Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

SERVES: 16 (1 cookie each) Prep Time: 15 min. Cooking Time: 12 min.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup extra-virgin organic coconut oil melted
• ½ cup coconut sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp. baking soda, gluten-free
• ¼ tsp. baking powder, gluten-free
• ½ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
• ¼ cup dark chocolate chips (I like Ghiradelli 60% cocoa chips - but the Fixate recipe calls for 70% or higher)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325º F
2. Combine oil and sugar, mix
3. Mix in the egg yolk and vanilla
4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt 
5. Add flour mixture to the oil mixture
6. Stir in chocolate chips
7. Roll into 12-16 balls.  You will need to press the dough together so it sticks.
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Recipe very very slightly adapted from Fixate Cookbook (Amazon) (Beachbody)

Vegan Chili

This is a recipe that keeps on giving.  My friend Claire made this for a birthday celebration with friends.  We all immediately asked for the recipe.  I've made this for my family, for friends, for new parents, and am always asked for the recipe. 

This was originally an instant pot recipe, but I don't have one so I adapted for my crock pot.  It worked beautifully.  For instant pot instructions, follow the link to the original recipe below.

Here it is!  Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 Green peppers diced
• 1 yellow onion diced
• 2 tsp crushed garlic (4 cloves)
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1/2 Tbsp paprika
• 1 Tsp cumin
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 4  (15 oz) cans crushed fire roasted tomato
• 2 (15 oz) cans black beans
• 1 (15 oz) can canneli beans
• 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans 
• 1 (15 oz) can corn

Optional:

• 1/2 jalapeno minced
• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1/2 Tsp red pepper flake
• Cilantro diced

Instructions

1. Saute onions and garlic in 2 Tbsp oil until translucent.  
2. Turn off heat, add spices to warm
3. Pour onions, garlic and spices into crock pot
4. Drain and rinse beans and corn.  Add to crock pot 
5. Add the remaining ingredients
6. Cook on high for 5 hours
7. Serve over rice

Adapted from Show Me The Yummy