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Hi, My name is Dia, and I am a brain surgery survivor many times over. I have been diagnosed over the years with, in addition to my arachnoid cyst and hydrocephalus, inflammatory arthritis, brain stem kink, cerebellum sagging, enlarged liver and spleen and soooo much more! I truly feel that I have been sustained all of these what I consider to be my "extra years" because I changed my diet dramatically.
When I cut out all meat and poultry I was in a wheelchair because of severe spasticity. I am no longer in a wheelchair. Of course I cannot prove the change in diet helped me, but I know that it did.
I also started the gluten free diet around a year later, and it has helped immensely with my inflammatory conditions. If you are looking for a way to create comfort foods that you love, but are starting a new diet whether it be the vegan, vegetarian, gluten or wheat free diet, you will be able to find ways to recreate those yummy meals you grew up loving here on Cooking With Dia!

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Seventh Day-Giant Figgy Pudding Truffles

Posted by Administrator on December 19th, 2009. Filed under: Casein Free, Dairy Free and Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat and Gluten Free.

If you are a new visitor to my blog, you may think this is a candy blog! I’ve been doing a lot of candy making this past week because I think it’s important to get all of the gift ideas out of the way before it gets too close to Christmas. I promise I will start posting proper dishes soon. This recipe is probably the easiest so far. They are getting easier and easier, but that’s because at this point all of you are cooking your arses off. On the seventh day of Christmas Dia brings to you her Giant Figgy Pudding Truffles!

1 Vegan Figgy Pudding (any size) (Most Figgy and Christmas puddings come vegan without them advertising them as vegan. They don’t contain eggs, dairy or honey. Some even come vegan and gluten free.)
150g bar of vegan milk chocolate
1 cup of mixed nuts

Chop the nuts in a food processor or blender.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave in short bursts of 20 seconds on a low heat.
Take the Figgy pudding and break up into pieces.

Roll pieces to make giant truffle sized balls.
Dip the balls into the melted chocolate and then into the chopped nuts.

Leave to set in fridge for an hour.

Put in tiny Christmas boxes and tie with ribbon if giving away as a gift.