Banana Chocolate Muffins

Right- so I made these great muffins- they turned out perfectly- and I was eager to share the recipe with the world. Sadly, the recipe website is not allowing me to easily do so. Rather than cutting and pasting the recipe as per usual then, I have to merely post the link that will get you to the recipe... alas.

Anyway, just do what the recipe says and enjoy. I made buttermilk by adding 1 Tbsp of vinegar to a cup of (soy) milk.

http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/3981/chocolate-banana-muffins.html

Maple Pecan Cookies

I made these just for kicks but brought them to prac. for Sarah's bday celebrations. "Wholesome" was used to describe them- also "really good." I threw in some molasses just to live on the wild side.
This recipe is from Extra-VEGAN-Za- a cookbook that Susan O'Connell (who I know sometimes reads this?) kindly gave us a few years ago.

1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp lemon rind
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
11/2 cups chopped pecans

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, maple syrup, oil, vinegar, lemon rind, and vanilla and whisk.

In a separate bowl, combine flour nutmeg. salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Pour wet into flour mix- stir- roll small amounts into balls and place on cookie sheets- bake 10-12 mins.