Last weekend was a rare weekend where I was home alone so I had no one to feed but myself. I decided to try out some new recipes this weekend. BUT before I show you that, I realised that my last post overshadowed Easter weekend. I think I mentioned in a previous post that last Sunday I wasn't overly strict. I loaded up on plenty of vegetables, steered clear or roast potatoes and enjoyed desert with everyone else. I was full and aware of it so I was able to turn down the fairy cakes that popped out an hour later! Here's all the chocolate that was given to Dan and I to share.
Needless to say I've left this bucket at his house and he's inherited it all (a part from one small bag of marzipan Lindt).
So anyway, this weekend I've found myself eating vegetarian. I had no intention of doing this, it just so happened all the recipes I found myself drooling over we're vegetarian ones. I went back to Crossfit on Thursday night so I pushed my raw vegan day to Friday. Nothing new really, I enjoyed my spring rolls for lunch whilst watching the Crossfit open!
I enjoyed a huge salad of peppers, avocado, tomatoes and cashews for dinner but no time for pudding as I had to rush out of the door as I was going to the cinema with friends. I didn't have time to make my own popcorn and wanted to steer clear of the sugar/butter laden popcorn (sorry ladies) so I grabbed a graze box as I ran out the door in case I got hungry, which I did, so I had a little snack of nuts and dried fruit followed by a raw cacao hot chocolate when I got home. Rock and roll Friday night! We went to see 'The Croods' just to add to the maturity of our Friday evening. It was so funny, I recommend it!Saturday morning, I woke up feeling much fresher than the previous Saturday! So I went downstairs and made this beauty for breakfast.
I made this by blending one frozen banana with a big handful of spinach and some unsweetened almond milk. Then I topped it with a little banana, coconut, homemade muesli, peach and sprinkled over some maca powder. Yum yum yum.
For dinner I made this delicious 'smokey squash and bean stew'. I saw this recipe in Zest magazine and wanted to try it right away. It's got such a deep flavour to it which totally makes up for the lack of meat. I did find myself thinking that the addition of chorizo would work really well with this too. Apparently this was supposed to serve 2 but I got a huge portion and 2 big leftover servings for lunches during the week. Score! This was also very cheap and easy to make.
Ingredients are:1 yellow onion - diced
2 cloves of garlic (I used smoked but not necessary) - finely chopped
1/2 red pepper - deseeded and diced
1/2 butternut squash - peeled, deseeded and diced
1tbsp smoked paprika
Salt and pepper to season
2 x cans chopped tomatoes
1 x can white bean (I used Cannellini)
100g spinach - shredded (I probably only used about 30g as it was all I had)
Optional
Greek yoghurt and coriander
Fry the vegetables and garlic in oil on a low/medium heat until the vegetables are soften but not brown (around 10 minutes). Add in the paprika and salt and pepper and the chopped tomatoes and leave to simmer for around 20-30 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Then chuck in the beans and spinach and leave until the spinach has wilted. Dollop on a spoonful of Greek yoghurt if you wish and sprinkle with fresh coriander. That's it!
Sunday morning I made some banana and coconut pancakes - they turned out much better than the first time I tried these too.
I've shared this recipe before but this time I made less as last time I ended up with so much! I also didn't have any blueberries at hand so this was just: 1/2 a banana, 1 egg and 20g of desiccated coconut. Mash the banana, whisk the eggs and mix everything together (I used a blender as my arms feel like led today after spending my afternoon at crossfit) heat a little coconut oil in a pan and fry. That's it! I served them with a little Greek yoghurt, the rest of my banana, some peach, a little sprinkling of chia & pumpkin seeds and a drizzle of honey. Beautiful. 
I have more recipes to and progress to update you all with, I'm feeling so good about everything at the moment and I feel so blessed to wake up every morning as motivated as I was January 1st. I will try and get it up sooner rather than later before I end up with a back log!
Have a good weekend everyone,
Minnie
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