Fig-alicious Vegan Soft Serve

Hello WEEKEND!

Made the most delish soft serve for my stay-home-Friday Breaking Bad marathon with PZ. Go Jesse Pinkman!

The soft serve is SUPER easy to whip up and it only takes less than 5 minutes! You can also opt for a raw version.



(Above: Spot my vegan soft serve! Looks just as pretty as the normal desserts)

 
Ingredients:

1 ripe banana , frozen
2 ripe figs, frozen
1 tbs peanut butter*
Blueberries to garnish
Dash of cinnamon

* You can opt to make your own peanut butter if you want it 100% raw

Instructions:

Place the banana, figs, peanut butter and cinnamon and process in the food processor until the texture becomes "ice-cream like". Don't over process it as you want it to be slightly frozen.
Garnish with blueberries or fruits of your choice



(Above: Fig-alicious soft serve)



TGIF!!

Raw Chocolate Workshop

 

September was an extremely busy month and I've hardly touched my blog since my first entry! Gonna try to update more often *sheepish smile*

 

Anyway, I recently attended the Raw Chocolate Demo Workshop conducted by Light Love Laughter Academy. For those who aren't familiar, Light Love Laughter Academy conducts Raw/Living Food workshops and yoga classes.

 

The Academy was founded by Linda Loo, one of the raw food pioneers in Singapore. I remember back when I first got curious about raw foods in 2010, I came across Linda's inspiring testimonial and it got me super excited to try out this revolutionary lifestyle. It was encouraging to see a fellow Singaporean do so and to be spreading the word around.

 

 

Was looking forward to attending this workshop for weeks and I wasn't disappointed!

 

During the workshop, we basically learnt about how to use the superfood Cacao in its different forms - beans, nibs, butter and powder. Did you know that back in ancient times, Cacao beans were more valued than money? 5 beans could buy you a slave!

 

I've been using Cacao powder for a while now, mostly heaping tablespoons in smoothies and overnight oats. Learnt 4 new recipes and ways to use Cacao: Raw chocolates, chocolate drinks, mousse and ice cream. YUM!



(Above : Raw Chocolate )

(Above: "Milo Dinosaur")

(Above: Raw Chocolate Ice cream with coconut)

(Above: Chocolate Mousse served with cubed apples and honey dew)

(Above: Upclose shot of the mousse)

Can't wait to try these recipes and I'm already thinking of the ways I can experiment with Cacao!

Oh and I also managed to get my hands on these goodies =)



(Above: Sprouted seeds mix)

I need my dehydrator to come quick so I can start doing this at home!! 



(Above from left: Cacao powder, cacao butter, coconut palm sugar and sprouted seeds)

Weee all I need to start making some power desserts! Another myth that was busted during the workshop - The Raw Sugar we buy in stores is not really Raw. It is just less refined that the normal white or brown sugar that we commonly use. Will try out Coconut Palm sugar for now since its lower in GI than regular sugar.

(Above : Singapore Raw Chocolate Book)

Also got a Raw chocolate book that has some localised recipes.

 

 

If you're keen on learning about Raw/Living Foods, check out Linda's website: http://rawfoodlifestyles.com/ and lets grow this community in Singapore!

 

 

 



Eating out : Orignial Sin

Double entry today!

Original Sin is one of the more popular vegetarian restaurants in Singapore and I've been wanting to dine there for some time now. Finally got the chance to do so last week and I'm tearing my hair out wondering what took me so long to do so!

The restaurant serves Mediterranean influence dishes and you can opt to have vegan & gluten free versions of your dish. Definitely one of the few restaurants in Singapore that offer this option.

I love the decor and ambiance of the restaurant - dim lights , soft playing music, Mosaic tiles and Mediterranean styled interior.


Starters: P & I shared to Mezza Platter because we heard so many good reviews about it...that and the fact that I'm a dip fanatic.

The platter comes with pita bread, Falafal balls and a selection of heavenly dips : Hummus chick pea dip, Aromatic pumpkin and carrot, Eggplant baba ganoush and Yogurt tzatziki. The dips, especially the Hummus and Yogurt taztziki, are seriously good.

 (Above: Mezza Platter)

 



 

Mains:

P had the Absolut pasta. A penne pasta flamed with Absolut vodka, in a pink sauce. The sauce was interesting, thankfully it did not have the overpowering taste of vodka. Pretty decent dish!

 (Above: Absolut penne pasta)

 

I had the Spaghetti tossed with Pesto, done vegan style. Couldn't really taste much of the pesto but the ingredients were stellar fresh; especially the tomatoes. Word of caution, the portions are HUGE.

(Above: Pesto spaghetti)

Dessert:
Was initially planning to head over to Da Paolo for dessert....but I'm so glad I didn't! This humble little tiramisu is so good! Not as good as Da Paolo's, but still a winner. It ha the right amount of cream, liqueur and sponge. We wiped this dish clean despite complaining how full we were after our mains.




(Above: Tiramisu)

Will definitely becoming back here soon...there are so many items on the menu that I want to try!

Orignial Sin
Block 43 Jalan Merah Saga #01-62
Chip Bee Gardens
www.orignialsin.com.sg
+65 64755605

My first post

Hello, here's my first post :)

(Above picture: Vegan, Gluten Free Mad Fudge Cake from Delcie's )

Been wanting to start this blog for some time, and after much delays...here it is!

I've just turned 26 and have been transiting to a Vegetarian lifestyle since the start of this year; in the process, I've also been trying to live as egg & dairy free as possible. I'm loving every single minute of this new lifestyle and have never felt better and more closely connected with what I eat.

Life is pretty amazing & you're constantly learning things about yourself. I've always avoided the kitchen when I was younger because I hated washing up...but nowadays, I make countless supermarket visits a week and spend lots of time in the kitchen.

Looking forward to the fabulous late twenties =)