Chocolate Chips Cookies easy vegan recipe

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2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
2 cups or (12oz packet) chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup cane sugar (or granulated sugar)
1 cup almond milk (or any milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1 teaspoon in vinegar

First mix the dry ingredients.  To a large bowl add the all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt and mix.

In another bowl mix the wet ingredients, cream sugar, almond milk and vanilla extract.  When the sugar is almost dissolved, add oil and mix, add the baking soda and vinegar mixture mix, and set aside.

Add walnuts to the flour mixture and stir.  Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix.

Finally add chocolate chips and mix.

Drop about 2 tablespoon of cookie batter on a greased baking sheet, leaving enough room between for the cookies to expand while baking.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, for 15 minutes in the middle rack of a pre-heated oven.  Makes 32 cookies

These irresistible cookies disappear fast as soon as they are baked.

Quinoa and Black Beans Patties

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Ingredients: 
1 can black beans rinsed and drained
1 cup cooked quinoa (if you are planning to cook the quinoa 1/4 cup raw quinoa yields approximately 1 cup cooked)
1/2 cup loosely chopped parsley with stalks removed
1/2 cup loosely chopped basil with stalks removed
1/2 cup loosely chopped rosemary with stalks removed
Note the herbs - basil, parsley and rosemary can be substituted with Italian seasoning approximately 2 teaspoon

3 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 cup chopped tomato
salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Preparation:
Heat a pan on medium heat with 3 tablespoon of oil.  When the oil is warm add fennel seeds.  When the fennel seeds darken add the chopped tomato, mix add the chopped herbs, mix, cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.  After the tomato is cooked add the rinsed and drained black beans, quinoa, add salt and black pepper and mix, add bread crumbs, mix nicely allow it to cool before making patties.  Makes 6 patties.

Heat a skillet with a little oil and fry the patties on both sides until brown.

Serve on a bun with vegan mayonnaise, tomato, lettuce or serve with your choice of ingredients. 

Chickpeas Patties easy vegan recipe

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Ingredients:
1 (19 oz) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans
1/2 cup chopped red bell peppers
2 teaspoon fennel seeds
2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
A few parsley leaves
3 tablespoon oil
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon of lemon juice (optional)
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Preparation:  To a pan on medium heat add the oil.  Wait for the oil to get warm.  Add the fennel seeds, when the fennel seeds sizzle add the Italian seasoning, mix and saute it for a few seconds, add the chopped bell pepper, mix, cover and cook until the bell pepper is soft, takes 4 to 5 minutes.  When the bell pepper is cooked turn the heat off and add the parsley mix and allow it to cool.

To a mixing bowl add the washed and drained chickpeas, the red bell pepper mixture, bread crumbs, black pepper, salt to taste and the lemon juice mix it and mash it to form a dough.  Shape into rounds and form patties.

Heat a griddle on medium heat, add some oil to it.  When the oil is warm add the chickpeas patties and cook on both side until golden brown.

Makes 6 patties.

Packed with flavor quick and easy to make.  These patties are delicious beyond imagination.  Serve with pita bread, buns or chapatis, with guacamole, pesto, mustard sauce or salad. 



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Chickpeas and spinach soup recipe

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1 cup chickpeas, canned chickpeas can be substituted
1 bunch of spinach
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 cup chopped tomato
parsley a few leaves
basil a few leaves
4 tablespoon oil

Heat a pan on medium heat with 2 cups of water.  Add the chickpeas which has been soaking overnight in water and cook for 30 to 35 minutes until the chickpeas are cooked.  If you are using canned chickpeas skip this part.

Heat oil in a pan on medium heat.  Add onion when the onions turn brown add garlic and saute for a few seconds, add the chopped tomato let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes until the tomato is cooked.  Add the chopped parsley, basil, mix add  chopped spinach cook for 4 minutes add the cooked or canned chickpeas cook till the water is evaporated as per preference, turn the heat off.  Add salt to taste, mix.  Serve with rice, quinoa or chapati.

Chickpeas are also know as garbanzo beans or channa.  They are found in most parts of the world.  They are naturally tasty.  They are high in protein.  There are numerous recipes on chickpeas. This is an tasty, easy vegan dish.