Lysa's kitchen

Honey Thumbprint cookies

2013-05-15T05:43:00.000-07:00

It's been a while!

I am back with a delicious cookie recipe. You can't be mad or sad when someone shows up with thumbprint cookies. Can you? Especially when the jam in the middle is damn delicious.
I hope you guys are all having a lovely spring filled with new flowers and fresh new gardens. I've been working on my little coffee shop, I will keep you posted with this new project of mine. I missed blogging a lot so I'll be posting a few recipes every week.

2/3 cup honey
1/3 cup warm coconut oil
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
scant 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
zest of one lemon
your favorite jam or preserves

Preheat the oven to 350F Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl pour the warm, melted coconut oil over the honey and whisk in the vanilla extract. In another medium bowl combine the flour, oats,sea salt, baking soda, and lemon zest. Add the flour mixture to the honey and stir until just combined.

Roll the dough into balls, Use a finger or the back of a very tiny spoon to make a well in the top of each ball of dough. Fill each "well" to the top with jam.

Bake for seven to ten minutes or until the bottom and edges of the cookies are just golden.

Break

2013-04-06T06:38:00.002-07:00

I did not post anything in a while because of several important changes that are arising in my life. I wanted to let you know that I won't be posting for a while.

I am working on a project with a friend and I am very excited to explain it to you. My friend has a wonderful yoga studio and we are working on having a vegan coffee shop that will include smoothies, juices, coffee and vegan snacks. It will be a nice place to sit and talk after yoga class. So I've been working on this for a while and I will keep you guys posted with all this.

Blueberry scones

2013-03-23T10:31:00.001-07:00

I love baking. I love the smell it brings to my apartment. Baking brings a total chaos in my kitchen and then when the cleaning is done it's as if nothing had happend, but secretly in my oven the evidence of the chaos it there.

Blueberry scones;
Makes 8

2 cups of flour
2 tablespoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoon of coconut oil
1/3 cup of coconut sugar
1 cup of blueberries
1 flax egg (1 tablespoon of ground flax mixed with 3 tablespoons of water, let it rest 3-5 minutes)
1/2 cup of milk mixed with 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar

1. preheat your oven to 400F. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl and stir in the coconut oil (not melted). Rub the coconut oil into the flour until the mixture is like fine bread crumbs. Stir in the sugar and blueberries.
2. Beat together the flax egg and the milk and pour into the large bowl. Mix to a soft dough. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead gently.
3. Shape and gently pat the dough into a 7 inch circle. With a sharp knife to cut into eight even wedges. Place them on a baking sheet and bake for 20-22 minutes.
Add some sea salt on them or sugar if desired (I added some ''fleur de sel'' and it was delicious!)

Kombucha berry & oat smoothie

2013-03-18T12:01:00.000-07:00

Spring is almost here, and its time to blend up your mornings! This smoothie is so good. You have a nice little taste of kombucha mixed with berries.

For those of you who don't know what the hell is this ''kombucha'' thing here is a link to help you figure this out...Kombucha 101 you can also check this out Kombucha crudessence . Anyone who has digestion problems should know about the existence of kombucha or any other raw fermented product.

1 1/2 cups of berries
2/3 cup of kombucha
1/3 cup of almond milk
3 tbsp of almond yogurt
1 tbsp of almond butter
2 tablespoons of oats
1 tablespoon of maple syrup or agave
throw everything in your blender. If it seems a little thick, just add in a bit more milk.

black bean brownie

2013-03-07T07:17:00.003-08:00

Okay so... I had never tried any dessert with beans before. The black beans in a brownie made me freak out a little. But sometimes you just have to give it a try. Being scared of something does not get you to do anything

So I tried a black bean brownie recipe, I found it on My Little Celebration. (click on the link to get her recipe). It ended up being totally delicious! I had a lot of fun not telling about the whole bean thing to my boyfriend. When he arrived home I simply told him I had made some brownies. I also told him he had to guess a secret ingredient. Turns out he never found out what it was, so I decided to tell him. He still had a second serving ;)

So black bean brownies are totally delicious, for all of you who were not sure about the whole bean dessert thing.

Bran, Flax & Raisin muffin

2013-03-01T08:43:00.002-08:00

I can feel spring coming. The weather is getting better no more of this and that !

So I am sharing another muffin recipe with you. Another bran muffin recipe. It's as if I am rediscovering the simple & delicious taste of bran in muffins. Oh and raisins in there...are just amazing.

Ingredients:
2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
1 1/4 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups oat bran
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup flaxseed egg substitute (blend 1/2 cup ground flaxseeds and 1 1/2 cups water on high speed in blender until thick and frothy, set for 1 hour in fridge, will make a little more than 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 cups raisins
1/2 cup of walnuts (or more raisins)

Preheat your oven at 350F

When you flaxseed egg is ready add the maple syrup, milk & olive oil.

In another bowl, mix the bran, raisins, walnuts, baking soda, baking powder, flour, cinnamon & salt.

Then add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir (not to much you want fluffy muffins don't you?)

Place the mixture in you muffin pan, if you are using paper ones add some coconut oil or some vegan butter to make sure they will not stick.

Have a great week-end :)

blueberry & bran muffin

2013-02-25T10:13:00.004-08:00

Coffee and muffin is one of my favorite snack/breakfast/. This muffin recipe is very simple and has a delicious bran taste that fits perfectly with blueberries.

Ingredients:
2 cups of vegan yogurt
2 teaspoons of baking soda
3/4 cup of honey (or agave)
2 flax ''eggs'' (2 tablespoon of ground flax mixed with 6 tablespoons of water, let it rest 3-5 minutes)
2/3 cup of canola oil
2 cups of oat bran
2 cups of all purposed flour
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1 1/2 cup of blueberries

preheat oven at 350F
In a large bowl, Mix the yogurt, honey, flax eggs & oil together.
In a second bowl stir the baking soda, flour, baking powder, bran and blueberries together.

Then add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and mix together. 

Place the mixture in you muffin pan, if you are using paper ones add some coconut oil or some vegan butter to make sure they will not stick. 

Cook for about 30 minutes. 

Enjoy :) 

Raw ginger-orange energy balls

2013-02-19T13:21:00.001-08:00

Here is a perfect little snack to carry around in your purse. These are super tasty and super healthy. They give me a nice little energy kick in the afternoon. You know the 3 p.m class when you are always fighting to stay awake?

Inspired by The Simple Veganista

Recipe:

1/3 cup of sprouted buckwheat 1/3 tasse de sarrasin germé

1/3 cup of rolled oats 1/3 tasse d'avoine

1 cup of cashews 1 tasse de noix de cajou

1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut 1/4 tasse de coconut rapé non-sucrée

zest of an orange zeste d'une orange

juice of the orange le jus d'une orange

8 medjool dates (pitted) 8 dates medjool (sans le noyau)

1/4 cup of hemp seeds(for rolling) 1/4 tasse de grains de chanvre

2 tbs of fresh grated ginger 2 c. à soupe de gingembre rapé

In food processor mix the buckwheat cashews, rolled oats, coconut and ginger together. When the cashews are processed and everything is mixed together add the dates, orange juice de the zest. Process again. When everything seems to get sticking together and well mixed, make small balls with your hands and roll them into the hemp seeds.

Dans un robot culinaire mélanger le sarrasin, l'avoine, les noix de cajou, le gingembre et le coconut ensemble. Mélangez jusqu'à ce que les noix de cajou soit bien pulvériser et que le tout est bien mélanger ensemble. Ajouter ensuite les dates le zest et le jus d'orange. Lorsque le mélange commence à être collant et pris en paquet, sortez le tout et faites des petites boules avec vos mains. Ensuite roule les boules dans les graines de chanvre.

Peanut butter, chocolate & banana muffins

2013-02-14T11:19:00.001-08:00

Oh how I hate early, crazy mornings. You know them, they are the mornings when you don't have any time to slowly drink your cup of coffee. In those kind of situations, all you want is a prepared breakfast that you can grab. Like the recipe I will be sharing today.

Oh yeah, Peanut butter..chocolate & banana.

1 1/2 cup of mashed bananas 1 1/2 tasse de bananes en purée
1/2 cup of natural peanut butter 1/2 tasse de beurre d'arachide naturel
2/3 cup of almond milk 2/3 tasse de lait d'amandes
3/4 cup of all purposed flour 3/4 tasse de farine tout usage
3/4 cup of whole wheat flour 3/4 tasse de farine de blé
1/2 cup of coconut sugar (or brown sugar) 1/2 tasse de sucre de coconut ou de sucre brun
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1 1/2 c. à thé de poudre à pâte
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 c. à thé de bicarbonate de soude
1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of chocolate chips 1/4 cup of chocolate chips
Preheat your oven at 350 F
In a large bowl, combine the bananas, milk and peanut butter.
In a second bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Then add the liquid ingredients the the dry and stir well.
Place in 12 muffin cups and cook for 25-30 minutes.

Préchauffez votre four à 350F
Dans un grand bol mélanger le beurre d'arachide, le lait et les bananes ensembles.
Dans un autre bol, mélanger le reste des ingrédients. Ajoutez ensuite les ingrédients liquides aux mélange sec. Mélangez le tout.
Placez ensuite le mélange dans 12 petits moules à muffin.
Placez les au four de 20 à 30 minutes.

I wish you all a lovely Valentines day :)
xoox Lysa

Oh Ladycakes's chocolate & espresso cake

2013-02-07T08:36:00.003-08:00

I've already made Ashlea's chocolate and stout cake but it was time for me to try her oh so delicious looking chocolate & espresso cake...

I'm glad I did. It was a great decision; best decision i've made today.

I had to do a lot of math/psychology/ HR reading to do, but I ended up doing nothing but hanging in my pyjamas, reading JK Rowling's new book.

So yeah, making cake was the best decision I took today.

So people, take the right decision and make this delicious cake

Have a beautiful ~~cake day~~ thursday.

Endive & Apple salad

2013-02-02T06:34:00.001-08:00

Did you ever have endives?
They have a nice bitter taste that not everyone appreciates at first. It is delicious when served with a dijon mustard and honey/maple syrup dressing. I love my endive salad with apples, caramelized pecans and pin nuts.
Ingredients:
serves 4
Caramelized pin nuts and pecans
1/4 cup of pin nuts
3 tablespoons of pecans
1 tablespoon of honey/agave
Dressing
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of honey or agave or maple syrup
2 teaspoons of dijon mustard
Salad
6 cups of endives (about 6 endives)
1 apple cut into slices
Directions:
in a small pan, cook the nuts with the honey t'ill everything sticks together. Leave aside.
Mix all the ingredients together in a big salad bowl.

En francais,
Noix de pin & pacanes caramélisées au miel
1/4 tasse de noix de pin
3 c. à soupe de pacanes
1c. à soupe de miel

Vinaigrette
3 c. à soupe d'huile d'olive
2c. à soupe de vinaigre de cidre de pomme
1c. à soupe de miel
2c. à thé de moutarde de Dijon
Salade
6 tasses d'endives effeuillées et coupés environs 6 grosses endives
1 pomme coupées en petit quartiers fins
Préparation
Cuire à feu moyen les noix de pin et pacanes en remuant souvent jusqu'à ce que le mélange soit doré. Laisser refroidir.
Ensuite dans un grand bol mélangez tout les ingrédients ensemble.

Coconut & cocoa macaroons

2013-01-26T06:42:00.001-08:00

This is a quick simple coconut-cocoa mini-treat recipe. It takes a little amount of time to get a delicious treat that can be kept in the freezer (*if you can hide some from the rest of your family.. or else they don't stay quite long...)

The coffee latté picture is to remind you how delicious it is to have coffee and desert together. In case you had forgot. (is this even possible to forget?)
These coconut bites match just perfectly with the taste of coffee. (I tried it more than once, just to make sure...) There are many variations to this recipe; You can eat the dough raw by forming the dough into nice little ball. I love to cook it a little in the oven at a very low temperature. It gives them a nice little crispy taste and also makes your home smell delicious for a while..

I took this recipe on The sprouted kitchen. An amazing online recipe ressource. Their cookbook is also filled with delicious recipes. A must have!
You will need:
1 1/2 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut 1 1/2 tasse de noix de coco non-sucrée (râpée)
1/2 cup of cocoa powder 1/2 tasse de poudre de cacao
1/3 cup of rolled oats 1/3 tasse d'avoine
1/2 cup of maple syrup 1/2 tasse de sirop d'érable
1/4 cup of coconut oil 1/4 tasse d'huile de coconut
1/2 tsp on vanilla extract 1/2 c. à thé d'extrait de vanille
pinch of cinnamon une pincée de cannelle
Directions:
In a big bowl combine the cocoa powder, coconut and rolled oats. Then stir in the coconut oil (melted), maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon. Then when everything is mixed together evenly set in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 210F
Using a mini scooper or with your hands make little balls and set them on a parchment paper. Bake them for 20 minutes. Remove to cool.
Directions:
Dans un grand bol, mélangez la poudre de cacao, avoine et noix de coco. Ajoutez ensuite l'huile de noix de coco (fondue), sirop d'érable, vanille et cannelle. Mélangez bien. Laissez le tout reposer au frigidaire pour un durée de 20 minutes
Pendant ce temps, préchauffez votre four à 210F
Avec l'aide d'une petite cuillère a crème glacée ou de vos mains, faites des petities boules et placez les sur un papier parchemin. Vous pouvez ensuite les placer au four pour 20 minutes.
Ces petites macarons se congèlent très bien.

Trail mix cookies

2013-01-22T06:22:00.002-08:00

Did you ever try the trail mix they sell at costco?

Yes, the one with M&M's in it.

I did, It was my favorite snack when I was a kid. Anything that required skiing, walking, climbing or camping with my family meant that my father would buy us some trail mix. Having some trail mix in our cupboard also meant that we would spend some quality time all together. I guess this was the real reason why I loved the trail mix so much.

Ingredients:

2 cups of oats 2 tasses d'avoine

2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 tasses de farine tout-usage

1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 c. à thé de poudre à pâte

1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 c. à thé de soda à pate

pinch of salt une pincée de sel

2/3 cup of almond butter 2/3 tasse de beurre d'amandes

1/2 cup milk 1/2 tasse de lait de votre choix

1 large banana mashed 1 banane en purée

2/3 cup of maple syrup 2/3 tasse de sirop d'érable

1 tablespoon of chia seeds 1 tasse de noix de votre choix

1 cup of nuts of your choise 1 c. à soupe de graines de chia

1/2 cup of sunflower seeds 1/2 tasse de graines de tournesols

3/4 cup of chocolate chips 3/4 tasse de pépites de chocolats

1/3 cup of goji berries 1/3 tasse de baies de Goji

1/3 cup of pumpkin seeds 1/3 tasse de graines de citrouilles

Directions:

Preheat oven at 350F

In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients together. In a other bowl mix all the liquid ingredients together. Then add the liquid to the dry and stir gently. Put your cookie dough on a parchment paper and cook for 12-15 minutes.

Préchauffez votre four à 350F

Dans un grand bol mélanger tout les ingrédients sec ensembles. Dans un autre bol (plus petit) mélangez les ingrédients liquides. Ajoutez ensuite le mélange liquide au mélange solide et brasser délicatement. Ajouter les biscuits sur un grand papier parchemin et laissez les au four de 12 à 15 minutes.

Here are other cookie recipes;

Almond butter cookies

Lemon & zucchini cookies

Chocolate chip & goji berry cookies

Raw fig and cranberry cookies

Raw almond cookies

Chocolate & cranberry cookies

Carrot cake cookies

Chocolate and banana cookie

Roasted Cauliflower Hummus

2013-01-17T19:53:00.000-08:00

When I saw Kiersten's amazing hummus recipe on Oh my veggies, I knew I was going to try it. This delicious spread is good on crackers, veggies and I had some in my sandwich for lunch. It has nice little roasted taste and personally I like this recipe better then my usual chickpea hummus recipe.

Here is the link to try Kiersten's delicious recipe .
I hope you are all having a nice week and that you are all going back to work/school or other occupations feeling relaxed from the holidays.
Have a nice day xxxx
Lysa

Portobello & Pomegranate over quinoa

2013-01-12T06:12:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful friday.

This is a nice and quick recipe that I like to prepare for the upcoming week. I like it's sweet & salty taste. I bring it as a lunch to school or I serve it for dinner. I know the portobello and pomegranate mix sounds weird but believe me it is a delicious combo.

Ingredients:

3 portobellos cut in small pieces

1 white onion

1/2 cup of pomegranate

1 cup of cooked lentils

1/3 cup of fresh leek cup into small pieces

4 tablespoons of teriyaki sauce

1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce

1 tablespoon of olive oil

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

1 cup of cooked quinoa

Directions:

preheat your oven at 350F

Mix everything together in a large bowl.

Cook all the ingredients together except the quinoa for 25 minutes.

Serve on quinoa (or rice) add some fresh pomegranate on top, fresh sprouts and herbs if desired.

Ingrédients :

3 portobello coupés en petits dés
1 onion blanc coupés en petits dés

1/2 tasse de grenades

1 tasses de lentils pré-cuites

1/3 tasse de poireaux coupés en petites rondelles

4 c. à soupe de sauce teriyaki

1/2 c. à soupe de sauce soya

une pincée de sel

une pincée de poivre

1 tasse de quinoa pré-cuit

Directions:

Préchauffez votre four à 350F

Mélangez tous les ingrédients dans un grand bol. Placez le mélange dans un grand plat(de style pyrex) Laisser ensuite le tout cuire pour une période de 25 minutes.

Servir le tout sur un nid de quinoa. Ajouter des herbes fraîches, de la grenade et des pousses au goût.

Vancouver

2013-01-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

I loved my trip to Vancouver. Its such a nice place to visit, the city is filled with amazing food, coffee shops, nice people, beautiful parks and perfect running temperature.We stayed there for a week only, we had the time to walk around the city a lot, visit the wonderful aquarium, we went skiing in Whistler and visited several amazing coffee shops and restaurants.

Vancouver's amazing aquarium

My favorite place was the Café deux soleil on commercial street. I had a rice and vegetable wrap, with an amazing peanut sauce. My boyfriend had a veggie burger and we were both very impressed with our food.

As you probably know I am a real coffee maniac, and I was in heaven. They have delicious hot beverages. The coffee shops I visited all had soy and almond milk options. My favorite place was JJ Bean coffee roasters . I would walk down the street and recognize their coffee shop just by the smell...

The second place I enjoyed a lot was Bean around the world, their coffee was delicious and I loved the place and the ambiance. I loved my trip to vancouver and I would love to go back again.

Banana & almond butter muffins

2012-12-29T09:49:00.003-08:00

I hope you are all having amazing christmas vacations. It is such a nice time to relax and spend time with friends and family. I just wanted to take the time to wish you all an amazing new year, filled with new adventures and love.

I will be gone for the next week to Vancouver, I am very excited to celebrate the new year there with my boyfriend, his mommy and his brother. If you've ever been there feel free to tell me any nice experience you had with any activity or restaurant. I would love to know your favorite places in
Vancouver.

Now lets get into serious muffin stuff, like this delicious banana almond butter muffin recipe... They are delicious, I love to have them with a nice Café latte or a big cup of tea.

Ingredients:

1 cup of all purposed flour

1/3 cup of pecans

3/4 cup of oats

1/2 tablespoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

pinch of salt

1 cup of mashed bananas

1/4 cup of coconut sugar (or brown sugar)

1/2 cup of almond butter

1/2 cup of almond milk

1 flax egg (1 tablespoon of ground flax mixed with 3 tablespoons of water, let it rest 3-5 minutes)

Directions:

Preheat oven at 350F

Mix flour, pecans, oats, baking powder & soda, salt, sugar together. Set aside

In another large bowl stir, bananas, almond butter, milk and flax egg.

Then add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones and stir well.

Place the mixture in you muffin pan, I use silicone muffin cups, if you are using paper ones add some coconut oil or some vegan butter to make sure they will not stick.

Cook for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy :)

En français,
1 tasse de farine tout-usage
1/3 tasse de pacanes
3/4 tasse d'avoine
1/2 c. à soupe de poudre à pâte
1/2 c. à thé de soda
une pincée de sel
1 tasse de bananes (écrasées)
1/4 tasse de sucre de coconut (ou sucre brun)
1/2 tasse de beurre d'amandes
1/2 tasse de lait d'amande (ou autre lait)
1 faux oeuf de lin ( 1c. à soupe de graines de lin moulue dilué dans 3 c. à soupe d'eau. Laissez le tout trempé 5 minutes. Ceci remplace très bien un oeuf dans une recette comme celle-ci.)

Directions:
Préchauffez votre four à 350F
Mélanger la farine, les pacanes, l'avoine, la poudre à pâte, le soda à pâte, le sel et le sucre ensemble. Ensuite dans un bol différent mélangez les bananes avec le lait, le beurre d'amandes et le faux oeuf de lin. Ensuite, ajouter le mélange liquide au mélange sec et mélanger. Placez ensuite le mélange dans des petits moules à muffin (j'aime bien utiliser ceux en silicone comme ça pas besoin de les graisser et on peu les réutiliser.) Ensuite, placez vos muffin au four pour 30 minute (environs) le temps peu varier d'un four à l'autre.
Dégustez avec du yogourt, un bon verre de lait, un bon latté ou un bon thé!

Molasses muffin tops

2012-12-22T07:31:00.000-08:00

I remember when my mom would suddenly decide to make her molasses muffin tops. It was the time when she would still make our school lunches. My mom was always so excited and happy to make them, she would fill them with amazing meals and snacks. She would also leave a little note and even little cards on special occasions. She made my lunch up until I left my native city for my university degree. I know this sounds silly and I was old enough to do my lunch but you could not take away the whole lunch thing from my mom.

She loved it.

So here is a modified recipe of my mom's delicious cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup of rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 cup of all-purposed whole wheat flour

1/4 teaspoon of ginger

pinch of all-spice

2 bananas mashed

3 tbs of molasses

1/3 cup of coconut sugar

1 flax egg (1 tablespoon of ground flax seed mixed with 3 tablespoons of water)
1/3 cup of almond milk

Directions:
Mix dry ingredients together (oats, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, flour, ginger, all spice and sugar)
At 3 tablespoons of water to your ground flax seeds and let it rest for 5 minutes
add almond milk, mashed bananas.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry one and stir well
Bake for 10-15 minutes and Enjoy :)

Petits chocolats caramel à la fleur de sel

2012-12-18T07:06:00.001-08:00

Every christmas I like to make something for my family. Last year I made some soaps and granolas. Everyone seems to enjoy home-made gifts. So this year I wanted to make my own little chocolates. I found an amazing recipe on The road not processed. The recipe is delicious, easy and perfect for a little treat on your christmas vacations!

The center is made with some dates, and I used some ''fleur de sel'' instead of the sea salt :) It is delicious! So here is the link to her amazing blog, and delicious chocolate recipe! Sea salt caramel chocolates.

Raw Almond milk

2012-12-16T10:35:00.003-08:00

Doing your own milk is super easy and super delicious. Its easier than you think.
I love doing mine, I feel proud and it tastes so much better then the almond milk in stores. I use it everywhere, in my smoothies, recipes, coffee and tea. Dip you cookies in it = Heaven.

So here is how you can make your own delicious Almond (or other nut) milk
1. Measure 1 cup of nuts and cover them with water. Soak them for 8 hours.
2 .8 hours later, rinse your nuts. Add your soaked nuts in your blender.
3. Add 4 cups of water and blend. Line a jug with a nut milk bag or a cheesecloth, pantyhose.
4. Pour the mix into the jug and squeeze.
Your done :)

Voici la recette en français :)

1. Mesurez une tasse de noix de votre choix (amande, cajou, macadam...) Couvrez votre tasse de noix avec de l'eau et laisser le tout tremper 8 heures.

2. 8 heures plus tard, jetez l'eau de trempage et rincer vos noix.

3. Versez vos noix au mélangeur et ajoutez 4 tasses d'eau. Mélanger ensuite à haute pression.
Prenez une grande cruche et d'un sac à lait de noix (vous pouvez aussi utiliser un coton fromage ou un linge à vaisselle propre)

4. Placer le linge au dessus de la grande cruche et verser ensuite le mélange. Pressez le mélange afin de faire sortir tout le lait de noix possible. Répétez jusqu'à ce que tout votre mélange soit filtré !

Vous avez terminé :)

Le lait se conserve 3-4 jours.

Energy bites from Simple Veganista

2012-12-08T08:59:00.001-08:00

I am back. All my finals are done! I am so glad to be finished, I already started my christmas cards, making cookies and some delicious little bites from The Simple Veganista. I made two of her energy bites; The lemon-coconut recipe and the Almond-vanilla-cocoa one. These are perfect little bites to snack on any time in your day. I also tried her raw ginger snaps and I loved them!

So as I mentioned above, I just finished my semester. I am really happy it is over, god I hate these long days of sitting down studying. I just can't stand being seated for so long... This made me realize that I am not made for a job that requires many hours of sitting in an office. I totally get mad if I have to stay seated for long hours. This is not new, when I was younger it was the same story. I would ask for the washroom just to walk a little or else I would not pay attention to what was being explained during class. Bad and good situations makes us realize our personality traits, what we like and dislike.

So I hope you are all having a beautiful day !

xxx

Lysa

End of semester

2012-11-29T06:40:00.000-08:00

End of semesters are always a total disaster for human beings. Everything just happens to be at the same time giving you an gigantic lack of time.

Lately I had to much coffee, messy hair and I still wear my pajamas at 3p.m.

It also projects me in the future all the time .. and I then forget to be passionate about the present moment. This is why I hate end of semesters and also why I haven't posted anything lately.

I am finishing school really soon and I am really excited to share with you some pretty nice recipes I've made lately.

I've made a new scone recipe and a really yummy vegan chili.

oh, and I also made a lot of those yummy chocolate-cranberry cookies

I hope you are all having a nice week,

xxxx

Lysa

Chocolate cranberry cookies

2012-11-19T09:02:00.001-08:00

I have two cats and they are awesome. They both have totally different ''cat personalities''. One is very independent and the other is just a big baby; always looking for our attention to tell him how beautiful and nice he is. Everything was perfect with my cats until we bought this new sofa. The cats got crazy. They just love to play on it and scratch their claws on it. I get upset, I try to tell them not to go on it; though I already know that they are not dogs and they just don't care about my what I am telling them. I try to spray a little bit of water on them as they go on it...but nothing works.
Did you already had a similar problem with you cat? Do you have any trick for me?

Chocolate cranberry cookies
1 cup of old fashioned oats
3/4 cup of all purposed flour
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1/4 brown sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
pinch of salt
1/3 cup of chocolate chips
1/3 cup of dried cranberries
1 large banana
1/4 cup of almond milk
1/4 cup of almond butter
Directions
Preheat oven at 350F. Mix all the dry ingredients together. In another bowl mix the liquid ingredients. Add the liquid to the dry and stir well. Place the cookies on a parchment paper and cook for 13-15 minutes. Enjoy:)

Stout & whisky cake from Oh, Ladycakes

2012-11-13T15:46:00.001-08:00

When I saw Ashlae's recipe on her beautiful blog, Oh, Ladycakes I knew I was going to love it. I am a chocolate lover and a stout lover too. Talking about stouts, there is a really delicious one at the microbrewery I work in. It is a very (extra) creamy oatmeal stout. What makes it creamy is the way it is served; with nitrogen. If ever you come in Sherbrooke, you have to stop there...and have a Quaker Stout
I know you are probably not all beer lovers but still I am sure this cake will have you even though. It is so tasty and ''chocolately''satisfying. I made the ganache with some Jameson. It was delicious. Instead of doing a big cake, I made 3 small ones...to share. I know I am crazy... If you are not crazy as I am, you may want to make the big one only for you;) Here is the recipe;chocolate stout cake

A delicious soup from Simple Veganista

2012-11-08T12:01:00.002-08:00

Squash soup is so delicious. This recipe is simple and yet full of good warming flavors.
I love soup, it is really a perfect fast lunch to prepare in advance for the week. I like to serve it with a green salad and a few little crackers.

I took this delicious recipe on a blog I love. The Simple Veganista
She has amazing recipes. She has simple raw recipes that I enjoy doing on a regular basis. Her raw ginger snaps are delicious. I tried her roasted squash soup yesterday, and I love it.
So I wanted to share it with you. Here is the link ; roasted squash soup

Have a wonderful day!