Banana chocolate no gluten bread

http://www.foodfaithfitness.com/paleo-banana-bread-with-chocolate-and-almond-butter/

1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted, 44 grams*
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/3 cup creamy almond butter
4 large eggs, at room temperature
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 large ripe bananas, mashed, 390 grams or a heaping 1 1/2 cups mashed
1/3 cup chopped dark chocolate
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F and generously grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with coconut oil. Additionally, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, stir together the coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon until well combined. Set aside.
In a large, microwave-safe bowl melt the almond butter until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. You can also melt it over the stove on low heat. Add in eggs, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and well combined.
Into the almond butter mixture, add the mashed banana and whisk until well combined.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth, and no lumps of coconut flour are left. Stir in the chopped chocolate until well mixed. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and let stand for 10 minutes before baking, so the coconut flour can begin absorbing the moisture.
Bake until the loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes. Let cool COMPLETELY in the pan.
Once cooled, slice and DEVOUR

Easy raw cake

http://www.superhealthykids.com/blueberry-chia-seed-cashew-cake/

Crust:
8 date, pitted – Dates, medjool
1/2 cup – flaxseed, ground
2 tablespoon – chia seeds
Filling:
6 oz – cashews
2 tbsp – Coconut Cream
3 tablespoon – coconut oil
3 tablespoon – maple syrup, pure
1/2 cup – blueberries
Directions
Soak the cashews for at least 6 hours
To make the crust, you will need to pit and chop the dates.
Blend the chopped dates in a food processor until a ball forms around the edge of the blender.
In a bowl combine the processed dates, flax meal and chia seed. Knead well with your hands.
Press the mixture by hand into a lightly oiled 5 inch spring form pan. Place the crust in the fridge while you prepare the filling.
To prepare the filling, blend the soaked cashews, coconut cream, melted coconut oil, maple syrup and blueberries. Process on high speed to ensure consistency.
Spoon the filling onto the crust and place in freezer for at least 4 hours.
Decorate the cake after it’s frozen if desired.
Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

Raw almond butter cups

http://ohsheglows.com/2013/07/19/raw-almond-butter-cups/

Cinderella Dream Song Lyrics

A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you will lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true

Ziua in care m am iubit cu adevarat

Următorul poem a fost scris de Charlie Chaplin la cea de-a 70-a aniversare a sa, în ziua de 16 aprilie 1959.

”În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am înțeles că în toate împrejurările, mă aflam la locul potrivit, în momentul potrivit.

Și atunci, am putut să mă liniștesc.

Astăzi, știu că aceasta se numește … Stimă de sine.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am realizat că neliniștea și suferința mea emoțională nu erau nimic altceva decât semnalul că merg împotriva convingerilor mele.

Astăzi, știu că aceasta se numește … Autenticitate.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am încetat să doresc o viață diferită și am început să înțeleg că tot ceea ce mi se întâmplă, contribuie la dezvoltarea mea.

Astăzi, știu că aceasta se numeste … Maturitate.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am început să realizez că este o greșeală să forțez o situație sau o persoană, cu singurul scop de a obține ceea ce doresc, știind foarte bine că nici acea persoană, nici eu însumi nu suntem pregătiți și că nu este momentul …

Astăzi, știu că aceasta se numește … Respect.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am început să mă eliberez de tot ceea ce nu era benefic … persoane, situații, tot ceea ce îmi consuma energia. La început, rațiunea mea numea asta egoism.

Astăzi, știu că aceasta se numește … Amor propriu.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am încetat să-mi mai fie teamă de timpul liber și am renunțat să mai fac planuri mari, am abandonat mega-proiectele de viitor.

Astăzi fac ceea ce este corect, ceea ce îmi place, când îmi place și în ritmul meu.

Astăzi, știu că aceasta se numește … Simplitate.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am încetat să mai caut să am întotdeauna dreptate şi mi-am dat seama de cât de multe ori m-am înșelat.

Astăzi, am descoperit … Modestia.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am încetat să retrăiesc trecutul şi să mă preocup de viitor.

Astăzi, trăiesc prezentul, acolo unde se petrece întreaga viață. Astăzi trăiesc clipa fiecărei zile.

Și aceasta se numeste … Plenitudine.

În ziua în care m-am iubit cu adevărat, am înteles că rațiunea mă poate înşela şi dezamăgi. Dar dacă o pun în slujba inimii mele, ea devine un aliat foarte prețios.

Si toate acestea înseamnă … să ştii să trăiești cu adevărat.”

Nu trebuie sa ne temem de confruntari…din haos se nasc stelele.

Charlie Chaplin

Briose cu MEI SI OVAZ

http://mazilique.ro/2013/09/briose-cu-mei-si-ovaz/

...consistente si au o aroma discreta de caramel. Perfect. Plus ca sunt extra simplu de pregatit – tot ce ai de facut e sa amesteci cu lingura intr-un castron....

 

INGREDIENTE
suficiente pentru 12 briose

1 cup* faina 
2 si 1/3 cups (230g) fulgi de ovaz 1 cup zahar1 lingurita si 1/2 de bicarbonat de sodiu1 lingurita de sare

Toate astea le-am amestecat cu o lingura, apoi am adaugat:

1 cup lapte batut1/2 cup ulei cu aroma neutra (cum ar fi de rapita sau de floarea soarelui; eu am folosit Olisana Omega 3-6)1 ou1 lingurita de extract de vanilie1 cup boabe de mei decorticat (eu am luat de la Solaris)1/3 cup de apa clocotita

Amesteci din nou. O sa obtii fix un terci. O sa-l pui intr-o tava de briose, o sa-l bagi la cuptor 25 de minute si apoi o sa fie mult si bun.

Din toata compozitia s-ar putea sa-ti iasa mai mult de 12 briose, cat incap intr-o tava. Nu ma injura, bucura-te ca there’s more. Pentru ca oricum o sa mananci cateva hot from the oven si o sa te apuce remuscarile. Atunci o sa le inlocuiesti cu cele pe care o sa le faci in tura a doua si va fi ca si cum nimic nu s-a intamplat. Nu?

 

Aluat Pizza

 300 g de faina, 200ml apa calduta, 1 lingura de ulei de masline, 1 lingurita de sare si una de drojdie uscata.

http://mazilique.ro/2013/08/aluat-de-pizza/

Hidden Veggie Pizza Recipe

http://www.superhealthykids.com/hiddenveggiepizza/

1 box frozen spinach (thawed)1 cup mushrooms1 32 oz jar spaghetti sauce (try to find one with only whole food ingredients)mozzarella cheeseother desired toppingsPreheat oven to 425 degrees F.In a high powered blender,  blend together spinach, mushrooms, and spaghetti sauce.Make your whole wheat crust.Spread sauce on the crust.Top with cheese and other desired toppings. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Raptitude - All You Need is Love

http://www.raptitude.com/2015/09/all-you-need-is-love-seriously/

...
Love makes solutions clearer

You might wonder how you know what the loving thing to do is. You won’t always, but once you frame the problem that way, it is surprisingly easy to come up with a productive, low-stress response that makes you (and others) better off.

Dilemmas almost always trigger some sort of fear or aversion, and so that’s the mode of thinking we first bring to our responses. We feel like we have to evade, ignore or destroy the problem. Identifying the loving response starts your problem-solving in a totally different place, putting the well-being of the people involved at the North on your compass, instead of feelings of relief or escape.

Your friend is late meeting up with you? What’s the loving thing to do?

You keep skipping piano practice? What’s the loving thing to do?
...

Teddy bear Bread

http://www.larecetadelafelicidad.com/en/2012/05/teddy-bear-bread.html

Chocolate Biscuit Cake

https://youtu.be/xNI8gPEvQqk

Quinoa Squash Parmesan Fritters

http://www.juliasalbum.com/2014/10/spaghetti-squash-quinoa-and-parmesan-fritters/

Ingredients

2 eggs2/3 cup flour (for gluten free version, use multi-purpose gluten-free King Arthur flour)2 cups spaghetti squash, cooked and wringed out (see below)2 cups quinoa, cooked1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated¼ cup fresh spinach, finely chopped (OPTIONAL)1/2 teaspoon saltFor garnish:2 green onions, choppeddollop of sour cream or Greek Yogurt

Instructions

The recipe requires 2 CUPS COOKED spaghetti squash. First 3 steps describe how to cook spaghetti squash (this can be done 1 or more days in advance):

Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit.Cut the squash in 2 halves, scrape out the seeds and the fiber out of each half. Spray oil over the cut sides of the squash. Spray the baking sheet with oil and place the squash on the baking sheet cut side down.Bake for about 30-40 minutes. Remove it from the oven when it's cooked through and soft, and let it cool. Flip the squash so that cut side faces up – that will speed up the cooling. After squash cools, scrape squash with a fork to remove flesh in long strands and transfer to a bowl. Let it cool.Important: Wring out the spaghetti squash by wrapping small portions of it in paper towels and squeezing hard with your hands over the sink. Be careful not to drop the spaghetti squash into the sink if the paper towel breaks. Try to get rid of as much liquid as you can.Cooked spaghetti squash can be refrigerated for 5 days. I prefer to cook spaghetti squash, refrigerate it and make fritters the next day or 2 days later - that allows spaghetti squash to drain the liquid out and get dryer, which is preferable for fritters.

Now, on to how to make fritters:

In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat 2 eggs on high speed for 1-2 minutes. Add flour and continue beating for about 30 seconds to combine. To the same bowl, add spaghetti squash, quinoa, Parmesan cheese, finely chopped spinach, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix very well until all the mixture has uniform consistency. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary, even though it should be just perfect.Heat a large skillet on high-medium heat until VERY hot. Only then add olive oil. It should sizzle and smoke right away. Using a tablespoon, spoon the tablespoon-ful of the batter for each fritter and drop on the skillet. Using a spatula, correct the shape of each fritter, making it flatter and rounder. Cook until the bottom side of each fritter is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Using spatula, flip fritters to the opposite side, and cook 1-2 more minutes. When flipping the fritters, you can use a spoon on the opposite side of spatula to help push each fritter onto the spatula and then flipping. Turn off the heat and let the fritters sit in the skillet (uncovered) for 2-3 more minutes (check the bottom to make sure it's not burned - if it is too dark, remove fritters from the skillet immediately). Do 4 fritters at a time.Serve as is, or top with the dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt and chopped green onions (delicious if served this way!).

 

Tom Kerridge Bucatar

BBC FOOD
Tom Kerridge

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/tom_kerridge

Whole-Grain Apple Cake with Yogurt Cream

Whole-Grain Apple Cake with Yogurt Cream

http://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/whole-grain-apple-cake-yogurt-cream

There's a trifecta of textural awesomeness here, as the buttery-crisp topping meets silky-smooth yogurt cream on moist, tender cake. By using whole-wheat pastry flour in place of all-purpose, we triple the fiber per slice to a hearty 4 grams. For a chunkier cake texture, use chopped apples instead of shredded. This cake is great served warm or at room temperature.
Cake:

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2/3 cup nonfat buttermilk

1/3 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

7.5 ounces whole-wheat pastry flour (about 1 2/3 cups)

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

2 cups shredded peeled apple (about 2 large; such as Gala or Honeycrisp)

Baking spray with flour

Streusel:

3 tablespoons quick-cooking oats

2 tablespoons chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons frozen unsalted butter, grated

Dash of kosher salt

Yogurt cream:

1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt

3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

1 tablespoon brown sugar

Preparation

Hands-on: 18 Minutes

Total: 1 Hour, 23 Minutes

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. To prepare cake, place first 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 30 seconds or until well ­combined. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through ginger) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed just until combined. Stir in apple by hand. Spread batter into a 9-inch springform pan coated with baking spray.

3. To prepare streusel, combine oats and next 4 ingredients (through dash of salt) in a small bowl; toss to combine. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over batter.

4. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove sides of pan.

5. To prepare cream, place yogurt, whipping cream, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Serve with warm cake.

Sidney Fry, MS, RD

AUGUST 2015

Nutritional Information

Calories 299

Fat 13.5 g

Satfat 3.3 g

Monofat 6.2 g

Polyfat 3.2 g

Protein 6 g

Carbohydrate 40 g

Fiber 4 g

Cholesterol 49 mg

Iron 1 mg

Sodium 252 mg

Calcium 94 mg

Quinoa MacCheese

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/quinoa-spinach-mac-and-cheese/?m

FOR THE CASSEROLE:3 Tablespoons Butter3 Tablespoons Flour1-½ cup Whole Milk2 dashes Freshly Grated Nutmeg¼ teaspoons Salt8 ounces, weight Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese3 cups Cooked Quinoa (cooked According To Package Instructions)2 bunches Fresh Baby SpinachFOR THE TOPPING:½ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted¾ cups Panko Bread Crumbs

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a medium saucepan add 3 tablespoons of butter and flour and heat over medium heat. Whisk continuously until a paste forms. Whisk in milk. Increase heat to medium/high and bring to a boil whisking the whole time. Stir in the nutmeg, salt and cheddar cheese. When cheese sauce is smooth remove from heat.

In a large bowl mix together the cooked quinoa, cheese sauce and spinach.

Transfer the mixture into a casserole dish (I used an 8 inch cast iron skillet). Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

In a small bowl mix together the butter and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.

Bake on 350 F until bubbly, about 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and enjoy!

 

Chocolate zucchini bread, no gluten, no sugar

http://www.feelgreatin8.com/feelgreatblog/chocolate-zucchini-bread-gluten-free-no-refined-sugar/

INGREDIENTS

1 medium zucchini, shredded (about 1½ cups shredded)2 eggs, whisked¾ cups almond butter*⅓ cup honey¼ cup cocoa powder2 tablespoons almond flour1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon cinnamon½ teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon baking sodapinch of salt*Can substitute peanut butter or another nut butter.

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Shred your zucchini using a food processor or cheese grater. Remove all of the liquid from the zucchini by squeezing it between paper towels until it feels dry.Mix the zucchini with all of the other ingredients until they are combined and are a deep chocolate color.Pour the batter evenly into two mini loaf pans. Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes,or until a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean.Let cool, cut each load into 8 slices, and serve! Keep leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge.

NOTES

*Actual nutrition info may vary based on exact ingredients used.

tamaracomolli.com Bijuterii

http://www.tamaracomolli.com/

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