Archive for the ‘fruit’ Category
|Nectarine Berry Crisp
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Nectarine Berry Crisp
This is truly one of my favorite desserts. It is light, fruity, and self-sufficiently sweet! I am excited every year when the nectarines and berries are ready to dance together in this delicious combination. I am especially excited this year to finally have time to make this too! As some of my readers know, I have been in school for the past 6 months working on a bodywork certification and I am happy to say that I have finally finished! Yay! It has been a tough 6 months both with school and more, and I am glad that at least one part of my life is going to fall into more ease…
I am envisioning more cooking, baking, experimenting…and possibly looking for a job too! I am also hoping for a bit of travel now that I am out of school…Europe? Hmmm. Maybe…
In the meantime, I do want to share this delicious recipe in case anyone else wants to try it.
Tags: agave, blueberry, coconut oil, nectarine, oat, raspberry
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Gluten-Free Strawberry Coconut Muffins
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Baking, baking, baking… I have been very busy with school and work lately, and have found that one thing that I enjoy as a stress release is to do some baking. I am able to free my thoughts (for a bit) and enjoy the tactile fun of mixing finely ground flours with gooey nut butters, smooth coconut oils, or mashed fruits. I am reminded of the movie Amelie when they recount her “likes” which include cracking the crust of her crème brulée and plunging her hand into a sac of lentils. It is a way for me to get out of my head for a bit and become more in my body.
Tags: agave, almond flour, amaranth flour, apple sauce, buckwheat flour, coconut, coconut flour, coconut milk, coconut oil, eggs, rice milk, strawberry
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Coconut Oil, Star Fruit Cake, and Yoga
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
This Sunday Yoga on the Beach held a brunch in addition to a fabulous morning yoga class led by Céline. Class was great, the weather was beautiful and brunch was delicious. It was a perfect event to test out a fun new variation on my upside-down fruit cake. Here in Key West we are fortunate to get starfruit from a local grower, and it makes for such a beautiful cake! If you try this out, and are interested in making the starfruit upside-down cake dairy-free I replaced the yogurt in the recipe, with mashed avocado. It came out perfect!
If you have been following my blog, you will have noticed that I often use coconut oil in baking. I have been using coconut oil for a few years now, and definitely recommend that if you have not tried coconut oil yet, you should consider taking the leap. Coconut oil adds a sweet natural coconut flavor to baked goods, and you can use less of it than you would other oils or fats, therefore saving on the fat content of your sweet treat. It is also one of the few oils that maintains its quality at high heat so the quality of the food that you consume is also maintained. Don’t think that the benefits of coconut oil end there…check out Meghan Telpner’s blog to find out more.
When shopping for a coconut oil it is important to purchase a quality coconut oil that is unrefined, organic and extra virgin. I recently was fortunate enough to receive a sample of Tropical Traditions Extra Virgin Gold Label Coconut Oil. How exciting to receive a no-obligation sample of a product that I am so excited about! I tested out their extra virgin coconut oil in my starfruit cake and was very happy with how it came out. Everyone else at the brunch was pretty happy with it too!
Let me know if you get a chance to try out the Starfruit Cake yourself, and if you join the bandwagon of coconut oil lovers, I would love to hear about your experiences.
Tags: avocado, coconut oil
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Passion Fruit Pudding
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
Sunday in Key West.
It brightens my morning to start off with Yoga on the Beach at Fort Zach. Since it was a little chilly this morning (58 degrees) Céline warmed us up with the 5 Tibetans (yoga) and kept us going with sun salutations to greet the morning sun.
Next we headed in search of vibrant sustenance. It has become a tradition for us to go to the Help Yourself Farmer’s Market after yoga on Sundays. I am so appreciative that they have brought this market to the island, because Key West has really been missing a great source of fresh, organic foods. Personally I just love the atmosphere of farmer’s markets. Charlie, the owner, has created a beautiful setting of fresh produce, smiling faces and acoustic music.
The tropical fruits were what caught my eye this time, and I am excited to share a recipe that I created from these sweet treats. Passion fruit, start fruit, and avocado star in this delicious, and naturally sweet pudding.
Tags: avocado, banana, coconut oil, passion fruit, star fruit
Posted in breakfast, dairy free, dessert, egg-free, fruit, gluten-free, indulgent, vegan, vegetarian, wheat-free | 4 Comments »
Nectarine Upside-Down Cake
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
C. loves this recipe and I am sure she is going to be quite surprised that I made it with nectarines, and have created a gluten-free version too! In Key West we would make this every so often with fresh mangoes which we were fortunate to have occasional access to on the island. The original recipe was another discovery when I was going through my Vegetarian Times Magazine phase. This time in making it, I decided to be adventurous and try out alternative sweets, oils and flours for the open-minded chef. Be sure to try this out…it was sooooo good!
Tags: buckwheat flour, nectarine, oat flour, yogurt
Posted in alternative grain, dessert, fruit, gluten-free, indulgent, vegetarian, wheat-free | 7 Comments »
Berries and Oat Pie
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Berries and Oat Pie
I first became inspired to have a “food blog” after finding some amazing examples online. One of the top examples that I have enjoyed subscribing to is the Fat Free Vegan Kitchen. Her recipes are beautiful and so are her photos. A perfect combination for me. Every so often I would bookmark her recipes for future adventures, and one day I tested out her Blueberry Oat Bars. They look amazing and I was excited by the ease of the recipe and the results were great. I did have a little trouble spreading the top layer of oats, and found the bottom layer a little too soft, so I decided the next time that I would try a different technique to see how it would come out. I have to say that I am pretty happy with the results, and want to thank Susan V. for the beautiful recipe and creative inspiration.
I decided to let the bottom layer of oats cook in the oven for a little while on its own in order to crisp up a little and rolled out the top layer more like a pie crust. Since I didn’t have a square pan, I also ended up making this in a pie plate…and surprisingly turned out quite like a pie. I definitely suggest trying out the recipe yourself, it is quite easy, whether you follow her recipe or my variation, and you could even just make the fruit filling and have it with ice cream, dairy-free ice cream or even fresh cut bananas.
Tags: blueberry, oatmeal, strawberry
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