Buckwheat porridge

Oh, i felt in love with buckwheat! Buckwheat is one of the best source of high-quality, easily digestible Proteins. Buckwheat contains no gluten and is not a grain. So it is gluten free. You can make a buckwheat porridge so easily by soaking the buckwheat over night and mix it up in the morning. So less work in the morning. So good!

Great tipp: I add 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (ACV) to make the buckwheat more digestible.

I add also some mace powder in this Porridge to get a nice flavour.

Maca is rich in vitamin B vitamins, C, and E. It provides plenty of calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, phosphorous and amino acids. You need only a small quantity to enjoy the benefits of this healthy superfood.

Buchweizen Porridge

Buckwheat porridge

50g buckwheat, soaked over night
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 frozen banana
1 tsp hemp seed
2 dates
100ml almond milk (or any other milk)

optional
 1 tsp maca powder

Drain and rinse the buchwheat carefully.
Mix the buckwheat together with the other ingredients until you get a creamy porridge.
Top with granola and fresh fruits of your choice. Enjoy!

Choc power snacks

Raffinated sugar is ubiquit in our Society. To avoid unhealthy raffinated sugar you can use dates for preparing your sweets.

I love naturally sweets without any other additives. Preparing your own healthy Sweets is so unbelivanle easy.
And to use dates instead of any other kind of sugar is so healthy because dates are a good source of various vitamins and minerals. Its a good source of energy, sugar and fiber. Essential minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium and zinc are found in dates.  It also contains vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin A and vitamin K.
So beginn to eat more dates YEAH!

I use raw cacao powder in These Little beauties to get a choc taste. In combination with the sweet dates it is nearly the same taste like chocolate. I love adding cacao in my Sweets because cacao beans contains natural chemicals called flavonoids, a type of antioxidant compound that promotes general health and might lower your risk of several diseases.

Schoko Power Snacks (2)

Choc power snacks 

200g dates
3 tbsp raw cacao powder
3 tbsp chia seeds
70g bazil nuts
a pinch of salt
a little bit of water

optional
10-20 goji berries

Chop the bazil nuts in a medium size and set the half of the chopped nuts on side.

Chop the dates and add them together with the raw cacao gradually to the other half of bazil nuts until the mixture gets sticky.

Now ad the other half of the bazil nuts, the chia seeds, salt and goji berries to the sticks mixture and stir around.

Press the mixture on a sheet and take care that the high is round about 1,5cm.
Cool in the fridge for Minimum of 1 hours until you cut it in quarter to enjoy!

You can store this Little beauties in the fridge for round about 4 weeks.

Matcha Pistachio Coconut Balls

I love love love self made sweets. And since I know how simple it is to prepare my own sweets I do it regularly.

These ones are made with very healthy nuts like pistachio and cashew nuts. I love the flavour of pistachios and also the health benefits like pistachios contains a higher amount of protein in comparison with other nuts. And the amazing green colour is so welcome in my kitchen.

For a pinch of extra power I add a Little bit of matcha powder an organicburst spirulina. I love to add These suprfoods i my sweets becaus of the high level of extra vitamins.

matcha pistachio balls

Matcha Pistachio Coconut Balls

made 14 small balls

half a cup unsweetened coconut
half a cup raw cashew nuts
half a cup unsalted pistachios
7 dates 

1 tbsp lemon zest
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp ground vanilla
pinch of salt

optional:
1 tsp matcha powder
1/2 tsp
spirulina

I like to grind half of the nuts only rough and add them to the sticky mixture ad the end. Mix all the ingredients together and form into 14 small balls an store in the fridge.

Vanilla millet porridge with blueberry icecream

A very creamy sweet porridge with millet is such a dream and one of my absolutely favorite breakfasts! Topped with cold blueberry icecream – YEAH!

I will translate the latest recipes in english because some of my Instagram followers asked my to add the english version.
I’m so happy to share alle my recipes also in english with all international foodies.

This creamy porridge is made with millet. Millet includes a high Level on iron and a lots of other nutrients for your nails and hair.
Furthermore millet is glutenfree for all who are gluten intolerant.

This ice cream is healthy because it is made with frozen bananas and blueberries. You can use bananas as a natural sweetener in your breakfasts.

Optional you can use the superfood ACAI. I use the ACAI from organisburst. The ACAI berry have a very high ORAC value (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity).
That is the value to absorb free redicals. I love the taste so so much,

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Vanilla millet porridge with blueberry icecream

for the porridge
2 tbsp millet
250-300ml almond milk (or any other milk)
a pinch of salt
1 tsp raw honey
1 tsp ground vanilla

for the blueberry ice cream
1 frozen banan
70ml almond milk (or any other milk)
1 tbsp pistachios
1 tbsp desiccated coconut
2 tbsp frozen blueberries
1 date

optional
1 tsp ACAI powder

Topping
self made Granola
nutbutter (I use almond butter)
blueberries

how to make the porridge

Rinse the millet and bring 250ml almond milk and the pinch of salt to boil. Add the millet, vanilla and honey and cook round about 10 minutes until the porridge is creamy. You may add a Little bite more milk if necessary. Let cool down a Little bit.

how to make the icecream

mix all ingredients until it is totally creamy.

Add icecream over the porridge and top with granola, nutbutter and berries. Enjoy!

Spirulina smoothie bowl with greens

How amazing to add every day different superfoods in your breakfast! Love that so much. I tried out different superfoods and I felt totally in love with spirulina, this blue-green microscopic plant which is full packed with protein (60-70%) and 18 amino acids. Spirulina includes all essential amino acids! When you add it in your smoothies or smoothie bowl you will get such a crazy mint color – so cool!

When you don’t have spirulina or you don’t want to buy it that fast you can also use lots of greens in your smoothie. Green smoothies are such amazing to eat your greens without even realizing it. Because they’re already blended and liquefied, smoothies are quicker to digest. Your body no longer needs to work so hard to “break down” the food in order to extract the nutrients.

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Spirulina smoothie bowl with fresh greens

2 tbsp buckwheat (soaked overnight)
1 banana
1 date
few fresh spinach leaves (or frozen)
few carrot leaves
pinch of almond milk

Optional
1/2 tsp spirulina (I use organicburst)

Topping
Fresh fruits, bee pollen, granola goji berries.

Mix all ingredients until you get a very creamy smoothie porridge. Top the bowl just as you like with fresh fruits, dried berries or homemade granola.

Purple cabbage salad with roasted walnuts

Bring more color in your life! Looks at this purple cabbage salad with roasted walnuts – it makes me happy only looking at it. Purple cabbage is so easy to prepare in the kitchen and so full packed with health benefits. When cabbage is cooked, it lose many of its valuable minerals and vitamins. The vitamins and mineral content of raw purple cabbage is the most significant reason to consume this vegetable. I love preparing the cabbage with my hands and knead in the dressing so the cabbage gets softer.

Beside purple cabbage I use green peas and roasted walnuts in this salad to bring an excellent sources of folic acid. Folates are one of the B-complex vitamins required for DNA synthesis inside the cell.

Walnuts are a great source of plant based protein and they also contain many other vitamins. The omega-3 fatty acids are good for your brain and to lower cholesterol. The best way to profit from the healthy fatty acids is to contain nuts and seeds in your diet every day.

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Purple cabbage salad with roasted walnuts

Serves 4

A small purple cabbage
300g green peas (frozen)
200g cocktail tomatoes
50g walnuts
6 tbsp walnut oil
6 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp granary mustard
1 tsp raw honey or agave syrup
salt and pepper

optional:
200g ewe’s cheese
fresh blackberries

Defrost the peas and roast the walnuts carefully in a pan without oil. Let the walnuts cool down.

Chop the purple cabbage finely and knead the dressing (walnut oil, cider vinegar, granary mustard, raw honey or Agave syrup, salt and pepper)
a few minutes with your hands into the salad.

Quarter the coktail tomatoes and add them together with the peas to the purple cabbage.

Let simmer the salad at least one hour or overnight.

Serve with roasted walnuts, ewe’s cheese and fresh blackberries.

Whole grain spaghetti with cashew cream

If you need a replacement for whipping cream and you like to eat more vegan from time to time or pimp your dish a bit vegan you need to use cashew cream. When I made it the first time it blow me away because I like this light nutty flavor and it is so easy to make. In the meantime I stock a jar of cashew nut butter permanent to make sure I have this option on hand when I like to make a vegan version. To make cashew cream (cashew nut butter) you only need to add the cashews in a high speed blender and blend until you get a butter. You need to add and water or oil. When your mixer gets to hot switch him of from time to time.

Cashews are full packed with energy, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins that are essential for a good immune system and health. The oleic and palmitoleic fatty acids helps lower harmful LDL-cholesterol while increasing good HDL cholesterol in the blood. They are also rich in vitamin b6, the “skin vitamin”.

I love adding cashews in my smoothies or smoothiebowls instead of yoghurt to make them creamier.

You can prepare this meal with whipping cream instead of cashew cream if you like.

The fresh chopped vegetables and herbs provides your body with vitamin c, B12 and K which are very important for your nervous system. Try to use fresh herbs because they have more flavor and they are so good for your health!

Spelt Spaghetti with Cashew Sauce (2)

 

Whole grain spaghetti with cashew cream

Served 4

500g whole grain spaghetti
2 courgettes
400g mushrooms
2 shallots
10-15 tsp cashew mus (how to make see above)
400 ml water (or more if you need)
optional to water and cashew: 400ml whipping cream
10 leaves parsley
salt & pepper
2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation

Cook the noodles.

Chop the parsley finely and chop the shallots.

Chop the courgettes and mushrooms in small cubes. Fry the shallots separate over medium heat until they are golden. Set aside in a separate bowl. Fry the mushrooms and courgettes separate until they are golden and set aside in a separate bowl (together with the shallots).

Not add 100ml of the water in the pan and wait until the water get boiled. Add 2 tsp of the cashew mus and whisk until the cream gets sticky. Add more water and more cashew mus and repeat until you have a creamy sauce.

Add the finely chopped parsley, salt and pepper and add the fried vegetables.

Walnut Fig Porridge

Figs are the most delicious fruits and I add them nearly every day when it is fig season. Figs are very low in calories and they are an excellent source of minerals and vitamins. They are high in antioxidant such as carotenes and lutein. These antioxidants helps to scavenge free radicals from the body. You can eat fresh figs whole or peeled.

Nuts and seeds are full packed with healthy fatty acids and they give you lots of energy for your concentration during the day. I like to add some nuts or seeds in every breakfast I ate and I love to roast them for a salad topping.

I love to use soaked nuts or seed with a pinch of apple vinegar in my breakfast because soaking and adding apple vinegar makes them more digestible. Normally I use cashew to get a great creamy consistence but for this breakfast I tried walnuts to vary the selection of nuts. I don’t like to eat the same every day. In that way my body gets different minerals and vitamins. Walnuts are a good hair food. This is because walnuts contains biotin = vitamin b7.

And as you already know I like to add some superfoods from time to time to get a high volume of antioxidants. Spirulina is a miracle micrsoalgae that helps you stay focused, nourished and energized! It’s rich in complete protein (60-70%) and helps weight loss by curbing cravings and preventing overeating. I use the products from organicburst because I love the kind company (it’s a small one) and they have high quality organic products.

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Walnut Fig Porridge

Served 1

1/2 a cup fresh walnuts (soaked over night)
1/2 tsp apple vinegar
1 fresh fig
1 small banana
1 date
1 tsp spirulina
pinch of almond milk

Topping

More figs

Mix up all ingredients with only a pinch of milk until the porridge is very creamy. Add not too much milk to avoid that it gets to liquid.
Top with fresh figs, nuts or seeds. Whatever you want. Enjoy!

Guest Recipe: Caramel Apple Pie Smoothie

Tiina_myberryforest22

As some of you know I am very active on Instagram. Here I share my favorite pictures and food creations. It is the best community to share each others healthy food experiences and get new and special inspirations every day. I met already so many lovely people there from all over the world. One of them is Tiina a mum of 2 Kids (4 years and 2 years old) from Finnland. She is also a totally healthy food lover and she loves creating healthy vegan food & food photography. She worked in media & advertising for over 10 years. You can see her creativity in her pictures and recipe creations. I love her input so much and be happy about every single post from her. If are also on Instagram you need to check her account asap #myberryforest. With her consent I love to share her recipe creation of an CARAMEL APPLE PIE SMOOTHIE.

In the original recipe Tiina use only 1/4 cup of cashew and 1/4 cup of apple sauce. And she makes some raw pekan bites for this smoothie. You find the recipe for the bites on her instagram account #myberryforest.

The list of health benefits of apples are very long. You find a lot of vitamins, minerals and nutrients. A lot of minerals like potassium, copper, manganese, and magnesium helps your body to regenerate and feel healthy. Apples also helps to  detoxifying the body in a healthy way. You find also healthy cashews in that smoothie. They are full of healthy fatty acids and have less calories than other nuts (still enough but less). Cashew gives smoothies an unbelievable creamy consistence. Add a pinch of apple vinegar to make the nuts more digestible.

Tiina and I often use organicburst products. This company sell healthy organic superfood products like maca, Acai, chlorella, spirulina and baobab. We use Baobab in this smoothie. Baobab gives your immune system support with the natural Vitamin C in Organic Burst Baobab. Plus Organic Baobab’s natural Vitamin C is non-acidifying, unlike synthetic Vitamin C. If you’ve been eating out or drinking too much coffee, cola or alcohol maintain the best alkaline balance for your body with Organic Burst Baobab! I tried some other superfood products from other companies but the quality was not that good like the quality from the organic burst products.

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Caramel Apple Pie Smoothie

serves 1

Smoothie
1 frozen banana
1 apple
1/2 cup cashew nuts (soaked overnight with a pinch of apple vinegar)
pinch of ground vanilla
1 tsp Baobab (I use organicburst)
1/2 cup of almond milk

Fry the apple in a pan with a bit coconut oil.
Set half of the fried apple aside for topping. Blend the other half together with the other ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Date Caramel Sauce
4 dates
pinch of water
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of coconut or almond milk

Blend together until you get a little bit sticky consistency. Add more water when it is too thick or more dates if it is to liquid.

Topping
1 fresh fig
fried apples cubes

Arrange all together in a nice jar and top with fresh figs.

Creamy Lingonberry Raspberry Smoothie

I like to share my favorite superfoods and healthy food products with you. I already checked out some products from different brands and companies and one of the most lovely companies I met is arcticpowerberries.

This young company sell real, nutrient-dense foods that make you healthy and happy. Anna and Eveliina are two beautiful girls, full of life and full of enthusiasm for their business. Both enjoy having a healthy balance in life in general. Eve is a specialist in fashion marketing and freelance styling, while Anna’s is in sports therapy and massage. These beautiful girls grew up by the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, picking berries from the backyard and eating them out of the freezer all year around. And when they lived abroad they have always missed the taste of wild berries from back home.

They said “The farmed berries from local supermarkets do not taste the same at all, fresh berries go off really quickly and frozen berries are often either too expensive or not always available. That is why in the beginning it felt natural to always throw half a year’s supply of Finnish berry powders into our suitcases on each trip to London. After making the berries travel with us for over three years, we started questioning why we couldn’t share them with other people too. We were sure that at least some people would love them as much as we did.” So the idea for arcticpowerberries was born and now they are running a Company with lots of healthy and special berry products like Cranberry Powder, Blackcurrant Powder, Lingonberry Powder, Blueberry Powder and Seabuckthorn Poweder. The products will be shipped in bundles and oversea if you are not located in Finnland. Find more information about the health benefits on their lovely Homepage.

I used Lingonberry in my Creamy Lingonberry Raspberry Smoothie. The Scandinavians are crazy over this berry! Here are some health benefits:

  • Packed with antioxidants called polyphenols that strengthen the immune System
  • Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K
  • Naturally high in fibre – improves Digestion
  • Detoxing effect
  • Promotes metabolism and weight loss
  • Anti-aging benefits, good for Skin
  • Nutrients calcium and magnesium, iron, sodium, potassium
  • Helps to keep blood sugar low, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol Levels
  • Widely used to treat cystitis and kidney diseases.

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Creamy Lingonberry Raspberry Smoothie with Chia Porridge

Serve 1

40g buckwheat, soaked over night
40g cashew, soaked over night
pice of fresh ginger
50ml orange Juice
1/2 ripe banana
100g raspberries (I use frozen)
1 date
150ml almond milk
1 tsp arcticpower lingonberry powder (and more to serve)

Porridge

3 tbsp oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 dates, chopped
1 tsp ground vanilla

Topping

almond butter

Add all ingredients for the Porridge together and stir around. Let soak over night in the fridge.

In the morning mix all smoothie ingredients together until creamy, arrange on the porridge and top with more lingonberry powder and almond butter.

Learn more on arcticpowerberries.