Breakfast, lunch, dinner and the rest of life!

Hello, hello!
So... it's the weekend! YAY! Well, if you're living in Australia, you've just had one of the shortest weeks anyway! Easter long weekend followed by ANZAC day on Friday! (I'm also on holidays, so every day's a weekend!) But for those of you who had your average 5-day-week, HAPPY WEEKEND!
I was looking through my pictures and noticed I took a pic of breakfast. And lunch. AND dinner! So you lucky folks get another day in the life of my over-spoilt tummy! (You also get some links to some interesting things floating round the blog-o-sphere!
Breakfast!
Breakfast was yummy, it was really two separate breakfasts, but they were both really yummy!
I had some frozen apples, so I wanted to make an apple-y cinnamon-y green smoothie! I also really wanted some of my home-made chocolate granola. I never let my tummy down!

Into the smoothie went 1 chopped frozen banana, 1 chopped frozen apple, 1 teaspoon nut butter, 1 handful of spinach and some oat milk (maybe 1/2 a cup?)

My granola was muesli mixed with a chocolate mixture- which was 1/4 cup of oat milk + 1 teaspoon coconut butter + 1 teaspoon raw cacao, heated in the microwave for 30 seconds- stir! Once mixed through muesli, place on baking tray and bake at 180 degrees celsius for around 10 mins until slightly crispy. EAT! I put mine in my mug with a little soy milk :)

 So, I did end up combining them... it just kinda always happens:)

This week, my list of things I want to make has grown considerably, as everyone has some really good recipes floating around- especially at Spoons!
I want to make her oatmeal cookie dough breakfast bake  and her soft and chewy chocolate chip skillet cookie!
Over at (never) homemaker  I really want to have a go at my take on the Garbanzo garlic knots :)
And you have no idea how many of Kath's oatmeal recipes I have sitting in my brain ready to be created!
But I think we'll get back to my stomach.. it's lunch time!
I was craving fresh. I was craving crisp, yummy veggies, I wanted rolls!

I LOVE RICE PAPER ROLLS! :)

Inside was strips of capsicum, grated carrot, chopped tomato, peas, strips of cucumber, sauteed mushrooms and strips of egg ( I simply whisked an egg and poured it on a plate and microwaved until set ( no oil that way!) and some chopped garlic tofu, all wrapped up in rice paper rolls, soaked in water for a few seconds and left to get sticky and wrappable!

While drooling over so many yummy recipes (mentioned above) I also came across some really eye opening posts, such as this one over at The Diva Dish.
I also really liked this one at The Big Man's World- I pretty much agree whole-heartedly!
Good reads people :)
Finally, we come to dinner, where if you have any anger or frustration built up during the day, bake a whole sweet potato, but first get a fork and jab the life out of it! :)

Then cook in a preheated oven (180 degrees clesius) for about 45mins-1 hour and please for your sake, top with coconut butter- you will not be disappointed (hommus is also accepted if you do not have coconut butter on hand!)

You should also serve it with some salsa beans and lentils- coz they're yummy (drain and rinse a small can of four beans and 2 tablespoons of lentils, heat a little in the microwave and stir in some salsa)

Lastly on my list of links.. even if you don't get around to making any of the recipes suggested above- YOU. HAVE. TO. MAKE THIS!  It's one of those things that make you ask (or throw a tantrum) 'Why didn't I think of that?'
Well there you go! Have a fantabulous weekend and enjoy some good food with family and friends!
:D

Waffles or pancakes?

....'We can stay up late, swap manly stories and in the mornin', I'M MAKIN WAFFLES!'
Hehe, I hope everyone knows where that quote came from!
Anyway! It's the age-old question... Pancakes or waffles? Generally I'd go waffles, coz they look cooler, but lately I've wanted pancakes?
Well, I guess I'm just gonna have to give you a recipe for both.. Darn!
;)
Firstly... WAFFLES!

 Chocolate banana waffles with a mango-berry smoothie!
Ingredients:
chia gel (1 tablespoon chia seeds mixed with 1 tablespoon milk of choice)
1 banana, roughly chopped
20g wholemeal spelt flour
10g coconut flour
20g gluten free self raising flour (optional- just increase spelt flour instead)
1 tablespoon chocolate protein powder
1/2-1 tablespoon raw cacao ( I put a whole one in!)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2-3/4 cup of milk of choice (until you get a pancake consistency. I used oat milk))
optional- LSA mix
optional- melted nut butter

Method:
1. Place all your dry ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
2.Add your milk, chia gel and banana and melted nut butter (if using) to the mix and stir to combine
It should look like this:

Now you can leave to sit for a bit while making the smoothie- recipe below.
3. Once you've made your smoothie and it's waiting and thickening in the freezer, heat up a waffle maker and grease with oil (or butter etc.)
4. Spoon on half the mixture and close the lid. Check after about 3 mins (If you check sooner, it will be runny and break/stick etc.)
5. Keep cooking until its solid and golden. Remove from waffle maker, grease again and place remaining mixture in for another 3 or so minutes.

6. Place on plate and top with whatever you like ( I used coconut butter)

Ok onto the smoothie recipe!
Ingredients:
1 cup berries
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 cup milk of choice ( I used soy milk)
and that's it!
Method:
1. Place in blender and blend until smooth!
Keep in freezer while finishing waffles.

YUM YUM!
Gooey chocolatey, banana-ry waffles:

 With a refreshing, thick mango-berry smoothie!

Put em' together and you have a match made in heaven!

Hmm, this guy looks a little lonely..

And this guy looks even lonelier!

All fixed:

:)
Now onto my pancake recipe for today!
This was inspired by.... well my imagination!
Make up a batch of oats by using 3/4 cup of muesli, 1/4 cup oatbran, chia seeds optional- cinnamon and 2 cups of milk:

Cook until all the liquid is absorbed and then cook some more until way over done and sticky:

Let it sit for 5 mins. Meanwhile, you could make some ice cream, by placing a frozen banana in a food processor and whazzing! (You may need to scrape down edges every so often) store in freezer until pancakes are ready.

Core an apple and then slice to make rings. (You'll need about four thin rings - I gave the leftover apple to our birds)
Then heat a fry pan with some oil, place a quarter of your oat mixture on and flatten down with an apple slice:

Cook for a minute or so and flip, it should be golden, they don't need long.
Once you have 4 oat-cakes top with whatever you like, (I went with peanut butter) retrieve ice cream from freezer and enjoy!

Mmmmm, yummy muesli in pancake form!

So it's up to you.. Pancakes or waffles for brekky tomorrow? Or maybe just go with both! They're both delish :)

Oh no, these guys are lonely too!

It's OK, I fixed it :)

 I just think these are the coolest looking pancakes though!

Although these ones are a close second!
See you  later guys!
:D

WIAW #3

Morning Sunshines!
It's that time again (well for the third time ever for me!)...

WIAW! And thank you to Jenn for hosting!
So I kicked the morning off (after sleeping in a little!) with some already-prepared-for-me overnight oats.
Here's how you make em'- picture style!
Night before:
Muesli and chia seeds:

 Milk to cover + little stir

Morning after:

Stir it up, add some fruit:

Eat!

 Preferably in a pretty cup :)

Pretty massive cup that is!
Then lunch rolled round (this brekky kept me full for hours!) and I wanted pasta! After seeing this recipe, there was no going back...

 This was gluten free pasta, with steamed beetroot, sweet potato and parsnip, with a pumpkin and hommus sauce, spinach, peas, lentils and roasted tomatoes and mushrooms! YUM!
I love eating lunch outside!

Then I found my shadow...

Then I remembered I was hungry!

By about 4pm the hunger was back.. so I had some yummy fruit and a glass of soy milk:

For dinner I got my creative socks on again and created this Mexican flavoured bowl:

That was quinoa cooked with some mexican chilli spice with some more roast beetroot, tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms and eggplant and also some spinach and mixed four beans mixed with some spicy Mexican salsa! YUM!

Does anyone else LOVE roast eggplant?

A delicious day of eats full of goodness AND yumminess!
Have a great day! :D

A recipe from you, A recipe from me!

Well, not really a recipe from you, but a recipe I tried, that I didn't make up!
For lunch yesterday, I wanted a wrap.
But we only had wheat wraps.
I didn't want a wheat wrap.
I had a tantrum.
The end.
JUST KIDDING! What I did do was notice this recent recipe from Oh she glows and immediately knew I had to make it!
Here's my version of Oh she glow's 5 ingredient spelt flatbread

Mine only had 4 ;)
I simply halved her recipe, omitted the salt and used regular olive oil.

Topped with mashed pumpkin mixed with hommus, spinach, carrot, tomato, capsicum, 2 grilled chickpea veggie sausages and some salsa:

She does mention it in her recipe, but I just want to reinforce not to over cook the flatbreads because they will rip! Seriously 30 seconds one side, 10-15 the other side- DONE!
Mine were pretty good though and made a delicious wrap:

And now for my recipe to you.
I've already posted a banana bread muffin in a mug, but this one is slightly better, so... yeh!
Banana bread microwave muffin:

Ingredients:
chia gel- 1 tablespoon chia seeds, mixed with 1 tablespoon milk ( I used oat milk)
1 mashed banana
40g rolled oats
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1/4 cup fruit and nut muesli
1 teaspoon nutbutter
1/4 cup milk (I used oat milk)

Method:
1. Grease a large mug
2. Place rolled oats in a small food processor and process until you get a fine oat flour:

3. Place the oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, coconut flour and muesli in a bowl and stir to combine:

4. Melt the nut butter slightly in the microwave, then add to dry ingredients with milk, banana and chia gel. Stir to combine:

5. Place in your greased mug and cook in the microwave for 1:30 mins, check with skewer, then place in again for 30 second bursts until cooked through (clean skewer)
6. Place on wire rack:

7. Get cool steam shot:

8. This step is optional- but so worth it! Cut in half, place bottom half in mug, top with any filling you like- I used coconut butter! and place on the top and top with something else- I used peanut butter :)

There you have it! Delicious!

 OM NOM NOM!

Have a great day everyone!
:D