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2019-12-02 By Maggie Leave a Comment

Holiday Gift Guide 2019

Warm & Rosy Holiday 2019 Gift Guide

Happy Holidays! We’re having a rather festive start to December here with a thick blanket of snow and our first snow day of the season. We’re all stir crazy, but enjoying the opportunity to cozy up at home together. If you, too, are stuck indoors and perhaps ticking some gifts off your list for those you love, take a look at the gift guide I put together. It covers a range of gift recipients and price points, with a focus on smaller, sustainable brands. I hesitate to even share gift guides, because part of me cringes at encouraging the consumption of more “stuff.” But I do love finding thoughtful, quality gifts for loved ones, so I thought I’d share my ideas. If you act fast, a lot of these gifts are on sale for Cyber Monday.


Stay cozy! xo

For the cook

  • Linen cross back apron — easy, chic and practical
  • Whole Food Cooking Everyday cookbook— delicious, whole food recipes for 2019
  • Crate and barrel dome server — to display kitchen masterpieces in style
  • Pasta KitchenAid attachment — a project for the frigid days ahead 
  • Opinel knife — for the cook who is always prepared 
  • Earlywood tools — form meets function in these beautiful and handy wooden kitchen tools
  • Cast iron spice grinder — because freshly ground is always better 
  • Fresh sourdough starter — the lowest maintenance pet around
  • Enamel cookware in sunny colors — to brighten the kitchen all winter long
  •  My favorite, multi-use Staub pan — for spoiling the cook in your life

For the natural beauty

  • Rahua Palo Santo fragrance oil — a divinely woodsy and nontoxic scent
  • Tata Harper mask — the holy grail of masks, for refreshing dull winter skin
  • Weleda Skin Food — for the driest winter hands – 
  • Hydrogel face mask — a hydrating delight for your skin
  • Heretic natural fragrance discovery kit — for finding your signature nontoxic scent
  • Wonder Valley hinoki body oil — a luxurious, anti-oxidant rich indulgence
  • Herbivore Bakuchiol Serum — nature’s retinol
  • Ilia lipstick in flame red — for a festive red lip

For the homebody

  • Glerups slippers — the coziest wool slippers
  • Parachute robe — for lounging the day away
  • Washable silk PJs — also for lounging the day away
  • Norden Ojai ceramic candle — a gorgeously-scented candle in a ceramic vessel that becomes a chic tumbler after burning. Two gifts in one!
  • Barebones garden tools — for the garden enthusiast
  • Down to Earth by Lauren Liess — for laid-back decor inspiration 
  • CBD bath salts — for serious relaxation
  • Eastfork mug — the perfect mug for cozy drinks enjoyed at home

For the mammas

  • Artifact uprising photo book — a modern take on the baby book 
  • Baggu pouch set — for organizing all the stuff moms haul around
  • Honest hazel eye gels — for the morning after an all-nighter with a teething babe
  • Outdoor Voices Cloud Knit Sweatpants — the softest, most flattering sweatpants for wearing ALL DAY with no shame
  • Cashmere bandana — for instantly upgrading any sweatpants-centric outfit
  • Swell coffee mug — so you don’t have to reheat your tea or coffee 100 times per day
  • Lo & Sons Backpack — to tote everything around in style to work or the park
  • Chic poop bag dispenser — for dog moms

For the traveler

  • Everlane catch-all case — for corralling all the tiny things
  • Beats wireless earbuds — for podcasts on the go
  • Stojo collapsible coffee mug — for staying eco-friendly while traveling
  • Collapsible coffee press — no need to sacrifice good coffee no matter where you are 
  • Comfy Sorel shoes — the perfect all-weather travel sneaker
  • Everlane traveler tote — 100% recycled, foldable travel tote

For the little ones

  • Build a Snowman Kit — such a cute idea.
  • Sprout Kids wooden whale rocker 
  • Grimm’s Toys rainbow wooden tunnel stackers — open-ended toys at their finest 
  • Holtziger wooden animals — For starting a collection of the cutest wooden animals. We started a tradition when Rose was born of giving one of these wooden animals for each holiday.
  • Hazel Village animals — the sweetest stuffed animals, each with a name and back story; made in Brooklyn. 
  • Tegu magnetic floating stacker — 15 month old Max has been obsessed with this for months
  • Wooden balance board — endless uses for this classic Waldorf toy
  • Dreamworld puzzle — beautiful, whimsical puzzles
  • Green Toys construction truck — 100% recycled, nontoxic and affordable truck
  • Fagus wooden truck — an heirloom-quality wooden truck (and a splurge)
  • Doorway puppet theater — hours of indoor imaginative play and great for small spaces (folds up for storage)
  • Oeuf unicorn hat — for keeping the unicorn-obsessed kid cozy
  • Little Feminists memory matching game — never too early to learn about women heroes
  • Maileg matchbox mouse — an adorable pocket size mouse; Rose has been obsessed with this for years
  • Organic Frozen pjs — the Frozen mania starts anew!
  • Wooden tool set — so chic, it’ll look great strewn across your living room floor!
  • A few favorite children’s books:
    • They All Saw a Cat
    • Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
    • Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
    • I Am Human
  • Opinel chef knife set — for budding foodies 
  • For parents who don’t want more stuff — Littlefund

For the guy in your life (or anyone, really)

  • Sonos Move Wifi and Bluetooth portable speaker — Sonos can now go outdoors
  • Nisolo loreto bag — ethically made and fairly priced leather messenger bag
  • Waterproof Birkenstocks
  • Baking steel — better than a pizza stone, and more versatile
  • Eco friendly trainers
  • Fleece sweatshirt
  • Shave oil — I am a shave oil convert
  • Yeti coffee mug

For the wellness junkie

  • Gathre vegan leather yoga mat — a thing of beauty 
  • Vitruvi essential oil diffuser
  • Vitruvi Dusk calming essential oil blend
  • Essential Well Being book — a primer for using essential oils
  • Rose quartz gua sha  — a sculpting workout for your face
  • Mizuba Tea Co. organic culinary matcha — perfect for matcha lattes

For the eco conscious

  • Food52 silicone straw set
  • Collapsible coffee mug
  • Bamboo utensil set — banish plastic utensils and straws
  • Stasher bags — an eco alternative to plastic baggies  
  • Simple Ecology reusable produce and bulk bag set
  • Bees Wrap — reusable food wrap

For the host

  • A nontoxic Christmas candle
  • A trio of artisanal chocolate bars
  • Good olive oil
  • Good salt
  • Weck jar with homemade granola — try this recipe!
  • Seedlip — sophisticated non-alcoholic spirits
  • Simple Cake – the sweetest book of cakes

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"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” RBG
.
It’s National Voter Registration Day. Are you registered? 2020 has been a punishing year, but it can end as the year we turned things around and saved our democracy and planet (that is truly what is at stake). Make every minute count until Nov. 3. RBG did to the very end. Here are four things to do NOW:
.
(1) VOTE. Make sure you and everyone in your circle are registered to vote. Then, make a voting plan, and give yourself extra time.Text VOTER to 26797.
(2) DONATE. We must flip the Senate. Donate to the @votesaveamerica Get Mitch or Die fund, which splits donations among key senate races throughout the country. They have raised over $20 million since the news of RBG!
(3) VOLUNTEER. Adopt a swing state through @votesaveamerica . Write letters to low-propensity swing state voters through @votefwd . Volunteer to be a poll worker through @powerthepolls 
(4) SPEAK. Use whatever platform you have, be that a social media following, a large group of friends or your immediate family to make sure people understand the importance of this election and what is on the line. Now is not the time to shy away from talking about “politics.”
.
Wake up on November 4th knowing you did everything you could at this historic moment. What is your reason to fight? I promise, giving a damn feels way better than apathy.
Moving Forward 〰️ Over the last couple of week Moving Forward 〰️ Over the last couple of weeks I have realized that I have a lot more work to do in unpacking my own privilege and understanding the depths of racial injustice in our society. For far too long, I operated under the mistaken notion that my progressive politics was enough in the fight for racial justice. Feminism, climate activism…those were my lanes, I thought. I believed racial justice wasn’t my lane. This notion was emblematic of my own privilege, and it was wrong. Human rights should be the main highway on which all of these lanes travel toward a more just and equitable planet. 〰️
On this small platform, I discuss food and wellness, and I have gotten comments that I should “focus on that.” Well, what is “wellness" without an underpinning of basic human rights for all? How do we promote eating healthy, nourishing food, without acknowledging that access to such food is disproportionately limited in communities of color? Wellness should be as much outward-looking as it is inward-looking. I hope to continue exploring these intersections in my content moving forward. If you get my newsletter, this space will be more like that — reflective of the bigger picture. There will still be pretty pictures of food, but there will also be something more. I am still figuring out what that will look like.
〰️
Of course, the real work of anti-racism happens behind the squares of Instagram, and not just while it is trending, but every day. I commit to doing the work within myself and my own family, and taking action. It may be uncomfortable to discuss (it is for me), but I invite you into my discomfort in the hope that we can learn and grow together.
〰️
To my Black readers, I hope you find the rest and peace you deserve, now and always. Lots of love to all.
MUTED — I stand in solidarity with those protest MUTED — I stand in solidarity with those protesting racial violence and systemic oppression across our country. This week, I am muting my regular content and will continue to amplify voices of anti-racism and social justice.
.
More importantly, with open eyes and ears and a great deal of humility, I will commit to actively engaging in anti-racism by educating myself and my family, donating to racial justice causes, supporting BIPOC owned businesses and pressuring businesses and governments to bring about systemic change. Not just today or during the current media cycle, but every day. Join me — let’s get to work.
.
Art by @brandychieco .
 #amplifymelanatedvoices
Dark chocolate sprinkle bark w/ pretzels, dates a Dark chocolate sprinkle bark  w/ pretzels, dates and coconut ✨ A sort of edible representation of our time in quarantine — messy, bittersweet + fueled by lots of snacks.
.
We made it through week 7, and I am grateful for our health, relative sanity and a sunny weekend ahead. To celebrate, make this chocolate bark. It’s very easy, a good activity for kids and we all deserve a little treat. Recipe below.
.
RECIPE:
12 oz. dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup crushed pretzels (I love @quinnsnacks )
1/3 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup coconut flakes
2 tbsp sprinkles
Pinch of flaky salt
.
(1) Melt the chocolate in the microwave on 50% power at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until ALMOST melted. Continue stirring until all chocolate is melted.
(2) Spread the chocolate with a spatula evenly onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper until it’s about 1/4” thick. Sprinkle evenly with the toppings.
(3) Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes until hardened. Break into shards and enjoy!
A cozy quarantine meal = this chickpea masala stew A cozy quarantine meal = this chickpea masala stew with tomato + coconut ✨Canned chickpeas, gussied up with some other pantry all-stars for a rather glam stew. Recipe link in bio. #stayhome
Cake, cookies and bread have their own prominent c Cake, cookies and bread have their own prominent category in our food pyramid these days. An evening slice of cake is currently my go-to form of self-care. How are you doing? We’re simply trying to take each day as it comes, lower expectations and find little joys where we can. #safeathomenotstuckathome
.
If you can get your (gloved) hands on some rhubarb this week, make this cake. It’s the Plum Almond Cupcake recipe from my blog (linked in bio), made into one larger cake with rhubarb swapped in for the plums. .
RECIPE NOTES: If you don’t have millet, just use more all-purpose or almond flour. If you also don’t have almond flour, use all all-purpose (spooned, leveled and sifted). I also added 1 tsp cardamom, the zest of 1 orange and a 1 in. knob of ginger, grated. I folded into the batter a heaping cup of chopped rhubarb and topped the cake with long, thin slices of more rhubarb. If you don’t have rhubarb, apples, pears, frozen berries, etc. would also be delicious. Don’t forget the sprinkle of sugar on top — it yields a lovely crunch. I baked in an 8 inch square pan. Enjoy!
I hope everyone is hanging in there. This Quinoa w I hope everyone is hanging in there. This Quinoa with White Beans, Chicken Sausage + Kale is an easy one pot dinner we make weekly. It’s quick, nourishing and ripe for adaption to your pantry/fridge — perfect for right now. Recipe below and follow along in my stories. Take care 🖤
.
Tips: Vegetarian? Leave out the sausage and sub in another can of white beans or add sweet potato (diced small so it cooks through (1/4”)). Don’t have white beans? Sub in any canned or cooked bean. Don’t have kale? Sub in any hearty green, fresh or frozen. Top with crumbled goat cheese or any cheese hanging out in the back of your fridge…or none!
.
RECIPE:
3 tbsp olive oil
1 sm yellow onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh rosemary, minced (if you have it)
12 oz chicken sausage, sliced
1 tbsp dijion mustard
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup quinoa (I prefer tricolor or red), rinsed and drained
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups broth, chicken or veggie
4 cups kale, roughly chopped
2-4 oz crumbled goat cheese
Salt and pepper
.
(1) Heat oil in a large pan (that has a fitted lid) over medium heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for a few minutes until starting to soften. Add rosemary and sausage. Cook for about 5 more minutes until browned, flipping and stirring occasionally. Add mustard and vinegar to deglaze pan, scraping up any brown bits.
(2) Stir in quinoa, white beans and broth and another pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 12 minutes. Stir in kale, cover again, and cook for 3-5 more minutes until tender. Remove from heat. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper to taste.
(3) Serve topped with crumbled goat cheese, any fresh herbs you may have on hand and a hunk of crusty bread. We also love this with roasted sweet potatoes. Enjoy!
St. Patrick’s Day feels very different this year St. Patrick’s Day feels very different this year, but even in this time of social distancing may we remember our common humanity and lift each other up in any way we can. Here’s my recipe for wholesome Irish Soda bread — it’s a very forgiving recipe that makes for a great activity for homebound kids. Take care! 🍀🌈
.
RECIPE
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup raisins
5 tbsp cold butter, diced
1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cup buttermilk or kefir
1 egg
.
1) Preheat oven to 375.
2) In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
3) Using your finger, a fork or a pastry cutter, work the butter into the dry ingredients until evenly distributed and mixture resembles coarse sand.
4 ) Whisk together the egg and buttermilk and pour into the dry ingredients. Stir with a large spoon just until combined (don’t over mix, which may prove impossible if kids are “helping”). If mixture is dry, add more kefir/buttermilk little by little. The dough should be soft and slightly sticky, but not wet and no raw flour visibly remaining.
5 )Turn out the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour. Lightly coat your hands in flour, then shape the dough into a round loaf. Optional: sprinkle with rolled oats and turbinado sugar for a little crunch. Cut a cross in the center of the dough. Transfer to baking sheet (on the parchment to minimize clean-up). Bake for 40-50 minutes, until nicely browned and it sounds hollow when tapped. Enjoy with butter, flaky salt and a drizzle of honey!
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"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” RBG
.
It’s National Voter Registration Day. Are you registered? 2020 has been a punishing year, but it can end as the year we turned things around and saved our democracy and planet (that is truly what is at stake). Make every minute count until Nov. 3. RBG did to the very end. Here are four things to do NOW:
.
(1) VOTE. Make sure you and everyone in your circle are registered to vote. Then, make a voting plan, and give yourself extra time.Text VOTER to 26797.
(2) DONATE. We must flip the Senate. Donate to the @votesaveamerica Get Mitch or Die fund, which splits donations among key senate races throughout the country. They have raised over $20 million since the news of RBG!
(3) VOLUNTEER. Adopt a swing state through @votesaveamerica . Write letters to low-propensity swing state voters through @votefwd . Volunteer to be a poll worker through @powerthepolls 
(4) SPEAK. Use whatever platform you have, be that a social media following, a large group of friends or your immediate family to make sure people understand the importance of this election and what is on the line. Now is not the time to shy away from talking about “politics.”
.
Wake up on November 4th knowing you did everything you could at this historic moment. What is your reason to fight? I promise, giving a damn feels way better than apathy.
Moving Forward 〰️ Over the last couple of week Moving Forward 〰️ Over the last couple of weeks I have realized that I have a lot more work to do in unpacking my own privilege and understanding the depths of racial injustice in our society. For far too long, I operated under the mistaken notion that my progressive politics was enough in the fight for racial justice. Feminism, climate activism…those were my lanes, I thought. I believed racial justice wasn’t my lane. This notion was emblematic of my own privilege, and it was wrong. Human rights should be the main highway on which all of these lanes travel toward a more just and equitable planet. 〰️
On this small platform, I discuss food and wellness, and I have gotten comments that I should “focus on that.” Well, what is “wellness" without an underpinning of basic human rights for all? How do we promote eating healthy, nourishing food, without acknowledging that access to such food is disproportionately limited in communities of color? Wellness should be as much outward-looking as it is inward-looking. I hope to continue exploring these intersections in my content moving forward. If you get my newsletter, this space will be more like that — reflective of the bigger picture. There will still be pretty pictures of food, but there will also be something more. I am still figuring out what that will look like.
〰️
Of course, the real work of anti-racism happens behind the squares of Instagram, and not just while it is trending, but every day. I commit to doing the work within myself and my own family, and taking action. It may be uncomfortable to discuss (it is for me), but I invite you into my discomfort in the hope that we can learn and grow together.
〰️
To my Black readers, I hope you find the rest and peace you deserve, now and always. Lots of love to all.
MUTED — I stand in solidarity with those protest MUTED — I stand in solidarity with those protesting racial violence and systemic oppression across our country. This week, I am muting my regular content and will continue to amplify voices of anti-racism and social justice.
.
More importantly, with open eyes and ears and a great deal of humility, I will commit to actively engaging in anti-racism by educating myself and my family, donating to racial justice causes, supporting BIPOC owned businesses and pressuring businesses and governments to bring about systemic change. Not just today or during the current media cycle, but every day. Join me — let’s get to work.
.
Art by @brandychieco .
 #amplifymelanatedvoices
Dark chocolate sprinkle bark w/ pretzels, dates a Dark chocolate sprinkle bark  w/ pretzels, dates and coconut ✨ A sort of edible representation of our time in quarantine — messy, bittersweet + fueled by lots of snacks.
.
We made it through week 7, and I am grateful for our health, relative sanity and a sunny weekend ahead. To celebrate, make this chocolate bark. It’s very easy, a good activity for kids and we all deserve a little treat. Recipe below.
.
RECIPE:
12 oz. dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup crushed pretzels (I love @quinnsnacks )
1/3 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1/4 cup coconut flakes
2 tbsp sprinkles
Pinch of flaky salt
.
(1) Melt the chocolate in the microwave on 50% power at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until ALMOST melted. Continue stirring until all chocolate is melted.
(2) Spread the chocolate with a spatula evenly onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper until it’s about 1/4” thick. Sprinkle evenly with the toppings.
(3) Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes until hardened. Break into shards and enjoy!
A cozy quarantine meal = this chickpea masala stew A cozy quarantine meal = this chickpea masala stew with tomato + coconut ✨Canned chickpeas, gussied up with some other pantry all-stars for a rather glam stew. Recipe link in bio. #stayhome
Cake, cookies and bread have their own prominent c Cake, cookies and bread have their own prominent category in our food pyramid these days. An evening slice of cake is currently my go-to form of self-care. How are you doing? We’re simply trying to take each day as it comes, lower expectations and find little joys where we can. #safeathomenotstuckathome
.
If you can get your (gloved) hands on some rhubarb this week, make this cake. It’s the Plum Almond Cupcake recipe from my blog (linked in bio), made into one larger cake with rhubarb swapped in for the plums. .
RECIPE NOTES: If you don’t have millet, just use more all-purpose or almond flour. If you also don’t have almond flour, use all all-purpose (spooned, leveled and sifted). I also added 1 tsp cardamom, the zest of 1 orange and a 1 in. knob of ginger, grated. I folded into the batter a heaping cup of chopped rhubarb and topped the cake with long, thin slices of more rhubarb. If you don’t have rhubarb, apples, pears, frozen berries, etc. would also be delicious. Don’t forget the sprinkle of sugar on top — it yields a lovely crunch. I baked in an 8 inch square pan. Enjoy!
I hope everyone is hanging in there. This Quinoa w I hope everyone is hanging in there. This Quinoa with White Beans, Chicken Sausage + Kale is an easy one pot dinner we make weekly. It’s quick, nourishing and ripe for adaption to your pantry/fridge — perfect for right now. Recipe below and follow along in my stories. Take care 🖤
.
Tips: Vegetarian? Leave out the sausage and sub in another can of white beans or add sweet potato (diced small so it cooks through (1/4”)). Don’t have white beans? Sub in any canned or cooked bean. Don’t have kale? Sub in any hearty green, fresh or frozen. Top with crumbled goat cheese or any cheese hanging out in the back of your fridge…or none!
.
RECIPE:
3 tbsp olive oil
1 sm yellow onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh rosemary, minced (if you have it)
12 oz chicken sausage, sliced
1 tbsp dijion mustard
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup quinoa (I prefer tricolor or red), rinsed and drained
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups broth, chicken or veggie
4 cups kale, roughly chopped
2-4 oz crumbled goat cheese
Salt and pepper
.
(1) Heat oil in a large pan (that has a fitted lid) over medium heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for a few minutes until starting to soften. Add rosemary and sausage. Cook for about 5 more minutes until browned, flipping and stirring occasionally. Add mustard and vinegar to deglaze pan, scraping up any brown bits.
(2) Stir in quinoa, white beans and broth and another pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 12 minutes. Stir in kale, cover again, and cook for 3-5 more minutes until tender. Remove from heat. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper to taste.
(3) Serve topped with crumbled goat cheese, any fresh herbs you may have on hand and a hunk of crusty bread. We also love this with roasted sweet potatoes. Enjoy!
St. Patrick’s Day feels very different this year St. Patrick’s Day feels very different this year, but even in this time of social distancing may we remember our common humanity and lift each other up in any way we can. Here’s my recipe for wholesome Irish Soda bread — it’s a very forgiving recipe that makes for a great activity for homebound kids. Take care! 🍀🌈
.
RECIPE
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup raisins
5 tbsp cold butter, diced
1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cup buttermilk or kefir
1 egg
.
1) Preheat oven to 375.
2) In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
3) Using your finger, a fork or a pastry cutter, work the butter into the dry ingredients until evenly distributed and mixture resembles coarse sand.
4 ) Whisk together the egg and buttermilk and pour into the dry ingredients. Stir with a large spoon just until combined (don’t over mix, which may prove impossible if kids are “helping”). If mixture is dry, add more kefir/buttermilk little by little. The dough should be soft and slightly sticky, but not wet and no raw flour visibly remaining.
5 )Turn out the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper dusted with flour. Lightly coat your hands in flour, then shape the dough into a round loaf. Optional: sprinkle with rolled oats and turbinado sugar for a little crunch. Cut a cross in the center of the dough. Transfer to baking sheet (on the parchment to minimize clean-up). Bake for 40-50 minutes, until nicely browned and it sounds hollow when tapped. Enjoy with butter, flaky salt and a drizzle of honey!
Wash your hands, avoid crowds, **listen to the exp Wash your hands, avoid crowds, **listen to the experts** and make cookies. Probably a triple batch. If you’re homebound, at least you’ll have cookies. These are chewy almond butter spelt chocolate chunk cookies, and they are magical. The recipe is below. Stay healthy!
.
RECIPE
.
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup almond butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 cup almond flour
1 cup spelt flour (or whole wheat/ AP)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
6 oz. chopped dark chocolate (about 1 heaping cup)
Flaky salt for topping
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(1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix together dry ingredients and set aside. Beat butter, sugars and almond butter on high until light and fluffy (a few minutes). Scrape down the sides, add vanilla and egg and beat again until well-combined. Add dry ingredients in thirds, mixing until just combined. Stir in chopped chocolate. Refrigerate dough for at least 15 minutes or up to overnight to allow the dough to firm up a bit.
(2) Scoop dough by the heaping tablespoon onto baking sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Sprinkle with flaky salt. Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned, rotating baking sheets halfway through baking. Cool cookies on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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