Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookie!

Sarah Kramer is the author of La Dolce Vegan! and co-author of How It All Vegan! and The Garden of Vegan!. In addition to creating her vegan masterpieces and maintaining her popular website GoVegan.net she also ownes and operates Tatto Zoo with her husband Gerry in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies

When I am in need of a good sugar fix, I make a batch of these. They are simple and taste heavenly. Even omnivores agree!
-Adina, Trinidad, Colorado

2 tbsp ground flax seed
3 tbsp water
1/2 cup vegan margarine (edit, 1/4 cup)
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small dish, mix together the ground flax and water. In a food processor or large bowl, blend or mix together the flax mixture, margarine, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and set aside.


In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, coconut and chocolate chips. Add the margarine mixture and stir until well incorporated. (little bit more water for blending) Roll dough into balls, lay on cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes(edit, 9 minutes). Let cookies cool 5 minutes before removing from sheet.

Makes 18 to 24 cookies

Recipe adapted from VEGAN A GO-GO!, by Sarah Kramer, 2008, Arsenal Pulp Press

Ice

And now, and now you go

into the snow, into the storm of snow.

And now, and now you say

we end today, we end our love today.

But I won’t let you leave me

out here, in the cold, winter night

where tears, running down, turn to ice.

Hiding, me away, from your sight,

you say, we’re to high, of a price

And the best for us depends on you

taking the warmth away,

And leaving only cold behind

to remind me of your stay

And now, and now I cry.

Please tell me why, you never told me why.

And now, and now I know.

Died long ago, our love died long ago.

But I won’t let you hurt me.

I must, must have known, all along.

Its time, I move on, make a vow,

And learn, learn to heal, to be strong.

No one, will I let, hurt me now.

And the best for my life depends on

thawing the pain away,

and letting Flowers grow from Ice,

making the most of the day.

(Flickr CMM Photostream)

Español: La Primera Semana

Creo que de practicar español, debo escribir en español todos las semanas. Por eso, voy a escribir un mensaje cada semana y decir que es hacer en mi vida. ¡Comenzamos!

Hoy, escribé el examen en español. Fue no malo. Espero que recibir una nota buena. (Sé que los mensajes que escribo van a estar aburrado, pero escribo por practicar.) Después el examen, regreso mi casa, fui de autobús. Casi pierdo el autobús. ¡Corrí en el nieve y la puerta de autobús cerró!, pero entré en el autobús y vuelvo mi casa rápidamente. ¿Fue excitante, mi cuento? ¡Ja, ja ja! Ahora mismo, estoy escribiendo el cuento. Luego, voy a escribir mi documento para INTEG 220 por la comprensión popular con los ejemplos de antropología. ¡Me esperas buen suerte!

¿Cómo fue ése?