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Healthy Vegan - Spirulina Lime Chia Seed Cake

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Its not very obvious, but there is a muted green tinge in the Lime Chia Seed Cake from the spirulina.   Even though I only used 1/2 teaspoon spirulina powder, you could taste the spirulina flavour comes through, but it does not dominate as the fresh lime tingles in your mouth too.  I poked a few holes with the skewer to allow the icing sugar drizzle to seep though (so that patch that looks a bit raw in the middle I assure you its not, its the lime juice sinking in), but this is optional.   Saying that though, my attempts at  icing are always hit and miss, I messed up I used more than a tablespoon of lime juice so the icing was more silver - a bit like Krispy Creme Donut glaze topping.  It tasted good though.    I am sharing this with   Casa Costello  and  Maison Cupcake  for Bake of the Week . Spirulina Lime Chia Seed Cake 1 x 8 inch round cake or 1lb loaf tin Serves 8 Ingredients Zest and Juice of 2 limes, keep back ...

Healthy Vegan - Velvet Green Spirulina Flapjacks

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Anyone who has used spirulina will know why I describe it as velvet.  The powdered form is textually very velvety.  Anyway,  I only made these velvet green Spirulina  Flapjacks as I was wishing to use up my very large packet of Spirulina  and the one thing I was adamant I would not make was another darn groovy green Smoothie.  Blogosphere  and cookbooks gearing towards healthy eating are laden with Spirulina  Smoothie recipes, so I gave that a deliberate miss and went for something completely different. I have plans on making a Green Goddess Granola, but that is on the back burner for other far more creative greeny bites.   Unlike other spirulina recipes that are super duper healthy: no butter, no sugar - this flapjack is made with both butter and sugar.  I have shared a link below of a healthier, vegan and raw version below, if you want to check it out.  Surprisingly, I actually liked these, but I don't often make the same fl...

Healthy Vegan - Velvet Green Spirulina Flapjacks

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Anyone who has used spirulina will know why I describe it as velvet.  The powdered form is textually very velvety.  Anyway,  I only made these velvet green Spirulina  Flapjacks as I was wishing to use up my very large packet of Spirulina  and the one thing I was adamant I would not make was another darn groovy green Smoothie.  Blogosphere  and cookbooks gearing towards healthy eating are laden with Spirulina  Smoothie recipes, so I gave that a deliberate miss and went for something completely different. I have plans on making a Green Goddess Granola, but that is on the back burner for other far more creative greeny bites.   Unlike other spirulina recipes that are super duper healthy: no butter, no sugar - this flapjack is made with both butter and sugar.  I have shared a link below of a healthier, vegan and raw version below, if you want to check it out.  Surprisingly, I actually liked these, but I don't often make the same fl...

Healthy Vegan - Velvet Green Spirulina Flapjacks

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Anyone who has used spirulina will know why I describe it as velvet.  The powdered form is textually very velvety.  Anyway,  I only made these velvet green Spirulina  Flapjacks as I was wishing to use up my very large packet of Spirulina  and the one thing I was adamant I would not make was another darn groovy green Smoothie.  Blogosphere  and cookbooks gearing towards healthy eating are laden with Spirulina  Smoothie recipes, so I gave that a deliberate miss and went for something completely different. I have plans on making a Green Goddess Granola, but that is on the back burner for other far more creative greeny bites.   Unlike other spirulina recipes that are super duper healthy: no butter, no sugar - this flapjack is made with both butter and sugar.  I have shared a link below of a healthier, vegan and raw version below, if you want to check it out.  Surprisingly, I actually liked these, but I don't often make the same fl...

Healthy Vegan - Green Spirulina Coconut Macaroons

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Have you noted my absence?!   I haven't had Internet since Friday thanks to BT, until this evening when I got in from work.   I made these vegan coconut macaroons at the weekend.  With St Patricks day nearing us, I decided to add a teaspoon of  spirulina   to half of the mixture. Although they turned out looking good and held well, they lacked sweetness. Of course, you could make these with matcha too.   I promise to share the recipe in not too long, just need a little more tweaking before I am happy with it.  

Healthy Vegan - Green Spirulina Coconut Macaroons

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Have you noted my absence?!   I haven't had Internet since Friday thanks to BT, until this evening when I got in from work.   I made these vegan coconut macaroons at the weekend.  With St Patricks day nearing us, I decided to add a teaspoon of  spirulina   to half of the mixture. Although they turned out looking good and held well, they lacked sweetness. Of course, you could make these with matcha too.   I promise to share the recipe in not too long, just need a little more tweaking before I am happy with it.  

Healthy Vegan - Green Spirulina Coconut Macaroons

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Have you noted my absence?!   I haven't had Internet since Friday thanks to BT, until this evening when I got in from work.   I made these vegan coconut macaroons at the weekend.  With St Patricks day nearing us, I decided to add a teaspoon of  spirulina   to half of the mixture. Although they turned out looking good and held well, they lacked sweetness. Of course, you could make these with matcha too.   I promise to share the recipe in not too long, just need a little more tweaking before I am happy with it.  

Healthy Vegan - Supernatural Green Quiche with Spirulina Shortcrust

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Nothing supernatural about this quiche, its really just a Broccoli Quiche on a green pastry base.  The shortcrust pasty is naturally dyed green with the addition of spirulina powder to the dough; and the eggy filling.  Well I steamed some broccoli and blitzed half of it with the milk, then poured it into a bowl and whisked it with the eggs and poured it over the pastry case that had been lined with the remaining broccoli heads and doused with some Welsh cheddar cheese.  At one point during the cooking process, I actually panicked and thought the quiche was not going to set but fortunately it did.  This Broccoli quiche was packed with lots of flavours.  Even the spirulina powder in the shortcrust pastry imparted its sea earth flavours.  Its just a  shame the photograph here doesn't pick up the green in pastry, though I must admit it is a little scorched here and there.  Here's a song by the Jamaican Reggae Band The Dread & Terrible called...

Healthy Vegan - Supernatural Green Quiche with Spirulina Shortcrust

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Nothing supernatural about this quiche, its really just a Broccoli Quiche on a green pastry base.  The shortcrust pasty is naturally dyed green with the addition of spirulina powder to the dough; and the eggy filling.  Well I steamed some broccoli and blitzed half of it with the milk, then poured it into a bowl and whisked it with the eggs and poured it over the pastry case that had been lined with the remaining broccoli heads and doused with some Welsh cheddar cheese.  At one point during the cooking process, I actually panicked and thought the quiche was not going to set but fortunately it did.  This Broccoli quiche was packed with lots of flavours.  Even the spirulina powder in the shortcrust pastry imparted its sea earth flavours.  Its just a  shame the photograph here doesn't pick up the green in pastry, though I must admit it is a little scorched here and there.  Here's a song by the Jamaican Reggae Band The Dread & Terrible called...

Healthy Vegan - Supernatural Green Quiche with Spirulina Shortcrust

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Nothing supernatural about this quiche, its really just a Broccoli Quiche on a green pastry base.  The shortcrust pasty is naturally dyed green with the addition of spirulina powder to the dough; and the eggy filling.  Well I steamed some broccoli and blitzed half of it with the milk, then poured it into a bowl and whisked it with the eggs and poured it over the pastry case that had been lined with the remaining broccoli heads and doused with some Welsh cheddar cheese.  At one point during the cooking process, I actually panicked and thought the quiche was not going to set but fortunately it did.  This Broccoli quiche was packed with lots of flavours.  Even the spirulina powder in the shortcrust pastry imparted its sea earth flavours.  Its just a  shame the photograph here doesn't pick up the green in pastry, though I must admit it is a little scorched here and there.  Here's a song by the Jamaican Reggae Band The Dread & Terrible called...

Healthy Vegan - Turmeric Pasta with Blood Orange Chilli Vinaigrette Dressing

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This marigold yellow pasta with marmalade coloured roasted peppers and butternut squash was lunch for work - twice, last week.   As I was tucking in, it got some of my colleagues all intrigued and curious 'Gosh, that pasta is glowing'. The pasta is simply infused with turmeric powder.  I've also tried this method with beetroot See HERE .   Although I have used ready made penne pasta here, you could easily make vegan Turmeric pasta from scratch too, just add a teaspoon or half to the flour when your mixing and kneading.  Anyway, the turmeric pasta on its own was a bit bland, so I decided to make make a vinaigrette dressing for it with some Blood Oranges that were mingling with the lemons in a bowl. The Blood Orange Chilli Oil was spicy and quite tasty elevated by the addition of my bottle of Welsh Blodyn Aur Rapeseed Chilli Oil.    Of course, you can make your own Chilli Oil at home and I probably would had I grown my own chillies, but sometimes whe...

Healthy Vegan - Turmeric Pasta with Blood Orange Chilli Vinaigrette Dressing

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This marigold yellow pasta with marmalade coloured roasted peppers and butternut squash was lunch for work - twice, last week.   As I was tucking in, it got some of my colleagues all intrigued and curious 'Gosh, that pasta is glowing'. The pasta is simply infused with turmeric powder.  I've also tried this method with beetroot See HERE .   Although I have used ready made penne pasta here, you could easily make vegan Turmeric pasta from scratch too, just add a teaspoon or half to the flour when your mixing and kneading.  Anyway, the turmeric pasta on its own was a bit bland, so I decided to make make a vinaigrette dressing for it with some Blood Oranges that were mingling with the lemons in a bowl. The Blood Orange Chilli Oil was spicy and quite tasty elevated by the addition of my bottle of Welsh Blodyn Aur Rapeseed Chilli Oil.    Of course, you can make your own Chilli Oil at home and I probably would had I grown my own chillies, but sometimes whe...