Overnight banana oatmeal

This is such an awesome recipe, cooking your oatmeal overnight in the refrigerator with no actual cooking, great right? Breakfast on the go. 

The only ratio you need to remember is 1:1 . You'll soak 1 part of rolled oats with 1 part of any non dairy milk (I use almond) . You can use less liquid if you want a thicker oatmeal of more of you like it runny. 

The just add some vanilla extract, mash one banana with the mixture , some maple syrup,agave or whatever you want to make it sweeter. Then I added some raisins and one tbsp of chia seeds, give it a stir, put it into a jar, then let the jar sit overnight in te refrigerator, in the morning just top with more sliced bananas, any nut butter of your choise, dried fruit and nuts( I aded almond butter, raisins and dates) and that's it, enjoy! 

Homemade almond butter

You really need some patience to do to this

So the ingredients for making your homemade almond butter are: 

3 cups of Almonds 

A food processor 

And patience. 

Place the aond in a food processor, and process for 20-30 minutes stopping and scraping down the sides as needed throughout the process. The almond butter is ready when the oils have released and the resulting butter is very smooth and cramy (BE PATIENT!!!) 

Feel free to add salt or spices. 

Citrus almond dressing

 citrus almond dressing 

1 garlic clove 

2 tbsp of almond butter (or peanuts) 

2 tbsp of low sodium tamari or soy sauce

1 tbsp of water 

2 tbsp of orange juice 

1 tbsp or lime juice 

2 tbsp of our maple syrup or any other sweetener 

Prices all dressing ingredients in a mini processor, the dressing may seem watery   At first but it thi cakes if you let it sit 

Raw vegan pad Thai

This is such a simple and awesome lunch I'm loving this at the moment 

Pad Thai:

 1/2 red bell pepper , thinly sliced 

1 zuchinni, julienned or spiraled 

1 big carrot , julienned of spiraled 

1/2 small purple cabbage , thinly slices

Green onions thinly sliced 

For the dressing : citrus almond dressing 

1 garlic clove 

2 tbsp of almond butter (or peanuts) 

2 tbsp of low sodium tamari or soy sauce

1 tbsp of water 

2 tbsp of orange juice 

1 tbsp or lime juice 

2 tbsp of our maple syrup or any other sweetener 

Add the vegetables into a large bowl and toss with hands to combine 

Then blend all the ingredients for the dressing . It may look a bit thin at first but if you let it sit ir will thicken 

Pour on dressing and enjoy 

Baked carrot cake oatmeal

This oatmeal is my favorite for sure. I'm so addicted. 

What you'll need 

3/4 cup of oats

1 banana

1 small grated carrot 

1 chia egg (1 tbsp of chia seeds with two tbs of water and let it soak for a few minutes) 

1 handful of raisins 

1 handful of any nut( I used almonds) 

Cinnamon 

Vanilla 

1 tsp of baking powder 

Any sweetener of your choice 

One tsp of raw cane sugar/brown sugar (optional) 

Peel and grate your carrot and mix with your oats, nuts, raisins, baking powder, cinnamon, then just blend your banana with some water to make you "banana milk" add to your dry ingredients with the chia egg untill you have a creamy mixture and add your vanilla, then you can top the mixture with the cane sugar and add some nuts so the top of your oatmeal can get a crunchy texture(you can skip this step if you want to) bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until your oat is slightly browned on the top, and that's it too your oatmeal with some almond milk or the rest of you banana milk and enjoy! 

Pumpkin and white beans stew

What you'll need 

One can of white beans 

Pumpkin 

Butternut squash 

One carrot 

One small onion 

1 tsp of cumin powder 

2 tsp of curry powder 

Salt and pepper 

Cut all your veggies and add your beans to a pot add around 1.5 cup of water and all your spices, and simmer for about 35 minutes until the beans have absorbed all the water and the veggies are soft. 

Spicy black bean, quinoa and mango salad

What you'll need

1 mango 

1-2 tomatoes 

1 red bell pepper

2/2 cucumber 

Canned or fresh corn 

Celery 

Spring onions

Cilantro 

Around 1/4 cup of quinoa(you can use all the quinoa that you want) 

Around 1/2 cup of black beans 

The juice of 1-2 lemons

One tsp of raw cane sugar 

Some chili flakes tu make it spicyyy 

 

Wash and cut all your veggies, cook your quinoa and beans if they are dried, add to your salad, then squeeze your lemons and add a tsp of the cane sugar, add some chili flakes and wala, Mexican style