Entries by sandrac

White corn grits with smokey maple, tamari coconut, black beluga lentils, and baby greens

Heirloom tomatoes, nutritional yeast, sumac, purple dulse, and nori flakes add some additional colour and flavour to a traditional breakfast dish. Ingredients For the lentils 2/3 cups water 1/4 cup black beluga lentils 1 sprig dried kombu (about 1″) 1/2T olive oil 1T nutritional yeast Sea salt and black pepper to taste For the grits […]

Orange, coffee and black cherry frozen dessert

Rich colours and flavours; use decaf if you prefer. Ingredients A shot of freshly brewed espresso (short), chilled 1-2T marmalade* (depending on how orange you want it) 2 large frozen bananas (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/4t vanilla extract 1 cup frozen dark cherries Sweeten to taste Option: 1t powdered maca Directions Make the espresso and […]

Tamari, chili, and nori popcorn

A light snack seasoned with toasted sesame oil, nutritional yeast and sea salt. Ingredients 1/2 cup popcorn (I use blue) 2T plant-only margarine, melted 1/4t toasted sesame oil 1/2T tamari 1t red Thai chili paste (or similar/to taste) 2T nutritional yeast 1T toasted nori flakes Sea salt and black pepper to taste Instructions Pop the […]

Mocha frozen dessert sweetened with stevia

Fresh espresso and cocoa make this dessert (or breakfast) rich and flavourful Although quite sweet, stevia can still be an acquired taste and hard to find. Sweeten instead with 2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave nectar if you prefer, or 3 tablespoons coconut sugar, and so on. Ingredients 3 medium frozen bananas (about 2 cups) […]