Inspirational Quotes and Messages #1
I’ve been collecting quite a lot of these and I find that the more I surround myself to these, the more inspired I get. I will share with you some that has really made a difference to me.
Bittersweet Chocolate Almond Bars
(Yields: 4 bars, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 1/4 cup malted barley flour 1/4 cup carob powder 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1-2 tablespoons almond butter Note: You can buy carob and malted barley flour on Amazon. If you…
Healthy Stir Fry Vegetable Lemon Curry
(Yields: 1 bowl, Serving: 2, Prep time: 10 mins, Cook time: 12 mins) Ingredients 4 baby Bella mushrooms 1/2 Roma tomato 1/4 orange bell pepper 1/4 yellow bell pepper 1 broccoli floret 1/4 cup frozen peas 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon coriander 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon…
Vegetables you can add to Sweet Desserts
Believe it or not, you can actually add a lot of vegetables in baking and have it still taste amazing. Here’s a list of some veggies you can sneak in your next muffin, cake or bread. Zucchini Zucchini muffins and breads are quite popular and it works because zucchini is quite neutral in taste, so…
6 Fun Kitchen Equipment to Get
Chocolate Bar Mold CANDY BAR chocolate candy mold It’s funny but I never thought of making my own chocolate bar until one day I was doing some dessert and the consistency just turned out to be exactly like chocolate. All you need to mix together is carob/cocoa powder, liquid sweetener like brown rice syrup/maple syrup,…
Secret to keeping Freshly Baked Bread Soft!
In the past two days, I’ve been baking a bit more bread as usual and I just discovered THE BEST WAY to keep read soft, at least the crust and such. In the past, bread I’ve baked always turned out like stones after a while and let’s just say if I accidentally threw it at…
Amazing Health Benefits of Wheatgrass
Wow, every time I look, I see an article saying what amazingness wheatgrass has done, it has even cured a 75 year old man of cancer. So, I did a little research and found this useful little information for you. Wheatgrass is packed with nutrients, this includes Vitamins A, C, E, iron, calcium, magnesium, chlorophyll,…
Your Behaviour does not define You
I want to talk about our own self image and the belief that our behaviour makes us who we are. I think most of the times, we probably formed these believes over our childhood that if we’ve done something bad, we are bad. If we make a mistake, we’re horrible or stupid. If we do…
Sweet Potato Almond Chocolate Fudge
(Yields: 1 bowl, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 1 hr) Ingredients Instructions Follow these instructions to make sweet potato puree. Add all the ingredients into the blender and blend until they’re nice and smooth. Spoon it into a small bowl and eat it! You may like to press it into shape or…
How to Roast Sweet Potatoes
Note: Try and use smaller sweet potatoes as larger ones will take a very long time to cook. What you will Need Sweet Potatoes (2 small/medium sweet potatoes give about 1 cup puree) Oven Tray Directions Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Wash the sweet potatoes you’re using to roast. Lay them out on the oven…
My Food Philosophy
It’s funny I’ve been blogging and writing up recipes so long but have never really gone in depth with my food philosophy. Well, here it is! My philosophy is that we should eat food for health and enjoyment. Here are the main important points: I eat mostly a plant based diet. Food must taste good…
How to Cook Fried Rice the Healthy Way
So I’ve been really trying to figure out how to cook fried rice without making the oil going rancid but still using the best quality oil, as well as not making fried food become unhealthy as they are in high temperature. I’ve developed a method! 1. Cook the rice as normal. 2. If you’re using…
Crazy Pink Beet and Berry Smoothie
(Yields: 1 glass, Serving: 1, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 1/2 beet 1 small apple 1/3 lemon, peel included 2 lettuce leaves 1/3 endive 4-5 strawberries A handful of raspberries 1/2 cup almond milk Instructions Chop the apple and beet in smaller slices. Add everything into the blender and blend until smooth. (You may prefer…
Chocolate Vegan Super Snack
(Yields: 1 slice, Serving: 2, Prep time: 15 mins, Cook time: 10 mins) Ingredients 1/4 cup sliced almonds 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons pecans 1/2 cup oven toasted old fashioned oats 1 tablespoon date paste (instructions here*) 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 tablespoon ground flax 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon carob…
How to get your Kids to eat Vegetables
Is it hard getting kids to eat their vegetables? Here are some ways to help kids enjoy their veggies more. Expose them at a Young Age I’ve read articles that say that kids up to the age of 2 will eat anything but after that, they will not even touch anything new. So before…
5 Exotic Fruits we should be Eating
I love exotic fruits, don’t you? There are some rare ones we simply don’t see often, and I’d like to share some of these. Longans Longans are similar to lychee and is often used as a medicine in China. It can be used for stomach aches, insomnia, amnesia, and has the ability to nourish the…
Simple Vegan Chocolate Mousse
(Yields: 2 bowls, Serving: 4, Prep time: 15 mins) Ingredients 2 avocados 1/4 cup carob powder 12 pitted medjool dates 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Instructions Here’s what the ingredients look like: Remove the avocado pit and add all the ingredients into the blender. Blend until it’s very smooth. Do be careful as sometimes, dates…
Yellow, Orange and Red Salad
(Yields: 1 plate, Serving: 2, Prep time: 25 mins) Ingredients 1/2 orange 4 baby carrots 1/2 yellow bell pepper 1/2 orange bell pepper 1 Roma tomato 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds 4 sundried tomatoes (in olive oil) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon rosemary 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon garlic…
How to make Date Paste
Sometimes, dates can be hard to grind when there’s not a lot of ingredients, leaving them in big chunks. Date paste is much easier as it’s already ground up. What you will need: Dates (I used a packet) Blender Instructions Put all the dates into the blender. Blend on normal speed and use a food…
Are you your own Worst Enemy?
In life, we’ve faced so many challenges, but what if your worst enemy is yourself? Let’s look at some circumstances when you may be your own worst enemy. Giving Up your own Dreams Are you smashing your own dreams because you don’t think they’re worthwhile or that you can do it? Time to believe that…