Monday, January 28, 2013

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal.


I used to LOVE prepackaged oatmeal, so sugary and flavorful, but I know it's not as good for you as making your own. Plain oatmeal to me is just that, plain, boring, flavorless. I was brainstorming ideas to make the plain, boring oatmeal, sweet and tastey and here is what I came up with.... And it's VEGAN FRIENDLY!
TAH-DAH Chocolate peanut butter oatmeal. Here is the recipe.....

1/2 cup rolled Oats
1/4 cup coconut milk (Canned full-fat makes the oatmeal creamier)
3/4 Cup Chocolate Almond milk
1/2 frozen ripe banana
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp peanut butter
1/8 tsp salt (do not omit)
2 tsp Stevia
a sprinkle of chocolate chips

Cook the oatmeal, coconut milk, and almond milk on stove according to package directions. While oatmeal is cooking microwave banana for 20-35 seconds in microwave (until mostly defrosted). Mash together banana, vanilla extract, peanut butter, salt, and stevia until well mixed. When oatmeal is finished cooking transfer to serving bowl, top with peanut butter mixture and a sprinkle of chocolate chips. ENJOY!!!


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Happy New Year! Let's cook!

Hello and happy new year, have you stuck with your resolutions? I hope so!
 I hope to update this blog with a yummy recipe at least once a week (starting today) in this new year. I have been posting lots of photos of my creations on Facebook, friends have been been asking for my recipes, and I am sure some of my friends are getting sick of my food photos, so I will post them here! I have also been very inspired by a fellow blogger Chocolate Covered Katie and would like to try to be more consistent with my blogging. Ok enough about me and on with the food!

This week's recipe I will share is BBQ Chickpea burgers.



This recipe makes 4 medium-sized burgers

1 Can of chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
2tsp minced garlic
1tsp onion powder
1/4. Cup whole wheat flour (any flour will do)
1tsp parsley flakes
1 egg
1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
BBQ sauce of your choice

In a bowl, mash chickpeas until all are smashed. Slowly smash in egg, flour and breadcrumbs until well mixed. Add garlic, onion powder and parsley flakes. Once all ingredients are mixed, form into 4medium  sized burgers and dust with breadcrumbs on the on outsideCook on George Foreman grill for 7 minutes on med/high heat, coat burgers with BBQ sauce and cook another 1-2 minutes.

**If cooking on BBQ, make sure to put foil on grill as burger may fall through. Cooking time may vary.

Well that's all I have for now, have a great week!