Author: mimistravelblog

Vegan Chickpea Curry

Chickpea and veggie Curry

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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A delicious creamy curry.

This one is for Stu,  we hope you like it 😉

Ingredients

  • 1 white onion
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch of fresh ginger
  • 1 leak
  • 1 courgette
  • 1/2 aubergine
  • 1 red Pepper
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 tin of cherry tomatoes “pomodorini” (200g)
  • 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
  • 1/2 jar of curry paste, hot, mild,  you choose  (not curry sauce, there is a big difference and the sauce is not vegan).
  • 1 small tin of chickpeas (215g)
  • 1 small tin of coconut cream “créme de Coco Thaï 165ml”
  • big handful of fresh coriander

Directions

  1. Chop the onions and the veggies, crush the garlic and shred the ginger.
  2. Melt the teaspoon of coconut oil and put all the above in the pan and fry for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the cherry tomatoes, curry paste, chickpeas and coconut cream to the pan and cook for about 20 minutes or till the veggies are cooked through, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn’t stick to the pan and to move the flavours around.  Add the fresh coriander when nearly ready and stir in.
  4. Serve with rice and pappadums.

    5. Enjoy 😉


Matcha chia pudding

matcha chia pudding

  • Servings: 1
  • Difficulty: easy
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an energising matcha chia pudding.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of nut milk (I use homemade almond or cashew milk) but shop bought is fine.
  • 4 tbsp of chia seeds
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp of matcha powder
  • 1 – 2 tsp of maple syrup (optional) to taste

Directions

  1. put milk, 3 tbsp of chia seeds, vanilla extract, matcha powder and the maple syrup, if using, into a blender or Nutribullet if you have one. Blend until smooth (a couple of minutes)
  2. Pour into a jar or bowl and add the remaining 1 tbsp of chia seeds, stir well to combine and put in the fridge for at least 2 hours or even better overnight, (we have it for breakfast so we prepare the night before so it is all ready for us in the morning).

    3. Enjoy 😉


A positive look at life

“May this year be better than the last”

This is a sentence I have been throwing around a lot lately. I hadn’t really thought about how negative it sounds until my mum pointed it out to me.
With the new year everyone asks you what your new year’s resolutions are and sadly my answer was  “As long as it is better than this one I don’t mind”
After a lot of reflection on why I would say something so negative, I noticed that I was just focusing on the few bad things that happened this past year and not the thousands of good things that had happened.

We were lucky enough to go to Florida for Christmas and the New Year but on our flight home we got caught up in the New York “Bomb Cyclone” our flight was cancelled and we were forced to stay in New York. We were tired and just wanted to go home. We were thrown into chaos at the airport, lots of angry people, lots of scared people, cases everywhere, people looking to find new flights, hotels for the night etc. However, we met some really lovely, kind, funny people who we instantly bonded with. After accepting we had no option but to stay we checked into a nice hotel in Manhattan, and decided to look on the brighter side, 3 days with our family together in NY.. BABY!! 🙂 It is -12 degrees, and we only have our shorts from Florida but deciding to be positive has definitely been the best thing to do. It has been great!!  video  &  NY Times article 

So with this in my mind, my new years resolution is going to be to focus on all the wonderful, good things in my life, being healthy, being able to travel, being surrounded by people I love and who love me and even the simple things like just being able to wake up in a nice warm, safe home.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all change at least 1 thing for the better? Let’s try and help someone in need, recycle just a little more, eat just a little healthier every day, 1 day at a time, if we all do 1 good thing together it will be huge!

Happy New Year, lets all try and make it a positive one.

xo

 

 

 

Comforting Berry Crumble

berry crumble

  • Servings: 4-6
  • Difficulty: easy
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a comforting berry crumble.

Ingredients

  • 60 g of flour
  • 60 g go rolled oats
  • 60 g of coconut flakes
  • 60 g of ground almonds
  • 50 g of sugar or coconut sugar if you have it
  • 60 g of melted coconut oil
  • 500 g of mixed frozen berries
  • 3 tsp of sugar for the fruit

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius (375 degrees Fahrenheit)
  2. Make the crumble by mixing the flour, oats, ground almonds, sugar and coconut oil together and mix together with your hands to get the crumbly consistency.
  3. put all of the mixed fruit in a dish and sprinkle the 3 tsp of sugar over the berries.
  4. Pour the crumble over the fruit and place in the oven for 45 min or until brown.

    5. Enjoy 😉


Energy boosting snack

energy balls

  • Servings: 6-10
  • Difficulty: easy
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an energy-boosting snack.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of oats
  • 2/3 cups of coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup of almond butter
  • 1/2 cup of flax seeds (linseeds are the same thing)
  • 1/2 cup of cranberries and raisins
  • 3 – 4 tbsp  of agave nectar
  • 1 tbsp of chia seeds
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together and put in the fridge to cool for about 30 min.
  2. Place mixture in molds and put them back in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

    3. Tip: I found that by putting them in a mold it was easy to keep them together but you can try and roll them into balls if you want.

    Enjoy 😉


Mousse au chocolat

mousse au chocolat

  • Servings: 6-8
  • Difficulty: easy
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A perfect, mousse au chocolat.

Ingredients

  • 200g of dark chocolate (anywhere between 50% and 80% depending on how rich you want it)
  • 200 ml of Aquafaba (the juice from tinned chickpeas)
  • 20 grams of sugar (you can add more if the chocolate percentage is higher)
  • 1 to 2 tbsp of plant milk (I used coconut milk)
  • orange zest from 1/2 an orange

Directions

  1. Melt the chocolate by Bringing about an inch of water to a simmer in your saucepan. Set a heatproof bowl in the mouth of the pot, making sure the water doesn’t touch the bottom of the bowl. Stir chocolate occasionally once the chocolate has melted and one to two tablespoons of plant milk to make a sort of paste mix in the orange zest. Put to one side and let cool.
  2. whisk the aquafaba and the sugar together with a high speed whisk till it makes peaks and you can turn it upside down without it falling all over your floor 😉 ( it can take up to 15 minutes so be patient)

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  3. once that is done and 2 tbsp of the aquafabe to the chocolate and mix till combined.

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  4. Know you will want to very gently fold the aquafaba step by step into the chocolate.

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  5. put it in some ramekin and place in the fridge for a minimum of 6 hours.

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