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February 2nd to March 1st, 2015

This week I had a half day so I cleaned all my pets' enclosures. I also got to clean my desk, and check out some studyblr inspiration on Tumblr. For many of the recipes I made this week, I ate them all before being able to take pictures. It's just like how on the first day I tried giving Angela some truffles I ate them all. The next day I had to give them to her before first period because I knew I would eat them all if I didn't.

Monday February 2nd: Chocolate Chickpea Truffles
Substitutions I made:

• almond butter instead of cashew butter
• honey and water instead of maple syrup ( I was low on honey, and the truffles were sweet enough even with less honey)
• I left out sweetener

I dipped these truffles in mint chocolate.
I gave some of these truffles to Angela, and she shared with some friends who also liked them.



Wednesday February 4th: Spinach Crepes by Green Kitchen Stories
Changes I made:

• added an extra egg and more flour because 
• my crepes were not solid enough( they were more like green scrambled eggs)
• added an extra apple in the Chickpea Tahini Filling

Substitutions I made:

• used almond butter instead of tahini

Saturday February 28th: Frosty

Changes I made:

• added more cocoa powder, and added some carob powder
• no ice, and bananas were not frozen( I am in the middle of a Canadian winter here!)

I also made a banana, spinach and almond mylk smoothie. I had 2 smoothies for breakfast, and I do not regret it.

Sunday March 1st: Creamy Chocolate Avocado Smoothie by Against All Grain
Changes I made:

• added more cocoa powder
• added carob powder and a piece of chocolate
• omitted dates and honey
• added cinnamon
• omitted ice

Vegetarian Mini Pizza by Green Kitchen Stories

Toppings: Cherry tomatoes and red cabbage

Earthy Smoothy Bowl

    I've been starting seeds indoors these past few weeks. I guess all the handling of soil really got into my food thinking because I made a green and brown smoothie bowl a few days ago. I was going to post it yesterday, but I spent all my evening handling soil. 

Liebster Award

Thanks Rachel Ma for nominating me for the Liebster Award! This post is long overdue, but I didn't know who to nominate. I decided to nominate whoever wants to answer my questions.

4 Ingredient Chocolate Pancakes

 

Bowl of Goodness

       

Scrambled Egg, Tofu and Veggies

Steamed Egg

Creamy Coffee Cashew Mylk

Happy New Years!



My blender broke while it was blending dates and almonds so I couldn't make raw vegan coffee cheesecake. I was stuck with my old food processor that my mom used to make baby food with( for me) so i couldn't blend the cashews into a creamy cheesecake layer. This means that I definitely could not make the crust as well. 

As a last minute decision since I already bought the ingredients, and the cheesecake mix was semi blended, I made Mylk. It tastes amazing, and I love how I made a bad situation more positive by finding an alternative to the cheesecake.

Ingredients:
2 cups Cashews( soaked in coffee or water for about 3 hours)
1/2 cup Coffee + more if soaking cashews in coffee
1 tbsp Melted Coconut Oil( optional)
1tsp to 1 tbsp Honey or other sweetener ( optional)

-Blend all ingredients together
-Put nut mixture in nut Mylk bag or use cheesecloth
-Squeeze the liquid into a glass or cup ( whatever you plan on drinking it out of)
-Drink!


-If you don't want such a strong coffee flavour, reduce the amount of coffee and put in water
-To change thickness of the drink add or reduce liquid to taste

PS: Once I broke the microwave, and our old blender.

The old blender broke because I forgot I had a metal spoon in it, and I blended it.

This blender breaking down was not my fault! :p

Christmas 2014

This year my friend and I celebrated Christmas by cooking together. She got me food and drew a picture of my dog as my gift. My gift for her hasn't even been purchased yet because I have to make it. She got a new camera from her parents, and we took pictures of Keesha and my new hamsters.


The following pictures are taken by her:

These are the foods we made

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies 

We used almond butter instead because we didn't have peanut butter.

Pictures below are by me):

Spinach, egg and herbs. Cooked by Angela while I ate my Christmas present

Peanut Butter Cups

We didn't have peanut butter so we used almond butter instead.

Angela's gift to me!

Quick Carob Mug Cake

I had some leftover egg yolk because I used the egg whites for a delicious pumpkin pie recipe made by my friend.




Ingredients:
2 tbsp Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tbso Carob Powder
1 tbsp+ 1 tsp Milk of choice
2 tsp Honey or other liquid sweetener
2 Egg Yolks
1 tsp Cinnamon

-Mix all the dry ingredients together in a microwave safe container
-Mix wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients
-Microwave for 30 to 40 seconds( time depends on your microwave)
-Enjoy!

Roast Chickpeas

 These roasted chickpeas are one of my favourite snacks. My dog likes them too.

Ingredients:
Cooked chickpeas
Water
oil, herbs and spices ( if you want)


-Drain chickpeas and rinse in some water
-Use a towel or paper towel to pat dry the chickpeas
-toss chickpeas in oil, herbs and spices( if you want)
-Put chickpeas on baking tray lined with parchment paper. Make sure no chickpeas are on top of each other. You want a single layer of chickpeas.
-Bake at 450° f until the chickpeas are dry and crunchy on the inside( approx 30-40 min)


My oven's temperature is always a little bit lower than what I set. Baking takes me about 2 hours, but it takes my friend 30 minutes( I think there is something seriously wrong with my oven). Her oven is better than mine.

Cherry Smoothie and Experiments

 I made a smoothie with frozen cherries.
-1 banana
-1 cup frozen thawed cherries
-1/2 cup mylk or milk( your choice)

Sunday Breakfast:
Toast with chia jam, tahini and pears.

Experiment 1: Roast Chickpeas
I soaked chickpeas overnight, cooked them and then roasted them. I ate most of them today because I wanted to.

Experiment 2: Apple Cider Vinegar
I cut up pieces of apple and added a water+raw sugar solution.

This experiment will take a few weeks.

Sweet Potato

Summer Solstice

There are many things I love about the warmer months...

Picking wild foods

Red Clover

White Clover

Is this red and white clover combined?

 Finding souvenirs

2 dead mason bees( probably died because of the weather)
I hope I don't find anymore dead bees.

Robin Eggs

Gardening

Jumping Spiders- The perks of being a jumping spider and living with me is that you get free food.<3

A jumping spider and a mealworm.

Fish Food

It's been a long time since I've posted!

Doesn't look very appetizing does it? It's for my fish, not me. =)


Ingredients

-whatever veggies you want to put in it( I used organic carrots, asparagus, garlic, and potatoes)
-basil( optional)
-live mussels
-agar agar( more than you think you need)
The amount of ingredients you use depends on the type of fish you are feeding and how much you plan to make.

-put all the veggies( and basil) in a pot and cover with water
-bring water to a boil
-add mussels in
-when the mussels are cooked( their shells open), scoop out all the veggies and mussels( remove the shell)
-place everything into a blender, and blend until smooth
-dissolve agar in the water( stop the boiling) and then boil the water for a few minutes
-add the blended ingredients into the agar and water
-pour mixture into a container( I used mussel shells)
-let cool and solidify
-serve when solidified and freeze the remaining
-thaw in fridge when planning to feed another time


*mussel shells may raise the Ph of water so do not use if your fish are sensitive to changes in water parameters