Warming Carrot Cream Soup

To be fair I have never been a fan of soups. I did not like the fact it is simply water with vegetables inside, how can you even get full eating that? My opinion has changed after trying cream soups. They are way more filling and it seams like the taste is much richer. 

As you probably know, here in UK, it is quite common that it is raining, it is windy and generally the weather is not the greatest at all times. Since I moved to Leeds, there were more days when I have been ill then days where I felt OK. Probably I just have to get used to that climate but that is not what I want to share. There is nothing that warms me better then a delicious cream soup. It helped me to feel better and warm up on these rainy days. 

Green Lunch Mix

Recently I have moved out of home and begun my university life in Leeds students halls. As you can probably guess it is much harder to prepare a lovely meal full of fancy ingredients and spices because when living on your own it is your responsibility to buy everything! Also not to lie some foods might be very expensive and hard to get. 

Tofu Scramble - Vegan breakfast

Are you vegan? Or you cannot eat eggs? Or maybe you simply don’t like the taste of eggs? Well, I have a delicious proposition for you! Mornings can be hard and there is nothing that wakes you up better than a large, fulfilling yet healthy breakfast. 

In today’s post I would like to present you Tofu Scramble, an alternative to regular, often boring and known for years scrambled eggs. To be honest it took me a while to try this idea out, sometimes tofu can be tasteless but if you will prepare it well it’s really luscious. My biggest tip is to drain as much water from it as possible. If you have time leave it for half an hour wrapped up in paper towel (obviously it is not necessary but in my opinion it brings out a better taste). 

SUPERFOOD SUNDAY: Chia Seeds

  I am pretty confident you have heard of Chia seeds already, they may not be the cheapest or easiest to get, however, they work wonders!  I am not the first and certainly not the last one to call these seeds super food due to their wide range of properties and health benefits.

Sweet Amaranth for breakfast

Are you fed up with boring porridge for breakfast? I would like to share my quite simple, a little time consuming, yet delicious recipe for Amaranth "Porridge". It is a very healthy plant full of vitamins such as B, C, E and what is very important on vegetarian diet it is high in proteins. It will easily fill you up and give you a lot of energy to start up the day.

Personally, I prefer it as a sweet breakfast but amaranth can also be cooked salty and used as an addition to meals. The topping is more or less optional, however, I like to add kiwi since the maple syrup is pretty sweet and the kiwi adds a little sourness.

SUPERFOOD SUNDAY: Avocado

I though of creating a series of posts devoted to different foods containing loads of  health benefits that not many people are aware of. Hopefully, I could share some of my knowledge gained through years of reading, research and experience.

Today's post will be about AVOCADO. I must admit I never liked this fruit before, I found it a bit tasteless and boring. The first time I tried it was in a vegetarian sushi roll. Basically, algae, rice and avocado. I hated it.

Quick Mushroom Sauce

Probably everyone knows how to prepare a mushroom sauce, however, I decided to share my recipe with a tiny twist. Due to several health issues my diet has to be based generally on low-fat meals and hence I try to avoid products such as thick cream, which is a common ingredient in mushroom sauces. To replace it, I used unsweetened yoghurt. On the other hand if you are vegan you might try this recipe by substituting milk-based product with soy milk!

What is more, I cherish spicy food thus to add more flavor to this sauce I added some chilli peppers but if you prefer softer tastes just omit this step!
Hope you will enjoy it :)