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Vegan Mint Cookies
DESCRIPTION Deliciously minty vegan thin mint cookies smothered in minty dark chocolate. Thin, crunchy, delicious and super easy to make. INGREDIENTS For the Mint Cookies: 1/2 cup (112g) Vegan Butter 1/2 cup (100g) White Sugar 1/2 cup (100g) Brown Sugar 1/2 tsp Mint extract 1 cup (125g) All Purpose Flour 2/3 cup (56g) Cocoa Powder (unsweetened) 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/4 tsp Salt 2-3 Tbsp Soy Milk (or other non-dairy milk) For the Mint Chocolate Topping: 14oz (400g) Vegan Dark Chocolate 1/2 tsp Mint Extract 1 tsp Coconut Oil INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Add the vegan butter and brown and white sugar to an electric mixing bowl…
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Vegan Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients for 2 servings 5 bananas 24 chocolate sandwich cookies 4 cups peanut butter(960 g) 4 cups dark chocolate(960 g) 4 cups chocolate chips(700 g) Preparation Chop up some bananas and freeze in container for at least two hours. Blend until the bananas are smooth. Add some chocolate sandwich cookies, peanut butter, dark chocolate and chocolate chips and blend again. Pour into a container and freeze until solid. Enjoy!
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The oatmeal breakfast; is oatmeal healthy or not?
Many people think that oatmeal is healthy for breakfast, but is that so? Oatmeal is full of dietary fiber and it is associated with various health effects such as lowering LDL Cholesterol and even fat loss. Yet oatmeal can be at least as bad as bread or a croissant. I figured out how you can take advantage of an oatmeal breakfast without the bad side effects and also share some delicious recipes with you. But first … oatmeal in a nutshellTo make a healthy choice and to understand why one is healthy and the other is not, it is good to know how oatmeal is produced. Because ‘oatmeal’ comes from…
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Balsamic Chicken And Veggies Meal Prep
Ingredients for 4 servings 2 sweet potatoes2 bunches asparagus, ends trimmed1 ¼ lb chicken breast tender (565 g)olive oilsalt, to tastepepper, to tasteSAUCE ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar (80 mL)2 tablespoons white wine vinegar5 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon lemon juice2 cloves garlic, minced¼ teaspoon black pepper½ teaspoon salt Preparation Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).Cut sweet potatoes into medium julienne.Spread sweet potatoes evenly onto parchment paper-lined baking tray.Season with olive oil, pepper, and salt.Bake for 20 minutes. Set aside.Trim asparagus and cut into pieces diagonally.Spread evenly on the baking tray next to the sweet potatoes. Season with olive oil, pepper, and salt.Season chicken with pepper and salt. Place on top of the…
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Fresh makes me a top chef!
After my sister-in-law and best friend had both enthusiastically recommended me the Hello Fresh box, I could no longer ignore it. So hop on to the Hello Fresh site to order one. I was somewhat suspicious about it (as with almost all new things). Would it really be that fresh, tasty and “easy” ?! Well, I can tell you: I’m up! No worries about your dinnerWith a man at home who wants to eat low-carb / free food, a toddler son of 2.5 who decides on the spot whether he wants to eat and myself as an anti-stampot woman, it is really a drama in the supermarket every week. How…
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Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos
Ingredients for 2 servings 2 sweet potatoes, small1 tablespoon olive oil¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon paprika1 teaspoon garlic powder1 skinless chicken breast2 cups black beans (340 g)1 jalapeño pepper, optional½ cup low-fat cheese (55 g)½ avocadopico de gallo, optionalgreen onion, for garnish Preparation Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C). Evenly slice sweet potatoes into rounds. In a medium-sized bowl, toss rounds with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper until well-coated. Lay rounds flat on a parchment-lined baking sheet and set aside. On a second parchment-lined baking sheet, season chicken breast with olive oil, salt, and pepper, to taste. Wrap the parchment around the chicken, folding…
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes Water (for soaking) 2 Tbsp. corn starch 1 Tbsp. olive oil (or vegetable oil) 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp brown sugar Salt (to taste) Shredded parmesan (optional) Chopped fresh parsley (optional) Directions: Rinse and peel sweet potatoes. To cut into fries, cut a small sliver off the edge of the potatoes lengthwise to create a flat side for them to rest on. Turn the potato over to lay on its flat side. Then cut lengthwise into 4-5 long slices (or 1/4-3/8 inch slices). Cut each slice lengthwise into 3-4 fries (1/4-3/8 inch). Place the fries in a bowl…
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Nut paste versus peanut butter
There is probably no peanut butter in your kitchen cupboard either. Peanut butter is integrated in the fixed spreads so that it is almost unthinkable that someone does not like it. If you have never been to a health food store, then you may not be aware that there are many more types of nut pastes that are very tasty but also very healthy. Think cashew nut paste , almond paste and mixed types of nut paste , which are now gaining popularity. Not least because they are super healthy. These pastas are all made from pure nuts as opposed to peanut butter, which only consists of peanuts. And peanuts…
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Grapefruit, why it helps with losing weight!
The grapefruit and lose weight grapefruit lose weightGrapefruit with sugar, just like in the old days …Not everyone is a fan of grapefruits, the taste is a combination of bitter and sour and you really have to love that. I remember that in the past we dipped the grapefruit in granulated sugar … The fruit is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit. Did you know that a grapefruit contains no less than half the daily amount of vitamin C, also a good reason to add the grapefruit to your diet. Naringenin, an important substance!The bitter taste of the fruit is caused by the substance Naringenin. The substance belongs…
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Pre-cut vegetables or cut yourself?
If you know my recipes then you know that I am someone of quick and easy.Spending hours in the kitchen is really not my thing, I prefer to cook with as few pans and actions as possible.That is also one of the reasons that I often opted for pre-cut vegetables. The vegetable mix bags are usually well varied and it saves me a lot of cutting. Now I have to say that that was not the only reason. I also often have a fight with good kitchen tools. From home I am quite a bit economical and spend a lot of money on knives, for example. The knives in my…