Does anyone remember that silly song, I like to eat apples and bananas?” Creating these muffins brought me back to those fun lyrics, and truly made me miss my students even more! I always sing this song for my 1st graders around this time of the year, and now with the distance learning taking place, I am really truly missing seeing their faces light up when we do fun silly songs such as this one. Anyway, back to the world of food. These VEGAN muffins are stuffed with plant based goodness and are easy to make and a fun breakfast treat you can enjoy throughout the week. I also snuck in some protein with the addition of the oat flour, which, if you haven’t tried making oat flour before, is VERY easy. You simply add whole oats to a blender and blend until it looks like flour! I use oat flour in pancakes too, so I always make a bunch and store it in a large airtight container for easy use! I hope you enjoy these muffins! If you make them tag us on social media!
Ingredients (makes 12 muffins)
1 flax egg (1T ground flax + 1.5T water) - you can also use 1 chicken egg if not vegan 2 overripe bananas mashed ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup avocado oil ½ tsp vanilla 2T unsweetened plain almond milk (or any other non dairy milk) ½ cup oat flour (oats ground up in high speed blender into flour) 1 cup all purpose flour 1+1/2 tsp baking powder 1tsp cinnamon 1 heaping cup of peeled green apples diced very small 
Directions (updated 05/05/20)
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For those of you who don’t know, I come from an amazing and rather large extended Italian family. My great grandma, Nana, and grandma, whom we call Mima, along with my mom and all of her five brothers are amazing cooks! When I was growing up we used to gather at Mima and Papa’s house for weekly Sunday dinners where we almost always had pasta. I loved Spaghetti dinners so much and these dinners have always been some of my favorite childhood memories. Before I left for college many years ago, I asked my Mima to show me how to make her marinara sauce. She told me that fennel was the KEY to the tanginess, and that red wine really added depth of flavor. I hope you enjoy this simple Red Wine Marinara sauce that is even BETTER the next day and therefore perfect for your Make Ahead of Monday needs! Bon Appetit!
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½ yellow onion chopped 2 cloves of garlic minced 1T olive oil 4 - 16oz cans of organic tomato sauce 2 tsp crushed fennel seed (or more for taste) 2 - 3 T of dry red wine 2 tsp dried basil or 4 tsp chopped fresh basil Dash of salt 
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Growing up I used to dislike vegetable sides at dinner. I think during most of the 90’s people were eating vegetables out of a can and they lacked flavor, crunch and pazazz. Fast forward to Easter a few years ago when I was asked to bring a veggie side dish. Ugh. So I decided to try something new. I knew that I liked roasted vegetables such as potatoes and carrots and onions, but I wanted them to have more warmth and flavor so I decided to open the spice cabinet and smell all of the spices until I decided on rosemary. This was one of the first recipes I created and I loved how it turned out. Since then I have eaten it as a side, or have even made it my main with the addition of pesto and a cut up veggie sausage. These roasted veggies are perfect for a healthy side dish with lunch or dinner, they last a week in the fridge and can be enjoyed throughout the week!
Ingredients 5 red potatoes peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces 4 large carrots peeled and diced into coins ½ red onion sliced into ½ inch slices Olive oil ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 2T chopped fresh rosemary or use 1T of chopped dried rosemary 
Directions 3-4 servings
When my husband and I first decided to go vegan, one of the first breakfast recipes we sought was something that resembled eggs. We tried several tofu based recipes that we liked and then decided to add some Mexican flavors! What we came up with was one of our favorites and one that CAN be made ahead and enjoyed for days in a variety of ways. We hope you enjoy this Mexican Tofu Scramble this week for breakfast!!
Ingredients (make 4-5 servings) 2 tsp nutritional yeast ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp smoked paprika ⅛ tsp black pepper 2 T water 1 T olive oil 1 small onion chopped 2 cloves of garlic chopped 1 block of extra firm tofu pressed to release moisture 2-3 T taco seasoning Salt to taste 2 T chopped cilantro 
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