Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

- 1/2 cup Earth Balance butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 3/4 cup garbanzo bean flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup carob chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cream butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla together. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Slowly blend the flour mixture into the butter/sugar mixture. After the flour and butter/sugar mixture is combined, add the carob chips to the mixture. Drop two tablespoons of cookie mixture every three inches on the baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Yields: 1-2 dozen cookies
Prep/cook time: 30 minutes
Cost: about $10.00

The Best Way to Cook Bacon? In the oven!

When you prepare bacon in the oven every piece cooks evenly. The bacon turns out light, crispy and delicious. Cook bacon in the oven once and you'll never make it in a pan again. Guaranteed.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place wire racks on top of parchment paper. Place bacon on wire racks. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Roasted tomato and basil penne

-10 plum or roma tomatoes
-1/4 cup of chopped basil
-Box of penne pasta
-Parmesan cheese
-Sugar
-Salt
-Pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the tomatoes in half. Spread them out on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the tomatoes with a little bit of sugar. Bake them for one hour. Meanwhile, cook the penne in boiling water.

After tomatoes have roasted, dice them into bite-sized pieces. Mix tomatoes, basil and penne together. Add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Dinner is served.