Sunday, December 25, 2011

Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse...they'll never know!




Serves: 4-6 (6 is pretty modest but it is very rich so it's hard to eat a lot!)

Ingredients:
1 avocados
1/2 banana
5ml vanilla extract
70g cocoa powder (adjust as necessary for your taste).
60ml maple syrup

Method:
Place all ingredients into a food processor, blend until smooth. Spoon into glasses.
Eat and dissolve into a chocolate covered bliss!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Creamy without cream Pumpkin Soup?! YES PLEASE!



Creamy and DeliciousPumpkin and Red Lentil Soup!!!

Serves 4

It's December and "summer" here in Melbourne but the weather is so freakin' unpredictable I am still eating soup!! Lucky I have the recipe for the best pumpkin soup ever in the world...or I would actually cry.

NOTE: From now on I will try to include options for those of us following Ian Gawler's "healing" diet. This diet was originally designed to assist cancer patients on the path to good health but will benefit anyone suffering a chronic illness. Personally, I am using it to prepare my body for spinal surgery (to remove this pesky arse tumor) and prevent it from ever coming back!

Ingredients:
1 Tbls olive oil (Gawler option: just saute in water)
1 long red chilli
1 onion, finely chopped
850g butternut pumpkin, chopped
1.5 litres vegetable stock (Gawler: use water or salt reduced stock)
125g (1/2 cup) red lentils
1 Tbls tahini (Gawler: omit)
extra red chilli and cold pressed olive oil to garnish.

Method:
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, add the chilli and onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until translucent. Reduce the heat to low, add the pumpkin and cook, covered for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Increase the heat to high, add the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the red lentils and cook, covered, for 7 minutes, or until tender.

Process the soup in batches in a blender or with a hand blender, add tahini and blend until smooth. Transfer to serving bowls and garnish with chilli and a drizzle of olive oil.

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