Tag: Recipe

I’ve been really into cooking lately.  Although I’m of course interested in cooking for taste, I’m more so into cooking for health, hence these healthy recipes of Holiday cookies.  There is nothing better than making a regular cookie into something not only decadently tasty but also healthy.  Since I’ve been gluten-free for health reasons for over eight years, way before it became fashionable, I’ve been forced to be creative and resourceful when it comes to gluten-free cooking.  Luckily, nowadays more than ever, companies have gotten on board and are offering a lot of gluten-free products.  However, not everything without gluten is necessarily healthy: it’s essential to look for the right ingredients in already available products.  Or, often we are better off cooking at home.  Once in a while, I’ll be sharing healthy recipes here, some of my own, and others from real professionals.

1- No-Bake Truffle Cookies

healthy cookie recipes

Enjoy these delicious soft cookies made of dried dates, cocoa, coconut, and reduced-fat peanut butter.   “Dates are an ideal food for improved energy and brain function. They are a good source of vitamin A & B-complex, and they are rich in minerals such as iron, calcium, manganese, copper, and potassium. Dates are known to help build bone and muscle strength and have been used for thousands of years by athletes to improve physical endurance, agility, and stamina.”  Medical Medium

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Turkish breakfast is healthy.  It consists of tomatoes, feta cheese, olives, yogurt, jam, cucumber, usually boiled eggs and the traditional ‘pide’ bread.  There is also the Turkish One Pan Eggs which is mostly for Brunch kind of day.  Whenever we make them we like to keep it simple on ingredients seeing that these eggs can get quite fancy and laborious.  Since today is a holiday in Brazil we decided to make these yummy eggs and enjoy them with the little one.  If you’ve never tried them you should as they are deliciously crunchy.  This is how easy they are to make.

You’ll need:

Cast Iron pan
PAM Spray
Sausage (traditionally ‘Sucuk’)
Presunto (traditionally Pastrami)
Tomatoes
Eggs, ‘duh..
Salt to taste

Cooking Method:  Add the ingredients to the pan in the order listed above, cover the pan until eggs are cooked to your like.

Photo by me.

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This is a gluten-free blueberry & fig cake recipe for those who prefer cakes that are not too sweet.  I don’t enjoy desserts when all you can taste is the extra sugar.  I feel it takes away a lot from the real flavor.  I got to warn you that when you make this cake you will want to eat it all at once.  Yeah, it’s that good!

gluten-free blueberry & fig cake recipe via belle vivir
Ingredients
1 cup of blueberries
1 peeled quartered orange
1 inch strip orange peel
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup of 0% lactose milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extra
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups gluten-free flour
1 cup chopped figs
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
Preparation:

Place blueberries, orange, peel, oil, milk, sugar, egg, and vanilla into a mixer and blend.  Combine flower, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl.  Mix together and stir very well.  Slowly add the blueberry and orange mixture to it and stir well.
Pour mixture in a Pam sprayed loaf pan and bake at 350 F until you insert a fork and comes out clean.  Approximately 60 minutes.  Enjoy!

gluten-free blueberry & fig cake recipe via belle vivir
gluten-free blueberry & fig cake recipe via belle vivir
All images by me

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Yesterday my son had a day off from school and to keep him away for his obsession with iPhones and iPads I decided to keep him busy and entertained by improvising Quinoa and Sweet Potato Macaroons.  My intention was to make something that can be enjoyed in the mornings with coffee or as a snack in the afternoon.

quinoa and sweet potato mararoons

Ingredients:
1 Big Mashed Sweet Potato
2 Cups of Quinoa Flakes
1/2 Cup of Grated Coconut
3/4 Coconut Milk
1/2 Coconut Oil
6 Drops of Vanilla Extract
Salt to Taste
Ground Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
Pecans (Mashed)
Preparation:
Boil the sweet potatoes in little water almost like steaming them ( it keeps the sweetness better when compared to boiling) and mash them.  Add the dry ingredients in a mixer.  Combine the liquid ingredients in a bowl and slowly add them to the mixer at low speed, gradually increasing speed until it becomes a whole mixture.  Making spoonfuls, place them on a Pam sprayed pan and bake for 1 hour or until you insert a fork and comes out clean.
For a sweeter taste add powder sugar and Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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I think my hubby passed his love for cooking to me.  Cooking is his preffered way to relax. Perhaps that’s why he makes it look so easy and once in a while I decide to help him.  This time around I decided to try to make hummus at home and it came out surprisingly pretty taste.  Hummus is a great source of protein and good carb, gluten-free and it can be easily made into salad dressing when you add extra lemon, a bit of water and olive oil to it.

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 lemon juice (I like it a bit lemony)
2 tablespoon of tahini
500 gm of cooked cheekpeas (half drained, half with water)
Salt to taste

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