No-Bake Blueberry Bars

The creation of blazing southwestern Ontario summer warmth method that it is time to enjoy refrigerated treats and the clean taste of summer season berries ? Or better yet, refrigerated berry treats! I'm particularly partial to blueberries and healthy and nourishing uncooked treats, so these two-layer no-bake raw blueberry bars combine the exceptional of each worlds. Chewy, cool and refreshing, those are best bars to preserve handy within the refrigerator or to p.C. Into a picnic cooler on warm days.

More blueberry delights from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Quinoa Blueberry Bites

Peanut Butter and Blueberry Shortbread Bars

Dumplings in Blueberry Syrup

Classic Blueberry Muffins

Strawberry-Blueberry Breakfast Casserole

I admit to a unique affection for breakfast recipes that may be prepared the night time earlier than to make the morning meal as easy a job as pouring a bowl of bloodless cereal. And I even have a fair more affection for sparkling strawberries and blueberries, which makes this smooth strawberry-blueberry breakfast casserole an item of affections certainly!

Sweet local strawberries are in season now and they're virtually available in abundance. Now I do not consume eggs, however my husband does enjoy them, so this casserole became for him because it includes masses of eggs, milk, cream cheese and bread together with the berries making this breakfast casserole pass a protracted manner for the duration of the day, and it is a really perfect answer for feeding a circle of relatives or morning guests ? They may absolutely be enticed by using the smells because the casserole bakes in the morning. Leftovers can also easily be wrapped in aluminum foil, saved inside the refrigerator for a couple of days, and reheated in the oven.

Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie

Adding nuts and dried grain flakes like oats to fruit smoothies makes them not only a brief, easy and tasty breakfast solution however additionally a nourishing one with a purpose to provide you with the protein and fats electricity to maintain you going inside the morning. Blueberries and pineapple are a pretty delicious aggregate of sweetness and tartness, but add any end result or combination of fruits that fits your morning fancies.

Other smoothies to experience from Lisa's Kitchen:

Cherry Coconut Milk Smoothie

Beet and Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie

Avocado Blackberry Smoothie

Mango Banana Coconut Smoothie

Raw Nut and Seed Chocolate Chunk Mint Energy Balls

Raw selfmade nut and seed treats are ideal little bundles of protein, proper fats, fiber and other mineral vitamins which could keep you going among meals or at any time of day. In reality, I can't say some thing against them ? They're clean to make, keep for a long term, and flavor actually scrumptious.

Chocolate and mint is one among my favorite combos, so these little power balls are flavored with peppermint extract, cocoa and chunks of suitable satisfactory darkish chocolate similarly to the healthful medley of nuts, nut butter, seeds and maple syrup. They're so precise that there was never any threat of them lasting for the two weeks that they might preserve.

More uncooked power boosting treats to revel in from Lisa's Kitchen:

Raw Peanut Butter Cookies

Cherry Nut Bars

Cocoa Fruit Energy Bites

Peanut Butter Carob Balls

Skillet Potato Salad with Fresh Basil and Cilantro

Potato salads are constantly popular irrespective of the time of year, but whilst the temperatures are hovering, as is the case presently in southwestern Ontario, salads are really so as. As this one is freed from dairy, it makes for an amazing preference to take on a picnic or potluck in case you are so willing. The specific issue of this salad is that the potatoes are gradual cooked till crisp after a few soaking time after which tossed with an aromatic combination of roasted coriander and cumin seeds. Blend up the roasted seeds, toss the cooked potatoes with the spices, some orange juice, sparkling herbs and seasoning, and you're ready. It is an appealing salad too specially if a choice of colorful fingerling potatoes are used. No need to peel them both.

I've adapted this lovely salad from the highly anticipated and latest released cookbook "Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked — and Fried, Too! " by renowned author Raghavan Iyer. It surpassed all my expectations but considering his Indian cookbooks occupy a treasured space on one of my many cookbook shelves, I should not have been surprised. Innovative and creative as always, Mr. Iyer is best know for his Indian expertise, but in this volume, he travels across the culinary globe in his kitchen and explores the global obsession with potatoes that need not be so humble, as Mr. Iyer so masterfully demonstrates. Everything you ever wanted to know about preparing and serving many varieties and preparations of potatoes is covered in this volume.

This collection does encompass a few recipes that include meat, despite the fact that the sizable majority are ideal to a vegetarian food plan. Though some of the recipes make sufficient use of dairy, there are lots of ideas to thrill vegans and substitutes are frequently counseled along the original recipe. Another gem that I might be exploring and speakme about more quickly.

Other potato salads to revel in:

Indian-Style Potato and Pea Salad with Tamarind and Chat Masala

Vegan Potato Salad Dressed with Avocado

Creamy Potato Salad with Cashew Dressing and Fresh Basil

Potato and Green Bean Chaat Salad

Spicy Thai Pumpkin Noodle Soup

I got here to Thai cooking many years later after studying Indian cooking, however now I experience the bright and precise warm, sweet and sour fragrances and flavors of Thai soups and curries nearly as much. I maintain a jar of selfmade vegetarian Thai red curry paste on hand inside the fridge at all times to make placing soups like these collectively a snap.

Like most of my Thai soups, this soup functions mushrooms ? Mushrooms are a favourite of mine and flavor delicious swimming in a spicy coconut milk broth ? However additionally rice noodles for texture and heartiness. Pumpkin pur?E added to the broth lends sweetness and a intensity of flavor to make this soup the sort that your visitors will pass again for seconds.

Other Thai soups to experience from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Thai-Inspired Sweet Potato Kidney Bean Soup

Creamy Thai Coconut Mushroom Soup

Quick and Easy Thai Coconut Soup with Mushrooms and Mixed Vegetables

Thai Red Curry Vegetable Soup

Best-Ever Cream of Tomato Soup

I do not frequently take to the use of the "pleasant-ever" label lightly unless something is truly exquisite, but I've made this cream of tomato soup now on some events for family and pals and no one can get enough of it. My husband in particular grew up eating canned cream of tomato soup with toast for one among his favored snacks or lunches, so he have to recognise ? If this isn't the "satisfactory-ever" cream of tomato soup, it positive need to be near!

The depth of tomato flavor on this soup is outstanding, and enhanced by means of a beneficiant supporting of sweet peppery fresh basil, a few dashes of dried herbs, a light seasoning of cumin and paprika or chili powder spices, and just one fresh jalape?O for the gentlest bit of kick. But what I clearly like about this cream of tomato soup is that the cream comes from coconut milk and a paste made from cashews and nutritional yeast, making the soup no longer handiest vegan however also a honest source of protein ? Not something that you could assume from a can of tomato soup!

Other tomato soups to attempt:

Urad Dal Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup with Polenta Croutons and Chive Oil

Puy Lentil and Tomato Soup

Spicy Yellow Lentil Tomato Soup