Maple Walnut Cookies

Maple Walnut Cookies


1 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons rolled oats
1 cup + 6 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup of walnuts (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
3/4 cup of maple syrup (you can use a full cup if you want them sweeter)
6 tablespoons coconut oil
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat oven to 350° . Mix the dry ingredients together.  Mix the wet ingredients together.  Combine the went and dry and mix together.  Fold in the walnuts, place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet or parchment paper using a cookie scooper or a well rounded table spoon.  Place a walnut on the top of each cookie and press down.  Bake for 14 minutes, rotate the cookie sheet after 7 minutes.


*Recipe adapted from Ocean Beach People's Cookbook

Mushroom Lemon Pasta

Mushroom Lemon Pasta


12 oz. brown rice pasta
Sea Salt to season the pasta water

1/4 cup of olive oil

3 cups sliced mushrooms, cremini or button

3-5 cloves of minced garlic (depends on how much you like garlic)

1 teaspoon of pink himalayan  or sea salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 lemon

Boil the pasta according to the package directions.

Put olive oil in a pan, add mushrooms, garlic, salt and pepper.  Cook until soft, add cooked pasta, squeeze lemon on top of pasta, add more olive oil to your preference, mix and top with parmesan cheese.

*You can also add things, like chicken breast chunks, broccoli, red bell peppers, etc. Just saute any of these additions with the mushroom mixture.