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Nest Cookies

1 cup brown rice syrup

 

1/2 cup any nut butter

 

dash of salt, dash of vanilla

 

4-6 cups of puffed brown rice cereal

 

jelly beans or colored chocolate candies (preferably with no artificial coloring or flavoring - get both from the bulk bins at Whole Foods)

 

Combine the brown rice syrup and nut butter in a saucepan over low heat until melted and a bit bubbly. Stir in vanilla and salt. Add cereal and stir until cereal is well-coated with syrup/butter mixture. If you wanted to make bars, pour into a 9x13 pan, press gently, and let cool.

 

Use this cleaner as a general disinfectant for kitchen counters and other light cleaning.

1 part distilled white vinegar

1 part water

10 drops tea tree essential oil

10 drops Lavender essential oil

10 drops rosemary oil

Mix in a clean spray bottle and viola!

For deeper cleaning, generously sprinkle surface first with baking soda, then spray with cleaner.

Simple to make and no worries about the children and harsh chemicals.

Quick Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour

2 Cup Oats

2 tbsp ground flax

4tbsp ground sunflower seeds

1 Cup Vegetable Oil

1 Cup Maple Syrup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a blender combine oats and flour, with the oats on the bottom. Blend to grind oats and mix with flour. Mix oil and syrup together in a medium bowl. Add all of the dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir. Spoon onto cookie sheet. Flatten top of cookie and spread your favorite preserve for a sweeter cookie.

Bake 10-15 minutes. Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies