First ever veggie burger experiment! The burgers are made of chickpeas (cooked in water and then mashed) and diced potato, carrot, celery, a little bit of onion and some kale too, 1 egg white, salt and black pepper to taste. Patties are then rolled in breadcrumbs and cooked in a pan with just a litt[...]
Posts Tagged ‘healthy food’
July 15th, 2010 - 12:13 pm § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #4
This one looks lighter, and it also feels lighter, but the calories are about the same, bummer… From left to right: - 1 cup of rice, carrot sticks - sorta-omelette made with 1 egg and 1/3 milk, 1 teaspoon flour, a pinch of salt and some grounded mixed pepper, rolled with about 1/2 cup steamed [...]
July 14th, 2010 - 3:23 pm § in Health
Why I never really liked soy
No offense, I like soy. But I also don’t. Actually, what I don’t like is the huge business behind soy-based products and how in some countries they are advertised as the (almost) only healthy option to replace meat or to top up your protein intake as a vegetarian. The following article v[...]
July 13th, 2010 - 9:44 am § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #2
Meet the Moustached Man! From top to bottom: - steamed green beans (90 gr.), 1 egg split in half, 1 slice of cucumber split in half. I sprinkled some black pepper and parsley as dressing on the green beans before trying to make the eyes with the egg and the cucumber slice. - iceberg salad, [...][...]
July 12th, 2010 - 3:24 pm § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #1
This morning I got a little creative with my lunch and the result almost looked like a bento lunch box. From left to right: - 1/2 cup of steamed white rice, 1 carrot cut in sticks - 1 chicken breast fillet, diced, cooked in a pan without oil, just some spices (I used Schwarz Grilled [...][...]
May 2nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm § in Life & Style
Yellow rice
I love this recipe, I could live on that… and alas, too many other recipes! Here we go: Ingredients: - 1/2 white onion, finely chopped - 1 tablespoon of olive oil - salt, black pepper - saffron powder - 1 cup of rice - 1/4 glass of white wine - 1/2 can of sweet peas [...][...]
September 21st, 2009 - 10:05 am § in Health
For the quinoa aficionados
Quinoa With Corn and Zucchini This is an article I had found back in July. I first had some quinoa in Ecuador, they make a very good soup with it. Quinoa can be found in a lot of stores in Europe and the US now. It is tasty and has very good nutritional value. It [...][...]
