to increase my waist size! Give these a try! They are so easy to make.

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 banana

1/4 tsp pumpkin spice
Combine all ingredients together, making sure to smash the bananas. Cook as you would regular pancakes on medium heat. Makes 3 big pancakes.

Pancakes -gluten free/paleo friendly

Ingredients

1 ½ cups Otto’s Cassava Flour

2 ¼ tsp baking powder

1 tsp real salt

~ 1 3/4 cups almond milk ( I use unsweetened vanilla flavor)

2 eggs

2 tbsp coconut oil

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice.

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients together and incorporate wet ones. Let sit for at least 5 minutes. Batter will be slightly thicker than traditional pancake batter, but still pourable. Cook on medium heat for about a minute and a half per side. Pancake batter will bubble just like traditional ones.

Seed Crackers

I have played around quite a lot with this recipe and I finally think I have come up with a winning combo! 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cup Hot Water

1/2 Cup Chia Seeds

1 Cup Peppitas (green pumpkin seeds, I like to use the roasted and salted seeds but raw work fine too)

1 Cup Sunflower Seeds (roasted and salted are more flavorful but you can use raw as well)

1/2 Cup Ground Flax Seeds (Can Use Whole)

1/2 Cup Raw Slivered Almonds

2 tsp. Salt

3 tsp. Herbs d’Provence

2 TBS. Nutritional Yeast

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and let sit for 10 min. Mix again and spread onto a large baking dish that is lined with parchment paper. Place in a 325 degree oven for 30 min. 

Remove from the oven and use a pizza cutter to slice horizontally and vertically into cracker side pieces. Flip the crackers over. Return to the oven for another 30 min. at 325 degrees.

**Do not eat until they are completely cooled off

*Cooks note: I like to transfer the crackers to a new baking sheet once I flip them. They sometimes stick a little to the parchment paper so this makes the 2nd half of the baking time go smoother. Also, when you flip the crackers, sprinkle with salt before returning to the oven.

*Crackers taste good on their own or even better with a nice scoop of hummus!