Heartwarming Winter Banana Bread

So now that it's official and we finally opened the fire in the fireplace I am happy to call this day the official first day of fall :)

..let's be honest I had my pumpkin latte already ..

But here is my recipe for a healthy warm winter ginger-banana-chocolate-bread:

Winter Banana Bread

• 2 cups oats
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 banana
• 2 eggs - seperated
• 1 Tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tsp gingerbread seasoning ( or any other like pumpkin)
• 1 Tsp vanilla
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• dash of salt
• 1|2 cup chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 175° C.
2. Grind oats and roughly chop walnuts. Mash Banana and set aside.
3. Seperate eggs and stiffen egg whites.
4. Mix all ingredients except egg whites.
5. Carefully fold in the egg whites and chocolate chips or other desired toppings.
6. Grease baking dish and add dough.
7. Bake for 20 minutes until stick comes out clean.
8. Enjoy your Bread warm in front of the fire place.

Fallin' for Fall

So as it now finally seems like summer has come to an end there is enough space to fill my time with a lot of baking and cooking fall stuff. So here we are : first casserole in a loooong long time!

Autumn Casserole (Serves 6)

• 3 cups whole wheat pasta (save pasta drain)
• 1 leek
• 1 cup kale
• 1|3 cup sundried tomatoes
• 1|2 can coconut cream
• 1|3 cup dry cranberries
• 1|2 head cauliflower
• 1|3 cup cream cheese
• 2 dry figs
• 2 Tbsp salted Cashew Butter (let me know if you are interested in my recipe)
• 3 Tbsp shredded cheese of your choice
• Seasonings such as 
• salt & pepper
• red bell pepper
• chili
• garlic
• cinnamon
• nutmeg

1. Cook the cauliflower and the pasta in seperate pots. Be sure that both do not become too soft as they will get softer in the oven.
2. In a seperate Pot heat a little coconut oil and sautee leek and kale for about five minutes.
3. Add sundried tomatoes, cranberries and seasonings to taste.
4. After another five minutes add coconut cream and let simmer on low for a couple minutes.
5. Meanwhile preheat oven to 200°C and add your pasta and cauliflower to your sauce. Feel free to add a little pasta water if you feel like it becomes too thick.
6. Add your cream cheese, nut butter and figs to a food processor and mix until you reach a creamy consistancy.
7. Add your Casserole parts into a deep dish and top with nut cream and cheese.
8. Bake for about ten minutes and enjoy your warm and comforting meal ;)

Pumpkin Scones

Is it already? Can it be that.. ? Really? The first Pumpkins are out there? I could not resist though! I am so ready. Away with the Watermelons and here you are Pumpkin Spice!

...yes I am that mainstream I just go ahead and post pumpkin everything.. deal with it ;)

Nutty Pumpkin Scones

• 1 cup of Almonds
• 2|3 cup Pumpkin
• 1 Egg
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
• 1|4 cup Vanilla soy milk
• about 1|2 Tbsp of each : cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
• 1|4 cup plain Jogurt
  
• For a cinnamon swirl on top
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
• 1 Tbsp Jogurt
  
• Cream cheese topping
• 1 Tbsp plain Cream Cheese
• 1 Tsp cinnamon
• a splash of Vanilla Soy Milk

1. Preheat oven to 200°C
2. Grate almonds, mix with dry ingredients and set aside.
3. Mix Pumpkin together with wet ingredients in a food processor.
4. Slowly mix dry ingredients into the wet batter.
5. The texture should be slightly thick and creamy.
6. Put onto a baking sheet and form into a round shape.
7. Mix the topping ingredients together and swirl on top of the batch.
8. Bake for 25 minutes on 200°C. Take the scones out an precut triangle sapes.
9. Put back into the oven for another 15 minutes on 175°C.
10. Let your scones cool down fully until you add your cream cheese topping.
11. Gently mix your Cream cheese spread and drizzle over scones.
12. Serve and enjoy the pretty time of the year!

Burger Waffles

Am I seriously the only oe who can never decite on what to eat? Do I feel like waffles? Burger? Chicken? ANYONE? Nope?! Oh..

Burger Waffles

• 1 cup mashed potatoes 
• 1-2 Eggs (to consistency)
• 1|2 - 1 Cup oats (again to consistency)
• Herbs and Seasonings
• 1|3 cup cheese (either parmesan or cottage cheese)
• Burger Toppings of choice:
• Chicken Breast
• Tomato
• Cucumber or Pickles or both
• tomato paste
• balsamic vinegar

So first - if you start off by using potatoes that are not mashed yet like I do you have to pre- cook them which ist easiest if you just throw them into the microwave for a couple of minutes. The time depends on your microwave - I have a special potato programm but I usually keep them in there until I can pierce them with a fork easily. Let them cool for a bit.

1. Mash your potatoes or just go from scraps.
2. Mix in the Eggs and Oats until you get a thick, yet creamy consistency.
3. If you feel like your batter is too dry mix in some milk of your choice.
4. Add in the cream cheese and all seasonings you desire - As I like to have my savory waffles really tastful I love to add in a lot of seasonnings like salt, pepper, bell pepper, onion, garlic and oregano.
5. Bake like regular Waffles.
6. Top with anything you want. I highly recomment my version of pulled chichen breast, Tomato paste, dill pickles and balsamic vinegar!

Enjoy!

Homemade Tortellini

So I have not cooked in too long now due to not feeling too well but here I am - fully back and ready for a fresh overall start. So what could be best to celebrate a huge comeback? Trying something completely new I thought. So here I went full out - homemade pasta. Not only pasta but tortellini. I just figured (afterwards) that this was a huge risk to take but it actually turned out amazing! Not to say this was probably the best meal I ever cooked! So of course I wanted to share the recipe with you guys, have fun making them and more fun enjoying them! <3

Tortellini in Tomato soup (Serves 3) :

For the soup:

• 2 Cups veggie broth
• 1 cup pasted tomatoes
• water as desired
• 1 onion
• handful sundried tomatoes
• seasonings
• fresh basil

For Tortellini:

• 1 cup flour
• 2 eggs
• salt
• stuffing:
• 1|2 cup cottage cheese
• 1|4 cup cream cheese
• 1|4 cup parmesan
• seasonings

1. Prepare your pasta dough by piling the flour and add salt and eggs into the middle of the flour slowly mixing in with your fingers. Take your time for this part and slowly fold in flour into eggs until you reach a good dough like consistency. Set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile prepare your stuffing by just mixing all the ingredients and add in seasonings like bell pepper powder, salt, pepper and dried basil.
3. Chop onion and dry tomatoes and sautee in coconut oil. Season with smoky salt, fresh basil leaves and pepper.
4. Add tomato paste and broth and bring to a simmer. Add in more basil if you want to and let cook on low heat.
5. Roll out your dough and cut into squares. I found out that the smaller the squares the better the tortellini will turn out - otherwise you will have too much dough filled with too little stuffing which makes it more like regular pasta...
6. Put your stuffing onto the squares (and don't overdo it otherwise you will have trouble closing them properly!) and slightly water edges so they close better.
7. Fold over edges into a rectangle and form into tortellini shape. Set on a big plate so they are not touching and keep covered all the time.
8. Bring water to a boil, add in salt and then tortellini. Once they are floating on top of the water let them sit for another 1-2 minutes until they are soft and fully cooked. 
9. Enjoy pasta heaven!

Of course you can use anything to stuff your pasta, probably even nutella... might need to check that out for you guys, to me it sounds like a legit idea... but anyways you can stuff your tortellini with all kinds of stuff just make sure if you are using meat that it's fully cooked through before. Let me know what variations you tried and liked best!

It's been a while...

Sorry dear internet - I know it's been too long now! I've been having a lot of stuff happening around me and life was all crazy and what not. But I am back now with not one but two cute breakfast ideas in a Jar for you! So please enjoy and be sure I am very sorry for not posting in so long!

 Protein packed Banana Overnight Oats

• 1 Banana
• 3|4 cup water
• 1-2 tbsp chia seeds

Mix and let sit in the fridge overnight stirring 2-3 times before going to bed.

I filled the cup with a leftover pumpkin muffin - let me know if you want the recipe - some cottage cheese and topped it off with some blueberries.

Kiwi- Chia Mousse

• 2 Kiwis
• 1|2 cup water
• 2tbsp chia seeds

Mix and also let sit overnight. This mousse makes a perfect pair mith some fresh mango. I also added some cottage cheese and popped amaranth seeds.

So if you are having a lot going on just like me at that very moment these are some great ideas to have a simple quick breakfast in the morning and I can not stress enough about how important eating breakfast really is!

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