Sunday 9 October 2016

Vegan chocolate cookies

These are not fluffy, but they are delicious. There chia seeds add a texture you either love or hate. I love it. You can use eggs instead which will make them lighter in texture.

2 bananas mashed
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp chia seeds mixed in 1/4 cup water left foot a few minutes. (Or two eggs)
1/4 self-raising flour
2tbsp cocoa powder
Broken pieces of dark chocolate (optional/to taste)

Mix all ingredients well.

Spoon into muffin tray. Alternatively put spoonfuls on a baking sheet to make flat cookies. Bake in pre heated oven 180 C 15-20 mins.

Mini boxes fit for a bird

Holey cubes or bird nests

Used T-shirt yarn and no 10 hook

US terms:

Ch chain
Sl slip stitch
Sc single crochet
Hdc half double crochet
Dc double crochet
Tr treble cricket

Repeat between *..*

Rnd 1: Ch 3; make 2 dc in the 3rd ch from hook, tr in same ch. (Make 3 dc in same ch, tr in same ch) 3 times. Join in top of ch-3.

Rnd 2: Ch 2. *Sc in each dc until tr, (place 2 sc, dc place marker, 2 sc) in tr]* 4 times. Sc in each dc until ch-2. Join to top of ch-2.

Rnd 3: work round into/front loop unless the stitch has  a marker. In that case with back loop and move marker to that stitch. Ch 2 then dc until ch-2. Join to top of ch-2.

Rnd 4: work round into both loops unless the stitch has  a marker. In that case with back loop and move marker to that stitch. Ch 2 then dc until ch-2. Join to top of ch-2.

Rnds 5 and 6: as rnd 4.
Rnd 7: work into front loops only. Ch2 ss , *sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc* x3, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, ss into second chain of ch-2.
Fasten off.