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Mini Spinach Pies “Fatayer”

Mini Spinach Pies “Fatayer”

Classic Middle-Eastern mini spinach fatayer — tangy with sumac, lemon and pomegranate molasses in soft folded dough.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & MUSHROOM STROGONOFF

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & MUSHROOM STROGONOFF

A creamy plant-based butternut squash and mushroom stroganoff in a coconut-milk sauce, served over rigatoni.

Butternut Squash Spiced Cake

Butternut Squash Spiced Cake

Butternut squash spiced cake

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SPICED CAKE

A moist, warmly spiced butternut squash cake studded with walnuts — cozy autumn flavor in every slice.
مدة الإعداد 10 دقائق
مدة الطبخ 30 دقائق
الوقت الكلي 40 دقائق
الحصص: 10 pieces
وجبة: Dessert

المقادير
  

  • 1 cup Butternut Squash puree
  • 1 Egg (You can replace with a flax egg for a vegan option, see recipe notes below)
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar (For this recipe I have used demerara sugar but any brown sugar would do)
  • 1 1/2 cup flour (For this recipe I have used organic gluten free flour)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Gound Ginger
  • 1/2 tsp All Spice
  • 1/2 tsp Cloves
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts (or any nuts of choice)

Method
 

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients, butternut squash puree, egg, olive oil, vanilla essence along with the brown sugar.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients, Flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ground ginger, all spice, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
  3. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and thoroughly mix together until all ingredients are well incorporated.
  4. Finally, add in your chopped walnuts or nuts of choice.
  5. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius, grease a small to medium sized cake pan and pour the batter.
  6. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

ملاحظات

To make a flax egg, use a fork to whisk together 1 tablespoon ground flax seed and 2 tablespoons warm water. Let sit for five minutes, until thickened. Continue with recipe as written.
Enjoy this yummy cake with your morning coffee, or afternoon tea!
It’s simply cake o’clock anytime of the day!
Vegan Chocolate Banana Cake

Vegan Chocolate Banana Cake

A rich, moist vegan chocolate banana cake made with ripe bananas, cocoa and dark chocolate chips.

The Garden Pizza

The Garden Pizza

A loaded garden pizza on a homemade whole-wheat crust piled with peppers, mushrooms, olives and melty mozzarella.

Kale

Kale

Kale has more calcium than milk, more iron than beef and ten times more vitamin c than spinach. It’s a superfood worth adding to your diet.

Very high in nutrients, and very low in calories, Kale is among the most nutrient-dense foods in existence, and is loaded with powerful antioxidants.

Kale is also one of the best sources of vitamin K as well as Beta-Carotene

The most common type of kale is called curly kale or Scots kale, which has green and curly leaves and a hard, fibrous stem.

If you want to dramatically boost the amount of nutrients you take in, consider loading up on kale by adding it to your smoothies, salads or even turning it into a snack by simply drizzling some olive oil and baking until crunchy. A super healthy snack that tastes absolutely delicious!

Kale Quinoa & Cranberry Salad

Kale Quinoa & Cranberry Salad

A hearty kale and quinoa salad with dried cranberries, sunflower seeds and almonds in a tangy Dijon dressing.

Broccoli Rice

Broccoli Rice

Golden turmeric brown rice tossed with broccoli, peppers and cashews — a wholesome, flavor-packed side.

Mango

Mango

This tropical fruit is refreshing, juicy and delicious!

 Beyond the sweet, luscious taste of mangos, they also contain an abundance of vitaminsminerals, and antioxidants that assure your optimum health and hence great nutritional benefits.

Nutritional benefits of mango

Mango is a low-calorie fruit that is high in fiber and is a great source of vitamins A and C. It also contains folate, B6, iron and a little calcium, zinc and vitamin E.

Mangos are rich in iron, which makes them beneficial for people suffering from anemia. A regular, moderated intake can help eliminate anemia by increasing the red blood cell count in the body, which also makes them beneficial for pregnant women since they fulfill the iron requirements during pregnancy.

Mangos have abundant quantities of vitamin B6, which is vital for maintaining and improving the brain’s function.

Mangos are rich in beta-carotene, a powerful carotenoid which helps to enhance the immune system.

Mangoes contain high level of vitamin C, fiber and pectin making it a perfect fruit that helps in controlling high cholesterol level.

An Aphrodisiac fruit, mango is also known as the ‘love fruit’. It has aphrodisiac qualities which also increase virility in men.

Mangoes are also loaded with vitamin A, making it a perfect fruit to improve eyesight. It also prevents night blindness and dry eyes.

COCONUT & MOLASSES COOKIES

COCONUT & MOLASSES COOKIES

Chewy grain-free almond-flour cookies rich with dark molasses, coconut and warm baking spices.