Apricot Almond Energy Bites

Raw strength nibbles are often accessible in my kitchen. Easy to make up, all varieties of varieties and combinations can be used to make up healthy bites that make for a terrific accompaniment to breakfast or for a snack while a little burst of strength is wanted. Dried fruits, nuts and seeds are always a very good choice, and all three characteristic in this easy and forgiving recipe.

Since I discover myself munching on dried apricots frequently all through the day, along with small handfuls of almonds, I determined to mix the two. I introduced a few orange juice for a diffused citrus-y undertone the enhances the nutty sweetness of the alternative components. I could not face up to including some satisfactory darkish chocolate into the mixture too.

Other uncooked power bites from Lisa's Kitchen:

No-Bake Almond and Cocoa Cherry Energy Bites

Raw Peanut Butter Fudge

No-Bake Peanut Butter and Cocoa Fudge

Raw Peanut Butter Cocoa Maple Squares

My Legume Love Affair #105 roundup

It changed into my flip to host MLLA for March. This month I best have a short roundup to exhibit, however the recipes are all really worth thinking about. I'm always seeking out guest hosts, so please do ship me a message if you would like to host. I've spots for this yr open. Thanks to anyone who participated this time around.

Fennel and Chickpea Curry

submitted through The VegHog. Chickpeas star right here with onion, garlic, chilies, pink carrots, fennel, garam masala, turmeric and coconut cream. Serve with rice and you have a nourishing and entire vegetarian meal.

Slow Cooker Miso Molasses Baked Beans

from Janet of The Taste Space. I've a weakness for baked beans and these ones are made in a gradual cooker and feature military beans, miso, molasses, cider vinegar, tamari, mustard, garlic, ginger and paprika. Serve with some toast or in case you please Jamaican patties, roasted candy potato and a Chinese candy and sour sauce and you are in for a exceptional meal.

Black Kale and Chickpea Pot Pies

from Shaheen of Allotment 2 Kitchen. Another issue I have been craving is pot pie. This superb creation all wrapped up in puff pastry is made up of onion, garlic, celery, carrots, black kale, chestnut mushrooms and chickpeas. Bake and experience.

Creamy Chickpea Flour Peanut Butter Maple Fudge

is my contribution this time round. It's vegan and is made with chickpea flour, peanut butter, coconut butter and oil, maple syrup, some coconut sugar, cardamon, vanilla and toasted sesame seeds. I without a doubt assume this is the nice fudge I actually have ever made.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars

Many folks would possibly feel the want for a protein enhance from time to time to boost our energy or reserves. Protein bars are an easy and green way to get this improve, however if you're like me you might discover no longer most effective that store-offered protein bars are highly-priced but that most of them do not surely taste all that outstanding ? Kinda funny, in truth, even though the extraordinary flavor is tolerable.

So I decided that there was nothing stopping me from making my own protein bars, with the help of an idea from my copy of Power Hungry: The Ultimate Energy Bar Cookbook by Camilla V. Saulsbury. Like a great many of the store-bought protein bars, these homemade bars feature the classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter — with the much added benefit of being able to control the quality of all the ingredients that go into your protein bar. Moreover, these homemade chocolate and peanut butter protein bars coated with an extra layer of peanut butter and coconut oil are soft and smooth like a frosted brownie. They're tasty enough that you'll be inclined to eat them whether you feel the need for a protein boost or not!

Aside from all the correct first-rate elements giving those protein bars a taste enhance, each four-inch bar provides 16 grams of protein ? As excellent as or even higher than most of the shop-sold bars.

Other peanut butter treats to experience from my kitchen:

Raw Peanut Butter Cocoa Maple Squares

Raw Peanut Butter Fudge

Cayenne Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites

How to Freeze Grapes

For folks who adore fruit, frozen grapes are pretty a deal with. Slightly more impregnable at the outdoor than the flesh beneath the skin, the grapes keep a crunchy texture with the added bonus of an additional burst of sweetness and kick back ? Snacking on a few of those is like having more than one bites of refreshing sorbet on a heat summer day. A snap to prepare, frozen grapes maintain nicely for an amazing few months in a sealed bag. Not most effective are frozen grapes a sweet standalone snack or function on an appetizer plate, they also happen to be a delicious addition to smoothies. Be certain to serve a few up in yogurt or a bowl of granola. You many also want to bear in mind the usage of frozen grapes in recipes calling for frozen berries and end result.

Sun-Dried Tomato Coconut Quinoa and Bean Burgers

Creating and making distinct dishes stimulates the innovative part of me and continues me interested in working inside the kitchen. We all have to devour to survive, and that being so, it is useful to consciousness, keeping a fantastic and open thoughts while making plans and imposing food for the week. Why should not we be aware of the gasoline that nourishes our frame?

My husband fortunately lets me run with the menu and that fits me fine because I can serve up anything I so take place to preference. Having control over the pleasant of the elements used, with an eye fixed to variety and substance, a curious cook dinner has the electricity to create dishes which might be advanced to the ones observed outside of ones very own kitchen.

In the temper for a wrap or substantial sandwich, I came up with but some other recipe for grain and legume burgers that were no longer simplest scrumptious however essentially shaped a whole and balanced meal via themselves. Cooked quinoa, pink beans and pumpkin pur?E flavored with sun-dried tomatoes and coconut and seasoned with spices, all rolled up collectively and baked into healthy and nourishing patties that I served with tomato and avocado slices on English desserts with a side of creamy coleslaw ? Those burgers had been a success and left my diners absolutely glad.

These burgers are flexible enough to serve over any bun or bread of your choice ? Or, if you're within the mood for even healthier dining, over a mattress of gently dressed veggies ? And with any condiment or salsa which you like.

Other vegetarian burgers and patties to experience from Lisa's Kitchen:

Chickpea Quinoa Vegetable Burgers

Sweet Potato and Chickpea Patties with Avocado and Tomato Salsa

Red Lentil, Chickpea and Millet Patties

Chickpea Quinoa Pumpkin Patties

South Indian Squash Poriyal

Poriyals or palyas are spicy South Indian saut?Ed vegetable dishes, pretty frequently featuring grated coconut. They are smooth to prepare and an excellent choice for a meal calling out for a aspect vegetable dish. This poriyal is particularly easy to make and delightfully sweet and highly spiced. I went with acorn squash for this dish, but any wintry weather squash might work equally as nicely. Consider the usage of pumpkin chunks when it is available regionally.

Other poriyals from Lisa's Kitchen:

Green Bean Poriyal

Cabbage Poriyal

Stuffed Eggplant Poriyal

Chickpea Mixed Vegetable Poriyal

Creamy Spinach with Mung Beans

The sparkling and healthful taste of green mung beans changed into one of the super revelations to me when I started out cooking Indian vegetarian meals greater than a long time in the past. Light, refreshing, nourishing and barely starchy in taste, mung beans are a colourful and delicious platform for dry curries using spices, ginger, coconut and vegetables. The truth that they cook dinner up more fast than most whole beans is an advantage for cooks in a hurry.

This mung bean and spinach curry makes for an smooth and mild however complete and filling scrumptious meal while served with clean cook white rice ? Or a aromatic saffron rice as I even have carried out right here. Cooked with a ginger, tomato, coconut and an assortment of spices, the curry has a complex layering of flavors that belie the simplicity of setting it together. It's a great curry to serve at any time of year.

Other recipes offering spinach to strive from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Spinach Curry with Green Peas

Saag Aloo (Spinach and Potato Curry)

Aloo Palak Paneer Pie

Spinach Pancakes with Lime Butter