BOOK OVERVIEW

• Clarification to the plum tea sandwich recipe, pg. 19

• After soaking the plums, remove plums from the soaking liquid with a slotted spoon.
• Reserve the soaking liquid to freeze or drink as a tea.
• Mash the plums and continue with the rest of the method.

Special Note: plums strengthen our bones (Prevention magazine). This spread makes a sweet frosting for cakes.

(1) Chocolate Frosting, page 146, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to take away the bitter sharpness of the cocoa powder. To make this a sugar free frosting, substitute 10 drops of liquid stevia for the maple syrup.

(2) Clarification of wet ingredients in the Cornbread recipe, page 82: a 6 ounce carton of almond yogurt is 3/4 cup of almond yogurt.

(3) Tofu Mayonnaise recipe, page 26, can be made to taste like miracle whip dressing by adding 1 teaspoon of minced fresh ginger or ginger paste in the tube or 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger and 3 drops of liquid stevia.

(4) Tofu ricotta cheese, homemade, page 49: substitute one-fourth cup of vegan cheese for the one-eighth cup of nutritional yeast.

(5) Carrot Hummus, page 29. To make this recipe spicy add: one Tablespoon each: Tamari or soy sauce, Dijon mustard, Tahini or almond butter(substitute for the olive oil) and one teaspoon ground thyme.

(6) It is acceptable to substitute applesauce for date syrup in any recipe without changing the results.

(7) For Tofu Ricotta bread, page 48,  and Homemade Tofu Ricotta, page 49, it is acceptable to mash the wet ingredients with a potato masher until almost smooth, if you do not have a food processor.

(8) For Carrot Cake recipe, pages 126 & 127, it is acceptable to sprinkle the blueberries on top of the cake before baking ( frozen wild blueberries can turn your cake purple when mixed and blended into the batter before baking). To make this cake sweeter, add one extra tablespoon of maple syrup. It is also a good flavor combo to frost this cake with sweet potato frosting (see recipe, page 52). Okay to substitute orange sweet potatoes for gold sweet potatoes.

(9) for homemade granola, page 84, try replacing the one Tablespoon of water with one Tablespoon of orange juice or cranberry juice for a richer flavor.

(10) for cake-like cornbread, page 82, it is okay to replace yogurt with one-half cup tofu mayonnaise and one- fourth cup of applesauce and add 1 Tablespoon of olive oil for a richer cornbread.

(11) Egg substitutes: page 135, substitutions for eggs: substitute 2 flax eggs for 3 teaspoons of egg replacer.

(12) Date Syrup recipe, page 16. You may substitute an apple for the orange. Wash, core and cut up apple to a large dice ( do not peel). Add to remaining ingredients and process as described.

(13) Beet Hummus recipe, page 28. To lighten this dense spread, add one cup of mashed potatoes to the recipe.

(14) if you are new to baking with gluten free flour(s) and if your baked goods are turning out too dense, Add one or two Tablespoons of club soda ( or any flavor sparkling water) to lighten the batter.

(15) to make mild salsa recipe (pg109) spicy, add one- fourth teaspoon of pasilla Chile powder.

(16) use oat flour for best results in citrus cake.

(17) view my cooking classes on you tube to see recipes from my book. My you tube channel is Barbara Barker Superfood recipes.