This is my favourite soup. Ever. Hard to believe when I think that for the first 27 years of my life I had refused to even feel the smell of mushrooms. Pregnancy turned things around and I found myself craving mushrooms and mushroom based foods.

This soup is really easy to make and tastes extraordinary! In these winter days a hearty soup like this, full of protein makes a wonderful dish.

Ingredients:

• 600g closed up mushrooms – washed and finely chopped
• 1 handful dried porcini
• 100g oyster mushrooms – washed and finely chopped
• 100/150g shiitake mushrooms – washed and finely chopped
• 1 big onion, finely chopped
• 3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 bunch fresh thyme (dry works just as well)
• 1/4  tsp rosemary
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1.5l vegetable or chicken stock
• a bit of olive oil/coconut oil

Begin my warming a bit of water and placing the dried porcini in…

My mom used to make these growing up and they’re my FAVORITE! I only recently asked for the recipe so I could convert it to a vegan treat:

Beat:

1 cup Earth Balance butter,  1 mashed banana, & 1 vegan egg replacer.

Then add and beat:

1 cup white sugar

1/2 brown surgar

1 1/4 cup flour

1 1/4 cup oats

3/4 cup coconut shreds

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

The ride number 2013 has come to its end, and I don’t know how about you, but I want my 2014 one to be as healthy as possible, because if you are healthy, all the rest you need is just few steps away. To attract more health into our lives in this year, it would be great and symbolic to prepare something tasty and healthy, so our bellies get used to it and they will always remind us of the importance of healthy cooking for the next 364 days. My Healthy New Year 2014recipe is the Leek&Chickpea Cream Soup. Enjoy!

I wanted to make an almond milk that would be super quick & easy, and decided to follow the same steps that I use to make my Quick Cashew Milk recipe. The results were fabulous, and I’m hoping that you’ll enjoy it too!

Quick & Easy Almond Milk (From Almond Butter)

What you’ll need:

* 5 tblsp home made Almond Butter

* 4 cups filtered Water

* 3/4 tsp Vanilla (optional)

* 1 dropper full Liquid Stevia (optional)

What you’ll do:

Fill Vita-Mix or blender container with cold, filtered water. Add in almond butter, vanilla (if using), and liquid stevia (if using). Blend on high speed until well incorporated and enjoy!

~ My personal note: I made this first without the vanilla & liquid stevia, and it was very good. It reminded me a lot of S*lk’s Original Unsweetened almond milk. After I added the vanilla, it reminded me of…