Satisfy those cravings!

There is no denying it... like millions of other food bloggers out there... I.LOVE.OATMEAL!
Just a quick scan through my camera's memory card sums it up perfectly:

You can find most of my recipes on the breakfast page, if you too are addicted to oats!
Why am I suddenly obsessed with oatmeal.. well, in the last few days I've had some pretty tasty bowls... well-mugs and jars (naturally!)
Like overnight oats in a jar:

I filled the almost empty almond butter jar 3/4 of the way with muesli and some chia seeds, then added oat milk to the top and stirred. Leave in fridge overnight!
I also had a banana smoothie on the side- nothing special; banana+milk+yoghurt

Give it a stir up in the morning.. and voila!
Yum!
Going...

Going...

Spoon-shot!

 :)
My second oat romance was this morning- I wanted CHOCOLATE! Never get between a girl and her chocolate!

Chocolate oats, with coconut butter and banana and also some cocao nibs stirred in :)

There was quite a bit of chocolate in there!
Recipe is loosely- 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 cup milk of choice, 1 tablespoon raw cacao, 1 scoop choc protein powder, a dash of cinnamon, 1 thinly sliced banana,  some coconut butter and some cacao nibs :) Heated on stove and whisked furiously until desired thickness is reached!

Chocolatey spoon shot!

Who's craving some oatmeal around about now?

Teehee!

Have a great day! :D

WIAW! Delicous.. and weird :)

Welcome again to another WIAW... Tuesday style!

Sooo.... after that inspiring intro (ain't nobody got time for that! Hello STUDY!)
Breakfast!

Green protein smoothie!
Closer, please!

Inside was 1 frozen banana, 2 big handfuls of spinach, a scoop of vanilla protein powder, 1/4 cup rolled oats, some chia seeds, a spoonful of peanut butter, a dash of cinnamon and some oat milk!
Closer!

Hello deliciousness!
And do you notice how dark it is! Winter's here people!
Lunch:

Lunch prepared in the morn for school:
Quinoa, steamed pumpkin, spinach, cherry tomatoes, lentils and an interesting sauce (this is the weird part of my title :)
Can you guess what the sauce was?

Nope? Well it was a berry sauce! (frozen berries heated on stove in a teeny saucepan until sauce-like) the weirdest part was that it was delicious!

Snack... as usual fruit with soy milk☺

So... recycled photo :)

Dinner..

A delicious pesto pasta with red kidney beans, mushrooms and steamed veggies :)

Very much like this one!

I should really address this addiction to pesto.
In the meantime, I'll get back to study whilst you guys can check out what every one else has been munching on over at peas and crayons!
Ciao! :D

Why I Love Food! ♥

Reason #1

Breakfast! Why? Because Breakfast seems to be the time of the day where I am at my most creative- food wise and I seem to go crazy!

Today's breakfast...

Coconut banana yoghurt with peanut butter granola!

Firstly I put 1 chopped banana, 3 scoops of greek yoghurt, some melted coconut butter and oat milk into my beloved mini food processor and whazzed!

Popped in the fridge, turned on the oven, put some muesli in a bowl with some melted peanut butter and milk and rubbed in with my fingers. Then I placed it on a baking tray and cooked for about 15 mins and topped my yoghurt off!

DEEEE-LICIOUS!

Reason #2

Bread!

I love bread soo much- not so much the plasticky white stuff, but wholegrain, seedy, bready goodness- like purple wheat paninis!

Filled with a giant sliced tomato, hommus, grated carrot, grilled veggie burger, hommus, smashed peas, salsa, spinach and grilled mushrooms- which was then toasted- nice and toasty☺

Reason #3

Food is awesome. Not only can it taste awesome.. but it can look awesome! And no I'm not talking about artificial blue skittles or rainbow lollypops- but foods that already look awesome- picked straight from the ground!

For example in yesterday's lunch...

Organic blue maize tortilla chips! With a side of home made salsa

Naturally purple! I mean... WHAT!?!

In my salsa were red kidney beans, avocado, corn, carrot, capsicum, spinach, tomatoes and topped with a blob of hommus :)

Reason #4

FAT!

Well, the healthy delicious kind :) My diet is probably mostly fat.. I love it soo much, nut butter, coconut butter, seeds, nuts, avocado, tahini, olive oil, etc.

Especially when dinners turn out like this:

A baked sweet potato topped with almond butter with a side of beans, brocoli, brussel sprouts and...

Best. Dinner. Ever!

So there you have it! 4 of the 10029384086748 reasons why I love food :)
Happy Monday everyone! :D

Pancake Sunday- plus everything else!

OH.MY... GOOSE! People you do not know how much school work I have yet to/ have already done!
High school is insane and my brother and sister just laugh at me (both at uni) saying that the real world isn't even like that (the line the teachers keep feeding us- 'We are preparing you for the real world!') I just can't seem to comprehend how they expect us to complete two assignments both due on the same week, with exams the following week- and that's just one subject!
Look at it all!

Ok rant over- In good news.. it's pancake Sunday! So I made chocolate chip banana pancakes :)

Your welcome :)
Ingredients:
chia gel- 1 tablespoon chia seeds+ 1 tablespoon milk of choice
43g wholemeal spelt flour
30g rolled oats
10g coconut flour
1 cup milk of choice (I used oat milk)
1-2 tablespoons of choc chips (I used cocoa nibs)
1 banana, chopped

Method:
1. Place flours, oats, chia gel and milk in a bowl, stir to combine, add the cocoa nibs and banana, then let sit in the fridge for 5-10 mins to thicken

2. Meanwhile, if you're like me you can make a super simple frozen berry yoghurt to go with it:
Berries:

3 heaped tablespoons of plain greek yoghurt (I'm obsessed!)

Whaz!

Place in bowl/ jar in the freezer until needed.
3. Retrieve pancake batter from fridge and whisk slightly
4. Heat a fry pan with some oil on low/medium heat, pour on some of the batter (I would recommend smaller cakes as these are more fragile- being vegan)

Wait for 30 seconds to a minute before trying to flip... then flip!

 5.Turn onto some paper towel when ready and make the next batch with the last of your mixture
6.Top with anything you like! I chose peanut and almond butter:

Enjoy with/without the frozen yoghurt!

Y.U.M
Close-ups!

 Look how creamy:

Match made in heaven :)

Have a fabulicious week everyone! :D
P.S. pancakes for dinner is totally justified!