French Snug

Posted on August 3, 2020 by planetmanel

D1BF423D-A77A-4E03-8C77-94ECAA5973A1 I love love love French toast! It always makes me think of my grandma. That is why I have a very popular recipe called, French Castle, which I often make myself. One evening when I was scrolling thorough my own recipes, I suddenly had this idea to do something like French toast in the oven. Which eventually led me to create this recipe. I was still improvising a little bit whilst making it, but it turned out very nicely! I definitely felt like sharing this recipe with you. It will look great on a brunch table! Or you can eat it as cake, for a snack. Just make sure that the bread that you are using isn’t too fresh. It’s a great way to use up your bread and fruit. Another great recipe against food waste. Give it a go!

LUSCIOUS LOAF

Serves: 4-8

8 slices of bread (old)
1 peach or apple (sliced)
6 strawberries (sliced)
1 small banana (sliced)
1/2 cup blueberries

batter
3/4 cup oat milk
1/3 cup custard powder
1/3 cup plain flour
2 tbs maple syrup
2 tbs almond butter
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt

extra
fruit
icing/brown sugar

-Preheat the oven at 180C.
-Fold each bread slice in half and put them all up right (like Marie Kondo stores clothes!) in a baking tin.
-Hide the slices of fruit in between the slices of bread.
-Mix all the ingredients for the batter and pour it evenly over the bread slices. Make sure that they are all soaking it up.
-Put it in the oven for 35-45 min.
-Serve with extra fruit and icing and/or brown sugar.

Are you going to make this recipe? Please let me know or show me on instagram via @freedomevermore. I’d love to see it and hear what you think. Thank you! X

Dandees

Posted on May 13, 2020 by planetmanel

62C968E4-C6BC-4929-B9F3-04361C231B2E A while ago I found a nice dandelion biscuit recipe, but I just started my 75 Day Habit Challenge. One of the habits is to only eat whole foods and the biscuits had sugar in them. So I thought of a way I can make something similar, so I was still be able to enjoy some dandelion goods, before they all turned into wishing parachutes. So I got myself some soft dates and did some experimenting. I didn’t want to use any oil, but I still needed a bit of fat, so that’s where the peanut butter came in. I knew by using these ingredients it would turn out soft, because there was nothing that would make it crispy. That is ok though, because I really like the result. They’re like sweet little breads and they are a great snack. I’m sure they will taste great with fresh strawberries, some whipped coconut or creamy yogurt (coconut yogurt by the Coconut Collaborative). I will be making these every year now, to celebrate the amazing dandelion flowers!

DANDEES

Makes: 6-8

1 cup flour
25 dandelion heads
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1 tsp baking powder
8 medjool dates
2 tbs peanut butter
3/4 cup oat milk

-Preheat the oven at 180C.
-Pick yourself 25 dandelion heads and make sure there are no insect hiding in them (I assume you want this recipe to stay vegan).
-Pull all the yellow petals off the heads and put it in a bowl (don’t wash them).
-Mix the dry ingredients: flour, dandelion petals, salt, cinnamon and baking powder.
-Put all the wet ingredients in a food processor: dates, penut butter, oat milk and blend until smooth (try not to eat everything).
-Mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients until it forms a slightly sticky dough.
-Prepare a baking tray.
-Roll the dough into 6-8 little balls (use some extra flour on your hands if the dough is too sticky).
-Flatten the little balls, until you have the preferred size.
-Put them in the oven for 15-18 min. or until golden brown.

Some tips for wild picking:
-Be absolutely sure that you have the right plant. You do not want to ingest something that makes you end up in the hospital or worse..
-Don’t pick along roads or places where dogs are walked. A pinch of pollution or wee are not the ingredients you want to go for.
-Pick from an area where there are a lot of the specific plant you want to pick and only pick what you need. We need to share and be mindful.
-Try not to disturb wildlife.

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Clever Pumpkin

Posted on October 31, 2019 by planetmanel

IMG_6993_polarr I almost didn’t want to do anything for Halloween, because I’m not the biggest fan. But than I made a 2 layered pumpkin birthday cake for my lovely pig Oliver (it was his 2nd birthday!) and it was so delicious, that I had to make it into a recipe. Around this time of the year pumpkins are everywhere! Go into any supermarket and you will see big boxes with huge pumpkins everywhere and because I love pumpkins so much, I’m always tempted to buy one (or 2..), every time I step into a supermarket. Most people buy them to carve them and make them into pieces of art. Sometimes they don’t even realise what tasty things you can make with them and how delicious they are. So that is why I thought I will buy 1 of those pumpkins and I will show you 3 recipes you can make out of that 1 pumpkin. If you want to carve your pumpkin, you can still make 2 out of 3 recipes. As I said before, there will be the pumpkin cake (and only this recipe is worth buying a pumpkin), but I will also tell you how to roast the pumpkin seeds (sooo addictive) and how to make a big batch of the creamiest pumpkin soup ever (unless you carve your pumpkin, then you won’t have enough for soup). You can also follow my pumpkin soup recipe Pumpi if you don’t like it too creamy. So there we go..

You will need:
1 big Pumpkin (about 4kg)

PUMPKIN CAKE

Serves: 8

Dry Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
pinch of salt

Wet Ingredients:
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups scraped pumpkin *
1/2 cup oat milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tbs lemon (juice)

Extra:
1 cup scraped pumpkin*
2 tbs brown sugar
3 tbs pumpkin seeds
3/4 cup raisins

-Preheat the oven at 180C.
-Slice 1/4 off the pumpkin, remove the seeds (keep them for later) and the pulp. Scrape 3 cups of pumpkin.*
-Put 2 cups of the scraped pumpkin + the rest of the wet ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
-Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix it up.
-Gently pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Preferably use an electric mixer to make it a smooth cake batter.
-Add the pumpkin seeds and the raisins to the batter and gently mix them in.
-Grease a baking tin and pour the cake batter in the tin.
-Squeeze as much juice as you can from the last cup of scraped pumpkin (put the pumpkin in kitchen roll, fold both hands around it and squeeze). Then mix in 2 tbs brown sugar and divide this over the top of the cake batter. Use your fingers to push it down a little bit.
-Put the tin in the oven for about 45-50 min.

*See picture: After taking the seeds out, use a spoon to scrape the inside of the pumpkin. It basically looks like grated pumpkin. You can also actually use a grater or pulse it in the kitchen machine until you’ve got the same.

ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS

Makes: 1 cup

all the seeds
1/2 tbs coconut oil (soft)
1 tbs nutritional yeast
1 tsp bouillon powder
salt/pepper (to taste)

-Preheat the oven at 220C.
-Try to take out as much pulp as you can.
-Rinse the seeds to get rid of more pulp.
-Cook the seeds in boiling water for 5 min.
-Rinse the seeds to get rid of the last pulp and dry them with some kitchen roll.
-Mix in the coconut oil, nutritional yeast, the bouillon powder and the salt/pepper.
-Put some baking paper on a flat baking tray and divide the seeds. Spread them out as much as you can.
-Put the tray in the oven for 5 min. Then mix it all up and put it in the oven for another 5-7 min. Keep checking, because you don’t want hem to burn. They are perfect when they just start to change colour a little bit.
-Let them cool down and enjoy the crispiness.

PUMPKIN SOUP

Serves: 6-8

the rest of the pumpkin (you can also add the pulp, chopped)
3 medium red onions (chopped)
10 big carrots (chopped)
4-5 cloves of garlic
1 L water
1/3 cup bouillon powder
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp turmeric
salt/pepper (to taste)

Cream:
200 gram tofu
1 cup cashew nuts
1 can coconut milk
1 cup almond milk

Serving:
-1-2 tbs (tofu-coconut) cream
-1-2 tbs roasted pumpkin seeds

-Preheat the oven at 220C.
-Put all the pumpkin, the onion, the carrots and the garlic in a big oven tray (you might need 2!), sprinkle some salt on top and put the trays in the oven for 30-40 min.
-In the meantime make the cream: put the tofu, cashew nuts, coconut milk and the almond milk in the bender and blend until completely smooth (0 crumbs!). Keep a little bit separate, to use as a topping.
-Take the vegetables out of the oven and blend them with some water, the bouillon, nutritional yeast and the turmeric until smooth.
-Put it all in a big pan and mix in the cream.
-Add salt/pepper to taste.
-Serve with some extra cream and some roasted pumpkin seeds.

Are you excited to get a pumpkin now? Which recipe are you most excited about? Please show me your results on Instagram. You can do this by tagging me or by using #planetmanel. Thank you! X

Tofuture

Posted on June 14, 2019 by planetmanel

I wanted to put some more basic recipes on my blog. Scrambled tofu is one of the first things that comes to mind and many people have asked me about this recipe. So here it finally is! It’s simple, nutritious and super delicious. I always make it this way and everybody loves this. It’s just so good, I can really crave this. I often eat this for lunch after coming back from a work out or when I’m just very hungry. There is not a lot that can top this! It’s perfect as a scrambled egg substitute, so if you crave scrambled egg, this is what you want to make. When I have left overs (to be honest, this doesn’t happen a lot) I often add 2 big spoons of mayonnaise, mix it up and put it in a sandwich. Perfect for on the way.

TOFUTURE

Serves: 2

2 slices of bread
200 gr tofu (I used Tofoo)
1 tbs olive oil
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp garlic granules
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
Salt/Pepper (to taste)
8 cherry tomatoes (cut in 1/2)
Handful of spinach
1 tbs nutritional yeast
2 tbs mayonnaise (optional)
2 tbs vegan cheese (grated, optional)

-Put the olive oil in a frying pan and crumble the tofu in a pan.
-Add the turmeric, garlic, paprika and some salt and pepper to taste.
-Mix it well and fry for about 3-5 minutes on a high fire.
-In the meantime toast (optional) some bread and put on some mayonnaise.
-Add the tomatoes and fry for another minute.
-Add the nutritional yeast and the spinach and fry until the spinach is soft.
-Divide the tofu mixture over the slices of bread and top it with some vegan cheese.
*I also like to add some sriracha mayonnaise on top.

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Tofu / Pate

Posted on September 12, 2017 by planetmanel

TOFU
There is/was this hype around these things called a tofu press. Everybody needed one. I never really bothered myself, but I did always wonder how restaurants and some recipes gotten these perfect cubes of tofu that do not turn into a scramble as soon as you put the in the pan. Especially in curries. It’s always so delicious. I know some people use books and all heavy things they have for hand to press the water out of the tofu, but that it’s just a little too much for me I guess, haha! Then a while ago I discovered the tofu from The Tofoo Co. This is the perfect tofu for curries, to use in a stir fry, to put in a sandwich and so many more recipes. They have a naked version and a smoked version. The smoked version is nice for salads, sandwiches and wraps, because in a stir fry everything will taste like this and I can tell you that, even though it’s yum, it’s a little too much to have a whole dish taste like it. I’m so happy to have discovered this brand and the good thing is they sell it at quite a lot of shops, even the smaller Tesco’s for example. Hooray!

PATE
So what do you put on your sandwich? This is a question I get asked quite a lot. It turns out, people have no inspiration, apart from cheese and meat, when it comes to sandwiches. There are so many things though, including this nice pate I found from Liberto. It’s not only vegan, but also organic, gluten-free and it’s super yum. It doesn’t have a very strong taste, but that makes it perfect to use it for a base in sandwiches or on some crackers in the evening, whilst watching a movie. It really is a perfect movie snack I must say! It is also a good snack before or after the gym, because it’s high in protein. So if you want to get some extra proteins in, you better get some crackers and spread away (I got some garlic pita bread sticks and this is a perfect combination). It’s also high in fibre and has absolutely no crap inside. Totally perfect! I got mine at Ocado and I think it’s definitely a good treat. Liberto has more things to offer than only this pate though. Check out their website to see what else they have.

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