September 18, 2013

Smokey Roast Peppers Stuffed With Smoked Tofu, Kale, Corn & Tri-colour Quinoa

September 18, 2013/ Jaime Tan

Since I've been home-based and not travelling at all in the past couple weeks, I've really enjoyed being in the kitchen again. As much as dialling room-service is a novel luxury for the first couple days on the road, there's nothing more grounding than being able to whip up something simple and fast in your own kitchen. Here in Amsterdam, Fall is definitely upon us. The leaves haven't changed colours yet, but the temperature's dropped, the rain is back in full force and...

September 09, 2013

Cacao-Cashew-Chia Raw Power Bars

September 09, 2013/ Jaime Tan

Last week, I was in Warsaw, Poland on a shoot for work. It terrifies me whenever I have to go to Eastern Europe, as their "vegetarian" options are always... well... "vegetarian". It's almost always some form of potatoes with some other stodgy root veggie. Mashed potato, boiled potato, potato dumplings... In Poland, even the drink of choice, vodka, is made with... POTATOES!! It's like Bubba Gump rattling off...

September 01, 2013

Gluten-Free Oat Flour, Blueberry, Chia, Coconut Pancakes

September 01, 2013/ Jaime Tan

I'm a sucker for brunch of any kind. The Full English (the veggie version, of course), Huevos Rancheros, French toast, I'll even do Vegemite on toast but with jam, to take the edge off. And of course PANCAKES!!! are no exception. Living in Amsterdam, pancakes are pretty much a Dutch obsession. The best ones they do are the poffertjes...

August 07, 2013

Time-Saving Tip #1 & Classic Green Smoothie

August 07, 2013/ Jaime Tan

I've been getting lots of comments from people about how they just don't have the time to start their day healthy. I totally connect with the "THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME!" thought - and changing up your morning routine just takes a little bit of practice before you get into a new groove. As someone who used to be a total night person, I've changed my circadian rhythm around so that I'm now actually more of a morning person than a night person.

June 18, 2013

Chocolate Coconut Manna-From-Heaven Smoothie

June 18, 2013/ Jaime Tan

My BFF from childhood is addicted to Coconut Manna. I reckon it probably ranks as one of the most suspicious is-it-good-for-you-or-is-it-not products on earth. All the ingredients label says is "Organic whole coconut". And the label description says "Coconut Manna™ is a delicious whole food made of pure, dried coconut flesh. This tropical 'melt in your mouth' treat contains 12% fiber, 9% protein and nourishing fats." (™ symbol and bold words are exactly as they are on the label. Haha.)...

June 12, 2013

Super-Easy Mango-Almond Smoothie

June 12, 2013/ Jaime Tan

I've been playing around with adding more fruit to my morning smoothies instead of green veggies. If you're not too concerned about your sugar levels, go for it! I guess the whole point of why I've been doing green smoothie breakfasts is coz I know I probably eat way too much sugar throughout the day, so I've been trying to cut down on sugar at least during the first meal of the day. Instead of going ALL-OUT-FRUIT-SMOOTHIE!! I'm trying a combo of...

June 09, 2013

I'm-Not-Afraid-Of-Good-Fat Smoothie, Or VEGAN YOGHURT!

June 09, 2013/ Jaime Tan

I've been playing around with how to get smoothies thicker and creamier without using any dairy or non-dairy milk. It just feels weird to add anything processed into an attempted wholesome start to my day... and yeah, your dairy milk has been through pasteurisation/ homogenisation and goodness knows what else... It's pretty much just white liquid, really. And though I use rice milk, I look at the ingredients list and sometimes wonder whether...

June 05, 2013

How-To-Sprout & Sprouted Smoothie

June 05, 2013/ Jaime Tan

Today's green smoothie includes some mung beans I sprouted. You know bean sprouts? In Dutch, they're also called "tau ge", or "tau gay" in Asia. They're basically sprouted from the humble mung bean. Sprouting is easy, and as your mama used to say, "They're good for you. So... EAT YOUR SPROUTS!" How to Sprout: