Vegetarian Whole Foods Made Simple
These crowd pleasing double apple oat pancakes are flavoured with cinnamon, and topped with a sweet apple compote. Perfect for warming you up on a chilly autumn morning! Oh lovely pancakes. Easily my favourite breakfast, but not the most practical to prepare when you are …
Fudgy cranberry walnut energy bites, perfect for a quick boost! Oh, hi there friends!! I know, things have been a little quiet around here lately, but I have prepared a few excuses so you will let me off the hook… For one, my sweet babe …
This elegant Chocolate Cherry Crisp is 100% whole grain and (almost!) refined sugar free.
Oh friends, WHAT A WEEK it has been. We’ve had root canals, cracked fillings, antibiotics, severe allergy to antibiotics (who even knew THAT was a thing?), a blown out tyre on a Houston Freeway, and a partridge in a pear tree. Big shout out to my poor husband who left work to come and replace my tyre on the side of the road in the 100F heat. Is there anything more gallant than a man who rolls his sleeves up for you? I nearly wept with gratitude. Ok, I wept. Girl power? Not so much this week, but at least I have dessert.
In times of crisis one can always turn to the essential trifecta- comfort food, chocolate and wine. This Chocolate Cherry Crisp takes care of the first two, and I see no reason why it can’t be washed down with a generous glass of Malbec. In fact, I heartily encourage it. Sweet cherries bubbling in their own jammy juices, with a crisp toasted almonds and oats on top, and half-melted dark chocolate pieces just sinking down into the cracks.
I haven’t even got to the best part… this crisp is made from 100% wholegrains, and is almost refined sugar free (save for a little in the chocolate chips!). Best of all this comes together in minutes, meaning you can still pull it off if you are having a disastrous week like me…!
Enjoy!
This can be made in a casserole dish instead of the ramekins, if you prefer (to be honest, I find that the ramekins help with portion control!!)
A healthy alternative to your blueberry muffin: The Blueberry Muffin Smoothie! After a particularly tortuous session in the dentists chair recently, I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. Confined to a tepid liquid-only diet, I need something to lift my spirits and nourish me. Of course, a good …
This berry baked oatmeal is the perfect way to jazz up breakfast with its gorgeously sweet-tart combination of blueberries, raspberries, cinnamon, vanilla and walnuts. Where I come from, we don’t really have oatmeal. We have no-nonsense PORRIDGE. It’s the same, but I can’t bring myself …
These gingerbread granola bars combine all of the warm spices of gingerbread with the chewy, nutty texture of a classic granola bar.
Before we get stuck into today’s recipe, I wanted to update you all on a little personal news. Next month our little family are packing up and moving across the country to Houston, Texas! This has been in the works for about two years now, so I am excited to finally settle in and have some new adventures in the South.
What does this mean for ELK? Well, my hope is that I will have a little more time to work on some (long overdue!) site updates and improvements, and make ELK a truly valuable resource for all of you health-conscious, time–pressed vegetarians and veg-curious out there. This blog has been my labor of love for the past 18 months, but I have not yet been able to dedicate as much time to it as I would like, so I’m VERY excited breathe some new life into this little space! I would love to hear your feedback- what do you want to see more of? Please let me know!
Ok, onto these Gingerbread Granola Bars…! I’m sticking to my strong suite again today- healthy snacks! I have posted many quick bites on the blog, and of all of them, these are my absolute faves! These bars contain all of the warm spices of gingerbread with the chewy, nutty texture of a classic granola bar. Absolute perfection!
Enjoy!
Inspired by Minimalist Bakers Gingerbread Granola
This recipe is very adaptable- you can play with the nut and seed combinations and even replace some nuts with a little dried fruit!
These quick and easy vegan Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chunk Oat Bars are fudgy, satisfying and packed full of energy. When I left the hospital with my tiny two day old baby, my sweet friend Tanya sent me home with a tin of homemade …
Ah, the Strawberry and Coconut Jarfait! What is a Jarfait you ask? Why, it is a parfait in a jar of course! Everyone knows that food is instantly cooler if served in a mason jar (*wry smile*), haven’t you been on Pinterest lately?
In all seriousness, packing my breakfast in a mason jar has a lot of advantages. I can make it the night before and just grab it to go in the morning which is handy when you start your work day at 7am. I also prefer to store food in glass containers instead of plastic, and admittedly, it does look a lot prettier in a mason jar than it would in a battered old tupperware container.
That being said, I encourage you to make this Strawberry and Coconut Jarfait, and serve it in whichever vessel you see fit, whether your reasons are aesthetic, practical or otherwise. The combination of creamy, tart greek yoghurt, toasted, nutty granola and sweet strawberry compote is such a treat, and choc full of good-for-you stuff too! The strawberry chia jam is adapted from my quinoa porridge recipe, one of the first recipes I ever posted on E.L.K! I make it all the time in big batches and use it for porridge, mixing in yoghurt, spreading on toast. Try it, seriously, and begin with this jarfait!
You can make the strawberry chia jam a few days before- the longer you leave it, the thicker it becomes.
The jam is also very adaptable- try it with a different berry!
Hello friends! As you can see, I have been baking again! This time: Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt…! Phew, what a (tasty) mouthful! Last weekend, I was struck by a cookie craving, just a need for something sweet and comforting …
