Vegan Banana & Chocolate Cupcakes

So good to know that bananas
make gorgeous cupcakes... I made
them gluten-free using my all-purpuse G-F flour mix for the spelt flour.








From Trinity's Kitchen
Recipe: http://www.trinityskitchen.com/banana-chocolate-cupcakes/

Smoky Lentil and Sweet Potato Rice

So hearty, so good! You'll want to make another batch of this...

I served with rice, not tacos (gluten-free). 

From Vegan Richa
Recipe: http://www.veganricha.com/2014/07/smoky-lentil-and-sweet-potato-tacos.html

Fluffy Vegan Apple Cider Donuts with Powdered Cinnamon Sugar

They turned out great!! Very light and fluffy.

You can cut on calories and ignore the powdered sugar, but really... I don't care ;) I don't use turbinado, so I just powdered it with a mix of coconut sugar and cinnamon.

From Well and Full
Recipe: http://wellandfull.com/2015/09/fluffy-vegan-apple-cider-donuts-w-powdered-cinnamon-sugar/

Baked Tofu Balls

Found a tofu around that needed to be cooked before getting too old. These balls are delicious served as a side dish or used as "fake" meatballs over spaghetti and sauce. 

Ingredients:

1 cup firm/extra firm tofu (150g), mashed with a fork

2 TBS onions, chopped

1-2 cloves of garlic, roasted or cooked until golden (not raw)

1 small carrot, grated

3 TBS fresh parsley, chopped

2 heaping TBS rice flour

1 dessert spoon (or to taste) olives or capers, chopped (optional)

1 TBS olive oil

Salt and pepper, to taste

Ground flax seeds/Flax meal to coat

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 200°C. Process the tofu, onion and garlic until well blended into a rough dough. 

Transfer the mix to a bowl. Add the carrot, salt, pepper and olive oil. Mix. Then add the rice flour and, if used, the olives or capers. 

Roll into small balls and run them over the ground flax seeds to coat. Bake for ca. 15 minutes. 

From Blog Hortelã

Recipe (in Portuguese): http://bloghortela.com/bolinho-de-tofu-assado/

Korean spicy mixed noodles (Bibim guksu)

I just found the best way to use kimchi. I've never could've imagine such deliciousness. There's some sweet taste among all the other flavors with an additional touch from toasted sesame.

This Korean dish is typically mixed in a sweet and sour sauce along with kimchi and a few sliced vegetables. It's very easy to make since all you have to do is chop and mix.

NOTES:

1. You can use any gluten-free noodles for a GF version and make your homemade kimchi.

2. For the gochujang, you can also use any sweet chilli sauce. I used the mix below I adapted from somewhere online.

3. BE CAREFUL: it's very spicy!!! I would recommend mixing just a small amount to your noodles and then add more to taste in small increments.

A sub for the Gochujang, in case you don't have it:

1 tablespoon miso
1 tablespoons red curry paste
1 teaspoon coconut sugar
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 teaspoon coconut aminos (soy sauce/tamari would do)
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
water as needed

In a small bowl, mix all ingredients and let sit for at least one hour. Then, refrigerate until use.

From Two Red Bowls
Recipe: http://tworedbowls.com/2013/08/15/bibim-guksu-%EB%B9%84%EB%B9%94%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98/

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

First time using PB2 I bought off Amazon (for the peanut flour). LOVED IT. I had it for breakfast and must say it can kill all your cravings for sweets and will additionally keep you satisfied until lunch.

From My Montana Kitchen
Recipe: http://mymontanakitchen.com/2016/05/26/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-thm-s-gluten-free-sugar-free-dairy-free-low-carb/

Meat Lovers Seitan Meatloaf

I'm no meat lover, but this seitan recipe is simply awesome! I thought about trying this as an option in sandwiches like if it were a burger. Works perfectly.

VERY IMPORTANT: don't forget to line your loaf pan with foil, and then with parchment paper. If you fail to do that, the seitan is going to stick to the pan (I used a 18X cm, don't go for bigger ones because it will turn too flat, the meat doesn't rise).

Personal twist: Since I was breastfeeding at the time I baked this, I decided to make a few changes (I was avoiding onion, garlic and hot spices):

- 1 TBS garlic powder > 1 TBS Assafaetida

- 1 TBS onion powder > 1 TBS Assafaetida

- 1/2 tsp  Chile Garlic Paste > 1/2 tsp mild curry sauce

From Brand New Vegan
Recipe: http://www.brandnewvegan.com/recipes/seitan-meatloaf