Feeling Good Through Food

My husband grew up having "general conference coffee cake" every general conference . I wanted to start a similar tradition, a special treat we could make to go along with conference twice a year. When I found this recipe, I thought it would be perfect! It was a huge hit! The pecans are so good with maple! Recipe inspired by simple healthy tasty and modified to our liking. -1 recipe of your favorite whole wheat dough (I used this one in my bread machine) -1 cup chopped pecans -1/2 cup sucanat divided -1/3 cup pure maple -1/3 cup coconut oil melted -1 tablespoon cinnamon Grease a bunt pan with some coconut oil. Put the pecans evenly around the bottom of the pan. Mix 1/4 cup sucanat, maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons of the coconut oil in a medium bowl. Drizzle some of the mixture over the pecans. In another small bowl, mix the remaining sucanat with the cinnamon. In another small bowl add the remaining coconut oil. Create little balls (golf ball size) out of your dough and dip...

This is one of our favorite meals. The spaghetti is super easy and fast. The bread is a little time consuming, but easy! I didn't get pictures of the process of making the french loaf but I found a great tutorial I linked to if what I wrote doesn't make sense. For the Spaghetti -one package of whole wheat spaghetti noddles cooked and drained -jar of your favorite good ingredient spaghetti sauce (it can be tricky finding one without sugar/corn syrup, costco has a good kind) -1 tablespoon olive oil -1 small zucchini chopped -1 medium onion diced -1 cup+ mushrooms sliced -any other veggies you would like, diced tomatoes, olives, artichoke heats etc.... -basil -italian seasoning Saute veggies in some olive oil at medium heat until tender, turn heat to low and add the sauce, seasonings, olives if desired, and tomatoes if desired. Serve on top of cooked noddles when it's heated through out. For the Garlic Bread Dough -3 /4 cup warm water -1 egg -3 tablespoons honey -3 tablespoons...

These taste so delicious and are so much better for you than store bought or even some of those homemade recipes that has loads of refined sugar and flour. We always make these at night and let them rest in the fridge all night and bake them the next morning for breakfast. For the Dough: -2 cups almond milk (or other non-dairy milk) -4 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil -1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla -1/4 cup honey -1/2 cup rolled oats (I've used both old fashion and quick with good results) -4 – 4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (I use fresh ground white wheat) -1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten -1 3/4 teaspoon salt -3 3/4 teaspoon yeast Filling: -3 tablespoons coconut oil melted -3/4 cup sucanat or raw sugar -1 tablespoon cinnamon Combine ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed or according to your machines instructions. Use 4 cups of flour to start. Set the dough cycle and add more flour within the first few min. if the dough is too wet. When the dough has fin...

You would never guess these dinner rolls are 100% whole wheat! They are so light and very yummy! -3 /4 cup warm water -1 organic egg or 2 tablespoons flax meal + 3 tablespoons water -3 tablespoons honey -3 tablespoons olive oil -1 teaspoon salt -2-3 cups whole wheat flour -1 teaspoon vital wheat gluten or lemon juice -2 1/4 teaspoons yeast Add ingredients to your bread machine in the order listed or according to your bread machine instructions. Start dough cycle on your machine and wait a few minutes for the bread to kneed a bit. After a few minutes, check the dough to see if any more flour or water is needed. If the dough isn't forming a ball add a tablespoon of flour at a time until it forms a nice ball. If the dough is too hard, add a tablespoon of water at a time until it has a slightly sticky texture. After dough cycle is done. Take the dough out and kneed it a few times. Then shape dough into balls. For dinner rolls I use a muffin tin and place two balls in each, make...