Monday 30 January 2017

vegan fried egg

vegan, sugar free

It always seems impossible until it's done.” – Nelson Mandela.



Ingredients:

1 sheet of vegan puff pastry
12 tablespoon soy yoghurt
4 large peaches (skinned)  
orange juice from ½ orange

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180C. Cut the puff pastry into 12 equal squares.

Place 1 tablespoon soy yoghurt in the middle of each square and spread it only little. Fold the edges and make a little basket or package, leaving a space for the peaches – these are added after baking.

Place the pastry on a baking sheet bake for about 10-15 minutes, until golden.

Cut out from pinches circle and place in the middle each of the baked puff pastry baskets. Spread more soy yoghurt around peaches and drizzle with orange juice. Let them cool off completely before eating.

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recipe inspired by: 
Vegan Food & Living
January 2017
Fruity egg baskets 
 


Monday 23 January 2017

sugar free cookies

vegan, sugar and gluten free 
These sugar free cookies are absolutely delicious, super easy and quick to make!


Ingredients:
1/2 cup dates (I love Medjool dates)
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup organic oats
1/2 cup almonds
3 tablespoons coconut oil   
juice from small orange

Method:
Process 1/2 cup of each oats, coconut, dates and almonds in a food processor until a crumb like texture. Add coconut oil and juice of a small orange and process further to combine.
The dough will hold it's shape when formed together. 
Roll into small balls and flatten onto a baking tray, no need to firm up in fridge.  
Preheat oven to 170C.
Place on baking paper on a cookie tray and bake in oven for about 20 minutes - remove when slightly brown.
Cool on a wire rack to firm up. 

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Friday 20 January 2017

stir fry with sea lettuce

vegan, gluten free

The best stir-fry salad. Ready in 5 minutes. 
Sea lettuce contains 27% protein, which is comprised of all 9 essential amino acids including Lysine which is the amino acid that is typically deficient in most vegetarians. 50% is comprised of sugar and starch, and it contains less than 1% fat. It is also high in protein, and contains a plethora of essential Vitamins (A, C, E, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, niacin, B12, choline, biotin, folic acid and thiamin). Sea lettuce provides considerable amounts of dietary fiber (31%), and because this seaweed is a good source of vitamin B-12 which is important for vegans and vegetarians.


Ingredients:
200g  rice noodles
2 small peppers
1 courgette
200g mushrooms
20g salted peanut
2cm ginger
60g sea lettuce 
tamari
chilli sauce

Method:
Mix the peanut, chilli sauce, 100ml water and soy sauce to make a smooth salty sauce.
Heat the oil in a wok (or pan), then stir-fry the ginger 2 mins. Add the noodles and all veg., then stir-fry over a high heat for 1-2 mins until the veg. are just cooked.
Push the veg. to one side of the pan, then pour the peanut sauce into the other side, tilting the pan. Bring to the boil. Mix the sauce with the stir-fry, then sprinkle over the sea lettuce and peanuts to serve.
I used ready to eat sea lettuice from bord bord, you can buy it in Better Food in Bristol.

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Monday 16 January 2017

golden turmeric milk

 vegan, sugar free

Cold outside? Try our warming up golden turmeric milk. Perfect immune bosting drink

Turmeric is great in food, but also has many health benefits. It can be used as an anti-inflammatory for people suffering from arthritis, joint pain, clear the skin, muscle pain & many other benefits. It also aids in digestion, works as an anti-parasitic, and anti-bacterial. Turmeric is currently being investigated in many studies for possible benefits in Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, arthritis, and other clinical disorders.


Ingredients:
2tsp organic turmeric powder
2tsp organic ginger root powder
1 tsp ground cinamon
3-4 craks black pepper
1 l fresh coconut milk

Method:
Add all ingredients to a saucepan. Slowly heat until almost boiling then turn off heat. Step for 5 mins.
To serve - taste and add sweetner if you would like.


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Friday 13 January 2017

hot apple juice

vegan, sugar free

Feeling under the weather? Try our hot apple juice with mix spices. 

During the cold season warm apple (and other fruit ) is very popular in Prague. When we go out to eat or just to relax in a cafe I always look for it on menus. 

 
Ingredients:
1 lorganic apple juice 
peel from one orange
1 cinnamon stick
6 cloves


Method:
Simmer the apple juice with the strips of orange peel, cinnamon stick and cloves for about 5-10 mins until all the flavours have infused. Sweeten to taste.😉

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Monday 9 January 2017

Fish-Free Fish Fingers



vegan, gluten free
Why miss out on fish finger sandwiches just because you're a vegan? Try this super healthy, super tasty fish - free fish fingers recipe from Greg!



Ingredients:
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1 cup cooked millet
1 tsp oregano
3 tbsp rice flour
4 nori sushi paper
1 cup polenta
pepper, salt

Method:

Add pumpkin, millet, salt, pepper in your food processor and blend it smooth. Pour in a big mixing bowl. Add rice flour, oregano and stir well.

Split the veg mixture into 12. Roll each into a ball and shape into fingers and wrap it in nori sushi paper. Then chill in the fridge for 10 minutes or so to firm up.

Take the fingers from the fridge. One at a time, coat them in polenta.

Heat your pan with oil and bake the burger golden. Each side 5mins. Turn careful!


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Friday 6 January 2017

vegan and sugar free pancakes


vegan, gluten free, sugar free

These pancakes are vegan and gluten-free. Its the best pancakes recipe I've ever tried. This is a healthy version with less cholesterol and fat.



Ingredient:
250g buckwheat flour
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
350ml almond milk
2 bananas (cut into pieces)
coconut oil for frying

Method:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Place 1 tablespoon of batter in a hot pan lightly greased and cook for about two minutes for each side.

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