Groove-ish

                               


I love The Happy Pear! They make some really easy and delicious recipes. They don't use a lot of expensive or hard to find ingredients, and their recipes aren't super complicated. They make a lot of homey, one pot kind of meals.  I saw this a couple of weeks ago, and finally got around to making it! I subbed kale for the fennel, and I shredded some smoked tofu and added that to the mix. I've also never had butter beans, so this was a first. I also found out that butter beans and lima beans are the same thing! Learning with food!

I even made my own breadcrumbs which I have never done! I just processed the little bits at the bottom of a cracker bag, and toasted a gluten free bagel and processed that. So easy! Even though this is a casserole made with cashew cream, because it's all veggies it's still light and doesn't make you feel like you need a nap. I had mine with a little salad and it was a perfect meal.

I also made some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! I loosely used this recipe. I used oat flour in place of AP, and I used applesauce for the oil, although I did add about two tablespoons of coconut oil because I feel baked goods need a little fat. I still like my cookies to taste like cookies.
I wouldn't say I have my cooking groove back, but it did feel good to make some things and follow some recipes. But when I start creating my own recipes again I'll know I got my groove back!