EASIEST BANANA BREAD RECIPE

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/2 cup earth balance or other vegan butter replacement
3/4 cup brown sugar
egg replacer for 2 eggs
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. In a separate bowl, cream together
butter and brown sugar. Stir in egg replacer and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Delicious, Easy, Fresh, VEGGIE SALAD.

2 cups halved cherry tomatoes

1 chopped cucumber

2 small chopped yellow bell peppers

1/4 cup chopped sweet onion

1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 tbs minced ginger

drizzle of olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup pine nuts

Vegan Cheesecake

Vegan Cheesecake

Many a soup-y, maple-y, pudding-y tofucakes later..... I modified the best recipe of the bunch into the absolutely easiest vegan cheesecake imaginable. Seriously.

If you buy a premade graham cracker crust, this recipe could not be easier. There are pro's and con's of course to buying a crust. The premade pie crusts don't actually contain honey, which is counter-intuitive since they are labeled as 'graham cracker' crusts. However, they do contain some weird commercial food chemistry which, depending on your lifestyle, you may not want to be eating.


Filling:

1 8oz package tofutti cream cheese
1 14oz package of silken tofu (drained)
2/3 cup of (vegan) sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
½ tsp almond extract

Crust (optional) 2 c. oats 4 Tbsp. Earth Balance margarine 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon Mix the oats, cinnamon and sugar.
Melt margarine and add to the dry ingredients.
Press mixture into a 9" springform pan or deep dish pie pan.

Preheat oven to 350. Put all 5 ingredients into a mixing bowl, immersion blend for 5 minutes until smooth. (if you don't have an immersion blender, whisk thoroughly.) Pour filling into the crust. Bake for 45 minutes.

I would suggest letting the cheesecake chill in the refridg. for awhile.... otherwise you'll be holding a hot cheesecake in one hand and wiping the sweat off your brow with the other as you wait 20 minutes for the L train.