Blueberry oat bars

These are really tasty and easy to make. I got the recipe from Joel Luks, one of the best vegan chefs out there! And now there are lots of blueberries in the forest, so go out there and fill up fridge and freezer. :)

RECIPE
2 cups blueberries
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tbsp agave/yacon
1 tsp cornstarch

1 cup each quick oats and whole wheat flour (you can use regular white flour also)
1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cups brown sugar, lightly packed

1/2 cup vegan butter

First, set the oven to 350 F.
Mix the corn starch with a little cold water until it's resolved. Put the blueberries, syrup and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Bring it to a boil and add the corn starch-water. Let it simmer for about 5-8 minutes, and stir occasionally. Take the saucepan off the stove and let it cool.

Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl and stir.

 

Melt the butter and add it to the dry mixture. Knead into a crumble dough. Spread HALF of the dough onto the bottom of a small rectangular pan. 

 

Put it in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes. Take it out and spread the blueberries onto the dough. 

Sprinkle over the rest of thedough on top of the blueberries and put it in the oven for 20 more minutes.

 Let it cool completly and then cut it into pieces. Serve as it is, or with vegan ice cream or vegan whipped cream on the side.

Imitation bacon bits

I love these! I have usually made "bacon" of tofu, but these are much better, even if they are in much smaller pieces. Maybe that's actually the reason, they are more crispy and taste much more.

RECIPE

3 tbsp liquid smoke

225 ml water

96 grams TVP-granules

1/2 tsp salt

3-4 tbsp nutritional yeast

2 tbsp soy sauce

A few drops red food color

Oil for frying

Put liquid smoke in a measuring cup and add water until you have a total of 235 ml. Put the smoked water in a casserole and bring it to a boil. Remove it from the stove and add salt, nutritional yeast, soy sauce and color, and add the TVP. Stir a little and place a lid on it. Let it stand for 10 minutes.  

Heat 4-5 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add the TVP-mix. Fry it while stirring, until it's crispy but not burnt. It's best if you don't fry it all at once, but 1/3 at the time. Remember to use enough oil, the oil makes it more crispy and better.

Let it cool and put it in a container with a tight lid, it will last in the fridge for at least a week, but probably a while longer. Use it on pizzas, sandwiches, in sauces and wherever you want to use it.

American pancakes

These are just great, they are so fluffy and good, even an expert could not notice that there are no eggs in these babies!

 

RECIPE

5 dl soy milk

2 tbsp vinegar

3-4 tbsp sugar, if you have a sweet tooth like me
1 tsp vanilla sugar

5 dl flour

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
40 grams melted vegan butter

Mix together soy milk and vinegar and let it curdle for 10 minutes or so.

Mix together the dry ingredients and add the soymilk-vinegar. Add the margarine and stir it all together, but not too much stirring!

Fry the pancakes in medium heat for 2-3 minutes in each side. Try not to use any (or very little) oil in the pan. They get crispy on the outside if you fry them in oil. They should be soft on the outside, that's better. 

Tofu-bacon

I just can't decide which is the best, this tofubacon or the TVP-bacon (recipe is coming shortly), but they are both really, really good! The TVP-bacon is in much smaller pieces and works great on top of pizza and in sauces. 

RECIPE
1 packet extra firm tofu (it has to be firm enough to cut in slices/pieces)
Oil for frying
2 tsp liquid smoke
3 tbsp nutritional yeast (really important ingredient!)
1/2 tsp salt (be careful with the salt, it's maybe even salt enough without adding more salt)
2 tbsp soy sauce

Cut the tofu. I usually cut it in thin slices, then cut it in in pieces. Smaller pieces have more taste and get more crunchy when you fry it. 

Mix together the ingredients to the marinade. Fry the tofubits in oil until they start to become a bit golden brown.

 

Pour the marinade over the tofu and stir well while frying it more. Let it fry until the bits are golden brown and crispy. They are SO delicious!!

Morning smoothies - the best breakfast there is

I love smoothies, and the best way to begin the day is to have a healthy, icecold smoothie. I often use spinach in my smoothie, you can't taste it at all. I want to try kale, but it's almost impossible to get kale here in Norway, it's frustrating.

This is my regular smoothie, and I vary with different types of berries and nuts. Delicious!

 

RECIPE

2 ripe bananas

2-3 big handfuls of frozen berries, I like blueberries and raspberries

2-3 big handfuls of fresh spinach

2 tbsp Udos Choice or another healthy oil

10-12 almonds or raw nuts of your choice

Vegetable milk of your choice, I usually use soy milk with calcium.

Pour a little soy milk into the blender, put in all the other ingredients and blend them together. Add more soy milk until the smoothie is the way you like it. I like it very thick. 

My daughter loves smoothies