French Press:
- coffee beans
- grinder (tastes best when freshly ground)
- french press
- tea kettle (or hot water)
- soy milk (or other dairy free milk)
- sweetener (i use agave)
-Grind beans to a rough/large ground (I set my grinder to 5-4).
-Rinse out french press with hot water
-I like my coffee strong, so I add 1/3 of a cup of ground for every cup of water (test a few times to get the taste you prefer)
-Put the kettle on the stove for hot water (remove just before boiling rapidly)
-Put grounds into french press, add water and stir with a chopstick (or whatever's long enough to reach the bottom without burning your fingers)
-Let sit for 5-10 minutes, longer if you like your coffee stronger.
-Once the grounds settle, press the plunger down evenly and slowly.
Pour the best cup of coffee ever! I add a tiny bit of agave, and vanilla organic soy milk.
Cookies:
- cup of earth balance (softened)
- slightly over-full 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- slightly over-full 1/2 cup of vegan white sugar
- 2 EnerG egg replacements (or 1 and 1/2 large banana smashed and beaten with a fork)
- teaspoon of vanilla
- 2 and 1/4 cups of whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 bag of vegan chocolate chips (many semi-sweet chips are vegan, same with dark chocolate chips- but always read the package first)
- 1 cup of chopped walnuts
- (optional 1/2 cup of oats)
-mix together the earth balance, sugars, "eggs" and vanilla
-slowly stir in all the dry ingredients (I use a sift to make sure there's not lumps): flour, baking soda, salt.
-Add chocolate chips, walnuts, and any other ingredients you like (oats, dried cranberries etc of your choice)
-preheat oven to 350
-place cookie dough directly onto an un-greased cookie sheet (just as many as you can eat, the rest of the dough you can save for later)
-Once oven's heated, put in oven 15 minutes +/- depending on your stove (test with a fork to make sure they are done, no dough should stick to the fork).
-Let cool, and serve
-Put rest of the dough in tupperware, and put in your fridge for later.
