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ROASTED SPICY CAULIFLOWER

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I’m spicing things up 🌶🙆🏼 starting this sexy-looking cauliflower over here. It’s so easy to make, and done in no time! So get your oven heated up and spices ready cuz it’s roasted spicy cauliflower time 🎉.

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Spicy Roasted Cauliflower
 
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Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • • 400 g cauliflower florets, fresh or frozen and thawed
  • • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • • 1 tsp red spicy curry powder for medium spiciness or 2 tsp for increased spiciness
  • • 1 tsp cajun
  • • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees C/392 degrees F.
  2. Cut the cauliflower florets in bite size pieces.
  3. In a large bowl add olive oil, minced garlic, garlic powder, curry powder, cajun and salt. Mix olive oil and spices.
  4. Add cauliflower florets into the bowl and toss with two spoons until well coated with spices.
  5. Spread florets on baking sheet and bake at 25-30 minutes or until golden.
  6. Serve as warm side dish or cold snack.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 112 Fat: 9.7 g Saturated fat: 1.3 g Unsaturated fat: 7.9 g Carbohydrates: 5.8 g Fiber: 3.5 g Protein: 2.5 g Cholesterol: 0 g

 

VEGAN VANILLA RICE PUDDING WITH CARAMELIZED MANGO

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Vegan Vanilla Rice Pudding with Caramelized Mango Recipe DIYBITES

You probably noticed I’m into caramelizing stuff these days. Caramelized food it’s just so darn good 🙆.

This is some really freaking divine dessert, you guys! So you like your desserts cold? This is the one for you. You like your desserts sizzling hot? What do you know?! Just as delightful. There’s caramelized mango involved, vanilla flavored rice pudding, and some citruses joined the party as well.

If almond milk is not available, soy milk and rice milk are good vegan substitutes. Cow milk is also a good substitute as a non-vegan alternative. Peaches, apples, and forest fruits make good substitutes for mangoes. I advise on using a quality non-stick saucepan for the rice pudding to avoid burning the rice and avoid having an anxiety attack from walking away from the saucepan for more than 5 seconds. Rice pudding does that to you sometimes 😯 🏃 .

Full recipe and nutritional info below ⤵️

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VEGAN VANILLA RICE PUDDING WITH CARAMELIZED MANGO
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • For the rice pudding
  • • 400 ml almond milk
  • • 150 ml water
  • • 120 g white round rice, rinsed
  • • 1 vanilla stick
  • • 2 tbsp sugar
  • • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • For the caramelized mango
  • • 1 large semi-ripe mango, cubed
  • • 3 tbsp Muscovado sugar, or other brown sugar
  • • 1 tbsp water
  • • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • • ½ tsp orange zest
  • • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • • ¼ tsp fine grain sea salt
  • • 1 tsp lime zest, optional
Instructions
  1. In a medium non-stick saucepan pour the milk, the water, then add vanilla seeds, sugar and lemon zest. Leave on small heat until bubbly, for 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add rice and stir. Leave on small-medium heat stirring occasionally. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until rice had fully softened and absorbed liquid. If necessary, add more milk or water.
  3. Chop mangoes in 2cm/0.8in squares.
  4. In a medium pan or skillet, add 3 tablespoons of muscovado sugar, 1 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, orange zest, vanilla extract and salt. Place on small heat and stir until bubbly, for 1-2 minutes and add chopped mangoes. Toss mangoes and cook until liquid evaporated, for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Serve rice pudding and caramelized chilled for 1 hour or immediately.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 194 Fat: 1.3 g Saturated fat: 0.1 g Unsaturated fat: 0.93 g Carbohydrates: 45 g Sugar: 1.3 g Sodium: 58 mg Fiber: 1.6 g Protein: 1.93 g Cholesterol: 0.0 g

 

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES

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Braised Red Cabbage with Apples DIYBITES

Look at how pretty this looks 💜 What’s up with these awesome colors? Well, the purple color from red cabbage comes from these badass pigment molecules called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins pigments also produce magenta, pink, and red colors in plants and you can see them in leaves and flower petals.

Red cabbage is a rich source of fiber, iron, vitamin C and vitamin A. It actually has 10 times more Vitamin A and twice as much iron as green cabbage. This recipe calls for vinegar. And that’s for two reasons: it tastes realreal good and because normally, red cabbage would turn blue when cooked 😀

Fun fact. Because red cabbage contains anthocyanins, its juice can be used as a pH indicator. Red, purple or magenta in acids  [pH < 7], purple in neutral solutions [pH ~ 7], and ranges from blue-green-yellow in alkaline solutions [pH > 7]. Yup, science. Recipe and nutritional information below. 👇

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BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES [Vegan]
 
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Recipe type: Vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, diary-free, light
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • • 1 medium red cabbage, halved, cored and thinly cut crosswise in strips
  • • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • • ¼ carrot, sliced
  • • 1 large apple or 2 small apples (Jonathan or other similar), cored and diced, peeling optional
  • • 4 tbsp apple vinegar
  • • Fresh parsley, optional
  • • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • • Salt to taste
  • • 200 ml/1 cup water, more if needed
Instructions
  1. Choose a lidded skillet or casserole.
  2. Heat oil over medium heat and add onion and carrot. Cook while stirring, until tender, for 3 minutes.
  3. Add cabbage, then vinegar, and mix. Add water, cover with lid and cook on medium heat for 35-40 minutes while checking if it needs liquid every 5-7 minutes.
  4. Add diced apple and cook for another 10 minutes.
  5. Season with salt, freshly ground pepper and optionally fresh parsley
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 279 Fat: 7.5 g Saturated fat: 0.8 g Unsaturated fat: 6.2 g Carbohydrates: 102.3 g Sugar: 28.4 g Sodium: 155.2 mg Fiber: 16.2 g Protein: 6.4 g Cholesterol: 0

 

BANANA PANCAKES [Gluten-Free, Lactose-Free]

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These banana pancakes are everything. Gluten-free, lactose-free, fluffy, fast to make, and they taste amazing 🙆. It’s a three ingredient recipe which you can change according to preferences cravings. I chose to serve the pancakes with honey, coconut flakes, and raw walnuts. You can also serve them with chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, blueberries, roasted hazelnuts, or even with just a drizzle of maple syrup. If you prefer to add extras directly into the batter, do it by sprinkling them directly to the pancake, while it’s cooking on the first side. For an extra fluff to the pancakes, add ½ tsp of baking powder.

Use a quality, non stick pan to make your life easier. If not available, use a tiny bit of vegetable oil or butter. You need to keep these pancakes smaller than the usual pancakes. Two tablespoons of batter are enough for one pancake. This trick will help you with the flip. Yes, the flip. Check if the first side of the pancake is golden-brown by lifting it just a tiny bit. If so, use the thinnest spatula you have and sloooowly slide it under the pancake. Flip the pancake carefully, as the batter can easily break apart. Cook second side of the pancake until golden as well.

Done.

Full recipe and nutritional information below ⤵️

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BANANA PANCAKES [Gluten-Free, Lactose-Free, Vegetarian]
 
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These banana pancakes are everything. Vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, fluffy, fast to make, and they taste amazing.
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Recipe type: Dessert, Breakfast
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • • 1 medium-large ripe banana
  • • 2 medium size eggs
  • • 3 tbsp of rice flour
  • • 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
  • • ½ tsp baking powder, optional
Instructions
  1. Peel the banana, break it into pieces and mash it with a fork until no big lumps remain.
  2. Whisk the eggs together and pour them over the mashed banana and give it a good stir, until well combined. If you opt to use vanilla extract, this is when you bring it to action.
  3. Sift rice flour into the mix and stir, one tablespoon a time.
  4. Sift baking powder and stir. The batter should be loose, so don’t freak out.
  5. Use a quality, non stick pan to make your life easier. If not available, use a tiny bit of vegetable oil or butter. Heat up the pan to medium heat and drop two spoons of batter for each pancake.
  6. Cook for 1 minute on first side. If you prefer to add extras such as nuts or fruit, now’s the time.
  7. Check if the first side of the pancake is golden-brown by lifting it just a tiny bit. If golden brown, use the thinnest spatula you have and slowly slide it under the pancake. Flip the pancake carefully, as the batter is still easy to break apart.
  8. Cook second side of pancake for 1 minute, or until golden brown.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 84,5 Fat: 2.4 g Saturated fat: 0.95 g Unsaturated fat: 1.4 g Carbohydrates: 12.5 g Sugar: 3.7 g Sodium: 32 mg Fiber: 1.1 g Protein: 3.6 g Cholesterol: 81 mg

 

BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS

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BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS DIYBITES

No deep frying involved around here. These zucchini sticks are crisp, healthy, and quick to make. They make fantastic snacks, appetizers, and work well as sides too. They are really addictive and a great way to make kids (and adults) love their veggies! 🍅 🍆 🌶 🌽 🍠

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BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS DIYBITES

BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS
 
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Crisp, healthy, and quick to make!
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Recipe type: Snack, appetizer, side dish
Serves: aprox 25 zucchini sticks
Ingredients
  • • 2 zucchinis, sliced into finger-sized sticks
  • • 5 tbsp sesame seeds, more if needed
  • • 5 tbsp sunflower seeds, more if needed
  • • 2 eggs
  • • 1-2 tsp garlic powder
  • • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • • Salt
  • • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 200 C/400 F.
  2. In a small bowl, beat eggs and season them with salt and pepper.
  3. Mix sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, garlic powder, and dried parsley together.
  4. Dip zucchini sticks into eggs, then into seeds mix.
  5. Place zucchini sticks on tray and lightly spray or drizzle olive oil.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 5 zucchini sticks Calories: 153 Fat: 10.8 g Saturated fat: 1.6 Unsaturated fat: 9.2 g Carbohydrates: 8 g Sugar: 3 g Sodium: 70 mg Fiber: 3.1 g Protein: 7.48 g Cholesterol: 74 mg