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  • Raid the Fridge Chickpea Muffins

    Raid the Fridge Chickpea Muffins

    This is one of those easy go-to meals we use for picnics or when I know I won’t have time to make proper lunch but still want to make sure i get some goodness into the kids. The bonus is that both me and Eric really enjoy them too so it’s the perfect family meal or an even be served as a brunch item for a get together. It’s also perfect to empty the fridge of 1/2 used vegetables.

    2 cups of chickpea flour
    2 cups water
    2.5 cups of chopped veggies (use any about to expiry on your fridge or choose specially)
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 cup vegan cheese, grated or chopped into small cubes
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    Salt to taste
    1 tablespoon Nutritional yeast (optional for flavour)
    1 tablespoons veggie stock powder (optional for flavour)
    Any herbs of choice (optional for flavour)

    Some of our favourite vegetable combinations are below but we have made them with pretty much any vegetable leftovers we randomly find in our fridge.

    -Tomato, spinach, corn
    – Cooked sweet potato, peas and corn
    – Courgette, tomato and leek
    – Bell peppers, onions and corn

    Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Put you veggie combo in a bowl, add the chickpea flour, and optionals such as veggie stock and nutritional yeast, add the baking powder and water, oil and mix well. Pour the liquid batter into an oiled muffin baking tin and bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

    Let them cool down in the tin out of the oven for 10 minutes before removing so the middles get cooked throughout.

    The children were beautifully dressed by Children Salon for this shoot and we also shared this recipe on their channels. Shop the kids outfits here:

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  • Homemade Eco DIY surface cleaner

    Homemade Eco DIY surface cleaner

    I don’t know if you have heard, but the levels of air pollution inside the house match and surpass the pollution in the streets sometimes! This is due to the massive amounts of cleaning products that we use, like sprays and detergents that contain damaging chemicals for the human body. You can read about indoor air pollution and how it affects our health from the British Lung Foundation

    From the all-surface cleaning spray to the conditioner you put in the washing machine, all those chemicals are making their way into your blood stream through the air or the skin. But as usual, there are plenty of eco and human friendly alternatives in the market to palliate this or you can also learn how to make your own 🙂

    I have slowly started to make changes at home and the first cleaning product that I have tackled is the ever present all surface spray cleaner. This is possibly the product we use the most in the house and I spray it very close to the kids (for example, cleaning the table while they are still around there, even that I have always used eco friendly products) so I felt it was the most urgent to change.

    I have watched and read many articles and blogs on how to make cleaning products and after a couple of tries, this is what has worked best for me, please bear in mind that this spray cleaner does not work on granite or marble (we have quartz surfaces and its fine on those) but you can make the same recipe excluding the vinegar or replacing by fresh lemon juice (filtered after squeezing) if your surfaces are ok with that. Always test your cleaners in an inconspicuous section just in case.

    1 amber glass bottle with spray nozzle ( I ordered mine from here)
    2 cups distilled water (I use the water that my dryer collects with a good result)
    2 tablespoons white vinegar
    2 tablespoons castile soap (like this one)
    1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
    10 drops lemon essential oil
    10 drops tea tree oil

    I used those essential oils for their smell as well as for their disinfectant properties. Once the mixture is ready, simply pour it into the bottle and spray away at the dirt!

     

  • Aquafaba Butter

    Aquafaba Butter

    The day I discovered aquafaba butter, my baking changed for the best! For a long time I relied in using either coconut oil or vegetable spreads in my cooking, but no more! I started experimenting to make vegan butter with aquafaba and oils a while ago and I am happy to report that this recipe works in all my baking, the same way as dairy butter would. I am amazed at how well it works, really. And its quick to make and stores well in the fridge- bonus!

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  • Thanks for reading ;)

    Thanks for reading 😉

    I am not sure why I have decided to start this blog. Probably because I have been inspired by so many wonderful mums and business women out there that I felt that somehow I also should contribute with my knowledge and experiences.

    After a few years living a (mostly) vegan lifestyle, raising our kids to be plantbased, keeping them healthy the natural way and living as much as possible an organic and waste free life, I have accumulated a few cool recipes, ideas and tips that I think many of you would like to implement as well. Anything to make our lives easier right?

    For being here and reading my words, today typed on my phone tucked in bed, thank you! it means the world to me that you have made the time for it. I know you don’t have a lot of it to spare…

    Love & light,

    Irene