The Most Delicious Foods

Ingredients:

¼ cup unsalted roasted peanuts or 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons canola oil 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 large tomato finely chopped
Kosher salt
Two 15.5-ounce cans black-eyed peas , drained and rinsed
½ cup water

Method:

If using whole peanuts, place them in a food processor and pulse until finely ground, almost like sand. Set the peanuts aside.

Warm the oil in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the coriander and turmeric and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomato and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid from the tomato has evaporated and the mixture is quite dry, about 5 minutes. Add the peas, peanuts (or peanut butter, if using), and water, increase the heat to high, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer just until the peas have absorbed some of the wonderful flavor, about 5 minutes. Season the peas to taste with salt and serve immediately, while hot. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a few days and rewarmed in a heavy pot set over low heat (stir while you heat).

Ingredients:

100 g unsalted pecans
100 g unsalted hazelnuts
20 g mixed seeds , such as linseeds, chia
180 g Medjool dates
100 g mixed dried berries , such as blueberries, cranberries, sour cherries
200 g porridge oats
2 tablespoons oil , (I like walnut oil)
1-2 tablespoons maple syrup

Method:
Place 100g each of unsalted pecans and unsalted hazelnuts, 20g of mixed seeds, 180g of Medjool dates (destone first) and 100g of mixed dried berries in a food processor and briefly blitz until they’re all nicely chopped together.
Add 200g of porridge oats, 2 tablespoons of oil and 1–2 tablespoons of maple syrup and pulse until combined, but still with a bit of texture.
I like to go straight into portion-control mode (my nutrition team will be really proud of me!), and use a 5cm pastry cutter to portion up the 24 flapjacks there and then. For me, the easiest way to do it without getting the scales out is to scrunch and squash the mixture into a rough 75cm sausage, simply cut it in half and into quarters, then divide each piece into 6.
One by one, pat and push the portions really firmly into the cutter, pushing down in the centre and squashing the mixture up the sides with your fingers. As you push it down, remove the cutter to give you a nice round flapjack snack.
Place the snacks in an airtight container, where they’ll keep happily for up to 2 weeks. Bag up and freeze any you don’t need for a later date. If any get bashed or break up, use them as a great breakfast sprinkle.