Banana Berry Breakfast Pancakes
I am a HUGE breakfast lover! Pancakes are one of my fav and these ones specifically I make at least once a week. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do! 🙂 Makes approx 6 medium pancakes. You will Need: 1 cup Brown Rice …
Tag: Vegan
Chickpea Veggie Burger
As BBQ season is starting, us veggie lovers have a hard time participating. If you have a plant based diet, as I do, then you need to turn to “veggie burgers”. Even a burger without meat can still taste good, so try out this chickpea …
Black bean and Rice Stew
It is the time of year where you want to start cuddling in your blankets and eating comfort food on those cold days. This one is a filling warm bowl that can be made for the whole family.
You need:
1 carton of Vegetable broth
1 cup of canned Tomatoes (whole or diced)
1 cup of Brown Rice (cooked)
2 cups of Black Beans (cooked)
1 small onion
1 medium Carrot
2 Tbsp of Chili Powder
1 Tbsp of Cumin
2 Tsp of Garlic Powder
2 Tsp of Sea Salt
1) Cook rice and black beans (follow instructions on package).
2) Dice Onion and sizzle in pot with 1 tbsp of grapeseed oil. Once onion has turned translucent add chopped carrot.
3) While vegetables sizzle until cooked, add vegetable broth, black beans and tomatoes to a food processor or blender. Then add all spices and salt, and blend until smooth.
4) Add broth mixture to pot with vegetables and stir in rice. Let cook until heated then serve, or freeze for another day.
V/GF Chocolate Donuts (no donut pan needed)
These donuts are thick, dense and filling. The dough is rolled and shaped into a round donut so no donut pan is needed). You Need: 1 cup of Brown Rice Flour 1/2 cup of Tapioca Starch 1/2 cup of Coconut Sugar 1/2 cup of Cocoa …
Creamy Lentil Mushroom Soup
Makes approx 4 servings You Need: 1 cup of Green Lentils (dry) 1 can of Coconut Milk (full fat) 1/4 cup of Almond Milk 2 cloves of Garlic 1 medium Onion 1 cup of chopped Mushrooms 1 tsp of Sea Salt 1 cup of Cauliflower …
Black Bean Avocado Potato Slices
Looking for an easy healthy appetizer for a fall bbq party? The combo in this one will excite your taste buds!
Makes approx 8-10 slices.
You Need:
1 Large Sweet Potato
1.5 cups of Cooked Black Beans
1 Tbsp of Tahini
2 Tsp of Cumin
1 Tsp of Garlic Powder
1&1/4 Tsp of Pink Himalayan Salt
2 Tbsp of Grapeseed Oil
1 Avocado
1 Tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Clove of Garlic
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice one large Sweet Potato about 1 cm thick. Grease a baking sheet (I used Grapeseed oil) and lay out slices on baking sheet. Bake about 20-30 mins on each side, until lightly brown and cooked all the way through.
- Add Black Beans, Tahini, Cumin, Salt (1 tsp), Garlic Powder, and Grapeseed oil into a food processor and process until a chunky blend.
- Add Avocado, Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic clove, Salt (1/4 tsp) into a food processor and process until smooth.
- Apply a spoonful of Black Bean mix on top of the cooked Sweet Potato Slices and then top with Avocado Mix. Then serve and enjoy! You can garnish with Cilantro or Parsley.
Great Lunch Ideas
The most challenging thing to sticking to a good diet is all the prep work that goes into it. Unfortunately eating french fries for lunch everyday is not a solution, even though it technically fits into a Vegan diet. Here I have compiled a bunch …
Cinnamon Buns
Makes 7 cinnamon buns. You need: 1 cup of Millet Flour 1/2 cup of Sorhgum Flour 1/2 cup of Tapioca Starch 2 tsp of Baking Powder 1 tbsp of Cinnamon 1/2 tsp of Cardamom 1/2 cup of Coconut Sugar 1/4 tsp of Sea Salt …
Basic Quinoa Salad
You need:
1 1/2 cups of cooked Quinoa
1/2 cup of steamed Cauliflower
1/2 cup of chopped steamed Green beans
1/2 cup of chopped steamed Celery
1/4 cup of sunflower seeds
1/4 cup of Hemp seeds
2 tbsp of Grapeseed oil
1tbsp of Red wine Vinegar
1/4 tsp of Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp of pink Himalayan Salt
1 tsp of dried Basil
1) Cook quinoa ( 3/4 cup of quinoa with 3/4 cup of water and 1/2 tsp of salt boiled, takes about 20 mins)
2) Steam veggies (add cauliflower, green beans and celery into a wok with a 1/4 cup of water in the bottom, steam at medium heat)
3) Mix Quinoa with Steamed veggies and sunflower seeds.
4) In a jar with a lid mix the Grapeseed oil, red wine vinegar, basil, salt and garlic powder. Shake up ingredients and pour on to quinoa salad.
5) Mix sauce into quinoa salad and top with hemp seeds. Then serve!
Creamy Coleslaw
Makes 4 servings You will need: 1/4 of a Green Cabbage (shredded) 2 Carrots (shredded) 3 Celery Stalks (chopped) 1 cup of chopped Dandelion Leaves (optional) 2 tbsp of Grapeseed Oil 1 tbsp of Tahini 1 tsp of Dijon Mustard 1/2 tsp of Sea Salt …