Tag: recipe
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Recipe: black bean brownies with raspberries
Brownies & black beans: who knew they would be such a great combination? I had heard of black bean brownies before, but I had never come across a recipe, nor had I ever tasted them anywhere. But when I was on the hunt for some new recipes to try again that contain no wheat and…
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Recipe: Zoodles with Cauliflower Alfredo sauce
Looking to eat more vegetables without noticing? One thing you can do is to substitute your pasta for zoodles and your cream sauce for a cauliflower sauce. This recipe is a) quick, b) easy and c) 100% vegetables. You can make this vegan if you like, but you can also go with the vegetarian version…
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Recipe: Better-for-you flapjacks
When I visited my friend Alison in the UK, we bought ourselves some flapjacks from ASDA and had them for breakfast when we took a trip to Llandudno. I absolutely loved them and when I got home I tried finding a recipe immediately. Traditional flapjacks are made with oats, golden syrup and butter. I decided…
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Recipe: pesto pasta
For today’s food blog post I thought we’d go back to basics. I used to make pesto pasta a ton when I was a student as it is a quick and easy meal which is also budgetproof. However, the past few years, I have been cutting down on the amount of pasta I eat, so…
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Updated recipe: breakfast muffins
Remember how I made some breakfast muffins last year? Well, I made them again and this time tweaked the recipe and I like them even better now. I mainly made them more simple and with ingredients that I will always have lying about. The first version was a bit soggy and dry in the middle.…
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Recipe: The savory-sweet salad
It is no secret that I love my salads and when it comes to making salads there is no rhyme or reason to my methods. I simply chuck some things I like together and see if I like it. In my salad making endeavors, I thus came across some unexpected yet, nonetheless delicious combinations of…
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Recipe: How to make sushi
If you have seen my What I Eat posts in the past, you will know that a dish that I make quite regularly is sushi. Sushi is my favorite food. However, good sushi doesn’t come cheap, so sometimes I’ll opt for making it myself. It is cheaper and a very satisfying, being quite laborious process.…
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Recipe: Lentil-pepper-sweet potato soup
A food I have only recently gotten into is lentil soup. I had been meaning to try it for ages, but the idea of lentils always put me off. They have a bit of an ‘image’ problem I think and I just didn’t think they could be tasty. But I read more and more about…
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Recipe: chicken pesto salad wraps
For years I had salad for lunch. But after a while I got bored with having them every single day at work and also the fact that I am now traveling for longer means that bringing a salad isn’t always the best idea. Then I had an idea to make a salad wrap. Instead of…
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The perfect omelet
Eggs have become a staple food ever since I stopped eating too many grains. When I first dabbled in low carb eating, they became a quick yet satisfying meal. I eat them fried, boiled, poached, stir fried, sunny side up and even disguised as muffins. But my favorite way of eating eggs is by turning…
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Recipe: Almond Berry & Lemon Scones
Time for some baking! I try not to bake too often as it usually means I have to eat everything myself. But I cannot refrain from sharing a tasty recipe, such as this one. I make these ‘scones’ twice. Once exactly according to the recipe. The second time I made these, I added my own…
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Recipe: Vegetarian lasagna (wheat & gluten free)
Even though I count myself an omnivore, I oftentimes eat meals that do not contain meat. One of my favorite dishes to produce without meat and wheat (hey, that rhymes!) is a vegetarian lasagna. This lasagna is not only easy to make, it also uses ‘real ingredients’ and is created from scratch. It uses veggies…
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Recipe: Salted caramel hot chocolate
The best winter treat? Hot chocolate. Not just any hot chocolate, but a salted caramel hot chocolate. Because really, you can make a hot chocolate as decadent and delicious as you wish. Since I don’t sweeten my hot cocoa, I like to add in plenty of dollups of whipped cream and caramel sauce. And lately,…
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Recipe: blueberry protein breakfast muffins
Breakfast is the most important, but sometimes also the most boring meal of the day. Because my mornings start quite early I don’t have the time to have an elaborate sit down breakfast. On a regular weekday I’m thus looking for a wholesome breakfast that is quick and easy to make, which means I usually…
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Recipe: creamy pasta
The trick to any good pasta is the sauce it comes with. When I was a student I made tons of pasta. Ever since I found out that wheat is a no go, my pasta intake has lessened drastically. But I still have it sometimes and when I do I like to make it a…
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Recipe: fall proof casserole
If there is one food that screams fall it is pumpkin and in this recipe I have used diced pumpkin in the easiest recipe known to man. As usual I used some new ingredients but also tossed in some leftovers to create this. Here’s how you make this amazingly simple, yet fall appropriate dish. The…
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Recipe: bacon & egg muffins
The other week I was getting a bit tired of having salads every day for lunch. So I wanted to find a quick and easy lunch food that I could prepare in advance, which was wheat free and still, moderately healthy. That’s how I came about making one of my favorite breakfast foods: bacon &…
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Asian inspired stir fry (quick & easy)
I’m not too well-versed in Asian style cooking, but nevertheless I dabble around in it sometimes. Most of the times Asian cooking require lots of vegetables and a big pan on high heat. All you have to do is toss everything in a pan and keep it swirling around until everything is cooked. It couldn’t…
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The perfect cheescake
This is not the first cheesecake recipe I share on here. But then why have another one you ask? Well, because my previous two (!!) recipes didn’t include my favorite way for making cheesecakes. Before, I shared my recipe for the most decadent Caramel Pecan Turtle cheesecake, based on a delicious slice I had at…
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4 smoothie recipes (updated)
Smoothies are a staple food for me. They have been ever since my student days. They make for an easy snack or meal and when prepared right they are healthy and very very colorful. Where I used to prefer smoothies for summer time, I have come to have them year round and almost once a…
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Recipe: Homemade iced tea
Welcome to the second installment of Foodie Tuesday and today I’m showing you how I make iced tea from scratch. This is a non-fizzy, non-sweetened version based on green tea with some lemon and mint added for extra flavor. It is my favorite summer drink and was a hit with my friends when I made…
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Recipe: curried chicken with veggie stir fry & mango
Time for a quick and easy recipe again. This is another one of those “buy-ingredients-and-throw-it-together” type dishes that make up most of my every day cooking. I felt like trying something different. I marinated some chicken with curry powder, made a quick green veggie stir fry and topped up the dish with diced mango and…
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Recipe: Easy grilled chicken & oven roasted veggies
I hardly ever use cookbooks or recipes to prepare my meals. Only when I try to make something specific will I grab my homemade recipe book, that has everything tried and true in one spot. No, I am a ‘come-as-you-go’ type cook. I simply buy ingredients and chuck them together and hope for the best.…
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Recipe: sugar & dairy free ice lollies
It’s summer time! And that means it’s time for ice cream. But ice cream isn’t necessarily a healthy snack. It’s jam-packed with sugar, colorings and anything else that isn’t too good for you. When I was little my mom would thus make us popsicles with yoghurt, banana and instant lemonade. I have very vivid memories…
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Recipe: Vegan Mac N Cheese
Remember how I showed you what I had been eating over the past 2 weeks. Time to share some recipes! With this new diet of mine, I have been eager to try some different recipes. Things I wouldn’t have made before. One of them would be this vegan macaroni and cheese. I first saw this…
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Recipe: Cranberry – Orange Cheesecake
The other day I found this amazing cake recipe online and when my mom asked me what I was going to make for out Boxing Day potluck dinner, I knew immediately that I had to make this. It’s delicious, but not for the light-hearted as it stuffs you right up. Everyone loved it, so I…
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Low Carb: One Month Later
A little over a month ago I wrote how I’ve decided to drastically cut down my intake of carbs. Not because I want to lose weight, but because I found that my stomach starts doing flip flops and aches and cramps that I really didn’t want to deal with. Now, one month later I’m still…