I’m always out hunting for what fills me because as people say, I’m a black hole that sucks food away and I never seem to get full. Well, here are things that actually does make me full for a long time. Beans Yes, those are magical, I had a bowl of those and I literally…
OMFG, I can’t believe this. Maybe I’m just totally silly here but for a logn time, I had been looking up and down for coriander . I see it in recipes all the time and I get so frustrated I can never seem to find one. Guess what happened today? I find out that coriander…
For those who are vegans or don’t want to eat meat, there are plenty of replacements that give you a similar texture. Tempeh My new favourite thing. Tempeh is made from fermented soybeans, which is said to be slightly healthier than regular tofu. The one I got was organic and made with other grains. It…
I would say that 95% of the time, I eat a vegan diet. I do that for health, and I find that I’m gaining a lot of benefits (personally) from sticking to this kind of eating regime. From my personal experience, here is how eating mostly vegan has helped me: How eating mostly Vegan benefited…
(Yields: 2 brownies, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 3/4 cup roasted hazelnuts 1/4 cup malted barley flour 2 tablespoons cacao/carob powder 2 tablespoons almond milk 1 tablespoon shredded coconut 1 tablespoon herb infused oil 1-2 tablespoons date paste Note: You can substitute carob for cacao, but you will need to add a little…
(Yields: 1 plate, Serving: 2, Prep time: 25 mins, Cook time: 40 mins) Ingredients Barley 1 cup barley 2 cup vegetable broth/water Tempeh 22-25 thin slices tempeh Marinade 1/2 orange (zest and juice) 2 teaspoons less sodium soy sauce 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon extra light olive oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon…
Okay, perhaps you knew about them ages ago, but I didn’t, until recently. My reaction was like: OMFG THEY EXIT? Chickpea Flour Also known as Garbanzo bean flour, this is made from grinding up chickpeas. You can make pancakes with them, cookies, bread, crackers and such. Millet Flour Who would’ve thought that these tiny little…
(Yields: 4 buns, Serving: 2, Prep time: 2 hrs 30 mins, Cook time: mins) Ingredients 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour A sprinkle of Himalayan/sea salt 1 cup warm water 1 tablespoon dry active yeast Scallion Mix 3-4 large scallions 1 tablespoon extra light olive oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Olive…
I wanted to make a post on all the things I’ve learned (since last time) about baking. Tips for Better Baking: If you want to bake cookies that are crunchy, you have to make sure the dough is very hard, has a fair amount of oil (that you can feel on your hand when you…
We all know that getting enough calcium helps us with our bones, but did you know you can get plenty of calcium from vegan, plant-based sources? Here’s a list to keep in handy. 1. Hemp milk (1 cup, 460 mg) 2. Blackstrap Molasses (2 tablespoons, 400 mg) 3. Collard Greens (1 cup, 357 mg) 4….
Some people may believe that eating a plant based diet will not give you enough protein, so I wanted to make a chart on vegan sources of protein to help everyone know what foods to eat. 1. Tempeh (1 cup, 31g) 2. Soybeans (1 cup, 39g) 3. Triticale (1 cup, 25g) 4. Seitan (1/2 cup,…
(Yields: 2 bowls, Serving: 2, Prep time: 25 mins, Cook time: 30 mins) Ingredients Vegetables 2 Roma tomatoes 1 small onion 2 garlic cloves A sprinkle of Himalayan/sea salt 1 1/2 cups shredded purple cabbage 1 zucchini A few sprinkles Himalayan/sea salt Dressing 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons pineapple juice 1 tablespoon extra virgin…
I love the idea of herb infused oils as it just seem to make the food have that extra special taste. Here is how you can make it. What you will need: A glass bottle Herbs of choice (I used Tarragon, mint, basil, rosemary and sage) Oil of choice (I used extra virgin olive oil)…
I’ve been collecting quite a lot of these and I find that the more I surround myself to these, the more inspired I get. I will share with you some that has really made a difference to me.
(Yields: 4 bars, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 1/4 cup malted barley flour 1/4 cup carob powder 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1-2 tablespoons almond butter Note: You can buy carob and malted barley flour on Amazon. If you…
(Yields: 1 bowl, Serving: 2, Prep time: 10 mins, Cook time: 12 mins) Ingredients 4 baby Bella mushrooms 1/2 Roma tomato 1/4 orange bell pepper 1/4 yellow bell pepper 1 broccoli floret 1/4 cup frozen peas 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon coriander 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon…
Believe it or not, you can actually add a lot of vegetables in baking and have it still taste amazing. Here’s a list of some veggies you can sneak in your next muffin, cake or bread. Zucchini Zucchini muffins and breads are quite popular and it works because zucchini is quite neutral in taste, so…
Chocolate Bar Mold CANDY BAR chocolate candy mold It’s funny but I never thought of making my own chocolate bar until one day I was doing some dessert and the consistency just turned out to be exactly like chocolate. All you need to mix together is carob/cocoa powder, liquid sweetener like brown rice syrup/maple syrup,…
In the past two days, I’ve been baking a bit more bread as usual and I just discovered THE BEST WAY to keep read soft, at least the crust and such. In the past, bread I’ve baked always turned out like stones after a while and let’s just say if I accidentally threw it at…
Wow, every time I look, I see an article saying what amazingness wheatgrass has done, it has even cured a 75 year old man of cancer. So, I did a little research and found this useful little information for you. Wheatgrass is packed with nutrients, this includes Vitamins A, C, E, iron, calcium, magnesium, chlorophyll,…