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Donnerstag, 23. April 2015

Veggie-Stuffed-BellPepper and Sweet Potato Fries


  • Bell Pepper
  • Grated Veggies:
    • Cauliflower
    • onion
    • sundried tomato
    • carrot
    • peas
    • eggplant
  • cottage cheese
  • sweet potato
  • baby tomatos
  • tomato paste
  • dry tomatos
  • seasonings
  1. Preheat oven to 200°C and cut your veggies
  2. Sautee veggies in a pan -  let cool
  3. While veggies cool down cut your sweet potato into frie stripes
  4. Place fries on a lined baking try and season with salt, pepper, oil and whatever you desire
  5. Stuff your bell pepper with Veggie mix and place into a small baking sheet as it might loose some water
  6. Place both in the oven and let cook for about 40 minutes
  7. Meanwhile you can mix your tomato paste and dried tomatos for the sauce
  8. Season with what you desire - I was using soy sauce, salt, pepper, basil, bell pepper flakes, and just for fun throwing in two strawberries
  9. Blend all your sauce ingredients and top with freshly cutted baby tomatos
  10. Enjoy your warm comfort meal <3

Mittwoch, 22. April 2015

Quick Mugcake

I basically felt like having a mugcake et violá it actually turned out amaaaaazing! Can't wait to make a chocolaty version of that!



Banana Protein Mugcake:

  • 1 mashed banana
  • 2 tbsp coconut flakes
  • 1 tbsp almond meal
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 scoop protein powder
  • sweetener if you'd like some
Just mash up all the ingredients and microwave for about 1,5 minutes pause for a couple seconds and give it another minute - and you are done!

Donnerstag, 16. April 2015

It's birthday week!

I'm saying birthday week not because I love having birthday so much I want to celebrate for a whole week - but because there are so many birthdays this week. It was my bestfriends birthday on April 12th, my grandpas on April 13th, mine on the 15th and my sisster's tomorrow, April 17th. This is not only a very beautiful time spent together but also pretty stressfull. Still I had a great brithday which was also very relaxing due to the fact that all my guests will be coming over tomorrow and my sister and I celebrate a big party togerther!






Still I made a litte fully raw cake - which for me was the perfect idea for such a great sunny and warm day!




























Small Fully Raw Apple Pie:

  • Around 6 Apples
  • 3 cups cashews
  • 2-3 cups dried pitted dates
  • 1 cup dried figs
  • 1 cup mulberries
  • cinnamon and vanilla to taste

  1. Blend together mulberries, cashews, a couple of figs and around 1 and 1|2 or 2 cups of dates in a food proccessor. Feel free to adjust the amount of dates or nuts or add in water to consistancy and desired amount
  2. Press mixture into a cakepan. This should be the base for your cake
  3. Use two apples, the rest of the dates and figs and seasonings to blend (with water if needed) to create a creamy but not too thick caramell spread
  4. Slice the remaining apples
  5. Place apples and caramell on top of your base altering inbetween the layers
  6. Let sit in the fridge for at least an hour and enjoy <3

I made these for my bestfrined by the way - they tasted like heaven! Find the recipe here.


Montag, 13. April 2015

Quick baked potatoes

What's better than a colorful plate on a grey day? Nothing! Well probably chocolate but let's not go into depth with that ... 

;)



Tasty mixed salad, organge and grapefruit and stuffed potatoes! I just mixed a couple leftovers and created the best and fastest baked potato recipe I ever tried!

Stuffed Potatoes:


  • 3 midi potatoes
  • leftover grilled chicken 
  • 1|2 morzarella ball
  • 2 scallions
  • 2 sundried tomatoes
  • seasonings (salt, pepper, red bell pepper, Ruby Roast)
  1. Wash potatoes and pin with a fork
  2. Place them in the microwave for 10 minutes
  3. Cut all the other ingredients into small pieces
  4. Cut open potatoes carefully (they might be really hot) and fill with your stuffing and seasonings
  5. Place into microwafe once more for 2-3 minutes
  6. Enjoy your great meal! <3
So I also want to take the chance to tell you some more about 'Kindeskinder' as they actually create the best seasonings ever! I tagged Ruby Roast for you - the seasoning I put on almost everything I eat. Still it tastes best on a buttered piece of bread as it has such a great flavor without anything else to it! Try it - love it! Let me know if you want more RubyRoastRecipes!

Banana Ice Cream Lasagna

Because why not?! Actually while I made this I felt so genious that I started to ask myself why I haven't thought of this anytime earlier! But as this was the first try I already found something to do better next time - which would be cutting it differently. Sounds awkward? It actually does make sense though! Did you ever eat something just in a different shape and it tasted totally different? Take pasta for example - taigatelle does actually taste totally different than fusilli or spaghetti. So talking about pasta we should make our way back to lasagna - ice cream lasagna - which by the way also tasted great the way I cutted it this time but next time I will defenitly cut it in small stripes which makes you taste the flavors way better! 




Banana Ice Cream Lasagna:


  • frozen bananas
  • Banana waffles (Basic recipe: 2 bananas, 1 cup oats, 1 cup liquid)
  • toppings
You can basically use any kind of ice cream, toppings, or waffle you want! This time I was making some banana waffles, let them cool and then rolled them out very flat. I made some nana ice cream in the blender and started with my lasagna. I used a waffle first then spread some ice cream and topped this with banana slices. Add a waffle next, more ice cream and more toppings. Continue until you run out of goodies! I also topped some blueberries and coconut. After you are done layering put back into the freezer to harden again. Next time I want to add in some chocolate and cookie crumble! Have fun and enjoy making and especially eating! <3

Sonntag, 12. April 2015

Salad Wraps

...for breakfast! 

And yes, this was a great choice! It's the most refreshing start you can have!



Salad Wraps:

  • Leaves of iceberg salad
  • whatever filling you desire - I used:
  • Cottage cheese
  • Egg
  • Chicken slices
  • Avocado
  • Seasonings
Just add all your stuffing ingredients to the leaves and enjoy your wrap! <3

Samstag, 11. April 2015

Back on track

So now that I am back from banana Island I am still not able to let go of all the great nanas! I just created a Banana Ice cream Lasagne for dessert tomorrow - so excited how this turnes out! Today I had a yummy chia-overnight oats-banana-chocolate mash for breakfast and it was sooo delicious that of course I wanted to share the recipe with you guys :)





















Chocolate Protein Overnight Chia Oats:





  • 1 banana
  • 1|4 cup oats
  • 1|4 cup chia seeds 
  • 1|2 cup water
  • 1|2 cup chocolate protein milk (Muscle Milk)
  • Hafervoll Bar and pomergranade for topping
Just mash all the ingredients and top with whatever you want to. I liked my favorite chocolate protein milk for you guys and the yummy Hafervoll flapjack! I was using chocolate hazelnut today and I really love all the natural flavors coming together <3


Mittwoch, 8. April 2015

Banana Island Recipes

So you are eatimg bananas. Doesn't that get boring as hell?


Not at all ;)



But here is the great thing: Sole Ingredeient for all recipes - Banana!



Banana Smoothie Bowl:
  1. Mash half a nana and place on the bottom of your bowl
  2. Mix two - three bananas in a blender and add water to desired consistancy - I like to use just a little to have a creamy consistancy
  3. Top off with half a sliced banana






Banana Ice(dream)cream:
  1. Freeze banana chunks and blend with just a little water






Banana Wraps:

  1. Blend 2 Bananas without or only a little water
  2. Spread thinly on a lined baking sheet and bake for an hour, set on 150°C
  3. Fill with mashed banana and dried banana pieces

Enjoy <3

My second time visiting Banana Island

So you guys as I just finished school I thought it was a great time to have a beautiful vacation. For my destenation I have choosen Banana Island - due to the great experience I've made last time! So if you are up already googeling wherever Banana Island actually is I will let you know. It's right within you!  So bad news for me - I am acuatlly still sitting at home!
It is the glorious destination you will find yourself at once you decited to clean up your life and especially your diet and stop eating aything that is not Nana!

Sounds crazy? It is!

But as I said - this is my second stay on Banana Island and I would like to tell you why!




First things first - why Banana Island - what is so beneficial about it?

Well I did some research after I found out about the special 'detox'. So all informaton provided is from the web plus some added experience.  I decited to try Banana Island for the first time eating bananas for three days. You can only do one day if you desire or even a whole month. As detox fully shows its benefits from the second to third day I decited to go for 3 days. I have had problems with amost everything I ate for the past year now so I was up to anything that might help me a little.

So here are some bananafacts:

  • Bananas are great helping your digesting system but you gotta watch out : Your Nanas need to be ripe otherwise they might actually not help your digestion but cause bloating
  • Bananas contain all beneficial Vitamins you need 
  • They are filling and of great taste
Sounds like something worth trying doesn't it?

Actually cou could Mono-eat any fruit you want to because the mono-meal effect itself is what is great for your body. Eating one ingredient only calms down your digestion as your body has to work with the one thing only so it is not too much work for your stomach as you can imagine. Going back to the fact that you could use any fruit  bananas- in my eyes- is the best and cheapest option. A lot of people also try mangos or dates but I don't have any expirience with that so far.

But what are my experiences and what can you expecht from banana Island?

  • Your sleeping gets better
  • You feel refreshed inside and out (clear skin)
  • My stomach ache -which is replying on every food I eat) was not a problem at all
  • You feel full but not stuffed
  • I felt energized and healthy
  • You don't have to worry about what you're gonna cook - duh!

Did I also have some negative reactions to it? Not really to be honest. The thing about banana Island is that is not really community friendly. You have to plan ahead. You need to make space for three days not dining out with anyone, not being scared to tell people who invite you over that you are not gonna have anything more than bananas or Tea, and of course - the part that I call most fun - buying like 60-80 Bananas at once at the local store!

I actually have to admid that I did not get sick of bananas at all - I actually love them even more now. I did get sick of the thought of having something sweet again to eat during the 'therapy'. I am one of those people who need something sweet right after eating something salty and the other way around so eating the sweet bananas only was really being a challenge every now and then but certanly not the whole time!

So this is all the basic information about banana Island - let me know if you want to know anything else and stay tuned for some Nana-Recipes to mix it up a little!


Montag, 6. April 2015

Life Changing Chocshake

Have you ever looked at a picture of something that changed your life? Well here you go...


...you are welcome!
Does not look fancy? Well try it!

Chocolate protein Shake:

  • 1 small frozen nana
  • 2-3 tbsp plain soy yogurt
  • 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
Mix well - enjoy well <3


...still in chocolatenutheaven...





Sonntag, 5. April 2015

Spontaneous Easter Snack

So as my mom decited to invite the family over for easter just a day ago I came up with a quick menu to serve some goodies to them. Well menu should not be the right word here...
The cake I made I showed to you already yeasterday. today I came up with the spontaneous idea of having some stuffed puff pasties. Later I will also make an egg salad and some veggies.

I hope you are all having a great holiday and enjoy some spare time with your family! Have fun in the kitchen! <3


Pizza Puff pastry (Makes around 20):

  • 25g butter
  • 250g flour
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt
  • 125-150 ml water
  • homemade pesto
  • sundried tomatoes
  • cream cheese
  1. Melt butter and mix with flour
  2. Add egg and salt and stir the crumbely dough
  3. Add water one by one until the batter reaches a good consistancy
  4. Let sit in the fridge for about 30 minutes
  5. Roll dough as good as you can ( mine was very hard to handle because it was very stiff)
  6. Spread some more butter on one half and sprinkle edges of the other half with water
  7. Fold over dough in the middle and roll evenly once more
  8. Fold over the dough once more so it gets to the size of one third
  9. Roll out once more and repeat folding in once more
  10. Let dough sit for another 20 minutes
  11. Roll out dough for the final filling
  12. You can basically fill the puff pastry with anything you desire, I was using homemade pesto (let me know if you are interested in the recipe), cream cheese and sundried tomatoes
  13. Bake pastries for about 20 minutes 200°C
  14. Enjoy once cooled down <3

Samstag, 4. April 2015

Happy Easter!


I'd like to wish all of you a happy easter!



This time I am celebrating not only with a cute bunny cake but also with a lot of great and healthy organic food!



Green Pasta Dream (serves 4):


  • 3 cups green pasta
  • 2 cups pulled chicken breast
  • 1|4 head white cabbage
  • fresh garlic
  • 2 Scallions
  • 10 sundried tomatoes
  • 4 cups brussels sprouts
  • 2-3 tbsp tomato paste
  • seasonings (salt, pepper, cilantro)
  1. Heat coconut oil in a large pan and add cabbage, scallions, garlic and seasonings
  2. Meanwhile put some pasta water on the stove
  3. Let veggies steam for about 5 minutes and add quartered brussels sprouts and chicken
  4. Add pasta to boiling water
  5. Add tomatos and tomato paste to the vegetabels
  6. Serve all together and enjoy <3

Mittwoch, 1. April 2015

Short Trip To India



Indian Mixed Skillet with Couscous (Serves 5)

  • Small head of cauliflower
  • 3 Scallions 
  • Garlic
  • 1 cup of white slaw 
  • 2 small yellow onions
  • 3 cups of snap green beans
  • Indian mix of seasonings
  • 1|4 cup coconut milk

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp cinnmon
  • 2 dates
  • 1|2 cup water
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 1 Orange

  • 1 cup couscous
  • herbes
  • 1 tbsp coconut milk

  1. Cut all your vegetables and sautee in a large pan
  2. Pour couscous into skillet and add 2 cups of water - let simmer covered on low heat and do not forget to stir every once in a while.
  3. Use a third (small) pan to heat water, cinnamon and quatered dates
  4. When the water slowly starts to simmer add chicken breast and cook until all water is vaporized
  5. Cut half an orange and use the juice of the other half to add to the chicken, you can now also add the maple syrup
  6. Add coconut milk and seasonings to your vegetables
  7. When couscous has fully absorbed all the water, add fresh herbes and coconut milk
  8. When everything is fully cooked you can also add some toppings like slices wild mango and green scallions 
  9. Serve on a plate and enjoy <3