Tag: almond milk

31Mar

Banana and dark chocolate chia pudding

I  laid in bed yesterday thinking since when did I become such an angry, inpatient person? I have been snapping at everyone recently and even beeped my horn at a slow driver yesterday – a big no-no in England. The feeling of guilt ate me up afterwards. How must I have made that driver feel? What if it was an old lady or a teenager learning how to drive? I am a strong believer in “owning up”, in the sense that I don’t like using external reasons to blame for my own actions. But this week I am going to have to make an exception and blame my period. The changes are palpable, not only in terms of emotions but also in regards to my stomach. My diet has changed considerably in the last few months, I have been trying to cut down on refined sugar and starchy foods and as a result I have been craving chocolate less and less, or in fact any sweet stuff. Result! But do you ever feel like sometimes food rules your emotions? My period then came and like clockwork, chocolate is all I thought about. Food is an emotional thing, and my body
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26Apr

Cherry bakewell smoothie [Dairy free]

The first heat wave of the year is here so the pub gardens are overflowing and everyone is having their lunches in public parks. My idea of enjoying sunshine is not sitting outside at a pub but sitting outside at my favourite coffee house enjoying an affogato and having a sweet tart. It is not cherry season yet, I learnt the hard way after having a huge craving for them and not finding them in the fresh fruit section in the supermarket. Thank goodness for frozen fruit and veg, am I right?!  Excited with the prospect of cherry tarts, cherry cakes and cherry jam I almost forgot I have to lose 6lbs before my wedding in August. So I made cherry bakewell tart transform into a dairy-free smoothie and I am hooked! The cherry bakewell tart is a British institution, it is a lovely combination of frangipane and cherries ladden with icing sugar. So have all the taste with a fraction of the calories in 2 easy steps! Cherry bakewell smoothie  150g pitted cherries 80g sugar 300ml almond milk 3 heaped tbsp of ground almonds Honey to taste 1. Put cherries, sugar and 100ml of water over low heat and
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