Thankfully Vegan - Pumpkin chili with cornbread muffins and pomegranate walnut salad - 2

Welcome back to Vegetarianism the Noble Way of Living We are now ready to make our next dish To accompany our pumpkin chili, we will be using another of the abundant gifts of the season ¡V corn! Corn is a staple in many diets around the world as it is easy to cultivate and extremely versatile The ingredients for our sweet and tender corn muffins are: 1/3 cup organic sugar, 1 cup organic wheat flour, 1 cup organic cornmeal, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, 1 cup of vegan milk such as organic soymilk, and 1 teaspoon of sea salt First, we will preheat the oven to 350 degrees Then, line your muffin pan with muffin papers or spray it with oil so that the batter does not stick In a small mixing bowl, combine the soy milk, 1 cup of soy milk or any vegan milk, and1/3 cup of oil We¡¦ll mix that together and set it aside Now, we will combine all of our dry ingredients: 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of organic cornmeal, 1/3 cup of organic sugar, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of sea salt We¡¦ll combine all of our dry ingredients now, mixing them together And then we¡¦ll add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix that together Just until it is combined, just like that And now we¡¦re ready to spoon the batter into the muffin pan We want to fill each cup about halfway with batter, and the rest of the way it will rise on its own Now, we will put this in the oven We will bake these for about 25 minutes or until golden on top and baked all the way through Now we will prepare our salad The star of this salad is 1 fresh pomegranate, atop a bed of 8 oz baby spinach, accompanied by 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts, and drizzled with 2 ounces of flaxseed oil In a large bowl, place your washed baby spinach or any organic greens Then, top them with the chopped walnuts and drizzle over flaxseed oil Flaxseed oil, as you know, is very good for brain function and walnuts are even shaped like brains, which many nutritionists believe that fruits, nuts, and vegetables resemble various body parts as nature¡¦s way of telling us which foods will benefit different parts of our bodies! So, this is definitely a brain food salad! Now we will add the pomegranate which we have already opened The Prophet Muhammad is attributed with once saying: To eat a pomegranate is to purge one¡¦s heart of envy and hatred Yes, in the blessed pomegranate fruit it is easy to see and taste one the many gifts that the Creator has made for our enjoyment and health The pomegranate is known to have one of the highest levels of antioxidants of the many common fruits and is actually considered a superfruit It also has high levels of vitamins B, C, and calcium Now, once all of the fruit is removed from the skin, we can top them splendidly on our spinach walnut salad and it is ready to serve to our guests Now that our cornbread muffins are done, and our salad and pumpkin chili are ready to be served, we will prepare the table with fresh flowers and fragrant candles for our family and guests as we all gather to thank God for the abundant harvest and love We are grateful for your company today on Vegetarianism: The Noble Way of Living We hope that you have been inspired to use the bountiful and delicious fruits and vegetables that the season has to offer to create a celebration meal that is not only compassionate but nourishing to the body and spirit as well We hear the doorbell and a knock on the door It is time to go invite our guests inside Mommy, these muffins are delicious (Are they good?) Yeah The chili¡¦s great These are the best muffins I¡¦ve ever had (Wow!) Want to do cheers again?