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Dark Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – Leels Cooks

I don’t remember the last time I actually ate a banana I bought instead of turning in into banana bread. It’s just meant to be. Make sure your bananas are super bruised and black, the longer you wait the sweeter they will be. What you need: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 3 ultra ripe bananas, mashed 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups flour + 1 tsp set aside 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9 X 5 baking … Read more

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Banana / Bread / Chip / Chocolate / Cooks / Dark / Leels

The BEST Lentil Meatballs – Leels Cooks

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I’m trying to eat more plant-based food lately. I know I know, ew. But I’d like to live longer and maybe have a slightly less detrimental impact on the environment, so maybe eat a bean sometime. (Legume didn’t work well with the joke) This recipe is shockingly delicious, easy enough, and can be turned into meatballs, burgers, meatloaf, or even veggie ground if you want. This recipe is still a tiny bit tedious but TRUST ME. This will be the BEST vegetarian meat replacement you ever have. Plus it makes a relatively large amount of mix that can be divided … Read more

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Cooks / Leels / Lentil / Meatballs

Easy Customizable Granola – Leels Cooks

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Just a quick little recipe that you can make your own! I wanted to make my granola bar recipe but I have no brown sugar so I thought a simple, light-er granola would be good. This is mildly sweet, warmly spiced and crunchy! Feel free to sub out any of the nuts/seeds/dried fruit/fat with anything you prefer, just keep the amounts the same. What you need: 4 cups oats 1/2 cup slivered almonds 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds 1/4 cup pistachios 1/2 cup dried cranberry pinch salt 1 tbsp apple pie spice 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup … Read more

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Easy Naan Bread – Leels Cooks

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Although not authentic, we all can’t be expected to have a tandoor blazing in our kitchens at all times, this is the next best thing. There’s one semi-weird thing with this recipe. It uses brown sugar. The original recipe I had iterated on called for honey, which I did not have, so I just did a swap with brown sugar. It turned out BEAUTIFULLY, so I went with it. Feel free to swap either, but if you want to replicate my recipe, use the brown sugar! What you need: 1 cup warm water 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 1 (.25 … Read more

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Bread / Cooks / Easy / Leels / Naan

Pesto Pasta Salad – Leels Cooks

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A super simple and delicious pasta salad you can enjoy for dinner or quickly throw together for a potluck/family meal. This can be as low effort as you want it to be or you can make the extra effort to make your own pesto, it will be delicious, and impressive, regardless! What you need: 2 cups small pasta, any shape will do! 1 cup pesto, fresh is best but jarred is fine too 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 pint sliced cherry or grape tomato 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallot 2-3 tbsp fresh parsley, minced 4 leaves of fresh … Read more

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Cooks / Leels / Pasta / Pesto / Salad

Vegan Mac & Cheese – Leels Cooks

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I’m not vegetarian or vegan, but I’ve trying to work in more plant based meals and recipes into my regular routine. For better health, and also because lately I’ve found that I just haven’t been enjoying a lot of the meat focused meals I’ve been making, so I figured now would be a good time to experiment with some alternatives. I was *SHOCKED* by this recipe. I’ve always wanted to try it but would forget to grab the (absolutely essential) nutritional yeast from the store. Thankfully, I remembered while making a random Amazon order and threw it into the cart … Read more

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Cheese / Cooks / Leels / Mac / Vegan

Peppered Roasted Strawberry & Rosemary Scones – Leels Cooks

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Our family is a combination of North American and UK, but we never seem to have the “that’s not a scone” argument. We accept that there are different types, the “American” and “UK” versions respectively. This is the former. A flakier, less cake-like scone, but tasty all the same. I had been seeing a lot of articles around regarding roasted strawberries, and how slow cooking less than pristine strawberries gives them new life and intensifies their flavour. Sweet oven roasted strawberries with flecks of black pepper. I’ve been struggling with using up fresh fruit lately … Read more

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Cooks / Leels / Peppered / Roasted / Rosemary / Scones / Strawberry

Pistachio and Rose Water Shortbread – Leels Cooks

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I had bought a bottle of rosewater to make something with and decided to start simple with something classic. I love the smell of roses and flowers but I’m still on the fence about rosewater, when it’s too much I feel like I’m eating hand lotion or perfume, but this recipe was the perfect amount. Not too much, but enough to pick up the hint of rose. If you’re really not into rosewater, feel free to sub with something else, or just use a little of your favourite extract instead, this recipe is still for a killer shortbread so you’ll … Read more

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Cooks / Leels / Pistachio / Rose / Shortbread / Water

Beef Pho My Way – Leels Cooks

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I LOVE PHO, pho bo tai more specifically which is pho with thinly sliced rare beef that cooks perfectly in the hot broth, but I’ll take any I can get my hands on. Really I love all asian noodle soups, ramen also has a special place in my heart (and my weekly meal planning) but there’s just something about the lightness of pho. It’s beautifully spiced, satisfying but also doesn’t leave you feeling heavy afterward. The perfect meal, really. Unfortunately, I moved away from a west coast city with a large asian population to the South. North Carolina hasn’t had … Read more

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Butternut, Lentil and Quinoa Chili – Leels Cooks

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Inspired by Savory Tooth and still trying to find more quality plant based recipes, I threw together a pretty glorious vegetarian/vegan chili last night. Hearty, savory and supremely satisfying, I will definitely make this again and again. What you need: 2 cups peeled and diced butternut, about 1/2 inch cubes 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 1 small onion or shallot, diced 1 medium carrot, diced 1 medium celery stalk, diced 2 cups mushrooms, diced 2 tbsp chili spice (I use mild) 2 tbsp cumin 1 bay leaf pinch cayenne pepper (more if you like it spicy!) 1 15oz can of … Read more

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