It's not a diet, its a lifestyle
This sauce is bright green and filled with veggies & protein, who doesn’t love that!? Besides that it’s super easy to make, all you need is some vegan pesto, a blender and voila in just 15 minutes dinner will be served.
Since I’ve started working out at the gym more often I’ve decided to boost my protein intake a little to support my lifestyle change. This resulted in a lot of fun in the kitchen creating meals like this. Pair it with some …
Rainbow bowl, my latest and greatest obsession! I could eat them every day, but as much as I like a dish I can’t eat the exact same meal too many days in a row, or I’ll start disliking it. Since I think it’s important to eat as simple and vibrant as possible I decided to make some variations on one of my favorite type of bowls. You can use any type of noodle to make this bowl with, but trust me nothing beets unicorn noodles, thats a fact! To find out how they are made go over to this post.
This bowl is especially great when you’re feeling a bit beat, get it? Puns aside the miso/beet sauce really takes this bowl to another level. As a former beet hater I understand it if you have your doubts about this sauce, don’t worry so did I, but rest assured knowing it turned out creamy, cheesy and delicious, without an intense beet taste.
Ok let me share a little secret with you! As you might know I used to hate beets, right? Let me tell you how I went from hating them, to loving them. It started with me buying beet powder to use as a food colouring, I was a bit skeptical because I feared it would make the food taste like beets, but it didn’t. The taste of beet was present, but only very slightly, just enough for my taste buds to actually start appreciating it.
Now I’m not telling you to go and buy beet powder, its pricy, just take some regular beets and sneak a little bit into your dishes and maybe one day even you will grow to love them! And if all fails, try this recipe, if you won’t like beets after that, they might just not be for you, and thats also fine! The moral of the story is to never judge a food because of one or maybe two bad experiences, because given a change it might actually start growing on you!
Just remember that like most of my recipes you can simply adjust this one to taste, If you really can’t stand beet, don’t add it or add less. Maybe you want to use different veggies, or really dislike avocado’s, I don’t judge, this is your salad!
Let me know if you liked the recipe in the comments below and if you decide to recreate this dish feel free to tag me on Instagram as I’d love to see your creations!
One Love,
A.J.
Every time I see an overripe bunch of bananas lying around my kitchen I start getting excited because I know it’s time to either freeze them to make ice cream or use them in bakes goods, how exciting is my life, right!?. To everyone throwing away their perfectly ripe bananas because they look disgusting, those yucky looking bananas are tropical gold! I’m being over dramatic but I mean it, there is a point at when bananas start being really brown and mushy, but once they are used in some good baked goods, we turned gross bananas into a delicious banana flavoured treat, win.
This is a one bowl recipe, as I didn’t feel like mixing the wet and the dry separate, I’m kind of a rebel when it comes to baking! So far it has worked out great, so why fix something that isn’t broken.
I topped these muffins with pieces of bananas and others with a mix of pumpkin & chia seeds and some crushed walnuts. You can top it with whatever you want though, you can try making a crumble or topping it with other nuts and/or seeds.
Now let’s get backing and make yourself a nice warming cup of tea (or not) to go along these scrumptious muffins! I really hope you like these recipes and feel free to leave a comment below or to tag me in your recreations on Instagram and don’t forget to like my Facebook page.
One Love,
A.J.
There are all types of dietary restrictions, wether it is gluten, refined sugars, gmo’s, processed foods or oils, it always comes as a nice surprise when you find dishes that fit your dietary needs at a party, restaurant or any other occasion where there is food. Since I’m celebrating my one year anniversary I wanted everyone to celebrate it with me, I’ve already uploaded a recipe for blackberry bars but for those who are gluten and/or refined sugar free I’ve made another recipe for blueberry/raspberry coconut bars, oh and did I mention they are raw as well! Whenever it comes to food I want everyone to enjoy, and yes even if you’re not vegan I’ll make you enjoy these vegan treats with me, because they are just as tasty!
These bars are quite simple to make, the only time consuming thing is soaking the cashew nuts (this will make them nice and soft) and letting it all solidify in the freezer, but all of this won’t cost you any effort, the making of the recipe though takes about 10 to 20 minutes depending on how fast you work. Minimum effort, maximum reward, these are the types of recipes are the most convenient, of course I like spending hours in the kitchen and don’t mind getting my hands dirty, but not everyone has the time, or patience, so this one is for you!
You can have these bars with a cup of tea, on a smoothie bowl like I did or just eat them as they are.
You could also try adding toppings before they are solid like fresh fruits, such as berries, figs or mango, or maybe you want some hemp seeds on top!? They are your bars so make them however you like.
These bars will stay good for a while if stored in the freezer, which is what I would recommend. If you want to have one just take it out of the freezer and let them come to room temperature a little. Or take some out and keep them in the fridge, this way you’ll never have to wait for them to get soft.
If you make this dish leave a comment below to let me know how you liked them, or tag me in your creations on my social media accounts.
One Love,
A.J.
One this I love about bananas is that even when they are overripe they will never be wasted, I often even wait for them to overripe so I can make delicious baked goods with them. One thing I love to make from over ripe (aka perfectly ripe) bananas is banana bread, I already posted a recipe for a raspberry/spirulina banana bread which you can find here.
This banana bread will be a little different from the other one, its a cacao and chai spiced bread with a peanut butter swirl on top and for good measure I threw some…
One of the things I try to avoid at all cost is spoiling food, so dishes that use leftovers and kitchen scraps are high on my list of favorites. Vegetable fried rice is one of those dishes that allows you to use your imagination when it comes to vegetables and spices, you can really use whatever vegetable scraps you’ve got stashed in your fridge. Besides using scraps you can also use your leftover rice to make this dish. Often I catch people throwing away their leftover rice, which makes me gasp, because its perfect for making fried rice, and a ton of other dishes.
Growing up fried rice used to be one of my favorite meals, I loved the spices and didn’t mind eating all the vegetables, ofter I didn’t even notice them, this was awesome because I was kind of a picky eater. Luckily I grew to absolutely love vegetables and dishes like this always surprise me because of the amount of vegetables you can stuff in them.
These are the vegetables I used, but feel free to try different kinds of vegetables. I often throw some corn, celery leaves and mung bean sprouts through the mix or even some chopped purple cabbage, you can really use your imagination. Some other options are broccoli, mushrooms, cauliflower, bamboo, jackfruit, and whatever else floats your boat!
I made my own spice blend, you can make the one I used or make your own. Everyone loves different things so if you want it to be less spicy, make it less spicy. You can use store bought spice blends or just keep it plain and simple, again this is your dish, so customise it to your own liking. To make things even more easier you can cheat and use store bought satay sauce, just make sure it’s vegan.
I’ll work on more dishes and ideas for saving your kitchen scraps and leftovers, because I like to keep the spoiling of food to a bare minimum. Now you know what to do with your leftover rice, if you’ll try this recipe let me know how it turned out by leaving a comment below or tagging me on Instagram. Have an awesome day and bon appetite!
Bless,
A.J.
Do you also like tricking others (and of course yourself) into eating more vegetables, without them having a clue? Well this dish will do just that, you kids, significant other, friends or whoever youre serving this too will never guess the amount of spinach you’ve sneaked into this dish. You just sell it to them as a “pesto” pasta, and watch them munch down all of that spinach laced pasta. And since this is a two recipe post you can easily skip making the pasta and just use the spinach pesto on whatever you like, maybe a sandwich?
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These holidays wouldn’t be complete without some festive cookies, and since i’ve had my fair share of pumpkin spiced everything i decided to go for something less traditional. These lemon/chia cookies are just perfect, i mean look at those colours, they scream festiveness! Not only are they delicious, they are also incredibly…
Sometimes i’ll get home and really don’t feel like spending a lot of time making dinner, no i want to relax and do something else (although most of the time i still end up in the kitchen because, honestly i really love food!). This recipe is also perfect for if you are short on time but still want to take a delicious meal to work.
This sauce takes me less then 10 minutes…
Is there anything more comforting then a delicious stack of fluffy pancakes on a Sunday morning? I don’t think so! Show all your non vegan friends that you don’t need eggs, milk or gluten to create delicious pancakes. These pancakes will be a hit amongst all of your omnivorous friends.
This recipe calls for buckwheat flour only, and will leave you with a delicious stack of pancakes in less then 30 minutes. This stack will feed about two people, or if you’re as much as a monster as i am only one, just kidding (or am i?).
This recipe is simple and versatile, you can make them as plain or special as you like. Do you want blueberry pancakes? just throw in some blueberries. Maybe you are craving chai spiced pancakes, just throw in some chai spices. What about chocolate pancakes, craving those? just add some raw cacao powder and call it a day. You could even have red velvet pancakes. These pancakes know no limits, be bold and experiment!
This day i decided to go for a something a little different and decide to add chai spices to my pancake batter. After baking half of the batter i added some raw cacao powder to make a chocolate/chai pancake. You can choose the easy road and buy your chai spice mix from the store or you can make it yourself. To make it yourself just throw pinches of ground cardamon, cloves, cinnamon, star anise and ginger.
Take this recipe and make it your own, mix match and create something wonderful!
If you decide to recreate this dish feel free to tag me on Instagram as I’d love to see your creations, and find me on Facebook!
One Love,
A.J.
* if you do not have any lemon juice you can also use white or apple cider vinegar.
