Sunday Brunch: The Best Smoothie I've Ever Made

I have made a lot of smoothies in my life; using juices, soy milk, protein powder, Spirulina and many other things. Although this one lacks the nutritional punch of some of those things, the flavour is impeccable. This recipe makes ample amounts for two people.

INGREDIENTS:
App. 2 cups Frozen Fruit(I use 'Caribbean Treasure' which is peaches, strawberries and pineapple)
1 Ripe Banana
Enough Soy Milk to just cover fruit(about 2 cups)
1 tbsp Vanilla (unless you use vanilla soy milk, but you might want to still add a touch)
Generous pour of Maple Syrup(about 1/3 cup or so(not table syrup, it's yucky))

In a large blender, put the frozen fruit and banana in. Add soy milk until it barely covers all of the fruit(small pieces sticking up a bit). Pour in vanilla and maple syrup and blend on 'smoothie' setting until the chunks are broken up. Enjoy!

Sunday Brunch: Banana-Cherry Oat Muffins

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Flour (white or spelt)
1 cup Quick Oats
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
dash Salt
3 Ripe Bananas, mashed
1/2 cup Vegan Margarine
1 cup Brown or Demerra Sugar
1-2 tsp Vanilla
app. 1/2 cup Fresh Cherries, pitted and chopped to various sized pieces

Preheat oven to 325F and line or grease 2 muffin tins.

In a medium bowl, cream margarine and sugar together, then add vanilla and mashed bananas. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture and stir together until just mixed, then add cherries and give it a few stirs. Fill muffin papers about 2/3 full and bake for about 25-30 minutes, until golden on top.

Sunday Brunch - Tropical Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 cup Sugar (1/2 brown 1/2 white)
3/4 cup Margarine, melted
1 or 2 Very Ripe Bananas
1/4 Large Papaya (approx. 1 small)
2 Kiwis
1/2 cup Flaked Coconut
2 Egg Replacers
1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Salt

Preheat oven to 375. Mix together flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Mash banana in a separate bowl and blend together kiwi and papaya until mostly smooth. Add together all fruits with margarine, sugar, egg replacer and vanilla. Add that entire mixture to the dry ingredient bowl and combine until just mixed. Add in Coconut. Scoop mixture into lined or lightly oiled muffin tins, up about halfway of the cup. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until fork comes out clean!

*optional - I didn't have any, but top with, or add in a 1/2 cup of crushed macadamia nuts for a real tropical feel.