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    Pro Baking Tips for People Who Suck At Baking

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    Did ya’ll go through the bread baking frenzy at the beginning of the pandemic like we did? What we found is that we need some serious baking help!

    In this episode, we chat with one of our FAVORITE BAKERS EVER, Vallery Lomas, about how she made her way from being a full time lawyer, to a food blogger, to the first black winner of The Great American Baking Show, to an author of a beautiful book all about baking! Vallery gives us MANY tips and tricks to make our time in the kitchen painless and fulfilling and her most important advice, “Practice bakes perfect!”

    In This Episode We’ll Cover:

    • Vallery’s journey from lawyer to food blogger to author
    • How Vallery’s book writing experience was very cathartic and cleansing
    • FOOD SCIENCE!
    • Having a special moment with Ayesha Curry! 
    • Good premade swaps for when we don’t have time & MORE

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    Halal Plant- Based Chicken Pita

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    Who’s been lucky enough to eat at a NYC halal food truck?! We’ve partnered with our favorite plant-based chicken @daringfoods to showcase a New York Inspired recipe for their recent launch at @wholefoods locations coast to coast!

    Influenced by Egyptian cooking and found in street corners everywhere, halal trucks offer mouthwatering, satisfying and affordable meal options especially when you’re on the go. Growing up, I loved buying the rice platters and pita sandwiches and my favorite part is always the secret white sauce ????

     As a nod to their epic chicken pita sandwiches, we bring you this recipe made w/ @daringfoods plant based original breaded pieces! They’re perfectly crispy, packed with flavor and you can add them to salads, bowls and sandwiches! All of the ingredients we used for this recipe can be found at a Whole Foods Market near you!

    I’ve asked several halal vendors about the white sauce recipe and got nowhere LOL so here’s our try at recreating it. This one is made with a mayo and tahini base. SO creamy and rich! Recipe below ????????

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    Halal Plant-Based Chicken Pita
    Ingredients
    Ingredients
    • 2 packages Daring
    • 6 pitas
    • 2 Persian cucumbers sliced
    • 1 cup chopped lettuce
    • 1 red bell pepper sliced
    • 1/2 red onion sliced
    • 1 garlic clove minced
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • parsley optional garnish
    Sauce:
    • 1/3 cup mayo
    • 2 tbsp tahini
    • 2 tbsp lemon juice
    • 1/4 tsp sumac
    • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
    • Pinch of salt
    • 2 tbsp water
    Instructions
    1. Preheat the oven to 400 F and spread Daring out on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, flipping once at half way.
    2. Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a saucepan or skillet over medium heat. Add onions, red bell pepper, and garlic. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally,
    3. For the sauce, whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Use as much water as needed to get a smooth creamy texture.
    4. Assemble the gyros. Start with lettuce and cucumbers. Then add Daring and the sauteed veggies. Finish off with the white sauce and parsley. Fold and eat!
    Recipe Notes

    Makes 6 Sandwiches

     

    Baked Vegan Pumpkin Donuts

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    If going overboard with pumpkin spice in the fall makes me a basic betch, I’ll take it! After the year we’ve all had, my favorite flavors can’t come soon enough ????????????! To me, fall = colorful leaves, cool air and LOTS of delicious and warm, hearty flavors.

    Enter these baked vegan donuts. MY GOD they are so good. I’ve been making this classic baked vegan recipe for years, and added the pumpkin spice spin on it for this version. BTW I have been loving using @planetoat Extra Creamy Oatmilk #ad in my baking recipes these days, not only is it delicious but it also gives my recipes that extra creamy texture we all love. Today I’m sharing one of my favorites, Baked Vegan Pumpkin Donuts! 


    This bold combo of cinnamon and nutmeg combined with the naturally sweet, extra creamy Oatmilk makes for a delectable treat for your taste buds.

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    Baked Vegan Pumpkin Donuts
    Ingredients
    Dry Ingredients:
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • 1/4 tsp baking soda
    • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
    • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
    • 1/4 tsp sea salt
    • 1/3 cup cane sugar
    Wet Ingredients
    • 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp Planet Oat Extra Creamy Oatmilk
    • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
    • 1/2 TSP vanilla extract
    • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
    • 2 tbsp coconut oil melted and cooled
    Glaze
    • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/2 tbsp Planet Oat Extra Creamy Oatmilk
    • 1 tbsp maple sugar
    • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
    Instructions

    1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

    2. 2. Add Planet Oat Oatmilk  and apple cider vinegar to a bowl. Set aside for at least 5 minutes.

    3. 3. Add all dry ingredients to a mixing bowl.

    4. 4. Add pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and coconut oil to the bowl with the milk.

    5. 5. Pour wet ingredients over the dry ingredients. Mix together for a minute, making sure not to overmix.

    6. 6. Grease the donut pan and use ~ 1/4 cup of the batter for each donut.

    7. 7. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the donuts sit in the pan for 5 minutes before taking them out.

    8. 8. Whisk together all the ingredients for the glaze until it’s smooth! Dip one side of each donut in the glaze. Let the glaze settle a bit and enjoy!


    How to Feel Comfortable Charging What You’re Worth

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    Starting a business? Embarking on a new career path? Learning a new skill? Who knew that mastering your emotions could help you get there. Today on the pod, we chat with a fellow Dear Media creator, Topsie VandenBosch – a master of Crushing the Mindset Spiral and a Coach and Consultant for blossoming business owners.

    Topsie is a pro at coaching entrepreneurs by using her expertise in social work to help people identify, learn and master the use of their mindset & emotional intelligence skills in the leadership decisions made inside of their businesses. Topsie chats with us about her passion for helping others conquer their fears, believe in themselves and become BADASS BUSINESS PEOPLE. Oh, and we laugh… A LOT.

    In This Episode We’ll Cover:

    • How to master our emotional intelligence 
    • Imposter Syndrome and how its fueled by the comparison phenomenon of social media
    • Tools to help us communicate our feelings both in the workplace and at home
    • How pricing our services should be based on our needs
    • Finding balance, creating boundaries & MORE!

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    Is It Safe to Eat Unwashed Apples While Apple Picking?

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    You’ll want to read this before your next trip to the orchard.

    The weather is cooling down, which means an abundance of hearty local produce available throughout the country. Apples are at the top of the list, with many farms offering apple picking and other fun seasonal activities to celebrate the fall harvest. If you’ve never been on an apple orchard trip, the way it usually works is you pay a set price for a bag that you’re able to fill as you venture through the farm exploring different apple varieties. It can be tempting to grab fruit right off the tree and start tasting to see if you want more of that variety, but is that a safe thing to do?

    The short answer is no for a number of reasons. Unwashed fruit can have a significant amount of pesticide residue and potentially harmful bacteria. Research has shown that foodborne causing microorganism Listeria Monocytogenes is most prevalent at the stem and base of the apple. There is also the possibility that bird feces fell on the fruit, and sometimes it’s not visible to the human eye. For this reason, many farms technically don’t allow you to eat fruit onsite and recommend you take the apples home and wash them properly.Head on over to FOOD NETWORK to read the full article!

    Why Self Care Is Not the Answer for Burnout

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    BURNOUT! Are you feeling it as much as we are?? From hustle culture to pressures to keep up with the Jonses’ to…. working towards DISMANTLING THE PATRIARCHY, burnout is at an all time high right now!

    Today on the pod, we chat with New York Times best selling co-author of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, Amelia Nagoski.

    We talk about the effects that burnout can have on the physical & mental body, how burnout effects differ between men and women, how boundaries can be GAME CHANGERS,  the cure for burnout, & MUCH MUCH MORE!

    In This Episode We’ll Cover:

    • How Amelia’s experience with burnout in academia lead to her to write a whole book about it
    • The effects the burnout has on the body physically, mentally and emotionally
    • What the Bikini Industrial Complex is and how it further exacerbates these problems
    • How to navigate dealing with family members who don’t support your boundaries & MORE! 

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    • Visit MadeInCookware.com/foodheaven and use promo code foodheaven for 15% off your first order 
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