Peanut Butter Tahini Comfort Cookies
My gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free twist on the classic peanut butter cookie. These babies are a go-to treat when I’m feeling my energy drop. When I sense my brain is overwhelmed and starting to slow down, this is the kind of snack I will go to for a reviving pick-up! If you have to memorize, recall, process in large amounts, or perform under pressure – you need handy bites with a dense collection of quality fats for the brain, protein for the nervous system, and energizing carbs for your adrenals and thyroid. These are the organs that are going to see you through the day and hold you steady in tough projects! Grab a comfort cookie for these moments.
These are healthy enough to have for breakfast, and a fantastic bedtime snack to support deep REM sleep all the way through the night. And, yes, you can make large batches and freeze them. They taste delicious 5 min out of the freezer ;)
RECIPE
macros
7g protein ~ 13g fat ~ 9g carbs
per cookie
makes 12 cookies
Ingredients
1 cup Peanut Butter, natural
3 tbsp Tahini Butter
1/4 cup Real Maple Syrup
1 Whole Egg, pasture-raised
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tbsp Brown Coconut Sugar + extra for sprinkle
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Sea Salt, I use Celtic
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Prepare a baking pan lined with unbleached parchment paper
Mix all your wet ingredients, then add the dry and gently fold in to avoid overmixing. Overmixing leads to cookies that crack once baked
Scoop a tablespoon of dough and plop on baking pan. Gently use your spoon or a spatula to shape, if you want them round. Continue till you’ve placed 12 cookies
Generously cover each with coconut sugar and, using a fork, create a crisscross marking, if desired
Pop into the oven for 20 minutes or until the bottoms are golden
Allow to cool fully before lifting to avoid cracking :)
Sultry Blackberry Banana Muffins & Jammy Eggs
beauty breakfast series
Start your day with an unexpectedly easy pairing - a fluffy grain-free muffin and soft-boiled eggs. Luscious enough to savor on a quiet morning at home, but simple enough to grab-n-go, if need be. These muffins are infused with a sexy adaptogen dose, fortified with marine collagen, and topped with revitalizing black sesame seeds! The texture is just fluffy enough to satisfy and really upgrades with a smear of your favorite butter. Your 2 soft-boiled eggs are dusted with a volcanic-looking soil of freshly ground black sesame seeds and celtic sea salt. I know, it may sound odd, but just wait till you try it - especially if you like your eggs extra jammy like me… just divine.
Shatavari is an adaptogen derived from asparagus known for regenerating the body, especially for women. It rebalances estrogen, amplifies fertility, revives libido and energy, provides antioxidants, promotes strong immunity, strengthens the digestive tract, and more. As an adaptogen, it brings all levels into balance; whatever is too high or too low, Shatavti returns to homeostasis. I’ve long been a fan of adaptogen use in my daily life. I normally take all mine in my morning tonic, but recently I have been getting more wild about tucking it into daily food, like these muffins and my freezer goji chocolate bark. I personally notice much deeper sleep, more focus and energy, clearer skin, and effortless menstrual cycles since taking this regularly. So for your beauty’s sake, I am weaving it into your morning muffins. You get the perfect daily max dose of ¼ tsp in each muffin. You’re welcome ;)
Miso Caesar Chicken Wrap
I loooove a good caesar. The crisp crunch of the water-rich lettuce, the grounding sensation of quality juicy chicken and the tang that comes from a well-made dressing… It’s officially spring and it’s time for the lettuces to take the front seat. Most of you need food on-the-go, so here is my quick and easy caesar salad wrap for the road. Oh, and just for the fun of it, I layered in a gorgeous white miso for a funky, surprising mouth twist!
Garden Mornin’ Egg Bites
beauty breakfast series
The perfect bite for those Spring mornings when you want something solid, but clean. Even better if you forage your parsley, cilantro, sage, oregano, and spinach straight from a kitchen garden. Soak in that morning light, let it touch your eyes, and effortlessly encourage your circadian rhythm back to its natural flow. Breakfast is so much more than just a chore. It’s the baseline for a joy-filled, productive, and creative day. A sunshine-filled breakfast can also almost always guarantee a solid sleep in the evening by lining up your internal clock with the earth’s. Good beauty sleep begins in the mornin’.
Make a muffin sheet of 12 bites a week and you’ll have an easy way to awaken your body every day. Get to know your bites. Add as much sea salt and pepper as you desire. Your body will soak up the flavor and the much-needed minerals in the morning. May these little bits of sunny herbs lift your mornin’ spirits!
