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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2010 by christine

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone that celebrates is having an amazing one. I sure am! And I’ve been spending lots of time playing in the kitchen making creations for family gatherings. Last night we had a mini gathering at one of my sister’s houses and I threw together a double batch of Simple Green Lentil Stew with kabocha squash.

It completed my vegan meal nicely with baked potato wedges and a simple salad dressed with balsamic vinegar. And the stew was a hit with the non-vegan family, my grandma was so cute to tell me over and over that the soup was an entire meal in one dish and she really loved the flavor.

For dessert, I did the same pumpkin pie I did for Thanksgiving because I was seeing the other half of the family that didn’t get a chance to try it and I had another pie pumpkin to use up. Only this time I got a little creative with the presentation. :-)

It was just as good as the first time and my sister’s father-in-law loved it, well it was a hit with everyone, but him especially so. He’s taken a real interest in the raw recipes I’ve done, especially the desserts for the fact that they don’t use processed carbs or sugar.

The evening was a total blast, my 3-year-old nephew was the only kid there and he milked the evening being the cutest and most charming entertainment for the adults happily shrieking, “That’s exactly what I wanted!” at every present he opened. Too precious.

Christmas morning was truly magical for me thanks to my amazing hubby. I’ve been jealous of Averie’s  posts on getting a Canon DSLR when I had no clue one was waiting for me under our tree! With an awesome macro lens, flash, books and zoom lens!

And as you can tell by this crappy picture, I need this book! :-) Actually the picture was taken by my dinky point-and-shoot in bad lighting – no more!

Oh wow, I’ve got so much manual reading and learning to do! Can’t wait! I was so surprised hubby got this for me, he’s so amazing! I’m sure we’ll be sharing this quite a bit. :-)

But let’s get to the better pictures, shall we? Yes! Pancakes are something that I only have once a year and that’s usually Christmas Day. This time I decided to get experimental with that package of Trader Joe’s peanut flour that I just can’t seem to use up in my pantry.

Peanut Pancakes

  • 1 1/4 cups peanut flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 cups sweetened almond milk
  • 1 tbsp. coconut oil

Whisk peanut flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl until thoroughly mixed. Add almond milk and whisk until gloppy and lump free. Heat coconut oil on griddle or in pan and drop batter by spoon fulls to desired size. Cook until edges are firm and center is bubbling, then flip and cook until browned on the other side.

Then serve with vegan butter, maple syrup, chocolate sauce and/or berries – whatever you want and have fun! Heck, even throw chocolate chips in the batter which I totally would have done if I had them. :-)

They came out a little more flat than traditional pancakes, more like peanut butter crepes. But they were still very tasty and the recipe made about 10 medium pancakes. Because the almond milk was sweetened, I didn’t bother adding sugar or sweetener, but you may want to add a couple of tablespoons if the milk isn’t sweetened.

Dogs seem to love peanut flavored pancakes too! :-)

Whew, look at the time! I’ve gotta hit the shower, throw another recipe together and pack gifts before heading to another family gathering! Time flies when you’re having fun!

Filed Under: General, Recipes Tagged With: kabocha, lentils, pancakes, pumpkin

Comments

  1. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says

    December 25, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    Merry Christmas!!!

  2. Averie (LoveVeggiesandYoga) says

    December 25, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    My jaw is on the freakin floor right now….

    First, your grammie loving the soup, “a meal all in one bowl”…lovely sentiment

    Your sister’s FIL loving your raw desserts that dont have any junky ingredients added..that is VERY cool he is open to this brave new world :)

    Your pancakes. Omg they look PERFECT! I have an army load of peanut flour and coconut oil so these are perfect for me. I have one recipe for GF vegan pancakes that use coconut flour and coconut oil but i would love to try more vegan gf pancake recipes…great work.

    Finally..your camera. Omg. Omg. I remember your comment distinctly and i got quite a few on my camera pre-purchasing as well as post purchasing. Your comment said you’d like one, but not til you get some camera classes, too. Well, looks like you got the camera…anyway!

    I am thrilled for you! Maybe we can learn this bad boy together :) If you figure anything earthshattering out about it, email me!

    Do you like it so far? Is it heavy? Big? Scary? Omg I am soooo happy for you…I hope mine gets to San Diego soon….we get home Mon nite and there was a shipping delay from the place i bought it :( Anyway…congrats!!!

    • christine says

      December 25, 2010 at 10:57 pm

      Thanks! :-) The pancakes were fun, they come out a little flatter than traditional pancakes, but taste like peanut butter patties.

      The camera is fun, TONS of documentation with it though! The manuals alone are a lot and it comes with some great quick manuals on using flash, macro lenses and general picture taking. So far the camera is awesome, night and day difference in the picture quality on my little camera! It’s heavy, much heavier than a point-and-shoot and that takes some getting used to. And it is big, I need to find a good case for it and the lenses. It’s a little scary just because I don’t want to damage it while getting used to using it. Swapping lenses is pretty easy, it just takes a little time and make sure you use the lens covers on either end to protect them. You’ll love it, can’t wait to see the pics from yours!

  3. Gabriela @ Fro-Yo Lover says

    December 26, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Holy YUM!
    Food looks amazing!
    I wish I had more kabochas in the house… or some peanut flour, for that matter!
    Hope you’re having a great day :)
    xoxo

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