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Chocolate Peanut Smoothie (v)

Chocolate banana smoothie

In these uncertain and unsettling times I’m struggling to eat. I’m also hyper aware that I don’t want to waste any food at all. This smoothie delivers a healthy boost of fruit; is easy to drink if you’ve no appetite and uses up some bananas that are too ripe for me to enjoy as they are. You can use whatever ingredients you have to hand. These were in my freezer/cupboard.

For one portion you need

  • 1 ripe banana
  • Handful of frozen black cherries
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp smooth peanut butter
  • ~200ml soya milk or whatever milk you have to hand.
  1. Put everything into a blender goblet. Blitz till smooth, adding more liquid if you need to. Enjoy.

If you have lots of ripe bananas, peel them and freeze them. If you use frozen banana you will need to add more liquid as it will thicken a lot.

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Spiced Tofu Scramble (v)

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I attempted to make garam flour scramble on Saturday. It wasn’t very nice. So on Sunday I reverted to the old faithful of tofu scramble and order was restored to the universe 😉 You can use whatever vegetables and flavourings you like. This is what we fancied for brunch and very tasty it was too.

For 3-4 portions you need

  • 1 pack silken tofu
  • 1/2 tsp tumeric
  • 2 tomatoes, cut into rough chunks, cores discarded
  • 8 mushrooms cut into quarters
  • 1/2 pack baby leaf spinach
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin and ground coriander
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 chopped red chilli
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Baked beans and hash browns to serve
  1. Begin by frying the onion and mushrooms in the oil for 5-10 mins until the liquid has come out of the mushrooms and started to evaporate.
  2. Add the tomatoes and cook for a further 2-3 mins to soften them.
  3. Add everything else and cook the tofu until it looks ‘scrambled’ and the spinach has wilted. Season to taste and serve with beans and hash browns.
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Chocolate Porridge with Banana and seeds (v)

Winter mornings call for internal central heating. The teen has been eating porridge for breakfast for months now and I thought I’d join him this morning.

For two steaming bowls you need

  • 3/4 cup porridge oats
  • 1 & 1/2 cups almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon cacao powder
  • Toasted mixed seeds
  • 1 banana, sliced
  • A drizzle of agave nectar
  1. Place the oats, milk and cacao in a pan and leave to steep for 20 mins or so. Then heat gently until boiling and cook out for 2-3 mins. Serve topped with the banana and seeds and drizzled with the syrup. Feel warm from the inside as you glimpse a glorious winter sunrise on your way to work 😍☀️❄️

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Pornstar Smoothie (v)

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Why should martinis get all the fun eh? Sadly no chaser of prosecco to follow, just a healthy dose of fruit and vitamins.

For one portion you need

  • 2 oranges, skinned and cut into quarters
  • 1 banana
  • 1 apple, cut into chunks
  • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
  • 150ml apple juice
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated giner
  • 1 passion fruit for garnish
  • A nutribullet or similar high speed blender

Place everything apart from the passion fruit in a nutribullet goblet and blitz until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour into a serving glass and garnish with the passion fruit. Drink. Pretend this has undone all the bad things you have eaten and drunk over the festive period and beyond.

 

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Avocado Toast (v)

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I’ve come late to avocado toast. And now I can’t stop eating it  especially when it’s topped with chipotle chilli flakes and grilled until the tomatoes melt  I prefer to use sourdough or seeded bread, but use whatever floats your boat. 

For two portions you need:

  • 4 slices of toast
  • 1 avocado
  • 2 large, ripe tomatoes
  • salt, pepper and chilli flakes
  1. Scoop the avocado out of the skin and either roughly mash in a bowl or if the avocado is very ripe, squodge directly onto the toast.
  2. Top with sliced tomato and season well.
  3. Grill for about 5 mins until the tomatoes are hot.
  4. Scoff with optional extra chilli sauce (everything tastes better with hot sauce!)
  5. Level up in hipster vegan points and grow your beard an extra 1 cm for each slice consumed…
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Peanut Butter Flapjacks

These are based on a recipe by the huge furry whipping tool. I’ve adjusted the quantities of dried ingredients to suit our tastebuds and preferences. Don’t be tempted to ditch the orange and lemon zest, it makes a real difference when you include rather than omit them. 

For 16 bars you need 

  • 125g unsalted butter
  • 150g soft light brown sugar
  • 125g crunchy peanut butter
  • 75g honey
  • Finely grated zest of 1 orange
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 200g oats
  • 75g sunflower seeds
  • 50g coconut
  • 50g pumpkin seeds
  • 50g sesame seeds
  • 100g chocolate chips
  1. Begin by melting the first six ingredients together until mingled 
  2. Add everything else apart from the chocolate chips. 
  3. Press into a lined tin 20cm x 20cm tin
  4. Scatter over the chocolate chips and bake in a 160 degree oven till browned all over.
  5. Leave to cool completely before trying to scoff. They do not slice well hot! 
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Super Purple Breakfast Smoothie (v)

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I’ve long enjoyed making smoothies, but I recently upgraded my blender to a nutribullet type one. Oh my, all that extra power makes for an extra smooth smoothie! This combo used up some bits of fruit in the bottom of the fridge, and turned it my favourite colour. PURPLE!!

For one smoothie you need

  • 1 ripe banana
  • Handful red grapes
  • Handful blueberries
  • 1/4 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup non dairy yogurt
  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  1. Put everything in the blender goblet, invert and blend, blend, blend!
  2. Enjoy and feel super smug.
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