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Vegan Banana Chocolate Tarts

Vegan Banana Chocolate Tarts

Vegan Banana Chocolate Tarts A simple and quick dessert that requires little time to prepare, no baking and only a handful of ingredients. These vegan banana chocolate tarts are fairly low in added sugar (as far as desserts go!) and are made with great ingredients like oats, ground almonds, cocoa and oat milk. The filling is a simple mixture of dairy-free banana flavoured oat milk and a bit of cornstarch and agar agar to firm it up and turn it into a thick custard consistency. I used Planted banana flavoured oat milk that you can get from Asda as an easy way to make a tasty filling that's not too fiddly and doesn't require too many ingredients. You can also use a [...]

Nadia2018-10-24T17:29:12+01:00October 15, 2018|Dairy Free, Desserts, snack, Sweet Snacks, Tarts/Pies, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|9 Comments

Vegan California Walnut Soda Bread

Vegan California Walnut Soda Bread

Vegan California Walnut Soda Bread A delicious vegan California walnut soda bread that goes well with both sweet and savoury meals. An easy and versatile recipe that you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Baking is such a hot topic at the moment since the kickstart of this year's Great British Bake Off. I've always been a huge fan of baking (as well as eating baked treats!), but over the summer I found myself unintentionally leaning towards non-baked recipes and desserts. The heat put me off from wanting to turn the oven on, but now that Autumn is officially here (yay!) and bake off fever is in the air, all I want to do is bake bake bake! :D It's such a good time to [...]

Nadia2018-10-12T17:21:37+01:00October 12, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Main Meals, Sandwiches, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|0 Comments

Tandoori Tofu Chickpea Pizza

Tandoori Tofu Chickpea Pizza

Tandoori Tofu Chickpea Pizza I usually make pizza on a Friday or Saturday evening and I know it's only Tuesday, but I spent the whole weekend working and this evening I really feel like having pizza and a movie night with the hubby. Today, I'm making two pizzas; one with cheese (for the hubby) and one without (for myself). I try to avoid dairy as much as I can for several reasons. The main one being it triggers my IBS flare-ups. To my husband's disappointment I usually leave out cheese when I make pizza. He LOVES his cheese and wouldn't consider a pizza "a pizza" without it, although he made an exception with my avocado pizza. I have to agree with [...]

Nadia2018-11-08T10:46:34+01:00October 9, 2018|Dairy Free, Main Meals, Pizza, Vegan, Vegetarian|9 Comments

Vegan and Gluten-Free Crepes

Vegan and Gluten-Free Crepes

Vegan and Gluten-Free Crepes Delicious vegan and gluten-free crepes made with oat flour and filled with a protein yoghurt filling to help you feeling full and sustained until lunch time. I try to start my day with oats. It's such a nutritious alternative to white bread/flour especially first thing in the morning. I also try to make sure my breakfast contain some protein and a bit of fat to help keep my blood sugar steady. Eating a carby breakfast like bread, cereal or even porridge without any form of fat and protein leaves me with terrible sugar crashes feeling jittery, irritable and unable to concentrate only an hour after eating! Not ideal when trying to have a productive day. I really do believe that [...]

Nadia2018-10-07T11:56:05+01:00October 7, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Pancakes, Protein pancakes, Protein recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian|4 Comments

Vegan Avocado Pesto Grilled Cheese

Vegan Avocado Pesto Grilled Cheese

Vegan Avocado Pesto Grilled Cheese A grilled cheese sandwich with a twist. The twist being this vegan avocado pesto grilled cheese toastie is SO MUCH BETTER than a plain cheese toastie. Add avocado to any sandwich and instantly it's ten times better! Especially when paired with pesto and cheese. Since reducing my dairy intake, I haven't really missed cheese all that much. The one thing I hear most from people who cut out dairy from their diet or go vegan is how much they miss cheese. I've never experienced that; however, I do crave a bit of cheese every now and then and this vegan avocado pesto grilled cheese is the ultimate way to satisfy such a craving. As I mentioned in my previous [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:49+01:00September 29, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Meals, Sandwiches, Savoury Snacks, snack, Sugar Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|13 Comments

Almond Butter Raspberry Toastie

Almond Butter Raspberry Toastie

Almond Butter Raspberry Toastie Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but with almond butter, raspberry jam and toasted. This almond butter raspberry toastie is my idea of the perfect winter breakfast treat. And now that the summer break is over and I'm diving into my final year of college, I need all the comfort I can get. Although I LOVE peanut butter, given the choice I would always go for almond butter instead. I love that it has a milder taste that's not too overpowering, especially when there's other flavours in the recipe that you would like to shine through. I think almond butter goes so much better with jam, that's why I skipped the peanut butter and made an almond butter (jelly) raspberry toastie [...]

Nadia2018-10-01T09:25:28+01:00September 29, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|0 Comments

Blueberry Nectarine Baked Porridge

Blueberry Nectarine Baked Porridge

Blueberry Nectarine Baked Porridge If you're looking for new and fun breakfast ideas that you can prepare in advance and enjoy fuss free on a busy morning, then you need to try this blueberry nectarine baked porridge recipe! Now that the weather is finally getting colder, my breakfasts are now changing from frozen smoothie bowls to porridge and my new favourite, baked porridge! Or baked oatmeal as it's known in other parts of the world. I'm finding myself craving warm breakfasts more and more. And I know once the UK winter kicks in, I'll say goodbye to my smoothie bowls for good (well, until next spring!), as I welcome bowls of comforting, stodgy oats. One of the things I really miss about winter [...]

Nadia2018-09-24T14:32:24+01:00September 24, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Oatmeal, Overnight Oats, Porridge, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian|6 Comments

Easy Coconut Chickpea Curry

Easy Coconut Chickpea Curry

Easy Coconut Chickpea Curry For me, meals like this easy coconut chickpea curry are such a huge time saver on a busy day. Come evening time I don't usually have the energy to cook, especially if I've been recipe creating or filming earlier that day followed by cleaning and tidying. It can really take it out of me. So I always fall back on quick and easy recipes like this one that doesn't require much time to prepare and uses ingredients I always have available in my pantry. Ingredients like canned chickpeas, canned coconut milk, spices and rice. I use light coconut milk to make it slightly healthier and lighter. The great thing about this curry is that you can adapt it to [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:49+01:00September 18, 2018|Curry, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Meals, Rice, Rice, Sugar Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|6 Comments

Vegan and Gluten-free Pecan Oat Cookies

Vegan and Gluten-free Pecan Oat Cookies

Vegan and Gluten-free Pecan Oat Cookies Deliciously crunchy vegan and gluten-free pecan oat cookies perfect enjoyed with a cup of tea as an afternoon treat :D A few weeks ago it dawned on me that I had't baked cookies in ages. How did that happen?? I used to bake cookies so regularly since they're my favourite kind of treat (that and chocolate ;) ). If you know me, you know I love cake, but I have to admit that I love cookies even more! Especially the crunchy kind. To make up for the months of lack of cookies, I recently posted a chocolate hazelnut stuffed cookie recipe as well as a giant skillet chocolate chip cookie. Now, I'm sharing with you these vegan and gluten-free pecan oat [...]

Nadia2018-09-24T22:07:54+01:00September 11, 2018|Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|10 Comments

Vegan and Gluten-free Chocolate Waffles

Vegan and Gluten-free Chocolate Waffles

Vegan and Gluten-free Chocolate Waffles Rich, vegan and gluten-free chocolate waffles using healthier ingredients. Based on my healthy baked waffles, but made in a waffle maker instead of waffle moulds. I recently bought a new waffle maker and was dying to try it out, so thought I would recreate this basic recipe but with added chocolate. I usually make waffles on a Sunday morning for me and the hubby and it's something we both look forward to. We don't have much time for a sit down breakfast during the week, so it's a real treat on the weekend to take our time prepping breakfast (although we don't usually eat until 10-11am, so technically it's brunch!) and have a chilled sit down meal on [...]