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Middle Eastern Buddha Bowl

Middle Eastern Buddha Bowl

Middle Eastern Buddha Bowl Middle Eastern food is by far my favourite cuisine, which shouldn't come as a surprise since I was brought up in the Middle East and grew up eating and loving all the different flavours and amazing ingredients that part of the world and culture had to offer! Food in the Middle East is extremely important. It's something to be celebrated, shared and enjoyed. Food and eating were never considered merely fuel and a way for us to survive and keep going. We always sat down on the table to eat. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. There was no eating on the go and food was always made from scratch. No ready meals, no convenient packaged stuff and very rarely [...]

Nadia2017-08-25T10:47:45+01:00August 9, 2017|Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Meals, Vegan, Vegetarian|15 Comments

Vegan Tofu Tiramisu

Vegan Tofu Tiramisu

Vegan Tofu Tiramisu If you're trying to follow a plant-based diet that minimises the amount of animal products you eat, or if you're trying to eat healthier, then treating yourself to Tiramisu doesn't seem to be a viable option. Typically made with cream, mascarpone cheese, white sugar and lady fingers. None of those things scream health to me, definitely indulgence, not health. It's also usually made with alcohol so for people who can't drink alcohol like me, by default eating it is always out of the question. The good news is that you CAN make a healthier version at home. Without cheese, cream, dairy and alcohol! Not only that, you can make a plant-based version that's higher in protein! How? By using tofu as [...]

Nadia2017-10-09T16:03:04+01:00August 5, 2017|Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|43 Comments

Chocolate Tahini Doughnuts (Vegan, Gluten-free)

Chocolate Tahini Doughnuts (Vegan, Gluten-free)

Chocolate Tahini Doughnuts I have yet another tahini recipe for you. I just couldn't resist. It's such a delicious and nutritionally amazing ingredient that I just want to add it/drizzle it onto anything and everything! There is no doubt that I eat tahini on a daily basis, either in my breakfast in the form of a drizzle over my smoothies, mixed into my porridge, or on the side of my lunch in hummus or just drizzled over my salad/veggies. These chocolate tahini doughnuts are vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar free made using oats instead of flour, tahini instead of oil and dates instead of a refined sweetener. Not only are they much healthier than normal doughnuts, they're also super dense, [...]

Nadia2017-08-01T08:55:30+01:00August 1, 2017|Breakfasts, Brownies, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, doughnuts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|14 Comments

Anti-inflammatory Golden Turmeric Milk

Anti-inflammatory Golden Turmeric Milk

Anti-inflammatory Golden Turmeric Milk As some of you may already know, I've been suffering with eczema, IBS, anxiety and low mood for many years (click here to find out more). My immune system seems to be very active and so I have a lot of inflammation in my body. Chronic inflammation is bad news as it's the precursor to many chronic diseases, which is worrying, so I try to eat as many anti-inflammatory foods as possible. Turmeric being one of them. Turmeric is said to be one of the best natural anti-inflammatory agents out there, definitely something to include in the diet, especially if you have any kind of auto-immune conditions and allergies. When it comes to making anti-inflammatory golden turmeric milk, there [...]

Nadia2017-07-25T19:28:33+01:00July 25, 2017|Dairy Free, Drinks, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Paleo, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|10 Comments

Chocolate Covered Almond Coconut Flapjacks

Chocolate Covered Almond Coconut Flapjacks

Chocolate Covered Almond Coconut Flapjacks This is my first ever flapjack recipe! EVER!! Can you believe it? How have I been blogging for this long without making flapjacks before? I honestly don't know the answer to that question because I LOVE FLAPJACKS! I guess flapjacks can come across as a slightly less interesting treat. Are they a dessert? Are they a snack? They feel like they're somewhere in between. Depending on how you make them they can look slightly bland and uninspiring, especially in the eyes of a food blogger who wants to create something visually stunning that the camera will love. So I finally got my act together and made my first batch of flapjacks. I couldn't make any plain old flapjacks though. I [...]

Nadia2017-07-24T19:24:47+01:00July 24, 2017|Bars, Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|6 Comments

Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches – Vegan & Gluten-free

Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches – Vegan & Gluten-free

Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches This is my first ice cream recipe this summer. Can you believe it?! Why has it taken me so long to finally get my act together and create an ice-cream recipe? I guess it's because the weather has been so up and down, one day it's glorious and sunny, the next it's rainy and gloomy. I love ice cream, but do you know what I love even more than ice cream? ICE CREAM SANDWICHES! I love balancing out the smooth, silkiness of ice cream with the more solid texture of a 'cookie'. I say cookie but the base for these cookie sandwiches are basically made out of dates, cashews and cocoa powder. No baking required! I've teamed up with [...]

Nadia2017-08-10T15:42:37+01:00July 18, 2017|Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Ice Cream, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|13 Comments

Black Bean Avocado & Mango Tacos

Black Bean Avocado & Mango Tacos

Black Bean Avocado & Mango Tacos I've always found avocado and mango to be such an excellent combination. The rich texture and buttery taste of the avocado complements the complex sweetness of the mango so well! I usually combine them in salads like I did in my kale, mango and avocado salad. Another thing that goes well with avocados is beans! I find beans so comforting. There's something about their texture that when you bite into them you know you're giving your body something nourishing without feeling like you're actually eating 'healthy'. Unlike the feeling you get from eating a boring salad. You know it's good for you so you eat it, but it doesn't offer much in terms of the feeling [...]

Nadia2017-07-11T18:28:36+01:00July 11, 2017|Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Meals, Nut Free, Post Workout Meals, Protein recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian|11 Comments

Cookie Dough Chocolate Bars

Cookie Dough Chocolate Bars

Cookie Dough Chocolate Bars A lush cookie dough centre made with chickpeas in a chocolate shell shaped like a chocolate bar! ? Don't you agree they look adorable? You probably all know by now how much I love using beans and pulses in my sweet treats. From lentil porridge, black bean cookie dough brownies, chickpea blondies and black bean chocolate cupcakes and black bean peanut butter brownies. To make these cookie dough chocolate bars, I'm using a similar recipe to the one I used to make these cookie dough truffles, only I made it much simpler and used fewer ingredients. They're grain-free, gluten-free and are so simple to make! To create the chocolate bar shape, I used this chocolate shaped mould that [...]

Nadia2018-07-26T22:53:56+01:00June 19, 2017|Chocolate, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|3 Comments

Vegan Raspberry Bounty Bars

Vegan Raspberry Bounty Bars

Vegan Raspberry Bounty Bars Since so many of you loved my Blueberry Bounty Bars I thought I would create another variation and shoot a video this time to show you just how easy they are to make at home! If you've never heard of bounty bars, they're basically a sweet coconut bar covered with a lush chocolate shell. I believe there is something similar in the US but under the name of 'Almond Joy'? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I have seen many American bloggers making these Almond Joy bars and they seem very similar to Bounty bars minus the almond! Bounty bars don't come in any other flavour apart from plain old coconut. Again please correct me if I'm [...]

Nadia2017-11-13T00:59:23+01:00June 14, 2017|Bars, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Nut Free|12 Comments

Organic Chocolate Cherry Smoothie Bowl

Organic Chocolate Cherry Smoothie Bowl

Organic Chocolate Cherry Smoothie Bowl More and more people are choosing to buy organic produce. Whether that be to avoid pesticides, for environmental reasons or for health reasons, there is no doubt that the UK’s appetite for organic food is growing. You can see it in the ever growing organic section in supermarkets and organic drinks and breakfasts/snacks offered in some cafes. Organic food is best, no doubt about it. Here are a few reasons why: Organic food is good for you and in a lot of cases tastier and more delicious too! They have fewer pesticides and in some cases more nutrients. Choosing organic is better for the animals. Happy animals with high standards of animal welfare and no routine use of antibiotics. [...]