Tempeh-cabbage curry is a comforting and hearty oil-free, plant-based dish. Perfect for lunch or dinner. I had chickpea tempeh sitting in my fridge and I needed to use it up before it was too late. I was also very curious to try it out, as I had never bought chickpea […]
Author: Nele Liivlaid
How to Reduce Arsenic in Rice | Arsenic Poisoning [Video]
Learn the dangers of arsenic in rice, what are arsenic poisoning symptoms, which are the most contaminated foods, and how to reduce the arsenic exposure. All You Need to Know About Arsenic in Rice If you prefer listening to reading, feel free to watch the below video: What is Arsenic? […]
Chocolaty Plum Muffins
Perfect autumn season chocolaty plum muffins that are plant-based, oil-free and sugar free. You have to try it, or you will missed your own perfect autumn! It’s autumn and at least here in Spain plums are still in season. I order them organic along with apples, pears, grapes, carrots, potatoes, […]
Green Lentil Stew with Tomatoes [Gluten-Free, Vegan]
This green lentil stew with tomatoes is a perfect flavourful and hearty go-to meal. Prepare it in a bigger batch and your lunches for the week are covered. You’ll only need 10 ingredients, one pot and 30 minutes of your time. Lentil stews are my favourite thing for lunch lately. […]
Creamy Tofu Cashew Cheesecake Dessert Bowls
Should you crave for a decadent dessert to impress your guests or just enjoy it yourself at the end of a long day, look no further. My tofu and cashew cheesecake dessert bowls are an easy and quick version of raw cakes that doesn’t need to firm up in freezer. […]
Chocolaty Quinoa-Millet Muffins
Recently I have only used soaked grains in my muffin recipes (buckwheat-millet-blueberry muffins and buckwheat-millet-fig muffins with blackcurrants), and I must say the mania continues. This time, to have variety, I fitted quinoa seeds in the millet muffins. Quinoa is more similar to buckwheat rather than common cereals like wheat, […]
Plant-Based Travelling: Kaunas, Poznan, Nürnberg, Zürich, and Orange
This time we drove all the way from Tallinn, Estonia to Barcelona, Spain. The journey lasted 6 days and we chose to stay at Kaunas, Lithuania; Poznan, Poland; Nürnberg, Germany; Zürich, Switzerland; and Orange, France. As last time, I packed a lot of food to go – a few bottles […]
Millet-Buckwheat Muffins with Blackcurrants
I developed my Millet-Buckwheat Groat Muffin Breads’ recipe into muffins that are as springy, but have a sweeter taste. Besides banana, the sweetness comes from oat milk and figs – my latest favourites to give sweet taste to bakes. Until very recently I only used dates, but after discovering the […]
Hearty Chickpea-Red Bean Stew
I like to make lentil stews for lunch, but suddenly my 5-year-old got tired of lentils and asked for a meal made of beans. So I made chickpea-red bean stew. I left the base the same – onion, garlic, celery, and carrot. I added potatoes for starch and corn for […]
The Easiest Lentil-Kale Soup
I need to fix a quick lunch very often and find a red lentil stew or a soup to be the quickest and simplest things to prepare. Red lentils are ready in no time even without soaking and are so hearty and filling besides having a nice flavour. How about […]
Millet-Buckwheat Groat Muffin Breads with Blueberries
I named these healthy goodies muffin breads rather than muffins because they are only subtly sweet. Hence, you are able to taste all the ingredients. There is the divine flavour of blueberries as well as subtle sweetness of peanut butter combined with the taste of banana. And then of course […]
Back to School Lunch Boxes – How and What to Pack
Kids are going back to schools and kindergartens. Wondering what to pack your kid for lunch? I’ve always provided my 5-year-old’s lunch boxes and snack for kindergarten and I make it super-easy. You can do it too! My kid’s kindergarten is very accommodating, i.e. the food can be stored in […]