Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Basic Bitch Vegan Tom Yum

Ingredients for a Basic Soup
- 1 Tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 Onion, chunky chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 Tbsp of Red Curry Paste
- 4 Cups of vegan stock (I use x4 Massel 7 beef stock cubes which are vegan)
- Desired vegetables (See list below)
- 1 Tin tomato
- 6-8 Kaffir Lime Leaves

Other
- If you want to get fancy, you can fry the onion and garlic, then add aromatics such as:
  • Chili
  • Ginger
  • Galangal, sliced
  • Lemongrass, Ends smashed & very chunky chopped
- You can add whatever vegetables you like, or whatever you have in your fridge. Try adding:
  • 1 Capsicum, chunky chopped
  • 1 Bunch of broccolini, chunky chopped
  • Zucchini, sliced in half then sliced into chunks
  • 1/2 Punnet of cherry tomatoes
  • Very firm tofu, cubed
  • Carrot, sliced
  • Mushrooms (either full button mushrooms, or larger mushrooms sliced)
  • String beans, chunky chopped
  • Asian greens (Bok Choy, Pak Choy, Choy Sum)
  • Asian Cabbage
- If it is too spicy, you can add 1/2 cup of coconut cream.

- If you need more zest, add lime - either squeeze it in, or add a full half lime.

- You can also add coriander (cilantro) with the noodles, or as a garnish, however not everyone likes it!

Method
- Heat coconut oil in a large saucepan
- Fry the onion & garlic until browned
- Add 3 tbsp of red curry paste and fry until fragrant
- Slowly add the 4 cups of stock
- Throw in the vegetables, tin of tomato and kaffir lime leaves
- Boil for 10 to 15 minutes until the vegetables soften
- Add the rice noodles and boil for another 5 minutes until the noodles soften
- Serve & enjoy






Friday, 20 October 2023

Vegan Red Curry

Ingredients
- 1 block Extra Firm Tofu - 14 oz, 400g
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
- 5 tablespoons Red Curry Paste
- 2 large Garlic Cloves, sliced
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Grated Ginger
- 1 cup Vegetable Broth
- 1 large capsicum
- 1 cup Broccolini 
- 8 oz Green Beans
- 1 can Canned Coconut Milk
- 2 teaspoons Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 6 Kaffir Lime Leaves
- 1-2 tablespoons Lime Juice
- 12 Thai Basil Leaves

Instructions
Heat a large pan, medium-high heat.

Melt coconut oil, fry tofu, then once brown, remove from pan & set aside

Melt coconut oil, fry red curry paste, garlic, fresh ginger. 

Stir in the vegetable stock, stir to combine the paste evenly into the stock. Let it simmer until a bit reduced.

Add in coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Stir to combine well and bring to a simmer. Cook and stir often, for 6-8 minutes or until the sauce thickens to your liking.

Add bell pepper strips, broccoli florets, and green beans and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.

Toss the tofu in the sauce until coated.

Remove from heat and stir in basil Thai leaves and lime juice.


Storage
Store in the fridge in a sealed container for 3-4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Friday, 29 September 2023

BEST Vegan Pancakes

 Ingredients

  • 1 cup soy milk (or almond, oat or coconut milk)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 & 1/2 cups self-raising flour + extra to make it thicker (probably X2 cups total)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • Nuttelex for pan frying

Sunday, 25 June 2023

Smokey cheese sauce vegan

Modified from Detoxinista


Ingredients 

1 & 1/2 or 200g cups raw cashews (soaked in water for 2 hours, if desired)

1 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice 

1 and 1/4 cup water

1 teaspoons fine sea salt 

1/4 cup nutritional the yeast

1/2 clove garlic

1/2 tsp of paprika 

1 teaspoon mustard (optional; spicy brown or yellow)

16 ounces Elbow or shell pasta of choice (gluten-free, if needed)

Freshly ground black pepper

Sunday, 11 June 2023

Brownie Mug

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons Nuttelex, mild extra virgin olive oil, or coconut oil
  • 3 tablespoons plant based milk, water, or coffee
  • 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons natural unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Pinch kosher salt
Instructions
  • Cook in microwave for 1 min.
  • Rest for 4 mins.

Saturday, 10 June 2023

Vegan Pancakes



Ingredients
  • 1 cup soy milk (or almond, oat or coconut milk)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Nuttelex for pan frying



Method
  • Ingredients go in a container.
  • Mix first with a spoon, then blend well with a wizz stick.
  • Grease pan with Nuttelex and cook pancakes until bubbles start to pop.
  • Flip & fry the other side until you suspect they're cooked.




Monday, 5 June 2023

Vegan brownie mug

Ingredient
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar, or coconut sugar, white sugar or cane sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract


Method
  • Add the wet ingredients to the mug.
  • Mix.
  • Then add the dry ingredients.
  • Mix.
  • Microwave for 60 seconds

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Vegan Lasagna


Ingredients - Tomato sauce
- 1 onion, diced
- Garlic, measured with love, sliced
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1 tin tomatoes
- Oregano, measured with love
- 1 bag of frozen spinach

Ingredients - Bechamel sauce
- 1 tbsp Nuttelex
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 cup vegan milk alternative
- 1 cup vegan cheese (cheese is the recommended brand in AUS) 

Assembly
- Vegetables to layer (pumpkin, eggplant, capsicum ect)
- Sheets of lasagna
- Vegan cheese

Instructions
- Sauté the onion, garlic, salt & pepper until brown
- Add tin tomatoes, oregano (or any other herbs), with a bag of frozen spinach
- Leave to simmer
- Meanwhile, melt the nuttelex in a pan on medium heat
- Once melted, add the flour, and stir to make a paste
- Slowly add the vegan milk, about a tbsp at a time
- Continuously stir until makes a sauce
- Take it off the heat, add in the vegan cheese, & stir until combined
- Oil a baking dish
- Layer the pasta sheets with the tomato sauce, any vegetables you want to add, the bechamel sauce.
- Its best to have the top layer as bechamel sauce.
- Once all the sauces are used up, or your baking dish is full, top with cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the pasta sheets and vegetables are cooked through






Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Vegan Banana Bread

Wet ingredients

  • 2 -3 medium to large extra ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/3 cup melted and cooled coconut oil (or Nuttelex) 
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
  • ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons dairy free milk of choice

Dry Ingredients
  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • - or -  
  • 2 cups of Self Raising flour

Can also add
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Berries
  • Choc chips
  • Top with slice banana
  • or sprinkle some desiccated coconut 

Method

1) Preheat an oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2) Grease a loaf tin, or grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
3) Sift flour and sugar in a bowl. Create a well
4) In another bowl, add margarine, soy milk, vanilla and any other extras to the smooshed banana.
5) Add the banana mixture into the flour, and fold until combined.
6) Spoon into the loaf tin, and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.












Monday, 10 April 2023

Fruit crumbling (Vegetarian)


Filling

- Pear
- Apple
- Strawberry
- Spices (cinamon, clove)

Topping
- Can condensed milk
- 400g shredded coconut

Method

- Slice up fruit and mix through the spices. 
- Put in a dish, alfoil on top 
- wack it in the oven 180 degrees for 20 minutes until fruit starts to stew.
- In another bowl, mix the condensed milk & coconut.
- Once the fruit has softened, spread the coconut mix on top. 
- Bake until golden.







Monday, 6 February 2023

Banana Berry “Nice” Cream (Vegan)



Ingredients
4 ripe bananas, chopped and frozen
4 cups (960 ml) frozen berries
1/2 cup (120 ml) almond milk, frozen into ice cubes

Method
Add all ingredients to a food processor. 
Blend until smooth and creamy. 
Enjoy immediately.


Nutrition (per serving)
Serves: 4 
Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 89
Total Fat: 0g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 30mg
Carbohydrate: 21g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 13g
Protein: 1g



Five Tempting Desserts Under 300 Calories

Stolen & possibly adapted (possibly not) from MyFitnessPal’s Recipes.

1. Banana Berry “Nice” Cream

Serves: 4 
Serving Size: 1 cup

Ingredients
4 ripe bananas, chopped and frozen
4 cups (960 ml) frozen berries
1/2 cup (120 ml) almond milk, frozen into ice cubes

Method
Add all ingredients to a food processor. 
Blend until smooth and creamy. 
Enjoy immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 89; 
Total Fat: 0g; 
Sodium: 30mg; 
Carbohydrate: 21g; 
Dietary Fiber: 3g; 
Sugar: 13g; 
Protein: 1g

2. Simple Peach Crumble

Serves: 4 | 
Serving Size: 1 & 1/2 cups

Ingredients
2 cups (480 ml) peaches, sliced
1/4 cup (60 ml) flour
2 tablespoons (30 ml) honey
Dash of salt
1/4 cup (60 ml) butter or spread of choice
1/2 cup (120 ml) rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) cinnamon

Method
Preheat oven to 350°F. 
Add peaches to a small baking dish or loaf pan. 
Mix flour, honey, butter, salt, cinnamon and oats in a bowl. 
Top the peaches with the crumble mixture, pressing down with a spoon. 
Bake until the crumble browns, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving) 
Calories: 181; 
Total Fat: 8g; 
aturated Fat: 3g; 
Monounsaturated Fat: 2g; 
Cholesterol: 31mg; 
Sodium: 106mg; 
Carbohydrate: 26g; 
Dietary Fiber: 4g; 
Sugar: 15g; 
Protein: 2g

3. Dark Chocolate Cranberry Almond Bark

Serves: 4 
Serving Size: 1 ounce

Ingredients
1/2 cup (120 ml) slivered almonds
2 ounces (57 grams) bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup (60 ml) dried cranberries
1 teaspoon (5 ml) orange zest
Finishing salt (optional)

Method
Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Add chocolate to a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second increments until chocolate melts. Stir in almonds, cranberries and zest. Spread mixture over parchment paper and refrigerate until chocolate is set.

Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 185; 
Total Fat: 12g; 
Saturated Fat: 3g; 
Monounsaturated Fat: 5g; 
Cholesterol: 0mg; 
Sodium: 5mg; 
Carbohydrate: 18g; 
Dietary Fiber: 2g; 
Sugar: 12g; 
Protein: 4g

4. Light Soy-Berry Mousse

Serves: 4 
Serving size: 1 cup

Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) package silken tofu
2 cups (480 ml) strawberries, sliced, divided
1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) vanilla extract
Chopped almonds or shaved chocolate (optional garnish)

Method
Add tofu, sugar, vanilla extract and 1 & 1/2 cup strawberries into a food processor. 
Blend until smooth, about 30 seconds. 
Pour into four small glasses and chill for about an hour before serving. 
Use remaining 1/2 cup strawberries for garnish along with almonds and shaved chocolate, if using.

Nutrition (per serving) 
Calories: 137; 
Total Fat: 3g; 
Saturated Fat: 0g; 
Monounsaturated Fat: 0g; 
Cholesterol: 0mg; 
Sodium: 1mg; 
Carbohydrate: 21g; 
Dietary Fiber: 2g; 
Sugar: 16g; 
Protein: 10g