Gluten-free Pumpkin Waffles!

New favorite in my house.
Sometimes you just want a special breakfast and my dad even suggested we do these for birthdays with a little almond ice cream on top!

what you'll need:
*1/2 cup brown rice flour
*3/4 cup buckwheat pancake and waffle mix (or just the flour)
*1 tablespoon guar gum
*1 1/2 tablespoons flax meal
*2 teaspoons baking powder
*1 teaspoon baking soda
*1 teaspoon cinnamon
*1/2 teaspoon ginger
*1/2 teaspoon pink salt
*1 tablespoon agave nectar
*3/4 cup pumpkin
*1 1/2 cup non-dairy milk (almond breeze, rice dream, or soy)
*1 tablespoon orange juice


start your waffle iron!
in a large bowl. mix all of the ingredients except the orange juice. once the ingredients are thoroughly mixed and your waffle iron is ready, add the OJ and spray the waffle iron with olive oil non-stick spray.
the batter is sticky unlike regular waffle batter. you can make it a little thinner by adding water, but don't add too much. I just used the sticky batter and put a big spoonful in the center of the iron. about four minutes is perfect and due to the consistency, you may have to spray after every waffle.

they are great with maple syrup, butter, and honey depending on what topping you are in the mood for.
or ice cream! haha

hope you enjoy:)
you are loved.

PUMPKIN BREAD! FINALLY!

The reason why I say 'finally" is because it is mid December and I have yet to have pumpkin bread! crazy!
I just haven't had the time to truly experiment with gluten-free wheat-free vegan recipes lately, but I needed one. I was desperate lol
But here it is...finally...and it is the best bread recipe I have created to date. so have a wonderful holiday season and don't feel left out of the delicious bread-ness!

what you'll need:
*2 cups Spelt flour
*1 1/2 cups Buckwheat flour
*2 tsp baking soda
*1 teaspoon cinnamon
*1 1/2 tsp salt
*1 tsp nutmeg
*1/4 cup walnut oil
*3/4 cup grapeseed oil
*2 tablespoons egg replacer powder and 8 tablespoons hot water
*2 cups pumpkin
*1 cup sugar
*1 1/3 cup agave nectar
*2 tablespoons water
*1 cup chopped walnuts

start your ovens...350!
place the flours, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and walnuts in a large bowl and mix. add the oils and mix well.
in a small separate bowl, whisk with a fork the egg replacer and hot water until thoroughly mixed. then add this small mixture into the large mixture.
mix in the large bowl, then add the pumpkin, sugar, agave, water and walnuts.
mix thoroughly. the batter is thick but smooth.

I put my batter into a large bundt cake pan because I didn't have any individual bread pans, but it will either make one huge bundt or three regular loaves. I used a spray olive oil Pam to grease the pan.

Bake for 60-65 minutes. mine required the extra five minutes because of the dense bundt cake but it will probably be an hour in the individual pans.

and then you're done!
gotta love the holidays...

hope you enjoy:)
you are loved.

"Monster Drink"-Amazing Smoothie

So my mom has a bible study that meets for breakfast every Thursday morning and they were talking about eating healthy and stuff and then on of the moms says she makes a "monster drink" for her kids every morning because they don't like spinach. You can't really taste the spinach in this shake but she called it that name because it turns the drink green. Her kids don't know how healthy it is and it tastes great:-)
So i sort of created my own take on the "monster drink" and I have one every morning.
Feel free to change it up, add or subtract fruits.
Just know the reason I use a frozen banana is because it gives the drink a great creamy texture

first blend:
*1 peeled, frozen banana
*1 cup pineapple juice
*a little bit of almond breeze milk
*flax seed oil
*one scoop of your favorite protein powder (I really like hemp and vegan)

once slightly blended, add:
*1 cup fresh spinach leaves
*wheat grass (optional-it definitely gives it a different taste)

blend on high or food processor or ice crush....whatever your blender says....until smooth like a smoothie.
After drinking this I feel so energized and awake and it satisfies so many cravings.
I have also added honey to it before for sweetness, plums for a slightly tart flavor...
feel free to experiment!

hope you enjoy:-)
you are loved.