fast food part 7 - garlic bread

Another easy-peasy quick snack, which is even a good party food!

You need:

• a baguette
• vegan butter (I use Alsan)
• garlic
• salt
• parsley and any other herbs you like (e.g. basil) (you can use frozen herbs!)

Instructions:

• cut the baguette in quarters lengthwise and heightwise
• make the garlic butter
• have your butter at room temperature and stir it until it's smooth
• stir in the herbs, then the garlic and salt
• spread the garlic butter on the baguette
• bake everything for 8-10 minutes at 180-200°C 

You can make a big batch of the butter at once and freeze it in small portions which makes the whole thing even quicker and easier!

So get cooking and enjoy this very easy yummy junk food ;)

Julia

xoxo

fast food part 6 - burritos

For this recipe you need:

• some leftovers of my Chili-stir-fry
• burrito wraps
• sweet corn
• leftover cooked rice
• lettuce
• tomatoes

and any other veg you'd like to add, like cucumber, baby spinach, avocado or you can even throw some thinly sliced carrots, zucchini or green beans into the stir-fry. Like always with my "throw-togethers": get creative! Use leftovers, empty out your fridge! You can even sprinkle some vegan cheese on before you roll your wraps!

So what you simply do is heat up the stir-fry with the rice and sweetcorn, cut up some lettuce, tomatoes and whichever other veg you're using.

Heat up the burrito wraps for about 30 seconds in a pan or your microwave.

Spread the filling onto the wraps and roll them in. - Make sure they're not too full and that you rolled in the bottom! (If you're a first-time burrito-maker: there are usually instructions on the package)

Btw. I'm sure you can fill those hard corn tortilla things (what are they called again?! Sorry, my brain cells are in pregnancy-mode already and seem to stop working randomly from time to time :D )

Now it's time for the first bite of this uber-delicious burrito which nourishes not only your body but your soul as well! It's awesome after a cold long day out, when you haven't eaten all day because you were too busy.

So get cooking and then get cozy on the couch and Eat up! :)

Julia

xoxo

organic food delivery (post-delivery opinion / first impression)

So I got my first organic fruit 'n' veg order yesterday! Yay! :)

I have to say it's even better than I expected! The quality is perfect - even better than at my local organic shop! And it is SO convenient to have food delivered :) Also for me it's like a present, because from the day I ordered to the day it is delivered I will most likely forget what I ordered these days :D

So I started cooking right after I got everything and made two lovely dishes:
roasted veg and also swiss chard with potatoes. It was so delicious! There seems to be a whole world between locally organic grown veg and the veg you get at the supermarket. In taste I mean! I barely used any seasonings and the dishes were so full of flavour.

So in conclusion I will obviously keep using the service in the future!
For next week I ordered several veg, apples (I'm usually not a big apple-eater but the ones I got this week are so delicious, I want some next week as well!) and a variety of  4 different breads.
My service offers a mix of 3 different sliced spelt-breads in small portions as well as a small portion of slice six-seed-bread. They're yeast-free as well. Although I don't particularly avoid yeast I seem to prefer sourdough-bread digestion-wise, so that is another plus for me personally!

I can only recommend to anyone who is too busy or doesn't have the option to go to a local farmers market to try out a local organic delivery service!

Also if you use a service, make sure to at least think of a couple of meals you'll make with your order. This way you won't overbuy and won't throw your food away and save money in the long-run.

Julia
xoxo

p.s. Since I only tried half of the swiss chard so far I'll post two recipes for it soon-ish!
Also, at least the first one was pretty quick 'n' easy, so it'll be another one of my fast-food recipes! So stay tuned :)

fast food part 5 - smoothies

You can make a ton of different smoothie-recipes, so I just want to share my favourites:

#1

bananas

frozen raspberries

orange juice

#2

bananas

frozen raspberries

frozen blueberries

dates (make sure to pit and soak them for a while)

cold water

#3

bananas

walnuts

orange juice

mix everything well in a blender and enjoy :)