Category: Plant Based

Barb ✨ Joy

11/6/2020

This post is dedicated to a dear sweet friend
who kindly gave me a whole stack of farm-fresh organic rhubarb.
Well I certainly had a most delicious two weeks of creating different dishes
for breakfast, dinner, and dessert with this versatile vegetable.
And many a more scrummy ideas were in tow ..but alas! I ran out of barb..

Following is a selection from my creations 💝 enjoy!

BerryBarb + Oats

3-5 sticks of Rhubarb
(leaves trimmed, chopped)
1 cup Mixed Berries (frozen)
200ml Cococoast Watermelon Water
¾ cup Rolled Oats

♨️ sml pot: all ingredients
stew: 16mins, med-hi heat

Serves: 1

Pear+Barb Porridge

3-5 sticks of Rhubarb
(leaves trimmed, chopped)
1 sml Pear (chopped)
200ml Dewlands Guava & Apple Juice
¼ cup Semolina

♨️ sml pot: all ingredients, except semolina
stew: 12mins, med-hi heat
add semolina: +4mins, med heat; mix in immediately

Serves: 1

PassionBarb Pudding

3-5 sticks of Rhubarb
(leaves trimmed, chopped)
½ cup Mango (frozen, chopped*)
½ cup Pineapple Chunks (chopped*)
200ml Cococoast Passionfruit Coconut Water
2 tbsp Chia Seeds

*mango & pineapple do not break down when stewed, so you will need to chop these to the size you are happy to eat in your pudding

♨️ sml pot: all ingredients, except chia
stew: 16mins, med-hi heat

👏 bowl: stewed fruit
add chia seeds*: combine well

*chia only takes ~16mins to thicken, so you can enjoy this warm, or refrigerate and enjoy it later as a cold dish

Serves: 1

YBarbuzb Jelly

3-5 sticks of Rhubarb
(leaves trimmed, chopped)
1 lge Orange (peeled, chopped)
300ml Cococoast Yuzu Coconut Water
2 tbsp Psyllium Husks
5 tsp Stevia

♨️ sml pot: all ingredients, except psyllium
stew: 16mins, med-hi heat

👏 bowl: stewed fruit
add psyllium husks: combine well

❄ refrigerate: ~1hr*

*psyllium only takes ~16mins to thicken, so the refrigeration time is just to cool the jelly

Serves: 2

Barbalo Soup

3 med Spud Lite Potatoes (chopped small)
2-3 sticks of Rhubarb
(leaves trimmed, chopped)
500ml Water
1 tbsp Onion Soup (powder)
1 tsp Veggie Salt
½ tsp Garlic (powder)

♨️ sml pot: all ingredients
stew: 30mins, med-hi heat; until potato soft

*you can enjoy this soup clear & chunky, or whiz it and enjoy it thick & smooth, or I like to lightly mash it and enjoy it thick & a little chunky

Serves: 1

Barb Bread

6-7 sticks of Rhubarb*
(leaves trimmed, chopped)
200ml Pineapple Juice*
2 tsp Chia Seeds*
100g EV Coconut Oil (melted)
400g Gluten Free Co. Banana Bread Mix

*you are wanting to achieve 250g of stewed fruit mix to add to the bread mix

♨️ sml pot: rhubarb & pineapple juice
stew: 16mins, med-hi heat

👏 bowl: stewed fruit
add chia seeds: combine well
sit: 16mins
add oil: combine well
add bread mix: combine well*
spoon mix: into baking paper lined 20cm round cake tin

*I found adding the bread mix in small amounts gradually, and mixing in well between worked well to ensure it was evenly combined

♨️ oven: preheated 150°
bake: 50-60mins
stand to cool: 16mins

Serves: 12

mmm.. 🤤 think I may go enjoy a piece of Barb Bread now

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3Leaf Salad

11/4/2019

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..another simple salad sure to delight, that you can add to your Sabbath lunch menu options

1/2 Red Onion (diced, soaked)
7 stems Kale (trimmed from spine, chopped)
2 stems Celery (incl. leaves, chopped)
1 cup Endive (chopped)
1/2 cup Black Olives (sliced)
1/4 cup Almonds (slivered)
1/4 cup Roasted Edamame

Dressing:
1 Lemon, juice of (fresh squeezed)
1/3 cup Water
3 tbsp Braggs Soy Sauce
1 tsp Onion Powder
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

👏 bowl: finely diced onion
sit: in water to soak while preparing the remaining ingredients

👏 jar: all listed dressing ingredients; shake well

👏 bowl: all salad ingredients, except dressing; toss through well
drain: soaked onion, add to salad; toss through
add: dressing to salad 30mins before serving, to allow the dressing to make the kale tender

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Caye + Carr

11/3/2019

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Cayenne + Carrot Salad
..a delish dish to serve at your next Sabbath lunch #simples!

7 Carrots (peeled, grated)
4 cloves Garlic (minced)
1 tbsp Coriander Ground
4 tbsp EVO Oil
3 tbsp Verjuice
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

👏 jar: garlic, coriander, oil, verjuice, salt, cayenne; shake well
👏 bowl: grated carrots, dressing; combine well

❄ refrigerate: 5hrs

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Fruit Salad

11/3/2019

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Fruit Salad
..thought you knew what a fruit was? think again. Google for yourself to find out the botanic classifications of your favourite plate of dinner veggies; and then! wait til you find out that there is not actually any such classification as vegetable - but rather that vegetable is simply a culinary term.. ha!
So with thus introduction, ere below is a refreshing savoury fruit salad for you: again increasing the medicinal qaulities twofold by eating leafy greens with fruits.

2 stems Kale (trimmed from spine)
2 ripe Truss Tomatoes
2 punnets Medley of Mini Tomatoes
2 Cucumbers
1 yellow Capsicum
1 orange Capsicum
1 red Capsicum
2 lge Dill Gherkins
7 lge Green Olives
2 handfuls Baby Spinach

👏 bowl: combine salad ingredients, in following order
add: chopped kale & truss tomatoes; lightly dust with herbamare
add: chopped mini tomatoes & cucumbers; lightly dust with herbamare
add: chopped capsicums; lightly dust with herbamare
add: sliced gherkins & olives
add: washed baby spinach; lightly dust with herbamare
combine: all ingredients well

* sit for 30mins before eating; to allow the fruit's juices to make the kale tender

Serves: 2

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Kiwi + Kale

11/2/2019

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Kiwi + Kale Salad
..my how my mind was blown! the day I discovered the flavour sensation of adding leafy greens to my morning fruit salad. I used kale simply because that it was I had in my fridge at the time, but I have since tried baby spinach and....... ummm!! yummm!!! When leafy greens are eaten with fruit, their medicinal qualities increase twofold.

2 Kiwis
1 stem Kale (trimmed from spine)
1 Orange
1 Apple

👏 bowl: chopped kale & fruit, combine well

* sit for 30mins before eating; to allow the fruit's juices to make the kale tender

Serves: 1

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BFF Salad

11/2/2019

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Best Fruits Forever Salad
..this simple salad is refreshing not just to the palate, but also to one's health
Have this for breakfast every morning and you'll be giving your immune system a boost! with the following being just a few of the health benefits:

Apples: provide living water. The fruit acids in apples help cleanse the liver. Apples starve out bacteria, yeast, mold, other funguses, and viruses from the intestinal tract and liver. Great for dissolving gallstones.
Oranges: provide a combination of calcium and vitamin C. Oranges are a great fruit that allows for easy absorption and conversion of nutrients. They have an ability to uproot and disperse sludge and sediment that can settle in the gallbladder.
Mangoes: have a unique phytochemical compound that helps the liver's immune system destroy the pockets of bacteria that create liver abscesses. Mangoes help your liver from aging and cells from dying while improving bile production.
Apricots: offer easily assimilable vitamin A, are rich in antioxidants, and help prevent aging.
Kiwis: fruit acid has a dissolving effect on gallstones unlike any other. Kiwis also provide various nutrients upon which the liver relies.
Coconut: when only used in small amounts, is very helpful in lowering viral and bacterial loads.

These are just the fruits that I happened to have in my fridge. Add some banana if you like; berries, grapefruit, pitaya, papaya, grapes, fresh figs ..they are all packed with healthful life giving properties.
Add some kale too or baby spinach, like in my Kiwi + Kale salad, and boost your salad's medicinal qualities by twofold!

1 Apple
1 Orange
1 Mango
2 Apricots
4 Kiwis
1/4 fresh Coconut meat

👏 bowl: chopped fruit, combine well

* the juice from the fruits will be plenty to dress this fruit salad, no added juice required.

Serves: 2

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Cauli & Carrot with Cheese Sauce

11/11/2018

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Oh! the day on my juice fast when I had the genius idea to lightly steam the veggies
..but I mean lightly! just enough to take away the 'raw' flavour and give it that steamed taste
When I tasted the fruits of this creative take on juicing ..it was a win on the savoury front!
Becoming not just my own favourite juice above all else,
but a favourite for many fellow juicers too
#WINNING

2/3 cup Cashews (soaked)
1/2 head Cauliflower (lightly steamed)
2 Carrots (lightly steamed)
1 Lemon
1 clove Garlic
1 sml red Capsicum
1/2 tsp Veggie salt
1/2 tsp Cumin ground
1 cup Water

♨ steaming pot: water, medium-high
steam cauli & carrot separately: set aside to cool
steam cauliflower: 5mins
steam carrot: 3mins

👏 strain: nuts, rinse well
🍥 juice: all ingredients in listed order; except cashews, salt, cumin & water
🍥 blend: nuts & 1/2 cup water, til smooth
add remaining 1/2 cup water, juice, salt & cumin: combine well

Serves: 1

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bit of a Dilly Corn

11/11/2018

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Don't be a dill
and go overboard with the dill
Unless you're a dill that likes their dill
#justDillit!
#dontDillyit

1/2 Lemon
2 stems fresh Dill
4 cob Corn (cobbed)
1/4 cup Cashews (soaked)
1 cup Water
1 tbsp EVO oil
1/2 tsp Veggie Ssalt
1/2 tsp Garlic powder

🍥 juice: lemon, dill & corn
🍥 blend: all ingredients, til smooth

Serves: 1

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my big fat greek.. juice

11/11/2018

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I love salads. I love greek salads!
So when on my juice fast, I thought
'why not pull all the ingredients into a juice?!'
It was indeed a moment of celebration!
..and those who have done a juice fast will well understand
that pure juice delight in something different

7 Roma Tomatoes
2 handfuls Baby Spinach
1cm bunch Garlic Chives
2 Cucumbers
1/2 Red Onion
2 cloves Garlic
1/2 cup Green Olives (pitted)
1/3 cup Kalamata Olives (pitted)
1/2 Lemon
1 sml Red Capsicum
1 sml Yellow Capsicum
1/2 tsp Veggie Salt
1 tsp Oregano
1/4 cup EVO oil

🍥 juice: all ingredients in listed order - except salt, oregano & oil
add salt, oregano & oil to juice: combine well

Serves: 1L

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Scrummy Curry Pesto

11/7/2018

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This pesto, I just happened upon one day when I was making myself a big batch of Curry Tea. I didn't want to simply throw away the curry leaves I had just steeped for my tea ..so I decided to make a pesto with them.

It has been a hit with the dishes I have coupled the pesto with for a combined lunch the next day. PHAB Walnut Loaf and this pesto go scrumptiously together; mixed through some Egyptian Spinach Noodles with EVO & Veggie Salt is delish too!

4 cups Dried Curry leaves (steeped)
1 Red Onion (chopped)
2 cloves Garlic (crushed)
1/3 cup Sun-dried Tomatoes
1 tsp Chinese Five Spice
1/3 cup Coconut (desiccated)
1/2 Lemon (juice)
1 tsp Veggie salt

♨ Pot: bring 2L water to boil
remove from heat, add: curry leaves; leaves submerged
steep (off hot plate): 2hrs, covered
strain: leaves (keep steeped leaf water for Curry Tea)

🍥 Blend: all listed ingredients & 2/3 cups leaf water
add more leaf water, to desired consistency

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Yummm! Stew

11/7/2018

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This recipe was made for my husband
..and then also named unknowingly by him also;
the name being simply his expression as we sat down to dinner.

I thought there was no better fitting name for it 😇 hehe

6 ripe Tomatoes (grated*)
1/2 orange Sweet Potato (chopped, skin on)
1/2 white Sweet Potato (chopped, skin on)
1 Zucchini (chopped)
1 red Capsicum (chopped)
1 red Onion (diced)
2 stalks Celery (chopped)
500ml Vegetable stock

♨ Pot: medium heat
all ingredients: 20mins
reduce to simmer: 30mins

Serves: 4

*once grated: tomato skins can either be discarded, or chopped and put into the stew

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Sqinni Sqetti

11/6/2018

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Looking for a fresh healthy lunch..
..or maybe a delicious simple fare to take to a friends dinner party?
Look no further!

Wow, and be wowed! with this 100% plant-based "pasta" dish

4 cups Sqetti
4 tbsp EVO oil
8 tbsp Hey presto! pesto
1 cup Kalamatas

👏 Mix: sqetti & EVO, til nicely coated
add pesto: mix through
add kalas: mix through

Serves: 4

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Broot Bolognese with Sqetti

11/6/2018

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Prepare to be delighted by this vegan bolognese dish;
an hundred percent plant-based meal as well, if you pair it with sqetti as shown..

4 Tomatoes (halved)
1 pnt medley Mini tomatoes (halved)
3 stalks Celery (diced)

🍥 Blend: toms & celery, til chunky juicy
Set aside: in separate bowl

4 tbsp Beetroot Relish

1 cup raw Walnuts
1/2 cup Sun-dried Tomatoes
2 cloves Garlic (crushed)
1 Lemon (juice)
2 tsp Ranchero SC seasoning
2 tsp Tamari sauce

🍥 Blend: til a crumble consistency
add: toms celery mix & beetroot relish
blend: til combined, maintain chunkiness

2 cloves fresh Garlic (diced)
3 stems Spring onion (chopped)
1 handful Inoki (washed) or preferred Mushroom (washed, cut)
1 tsp Veggie Salt
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp Oregano
250g firm Tofu (cubed)

♨ pot: medium heat
Garlic, onion & EVO oil: 4mins
add Inoki/mushroom: +4mins
add toms, celery, relish & walnut mix: +4mins
add salt & herbs: +4mins
add Tofu: +14mins

Enjoy as pictured, atop Sqetti, or with your own healthy pasta

Serves: 4

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Testimony ~ chef lani sret

To affect change, by the grace of God, believe and claim the promises in His Word.

🍞 KJV Psalms 103:1-5
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

🍞 KJV 1 John 5:14,15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

🍞 KJV Psalms 37:3-5
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

🍞 KJV Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

🍞 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

On February 11th 2018, I bowed in repentance and with a contrite heart before my God.
Uplifting my tearful plead for forgiveness and intense petition to be a vessel meet for His purpose, I prayed with thankfulness for opening my eyes to the truth.

I was unaware of the path God had now set my feet upon 👣 Praise the Lord!
Not only, as the verse says, “old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”, but He has given me new desires of my heart. [Ps 37:4]
From one who before had absolutely no interest in time invested in cooking, from one who was bound by seemingly unconquerable attachments to particular foods, from one who though knowing the truth would indulge my lower passions and give in to appetite rather than exercise strength of will and control by exercising higher powers. From this such one.. comes this blog 💞 glory to God!

Through this blog I hope to share the journey that God takes me on in exploring the ‘science above all other sciences’ - cooking! [MM270.6]
As He leads me into new heights of health exploration, I pray you can join in to partake of the blessings also.
And it is my prayer that He leads you in the most monumental blessings that make up the testimony of your own experience 🙏

🍞 KJV Mark 11:22,23
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

📚 It is for our own benefit to keep every gift of God fresh in our memory. Thus faith is strengthened to claim and to receive more and more. There is greater encouragement for us in the least blessing we ourselves receive from God than in all the accounts we can read of the faith and experience of others. The soul that responds to the grace of God shall be like a watered garden. His health shall spring forth speedily; his light shall rise in obscurity, and the glory of the Lord shall be seen upon him. Let us then remember the loving-kindness of the Lord, and the multitude of His tender mercies. Like the people of Israel, let us set up our stones of witness, and inscribe upon them the precious story of what God has wrought for us. And as we review His dealings with us in our pilgrimage, let us, out of hearts melted with gratitude, declare, “What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all His people.” Psalm 116:12-14. DA 348.2