Gluten Free and Dairy Free (casein free) Chocolate Cookies

• 1/2 cup nut butter (I used almond butter, it could be peanut butter, hazelnut butter, or other)
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1/4 cut almond flour (I used ground almonds)
  
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks
  
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, or baking powder

Mix all ingredients. form cookies, and place them in a glass cooking pan or on a cookie sheet covered with waxed paper. Bake in the oven set at 350° F for about 11 minutes.

Makes 8 cookies.

This recipe is rich in (good) fat, and chocolate, but is not very sweet. We enjoyed them! They are moist and tender. If you prefer sweeter cookies, add more honey.

Spaghetti Sauce ("Italian")

• 1 onion, minced
  
• 3 green peppers (sweet), diced
  
• 4-5 carrots, diced
• 4-5 celery, diced
• 10 big mushrooms, cut
  
• 1 à 2 lb ground beef
  
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
  
• 3-4 Bay leaves
  
• olive oil (to cook the meat)
  
• 1/4 cup of red wine
  
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt
• black pepper (to taste)
• grinded red hot pepper (to taste)
  
• 1 tablespoon of italian spices
• 1 teaspoon of chili powder
• 2 tablespoons of Provence spices (optionnal - suggestion of my friend Jean!)
  
• pinch of ground cloves
  
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
• 2 cans of tomato sauce
• 2 cans of tomato paste
  

Cook the ground beef, onion, garlic in the olive oil until the meat is brown. Add all the other ingredients and cook at low heat a few hours (until the carrots are cooked). Serve the sauce on brown rice pasta.

Makes approximately 12 to 16 servings. (Keeps very well in the freezer for several months.)

Salad Balsamic Dressing

• 1 tablespoon of orange juice
• 2 teaspoons of honey
• 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• salt, pepper and curcuma (to taste)