What's for Snacking: Warm Tortillas & Nut Butter

Tonight I had a craving for a warm snack. I just bought some fresh pecan butter at Andy's Market when I was in Walla Walla, and I was really craving warm flour tortillas slathered in the stuff.

Since I don't eat soybean oil, store-bought tortillas are almost always out of the question. So I sought out to make my own.

Vegan, Soy-Free Flour Tortillas

Makes about 10 small tortillas

Ingredients

2 C flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

4 Tbs Earth Balance soy-free buttery spread

5/8 C water

Step-by-Step

1. In a food processor with dough blade, combine flour baking powder and salt.
2. Add in buttery spread tablespoon by tablespoon, pulsing it into the dry ingredients.
3. Pour in water and turn on food processor. Process until the dough turns into a ball.
4. Separate dough into 1 to 1.5-inch diameter balls. Flatten with rolling pin or fingers.
5. Cook in a dry non-stick skillet over high heat.

After my tortillas were made, I added a layer of pecan butter or almond butter and sprinkled a little bit of hot chocolate powder. Delish!

What's for Snacking: Vegan Strawberry Muffins | V, SF, GF

Oh my! These muffins are delectable. So good. So freaking good.

It all started with one of my notorious random cravings. (No, I'm not pregnant. I just happen to really like food.) I've had a stressful day/week, and am gearing up for even more stress this upcoming week (midterm exams), and I really needed a gooey, sweet, warm treat to pick me up.

My first thought was blueberry muffins, since I knew I had a package of frozen blueberries in my freezer. I started the base, went to grab my blueberries, and guess what? No blueberries. 

But I did have a couple of bags of delicious strawberries. After dicing those up and stirring them into the batter, I knew these would be a treat.

Gooey Strawberry Muffins | V, SF, GF

Based on recipe from Go Dairy Free

Ingredients

1 1/2 C flour

1/2 C sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

5/8 C vanilla almond milk (I like Lucerne brand from Safeway)

3/8 C vegetable oil

1 1/4 C frozen strawberries, partially thawed and diced

Step-by-Step

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix flour, sugar and baking powder.
3. Whisk in almond milk and vegetable oil. Fold in strawberries.
4. Spoon batter into muffin tins to about 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until slightly browned.