Serves 4 What You Need:
For the waffles:
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons egg replacer plus 4 tablespoons water, combined
1/4 cup vegan margarine, melted
1/4 cup canola oil
1-3/4 cups soymilk

For the syrup:
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon coarse smoked sea salt
What You Do:
1. For the waffles, in a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and sugar and mix well. Fold in egg replacer and water, margarine, oil, and soymilk. Mix lightly until combined.

2. For the syrup, in a saucepot over medium heat, combine water, sugar, and cocoa powder and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and add cayenne and salt.

3. Swirl syrup over top of waffle batter. Cook in a waffle iron according to manufacturer’s instructions. Serve immediately.

Serves 4

What You Need:

1-1/2 pounds russet potatoes
1 small yellow onion
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Safflower oil, for frying

What You Do:

1. Peel and grate potatoes, then place in a colander and set over a large bowl. Using your hands, squeeze out excess liquid from potatoes. Pour off liquid and place potatoes in bowl. Grate onion and add to potatoes along with parsley, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper, and mix well.

2. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat a thin layer of oil. Take a heaping tablespoon of batter and flatten it before gently placing it in hot oil. Make three or four more potato pancakes this way, and add to skillet without crowding pan. Fry until golden brown on both sides, turning once, about 8 minutes total.

3. Repeat with remaining potato mixture, adding more oil as necessary. Remove cooked potato pancakes to paper towels to drain, then transfer to an ovenproof platter and keep warm in oven until all pancakes are cooked.

Fresh fruit, nuts, and seeds grace this warm, delicious, and nutritious breakfast.

You know what’s worse than a cold, bleak winter morning? A cold, bleak winter morning that involves only cold cereal for breakfast! If you’re wary of making breakfast because of the time commitment, fear not. This warm, delicious day-starter will take you from frigid to full in about five minutes flat, and power you with all the nutrients you need to get your morning off to a great start.

Serves 1

What You Need:

• 1/2 cup rolled oats 
• 3/4 cup water 
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1/4 cup chopped pears or apples
• Dash of cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/4 cup vanilla soymilk

What You Do:

In a saucepan over high heat, bring water to boil and add oatmeal. Lower heat to medium and cook for about 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and stir in other ingredients. Enjoy immediately.