CARROT PASTA - easy vegan lunch

Who said vegans don't have anything to eat? 

So, I believe you have all heard at least someone ask you, at least once, ''So you just eat salads then?''

And the common misconception is that you have to be rich in order to be a vegan. Trust me, if that was the case, I wouldn't be posting this right now. All the money you save up when you don't buy meat, you can spend on the essentials.

I am here to prove people that being vegan can be really easy and destressing!

Upam si dati roko v ogenj, da si zagotovo že slišala ''O, a potem ješ samo solate, ko si vegan?''
Še ena butasta zmota je, da moraš biti bogat, da lahko ješ vegansko. Verjemi mi, če bi bila to resnica, ta blog ne bi obstajal in jaz bi jedla umor.
Ves denar, ki ga prihraniš s tem, ko ne kupuješ mesa in sira, lahko zapraviš na OGROMNO stvareh, ki jih kot vegan ješ vsak dan.

And, who said leftovers can't be fun? Today's lunch came to be just because I had leftovers from previous days and the thought of them laying in my fridge was haunting me.

Plus, I was really lazy, so this is a super quick easy recipe but is really really delicious. 

Pa kdo je rekel, da so ostanki bedni? Moje kosilo je nastalo iz ostankov prejšnjega dne, in ker sovražim, da mi neka hrana leži v hladilniku, sem se odločila, da to porabim. Pa čisto po pravici, bila sem zelo lena, haha.

I shall stop boring you and just tell you about the recipe!
Nehala te bom dolgočasiti in ti dala recept!

You will need :
Potrebovala boš:

• Coconut butter (kokosovo maslo)
• 1 serving of Spaghetti (špageti za tebe)
• 1/2 small onion (polovica male čebule)
• 1 carrot (grated) (nariban korenček)
• 1 tbsp mixed seeds (žlica semen)
• 1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk (žlica mandljevega mleka)
• 1 tsp curry (žlička curryja)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (žlička česna v prahu)
• 1 tsp salt (žlička soli)
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper (žlička kajenskega popra)
• 1 tsp soy sauce (žlička sojine omake)

Keep in mind, the ingredients were my leftovers, so the pasta was already cooked.
Imej v mislih, da sem imela špagete že skuhane.

I just took a pan and put coconut butter, and when it melted, I just put the onion beforehand and had it on high heat until it turned golden. After that, I put it on medium heat and just added the spaghetti, the carrot and the seeds and I just seasoned it with spices of my choice. After a few minutes, I just took a little bit of unsweetened almond milk because I think it gave it an almost kind of creamy texture + I added soy sauce, just because I love how the food tastes and looks after you've added soy sauce. 

Vzela sem ponev in stopila kokosovo maslo, nato sem dodala čebulo in jo pražila na močnem ognju, dokler se ni obarvala zlato. Nato sem zmanjšala ogenj in dodala špagete, korenje, semena ter začimbe. Po nekaj minutah sem dodala žlico mandljevega mleka, ker je jed naredilo kremasto. Na koncu sem dodala še sojino omako, in to je to.

To be honest with you, I was actually really surprised how filling the meal was! I highly suggest trying it.

Če sem čisto iskrena, sem bila presenečena nad tem, kako nasitno je bilo vse skupaj. 

BON APPETIT

DETOX DRINK

YOUR MORNING DETOX

If you still haven't tried it, go for it!

It's an awesome immune boosting drink which helps your body get rid of all the toxins.

The drink is energizing and it is a great way for the non coffee/tea drinkers to wake up in the morning. The non coffee drinkers actually have it better, because coffee is a diuretic and does not really help with rehydration that the body needs after 5-8 hours of sleep.

Če še nisi poskusila te pijače, jo daj!
Pospeši in okrepi tvoj imunski sistem, kar pomaga pri razstrupitvi telesa. Ta pijača ti pomaga pridobiti energijo in je popolen napitek za tiste, ki ne pijejo kave in čaja, da se prebudijo zjutraj. Tisti, ki pijejo to namesto kave, so v bistvu na boljšem, saj je kava diuretik in ne pomaga pri rehidraciji telesa, ki jo telo potrebuje po 5-8 urah spanja.

I feel so much better now that I've tried drinking it on a regular basis, I am not exhausted and I no longer have problems with digestion.

Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C and they are also a source of antioxidants and all sorts of good stuff for your body. 

And my favourite of all time : Cayenne pepper. The holy grail in long-term weight loss. It helps you with digestion and regulates blood sugar. 

To sedaj pijem že kar nekaj časa in se počutim veliko boljše kot prej, ko sem pila kavo. Pomaga tudi pri težavah s prebavo, katerih nimam več.
Limone so zelo dober vir vitamina C, kar vsi že vemo, morda pa ne veš, da so vir antioksidantov in vseh oh in sploh dobrih stvari za naša telesa. 
In seveda moja najljubša sestavina, kajenski poper. To je super za dolgoročno izgubo teže. Pomaga pri prebavi in uravnava krvni sladkor. Naredite kdaj ta napitek kakšnim starim staršem s problemi s krvnim sladkorjem.

Those two mixed up together help your body reach it's perfect PH level, which means higher metabolism, a boost in your body's immune system and for my ladies out there, no UTI-s!

Limona in kajenski poper zmešana našim telesom pomagata vzpostaviti pravi PH v telesu, kar pomeni, bolj zdrav metabolizem in okrepljen imunski sistem. In za vse moje punce, ki berete, nobenih vnetih mehurjev!

So it's pretty much just a cup/bottle of warm water, a squeezed lemon (you can add as many as you want), and a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I put slices of lemon in the bottle to make it look somewhat prettier.

Naredi se s toplo vodo, limono in žlico kajenskega popra. Jaz dodam še malo limoninih koškov, da lepše izgleda in da lahko čez dan dodajam vodo.

ROASTED CHICKPEAS

I'm sure many (or most) of us have tried a diet and failed because of our love for salty crispy tasty little fatty things. Or you're trying to go vegan and all you're hearing about is how much sugar/fruit you vegans consume. No matter what I eat, I will always crave something salty and crispy. I'm more salty than sweets person, really.

So I've decided to share my secret with you and introduce you to chickpeas!

Prepričana sem, da se je veliko/večina nas probalo držati diete, ki so na koncu propadle zaradi naše ljubezni do slanih hrustljavih mastnih užitnih stvari. Ali pa želiš postati vegan in si obdana z informacijami, koliko sladkorja/sadja vegani pojejo. Ne glede na to kaj jem, bom vedno imela željo po nečem hrustljavem in slanem. Res sem oseba, ki ima rajši slano kot sladko.
Za take, kot sem jaz, sem se odločila, da vam predstavim čičeriko!

Chickpeas or ''garbanzo beans'' are legumes that I hated as a kid, but recently started loving them again.

You can prepare them in a salad, cook them as a side dish, mash them and serve them instead of mashed potatoes, use them instead of corn starch for a soup by blending it.. There are just so many ways to prepare a one simple legume.

They are really high in protein, and most important, in fiber, which means they help you digest, they fill you up and not leave you in a food coma.

Čičerike so stročnica, ki sem jih sovražila kot otrok, ker smo jih v osnovni šoli dobivali v solati. Pred kratkim pa sem jih vzljubila.

Lahko jih naredimo v solati, skuhamo kot prilogo, speštamo in jih postrežemo namesto pire krompirja, lahko jih uporabimo tudi namesto šrkoba v juhah/omakah, ko jih zblendamo vmes.. 

Obstaja 101 način priprave ene tako preproste stročnice. Vsebujejo veliko beljakovin, kar pa je bolj pomembno je to, da vsebujejo ogromno vlaknin, kar pomeni da dobro vplivajo na počutje in prebavo. Napolnejo te in te ne pustijo v komi od hrane, kot bi te drugi nezdravi prigrizki.

So this is really really simple. I will not be adding measurements because you can pretty much eye everything and it's really how a person prefers it.

Recept je zelo preprost. Nisem dodala nobenih podatkov o merah, saj lahko vse dodaš ''od oka'', začinjenost pa je preferenca vsakega posameznika.

You will need:
Potrebovala boš:

• boiled chickpeas (skuhana čičerika)

• olive oil/coconut oil or vegan butter (olivno/kokosovo olje ali pa vegansko maslo/margarina)

• seasoning of your choice (začimbe po tvojem okusu) 

Just be sure you have dried your chickpeas really good. And if you bought them canned, really rinse them good and dry them completely.
Pazi, da si dobro osušila čičeriko. Če si kupila čičeriko v konzervi, jo speri in posuši. 

Tip for drying them : 

Put a paper towel on a pan and spread chickpeas on it. Then take another paper towel and stroke the chickpeas lightly. Or just dab the paper towels on them.
Napotek kako jo posušiti:
Vzami papirnato brisačko in jo položi na pekač, nato pa posuj gor čičeriko. Nato vzami papirnato brisačko, s kateri boš ''zbrisala'' čičeriko.

So here's how I prepare them : 

I spead the chickpeas on aluminum foil (so I don't have to do the dishes, hehe) , add little pieces of coconut butter all over them, and then just add cayenne pepper and some garlic powder and that's it.

Pripava : 
Čičeriko posujem na pekač, obložen z alu folijo (da ne rabim potem pomiti pekača, hehe), dodam koščke kokosovega masla po pekaču, nato pa posujem kajenski poper in česen v prahu.

And that is pretty much it. You just put it in a preheated oven at 400F (200 in Celsius) for 30mins.

They should be golden once you put them out.

They are super delicious and super crunchy!

To je v bistvu to. Prej segrejem pečico na 200°C in jih pečem 30 min.Čičerika naj bi bila zlate barve, ko jo vzameš ven.
Obožujem  jih kot prigrizek, ker je tako lepo hrustljav in okusen.

You can store them for later for a snack in a little jar/mason jar. I also made a little ettiquete to put it on the mason jar. 

Here it is 

Ko so že hladne, jih lahko daš v kozarec/mason jar, in jih imaš za kasneje. Naredila sem tudi malo etiketo, kjer piše gor, da je to popečena čičerika. Sliko sem shranila, da si boš morda tudi sam nalepila to:

BON APPETIT!

VEGAN YOGURT AND OATS - BREAKFAST

Quick and easy vegan breakfast

To be completely honest with you, there was a time I actually didn't like sweet stuff for breakfast.
This recipe came to be at that time.
Če sem popolnoma iskrena, dolgo časa nisem marala sladkih stvari za zajtrk. Takrat je nastal tudi tale recept.

You are going to be needing:Potrebovala boš:

• 1 cup vegan yogurt (Valsoia)  (1 šalica veganskega jogurta - Valsoia ima najboljše)

• 2 tbsp raw oats (2 žlici ovsenih kosmičev)

• 1 teaspoon cinammon (1 mala žlička cimeta)

• 1 teaspoon chia seeds (1 žlička chia semen)

• 1 tbsp agave syrup (1 žlica agavinega sirupa)

• 2 sliced bananas (2 narezani banani)

Just put a cup of yogurt in a little bowl and top it off with all the ingredients.Jogurt v posodici zmešaj z ovsenimi kosmiči, dodaj cimet, chia semena, agavin sirup in banane. Dober tek! 

Pssst, you can make a smoothie out of it!Psst! Iz tega lahko pripraviš tudi smuti!

If it feels a little bit plain and hard for you to enjoy it, you can just put all of it in a blender and add almond milk to it and make it as a smoothie.

Če je zajrtk prepust za tvoj okus in ti ni všeč, lahko vse skupaj daš v blender, dodaš malo veganskega mleka, zblendaš, in imaš smuti.