Monday, May 30, 2016

Raspberry Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream

Before pouring your next bowl of cereal, try this decadent fudge-filled treat for breakfast.

Ice Cream

½ cup frozen raspberries
½ cup frozen bananas slices
1 TBS maple syrup, coconut syrup or date syrup
1 TBS nut butter
½ tsp vanilla extract

Fudge

5 Medjool dates (the big ones), pitted and softened with warm water
1 tsp pure cacao powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp coconut oil
Pinch of Himalayan salt

Directions:

1. Make fudge first. Put all ingredients into the food processor and pulse until it gets fudgy. Set aside.

2. Blend all Ice Cream ingredients until you reach a creamy consistency (like ice cream).

3. Pour ice cream into a jar or bowl and stir into the fudge.


Inspired by this recipe: http://www.damyhealth.com/2014/04/deconstructed-chocolate-covered-strawberries-in-a-jar/

Friday, May 27, 2016

Basic Fermented Cashew Cheese

I really can't emphazise enough how impressed I really am after I started making vegan cheese. I started with very simple recipes that were not super satisfying as a cheese sub -- but good enough -- and now I feel I'm really enhancing my skills :)












This one could fool ANYBODY.


From Fermentation Podcast
Recipe: http://fermentationpodcast.com/basic-vegan-fermented-cashew-cheese-recipe/

Monday, May 23, 2016

Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Avocado Garlic Aioli

I just found the best way of eating potatoes: SMASHED! This is a gorgeous idea! They get crispy and would even fit in a sandwich. Keeper!!!

This Aioli is also out of this world...

From Oh She Glows
Recipe: http://ohsheglows.com/2014/10/15/crispy-smashed-potatoes-with-avocado-garlic-aioli/

Monday, May 16, 2016

Chickpea Salad

Whenever you're invited to a barbecue and don't know what's gonna be there for you, bring this nice and colorful side dish to share with the others; it was a hit with meat-eaters!



From Rachel Ray
Recipe: http://www.rachaelray.com/recipes/chickpea-salad

Monday, May 9, 2016

Fudgy Beetroot Chocolate Cake with Pink Frosting

How about another cake made with beets? And in this recipe there's not even the need of flax eggs, since the beets themselves are a perfect binding agent. ENJOY this fudgy piece of heaven!


For a refined sugar/gluten-free version I made these changes:

- My frosting was made with raw vegan sweet condensed milk with a dash of beet juice.
- I used Xylitol for the sugar in the cake batter.
- Made it gluten-free with gluten-free oat flour for the spelt.

From One Green Planet
Recipe: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/fudgy-beetroot-chocolate-cake-with-pink-frosting/

Friday, May 6, 2016

Orange Soy Maple Sticky Tenders

What a wonderful recipe for your soy curls! It's extremely spicy but also sweet. Perfect match with rice to balance the explosion of flavors.

From  One Green Planet
Recipe: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/orange-soy-maple-sticky-tenders/
IN THE PAN

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Mediterranean Salad With Spicy Roasted Chickpeas

Chickpeas are perfect in salads, specially when they can be as crunchy as breadcrumbs and much more nutritious than them. They are definitely the highlight here.


From Cooking LSL
Recipe: http://cookinglsl.com/mediterranean-salad-with-spicy-roasted-chickpeas/