Feeling Good Through Food

 So it's clear by now that I am not a food photographer (or any kind of photographer for that matter). I was so excited to try this recipe , a cookie without wheat and sweetened with honey. I must say I was pleasantly surprised! I definitely liked them much better refrigerated than hot from the oven. My kids also loved them. It's a yummy, quick, easy, healthy recipe, you can't go wrong! I decided to use carob chips because I like carob with peanut butter but of course some good ingredient chocolate chips would be good too! -2 cups cooked quinoa (I made some in my rice cooker 2/3 cup dry quinoa with 1 1/3 cup water) -1 cup rolled oats -3/4 cups peanut butter (no added sugar or hydrogenated oils) -1/3 cup honey -1/2 cup dry shredded unsweetened coconut -1/2 cup grain sweetened carob chips or chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 325.  Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Form into cookies, flatten, and place on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 25-3

After healthifying this recipe, it's one of my most favorite cookie recipes (have I mentioned my weakness for cookies?) It's great that even though these cookies are still a treat, they are better for you than cookies that call for refined flour, refined sugar, and bad oils. I hope you try them out! -2 cups whole wheat flour (I use fresh ground white wheat) -1 1/2 teaspoons aluminum free baking powder -1 teaspoon baking soda -1/2 teaspoon sea salt -1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -1/4 teaspoon nutmeg -1/4 teaspoon ground cloves -2 organic eggs -3/4 cup sucanat -1/2 cup coconut oil -1 cup canned pumpkin -1 teaspoon vanilla -1/2 -1 cup dairy free chocolate chips (you could try carob chips too)  Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Put a little olive oil on a cookie sheet. Stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices together in a medium bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the eggs and suca