Vegan Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1 cup margarine
    4 cups powdered sugar (make your own if you want – blend sugar and cornstarch)
    2 tablespoon vanilla
    4 tablespoon soy milk
    1/2 cup cocoa powder (or more)
    dash of salt

Directions:

Margin should be at room temperature when being placed in bowl. Blend until mushy, and then add vegan powdered sugar, salt, vanilla, chocolate and soymilk. You can add in more soymilk to make it a bit smoother but not too much. Spread on cake and enjoy.

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup water

Cook: 3 hours in slow-cooker on high

Ingrediants:

2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

1 cup sliced celery

1 cup chopped carrot

2 medium onions, cut into wedges

1 red sweet pepper

4 cloves garlic, minced

12 chicken drumsticks, skinned

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup dry white wine

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained

1/3 cup tomato paste

Hot cooked pasta

Shredded basil

Directions:

1) In a 6-quart slow cooker , combine:

a) 2 cups of sliced fresh mushrooms

b) 1 cup sliced celery

c) 1 cup chopped carrot

d) 2 medium onions, cut into wedges

e) 1 red sweet pepper

f) 4 cloves garlic, minced ( ->  ->->->)

2) Place chicken drumsticks on vegetables.

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3) Add the following:

a) 1/2 cup chiken broth  ()

b) 1/4 cup dry white wine  ()

c) 2 bay leaves

d) 1 teaspoon oregano  ()

e) 1 teaspoon sugar  ()

f) 1/2 teaspoon salt  ()

g) 1/4 teaspoon black pepper  ()

4) Cover and cook on high-heat setting for 3 hours

5) Remove chicken and keep warm.  Discard bay leaves.  Sitr in undtrained tomatoes  and tomato paste .  Cover and cook for 15 minutes more.

6) To serve, sppon vegetable mixture over chicken and pasta  and garnish with basil.

Enjoy:

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