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Archives for November 2017

Gingerbread Brownies

November 30, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

‘Tis the season to eat gingerbread! I do love incorporating these warming, seasonal flavours into my baking and cooking at this time of year. All I’ve done here is amend my original brownie recipe to incorporate these gingerbread-y flavours and it really works. I’m going to attempt to make healthy gingerbread men at some point…

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Pecan Pie

November 23, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

A few years ago we were invited to a Thanksgiving dinner at friends of ours who are American. I thought, if it’s Thanksgiving, I’ll have to make something appropriate to take with. I decided on pecan pie. I’d never made pecan pie before and as always with my recipes, I really don’t actually know much…

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Authentic Middle-Eastern Tabbouleh

November 17, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

Tabbouleh has become a popular dish the world over, but it was something I was brought up on, being from a Moroccan / Israeli family. There are some versions of it that I’ve tasted that have just not ‘felt’ right, and I was never able to put my finger on it. Then my husband bought…

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

November 17, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

The problem with Halloween is the amount of pumpkins you’re left with. I always think it’s a shame when people buy pumpkins (actual food) just for decoration and then don’t actually eat them afterwards. There are plenty of people in this world who would be very grateful for some pumpkins to cook with. Thing is,…

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Ultimate Healthy Hot Chocolate

November 8, 2017 by theorganicspoon 1 Comment

For me there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, more satisfying than a hot chocolate in the winter. Even more so when I’m on my period. I believe that part of the reason we crave comfort foods and cosiness when we’re on our periods is because it is a way for us to care for…

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Vegan Pumpkin Pie – GF, SF, DF

November 1, 2017 by theorganicspoon Leave a Comment

I know I really should have posted this pumpkin pie recipe before Halloween, not after, but motherhood (and work and cooking and baking and being a wife and going to the toilet on my own when given the opportunity) beckoned! Hopefully there will be people that can still use this recipe for Thanksgiving or something…

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