Summer fruit granola parfait + exciting news!

Hello everyone,

it's already July 1st! Hard to believe how fast time goes. The last time I wrote a new post was at the end of last year. I know I am so bad at maintaining my blog being up-to-date. I blame my study choice... Enough rambling, I have a new recipe for you! Actually, it's not a real recipe. Just a quick, easy peasy and super healthy breakfast/snack/lunch/dinner idea which is perfect on hot summer days like today. Created this to celebrate four passed exams/finals and because it's the first day of a new month! Enough good reasons, what'ya say?

I have two exciting news to share:

The first one is that I'm in the middle of writing an e-book! Get excited for a bunch of healthy meal recipes, from breakfast dishes to midnight snacks, and of course, some tips and tricks for healthy eating. I'm doing everything to release the finished product at the end of July.

Annnd the second thing is that I'm moving to Germany in the beginning of October! I'm going on an Erasmus exchange for one year. (Irgendwelche Leserinnen und Leser aus Mainz? Schreibt mir! :))

(Recept je tudi v slovenščini!)

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Summer fruit granola parfait

Ingredients (for one jar)

1 slice of pineapple

1 peach/nectarine

6 tbsp granola (homemade prefered)

1 small banana

a few tbsp of raspberry smoothie*

Preparation

1. Slice the fruit in bite size pieces. 

2. Take a mason jar and layer the ingredients (from bottom to top):

1st: pineapple

2nd: peach/nectarine

3rd: granola

4th: banana

5th: raspberry smoothie

3. Bon appétit!

* Raspberry smoothie ingredients

1 cup frozen raspberries

1 small banana

2-3 frozen strawberries

a splash of rice milk

a splash of water

(plantbased protein powder - optional)

Just mix everything in a high speed blender until smooth.

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Poletni sadni granolin parfait

Sestavine (za en kozarec)

1 rezina ananasa

1 breskev/nektarina

6 žlic granole (po možnosti domače)

1 majhna banana

nekaj žlic malininega smoothie-ja*

Priprava

1. Sadje narežemo na manjše koščke.

2. Sestavine naložimo po vrsti v steklen kozarec (od spodaj navzgor):

- ananas

- breskev/nektarina

- granola

- banana

- malinin smoothie

3. Dober tek!

* Malinin smoothie

1 skodelica zmrznjenih malin

1 majhna banana

2-3 zmrznjene jagode

malo riževega mleka

malo vode

Sestavine zmiksamo v blenderju do gostega.

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Wishing you a wonderful start of summer,

Vanja

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Strawberry-choco cake

Hello everyone,

happy holidays! I hope you had a peaceful and merry Christmas. I spent the Christmas Eve at home with my parents and on Xmas day I fell into a deep food-coma at the boyfriend's house. Maybe this will sound funny to you but I cannot wait for January to come - the detox month!

New Year's Eve is just around the corner and I think it is time to think about what to cook for this special night. If you are still wondering and searching for a great dessert recipe - I can help you out. Here is a recipe for a gloriously delicious strawberry-choco cake, super moist, creamy, fruity, heavenly light... And the best part? You can make it healthy or super unhealthy. It is up to your preferences.

I made this cake for the boyfriend's mum's (mum-not-already-in-law) birthday and we devoured it immediately, everyone loved it! I mean... Who does not love strawberries and chocolate?

Searching for more food ideas? Visit my Instagram profile (@crayonsandbeads)!

(Recept je tudi v slovenščini!)

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Recipe (for a 26 cm cake tin):

Batter ingredients:

2 eggs

6 tbsp sugar (brown or coconut palm)

1 packet vanilla sugar

6 tbsp oil

6 tbsp milk (plantbased or regular)

6 tbsp flour (wholegrain, spelt or regular)

1/2 packet baking powder

50 g grounded walnuts

1 tbsp raw cacao powder

Other ingredients:

200 ml milk (plantbased or regular)

2 tbsp rum

Filling:

2 packets vanilla pudding

1 cup strawberry compote

4-5 tbsp sugar (brown or coconut palm)

1 packet vanilla sugar

Topping:

500 ml whipped cream (can substitute for coconut cream)

decoration (grated chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.)

Preparation:

1. Batter: In one bowl, beat the eggwhites with 3 tbsp sugar into an eggwhite snow. In another bowl, mix the eggyolks with 3 tbsp sugar until fluffy. Add the other ingredients in the order as listed above. Mix really well. Finally, slowly add and stir the snow into the batter. Transfer it into a greased cake tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15-20 minutes.

2. Then, soak the cake with a mixture of milk and rum to make it moist.

3. Filling: Blend the strawberries, add them 500 ml liquid (from the compote and more water, if needed) and bring to boil. Mix in the vanilla pudding, sugar, vanilla sugar and stir for a few minutes. Pour the filling over the cake and let it completely cool in the fridge.

4. Topping: Spread the whipped cream over the filling and decorate with whatever you wish.

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Recept (za 26 cm tortni pekač):

Sestavine za biskvit:
2 jajci
6 žlic sladkorja (rjavi ali kokosov)
1 zavitek vanili sladkorja
6 žlic olja
6 žlic mleka (rastlinsko ali kravje)
6 žlic moke (polnozrnata, pirina ali namenska)
1/2 zavitka pecilnega praška
50 g zmletih orehov
1 žlica presnega kakava v prahu

Ostalo:
200 ml mleka (rastlinsko ali kravje)
2 žlici ruma

Polnilo:
2 zavitka vanilijevega pudinga
1 skodelica jagodnega kompota
4-5 žlic sladkorja (rjavi ali kokosov)
1 paket vanili sladkorja

Nadev:
500 ml stepene sladke smetane (lahko nadomestimo s kokosovo kremo)
dekoracija (naribana čokolada, mrvice, sadje, oreščki, itd.)

Priprava:
1. Biskvit: V eni posodi stepemo beljake s 3 žlicami sladkorja v trd sneg. V drugi posodi stepemo rumenjake s 3 žlicami sladkorja, dokler penasto ne naraste. Dodamo še ostale sestavine v vrstnem redu, kot je napisano zgoraj. Zelo dobro premešamo. Na koncu dodamo masi še sneg, ki ga nežno vmešamo. Maso vlijemo v namaščen tortni pekač in pečemo na 180°C za 15-20 minut.
2. Nato pečen biskvit nasočimo z mešanico mleka in ruma.
3. Polnilo: Zblendamo jagode, jim dodamo 500 ml tekočine (iz kompota in po potrebi še vodo) in zavremo. V zavretek zakuhamo vanilijev puding, sladkor in vanili sladkor ter mešamo nekaj minut. Jagodno mešanico prelijemo čez biskvit in damo v hladilnik, da se popolnoma ohladi.
4. Nadev: Ko je torta hladna, odstranimo obod tortnega pekača in jo premažemo s stepeno smetano ter poljubno okrasimo.
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Have a lovely and glamorous start into 2015!

Vanja

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Vegan glutenfree pomegranate protein pancakes

Hello everyone,

after a few months of being absent, here is a brand new yummy recipe - vegan GF pomegranate protein pancakes! For a healthy, dairyfree and sugarfree breakfast (or lunch or dinner of dessert, you decide). Top them with any kind of nut butter or fruit - I decided for almond butter, dark chocolate pieces, more pomegranate seeds, banana coins, mandarin pieces and a sprinkle of homemade rawnola (raw granola). 

And then I went to pancake heaven...

For more food ideas and easy recipes visit my Instagram profile (@crayonsandbeads)!

(Recept je tudi v slovenščini!)

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Recipe (for 5 smaller pancakes):

Ingredients:

1 small banana

3/4 cup dairyfree milk

2 tbsp buckwheat flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

1 tsp maca powder

1,5 tbsp rice protein

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation:

1. Mix all ingredients in a blender.

2. Grease a skillet with coconut oil and put two heaping tablespoons of batter per pancake on it. Bake on medium heat, each side for a few minutes.

3. Top with whatever you like and enjoy!

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Recept (za 5 manjših palačink):

Sestavine:

1 majhna banana

3/4 skodelice rastlinskega mleka

2 žlici ajdove moke

1 žlička pecilnega praška

1/2 skodelice semen granatnega jabolka

1 žlička mace

1,5 žlice riževih proteinov

1/2 žličke vanilijevega ekstrakta

Priprava:

1. Vse sestavine zmiksamo v blenderju.

2. Ponev namastimo s kokosovim oljem in nanjo damo po dve zvrhani žlici mase na palačinko. Pečemo na srednjem ognju, vsako stran nekaj minut.

3. Nadevajte jih s čimerkoli želite (po želji)!

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Wishing you a great start of November,

Vanja

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