Fluffy pancakes

This recipe was born as I had some quark (presses cottage cheese) left over from making pierogi. I decided to incorporate them into pancakes.

Ingredients:
500g quark/pressed cottage cheese (low sodium)
1 cup sprouted spelt flour
3 cups traditional oats (milled into flour)
3 tbsp flax seeds (milled)
1 tbsp baking powder
2 cups milk of choice
1 egg (optional)

Steps:
1. Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until fairly smooth.
2. Heat the pan for a few minutes, until hot (no oil required as flax will act as fat in this recipe).
3. Add dough to the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side
4. Serve with maple syrup or your favourite fruit sauce
5. Enjoy!

Dill chickpeas salad

I love salads as my mid afternoon snack.
Usually people look at me strangely when I tell them that my favourite food is salad ... but I really love them!

Ingredients:
2 cups arugula
1 cup chickpeas
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
1 whole red pepper
0.5 cup fresh dill

Dressing:
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
0.75 tsp  cumin
0.5 tsp turmeric
pepper and sea salt to taste

White bean salad with parsley

After all this rich Christmas food I had been craving some good bean salad.


Ingredients:
1.5 cup White beans
1 whole red pepper
0.3 red onion
0.5 cup fresh parsley
1 garlic clove
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:
1. Cut red pepper and onion into strips
2. Finely chop parsley
3. Crush the garlic clove
4. Mix all ingredients together
5. Enjoy!

Flat flax seed buckwheat bread

Flax seed buckwheat bread tastes divine served with hummus, spinach, mushrooms, avocado, and black seeds.

Ingredients:
1 cup buckwheat soaked then blended
1 cup oats
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp flax seeds
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp sunflower seeds
1 tsp black seeds
Pinch of sea salt
1-2 cups of water

Steps:
1. In a bowl mix all ingredients together. Add water slowly. The consistency should be like for a very thick pancake
2. Spread on the parchment paper/or baking mat. Aim for about 5-7 cm in thickness
3. Bake at 350F for 1 hr and 30 minutes.

Sweet potato waffles

Quick breakfast before morning yoga class. And weekend = waffles.
According to my son these are the best waffles ever.

Ingredients:
1 cup millet (milled)
1 large sweet potato (steamed)
2 very ripe bananas
1 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp flax seeds (milled)
1-1.5 cup water

Steps:
1. Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth
2. Bake waffles
3. Enjoy!