Month: May 2014

Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes

I was going to make chocolate pancakes, but I ran out of Cacao powder so I settled for cinnamon flavour instead. On the bright side this gives me an excuse to make them again only chocolate flavoured and a chocolate sauce to go with them. Already drooling…but these turned out just as good so here’s the recipe for them. Ingredients 1/4 cup Rolled oats 1 and a half Bananas 1/2 cup water (substitute with almond milk if you want a richer creamier taste) 2 tsp Cinnamon 1/4 tsp coconut oil (coating the pan) Note: adding more water gives you a smoother consistency (varies upon preference) Directions Set oven top on very low heat (3 or 4) Blend the banana, water (or almond milk), rolled oats and cinnamon in a food processor till a liquid consistency forms Once the pan is heated, lightly coat it with the coconut oil Scoop the pancake mixture onto the pan, spread out and cook for about 30seconds on each side (they cook quickly so keep an eye on them) ** Here is the recipe for the Homemade …

Cheese Dip

Ingredients: 3/4 cup Cashews 1 cup Carrots 1 Lime 1 Green onion 1 Garlic clove 3 tsp Nutritional yeast 1 tsp Pink Himalayan sea salt 1 tsp Cayenne pepper 1 tsp Chilli powder 3/4 cup Water In a food processor blend all the ingredients together till a smooth consistency forms. If you want to make the dip more smooth and watery just gradually add more water and keep blending.

Baked Strawberry-Bluberry Oatmeal Cupcakes

Breakfast severed fresh out of the oven! – Simply delicious Ingredients: 1/4 cup Rolled Oats 1 Ripe banana Handful of strawberries Handful of blueberries 1 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Maple Syrup In a bowl place the rolled oats in along with the banana and mash it up with a fork till it’s a mushy consistency.  Add the cinnamon and maple syrup in afterwards. Then cut the strawberries into thin slices and mix them in. Add the blueberries last and the mixture is done. Baking directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Lightly coat the cupcake pan with coconut oil (I only used 3 cupcake spaces in the pan since there isn’t a lot of the mixture) Separate the mixture evenly into each Bake for about 25-30minutes. They will be crispy on the outside, but still soft and gooey on the inside from the juicy blueberries giving them a good contrast in texture. You’ll definitely want the blueberries, otherwise you can play around with different fruit combinations!

Sweet Potato Nachos

Who doesn’t love digging into a nice batch of warm and freshly baked nachos covered in cheese!? Instead of buying tortilla chips and processed cheese I made these spicy sweet potato chips and homemade cheese dip! The cheese was an experiment that actually ended up turning out spicily delicious.  Instructions: Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees Wash and peel 1 sweet potato Cut into very thin slices – the thinner the better because they will become crispier In a bowl marinate with 1 tbsp almond oil, Himalayan sea salt and chilli powder Cover two trays with parchment paper and spread out evenly Place in the oven for about 20mins (till you notice the outsides of the potatoes curving up) Flip them onto the other side and leave for another 20mins You may have to leave them in the oven a bit longer, it all depends on how quickly they become crispy. This is also why you want them cut thin otherwise  you can leave them in the oven till they turn black and they still won’t become crispy …

Boost Endurance Levels with Chia Seeds

Get ready to swap your sport drinks for this banana chia seed pre-workout smoothie! They aren’t called “The Runners Seed” for no reason, but go ahead and find out for yourself how great they are. Have the smoothie about 30 minutes prior to your workout and you’re all set.

Delicious Vegan Cafe and Bakery

Who doesn’t love going out to a nice restaurant and indulging in some delicious food that always seems to taste better than anything you’ve tried making yourself!? Being vegan isn’t easy when you want to go out to the standard restaurants available since the only portion of the menu you can really look at is the salads which would be great if it didn’t taste like dry lettuce, a few tomato slices tossed on, and a chemically produced dressing that makes up about half your calorie intake for the day and ingredients that you can’t even pronounce… Tempting right? Vegan culture is slowly becoming more and more predominant as the word about the amazing lifestyle is slowly getting around. I searched around my area for some vegan friendly restaurants and came across this absolutely amazing cafe. Their menu is filled with nutritious raw and vegan food and you can literally smell the freshness of the food. I got their Super Salad which was spring mix and spinach, roasted beets, carrots, cucumber, sweet potato, avocado, mixed with balsamic vinaigrette dressing, sprinkled …

Red Cabbage Wraps

Got a bit colourful with tonight’s dinner and made cabbage wraps which turned out to be satisfyingly scrumptious! Recipe is inspired by the classic lettuce wraps only a lot healthier and I may be biased, but also tastier 🙂 Ingredients: 4 Red cabbage leaves 1/4 cup Quinoa 1/3 cup Chickpeas 1 cup Brocoli florets 3 Cherry tomatoes 1/3 cup Fresh parsley leaves 1/2 Garlic clove 2 tsp Flaxseeds 1 tbsp Dried Chives 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1 tbsp Tahini Note: parsley has a strong taste so if you don’t like it, add less Directions: Cook quinoa, chickpeas and garlic in 3/4 cup water on the oven top on a medium heat till all the water is absorbed and let it sit for 5 mins In a food processor blend at a high speed: broccoli, parsley leaves, flaxseeds, dried chives, cayenne pepper, tahini, and the cooked quinoa/chickpeas Add 1/3 cup water to moisten the mixture and continue blending Remove mixture and place in a bowl Dice the tomatoes and mix into the mixture If you’re like me …

Basic Chocolate Smoothie

Here’s a basic Chocolate tasting smoothie for those sweet cravings Ingredients: 3 Bananas 1 tbsp Cacao Powder 1/4 cup Almond milk 250mL water Blend together and add 1 tbsp of peanut or almond butter to make it even tastier Garnishing: Cacao nibs and coconut flakes