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Quick quinoa and black bean vegan chilli - 343 kcal

50 minutes

4 servings (343 kcal each serving)

onion 1, chopped

garlic 2 cloves, crushed

red chilli 1, chopped

olive oil spray

ground cumin 2 tsp

hot smoked paprika 1 tsp

chilli powder 1/2 tsp (optional)

quinoa 200g, rinsed and drained

vegetable stock 600ml

chopped tomatoes 400g tin

black beans 400g tin, rinsed and drained

avocado 1 small, sliced

coriander leaves to serve

1. Fry the onion, garlic and red chilli in a spray of olive oil until soft, then add the spices, including chilli powder if you like it spicy. Tip in the quinoa, stock, tomatoes and black beans, and season well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the quinoa is tender and the sauce has thickened. Top with a few avocado slices and coriander leaves to serve.

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“If baking is any labor at all, it’s a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.”

- Regina Brett

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Whole wheat pancakes with peanut butter, maple syrup, and cinnamon-spice stewed apples

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Hoisin Wraps - 302 kcal per serving

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 5 minutes

Servings: 2 (302 kcal each)

200g cooked turkey or chicken, cut into strips

4 tbsp hoisin sauce

2 flour tortillas

¼ cucumber, deseeded and shredded

4 spring onions, trimmed and finely shredded

good handful watercress

1. Heat the grill to high. Mix the turkey or chicken with half of the hoisin sauce so that it’s coated, then spread out onto an ovenproof dish and grill until sizzling. Warm the tortillas under the grill or according to pack instructions.

2. Spread the tortillas with the rest of the hoisin sauce, then use to wrap up the turkey or chicken with the cucumber, onions and watercress. Cut in half and enjoy while still warm.

[Recipe from Good Food Magazine, February 2007]

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Angel milk before sleep 👼🏼

A very simple recipe to help you fall asleep faster.

1 cup of warm milk

1 teaspoon of honey

A little bit of vanilla extract

A little bit of cinnamon

Warm up the milk. While it's warming up in a pan, add the other ingredients, and stir until dissolved. Pour into a mug, and enjoy!

Ps. Half an hour before sleeping, try to spray some lavender room spray in your room, light a lavender incense cone or have a little lavender flower on your nightstand to help you with falling asleep faster.

Cheers!

x Maria

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Cooking with what you have: frozen broccoli!

Today I made a dairy-free broccoli "cheddar" soup. Creaminess came from blitzed potatoes and almond milk, cheesy flavor courtesy of nutritional yeast.

Ingredients: oil, onion, garlic, potatoes, frozen broccoli, almond milk, veggie broth, nutritional yeast, ground mustard seed, garlic powder, black pepper, nutmeg, salt to taste

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Detox Diets: Cleansing The Body 2

Our bodies naturally detoxify every day, "Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver,

If you feel "congested" from too much food -- or the wrong kinds of food -- you may want to detoxify. If your energy level is low, if you have been taking many medications that have not been eliminated from your system, a weekend detox may help you feel better.

While a "water only" fast is pretty straightforward, this cleansing is a bit more involved.

The diet starts on Friday night with a green salad, but Saturday's menu shows you what's really in store: Breakfast starts with plenty of vitamin C, then take your choice of fruit juices. "Because of its high water content, fruit will flush you through much quicker," she says. "Green things give energy, but sugars will wash the system easier."

"You're going to be drinking something every 90 minutes to two hours, so you won't feel deprived or hungry, "As your body gets lighter and lighter through the weekend, you can feel what's going on. You're getting rid of toxins accumulated during the winter. Your body is starting to release fat, those extra pounds."

Dinner? That's miso soup with some chopped sea vegetables (like the Japanese nori, used to make sushi) snipped over top. Or you might choose a cup of brown rice with a few chopped vegetables mixed in. "Brown rice gives your body plenty of B vitamins, which is a stress reducer. It's very high fiber, will fill you up, will help you sleep, and will flush you out in the morning."

Find out more: https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/detox-diets-cleansing-body#2

  x Maria

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Detox Diets: Cleansing The Body

Set aside a weekend, it's time for spring cleaning -- more accurately, spring cleansing.

Spring cleansing means detoxifying your body.

It's a way to recharge, rejuvenate, and renew. Anybody can benefit from a cleansing. The body is coming out of what might be called hibernation. It's a way you can jump-start your body for a more active life, a healthier life.

There's no vacuum or mop needed for this little "housekeeping" ritual. It means drinking juice -- a whole lot of juice and little else -- which pushes everything thing else out of your system. You get the picture. You're clearing out all the tubes and pipes, as they say.

There's a big difference between fasting and dieting. The effects on the body are quite different.

A study of anthropology gives plenty of evidence.  In Chinese medicine, fasting is part of preventive health care. For many ancient cultures, fasting helped people "lighten up" after a long winter, shed the extra winter fat layer that provided warmth.

More information : https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/detox-diets-cleansing-body#1

  x Maria

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Healthy Iced Coffee

Treat yourself!

Yes, you can. Here’s a healthy recipe for an easy homemade iced coffee.

You’ll need:

2 tsp of instant coffee (also possible with decaf!)

2 tsp of water

1 glass of almond milk

Pinch of cinnamon powder

Ice cubes

Start off with a mixing bowl. Add 2 tsp of instant coffee, 2 tsp of water and a pinch cinnamon powder. Stir until all of the instant coffee is dissolved into the water. Pour the mixture into a glass and add the almond milk. Stir. (Keep in mind, the more milk, the milder the coffee will taste). Top off with a pinch of cinnamon powder.

Now just add your straw, and you’re done.

Cheers!

   x Maria

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Workout Fuel Omelettte

I swear, it’s delicious and recharging.

Here’s what you’ll need:

2 eggs

Handful of bean sprouts

Olive oil

Half an avocado

Black pepper / sea salt / oregano (If you want to!)

Warm up the olive oil in a pan. Crack the 2 eggs in a mixing bowl and mix them to a yellow mixture. Pour the mixture into the pan. As soon as the egg starts to bake a little, add the bean sprouts. Flip over the egg, so the unbaked side starts to bake along with the bean sprouts.

Once the omelette is done, put it on a plate. Top with avocado pieces and black pepper / sea salt/ oregano to own taste.

The reason to include bean sprouts into your omelette, is that they are rich of Vitamine A, Vitamine C, Calcium, Iron, Vitamine D, Vitamine B6, Vitamine B12, and Magnesium.

Bon appetit!

 x Maria