the.fickle.kitchen

I love good food & if it’s nutritious, even better. I enjoy cooking, baking and experimenting with new ingredients. I‘m meticulous with details and like switching things up, allowing my recipes to constantly evolve. Everything I post is purely for sharing fun, and to express my creativity and passion thru my fickleness about everything to do with the kitchen. var sc_project=5930118; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_security="0651f777";

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Looks like random posts are popping up over here. Life has become a bit hectic with a 4 year old turning 5 and a baby on the way. I've been a little distracted is an understatement. Just keeping up with the dailies has become a big challenge so posting here has somewhat been pushed to the bottom of priorities but I'm back...for now. As with babies on the way, lots of prenatal visits are in place now that I am on my third trimester - which gives me a chance to visit my favorite hospital Bistro (yes, it sound weird) but I love my birthing hospital’s muesli so much. Actually, quite addicted to it, that I tried to replicate it but added more Omegas to it. Success! They are an Adventist Hospital so pretty much everything is Vegetarian/Vegan and seriously, damn delicious. Pretty stoked to be birthing again in a place that has it's own birthing wing and appetizing food.

• ¾ organic oats •2 tbsps of chia •1 tbsp golden flax meal •1/4 cup chopped pecans

All of the above soaked in ¾ to 1 cup @califiafarms Toasted Coconut Coconut Almond Milk Blend with a splash of @so_delicious French Vanilla Coconut Creamer sweetness and added creaminess.

Fill it with enough liquid til it’s all submerged to soak overnight.

Served topped with organic apple bits & berries.

So darn good!

Yep, I re-used the hospital cafeteria’s plastic container to make sure it is about the same serving amount. Will use some mason jars now that I have the measurements down.

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Macadamia Nut Pesto 2 1/4 cups of fresh basil 4-5 cloves of garlic 1/2 cup macadamias 1/2 cup parmesan 4-6 tbsps fresh squeezed lemon 1 ripe avocado 1/2 cup parmesan himalayan salt or black lava salt to taste Blitz all together in the food processor until creamy. You can add a bit if water in the beginning to get it going. I add the macadamia last as I enjoy a little bit of texture. Enjoy! 😊

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Banana-Strawberry Nice Cream

Yummiest home-made ice cream from scratch. It’s vegan too!

Made of 2 frozen bananas and 1.5 cups of frozen strawberries, 1/3 cup of coconut milk, 2 tsps organic vanilla, ¼ cup ½ cup oat milk (adjust for the right consistency), 2 tbsps of raw cacao powder, 1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips, ½ cup macadamias, 2 tbsps raw cacao nibs.

Whiz all together in food processor. Transfer to a bread pan with saran wrap on on bottom and sandwiched with another saran wrap on top to prevent air pockets. Freeze for an hour or two and scoop! Yumm!

Top with fruit, dust with raw cacao powder, hemp seeds or anything you like.

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Easy Chocolate Pudding 1 large ripe avocado 1/4 cup organic raw cacao powder 1/4 cup organic raw honey 1/4 cup organic almond milk 1 teaspoon organic vanilla essence *optional: few dashes of ground cardamom Blend in a food processor & chill in the refrigerator. Top with fresh raspberries or dried (gives it a nice candy crunch tartness to it) Alternatively, you can use this as an icing replacement if you omit the milk. It will make it thicker, richer, more decadent and dense to hold shape. Just double or triple recipe as needed. Kids and adults alike will enjoy this!

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Arrabiatta Pasta Sauce In a pot, heat up 1/4-1/2 cup EVOO. Toss in 1 bulb of garlic, chopped fine. Add 3.5 oz of black olives (sliced very thin) about the same of olive green (sliced very thin as well). 3.5 oz of capers. Then add 2 cans of 14.5 oz organic (fire roasted) diced tomatoes. 4-5 tbsps of paprika. Optional: add tabasco and less paprika.

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Brownie with the crisp top like the old school days. Not totally vegan since I used 6 tbsps of organic butter, however, egg and milk free -- utilizing condensed coconut milk. First, I melted 8 oz of bitter chocolate with the butter on the double boiler. Once melted, tossed in 1 tsp of mocha coffee granules, 1 can of condensed coconut milk and 1 tsp organic vanilla essence. Once silky smooth, I took it off the heat and added on 1/2 cup organic unbleached flour with 1/3 cup raw unsweetened cacao powder (both sifted for a smooth consistency) and 1 tsp baking powder. I divided the brownie mix. Placed half of the mix in a lined and greased 8x8 baking pan, sprinkled a layer of unsweetened desiccated coconut and 1/4 tsp blobs of peanut butter scattered about then topped with the remaining half of the brownie mix. Sprinkled coarse Hawaiian sea salt and black Molokai sea salt on top. Baked at 350 F for 35 mins. Cooled off and slice. Damn delicious! 😋 #theficklekitchen

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Getting back into the habit. #turmericmilk #goldenmilk #theficklekitchen

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Dessert for breakfast. Protein packed and so filling. Halved bananas with peanut butter, sprinkled with my home made granola. Apples on the side dusted with cinnamon. Almond butter with whole walnuts and almonds.

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Home made granola with unsweetened almond milk, banana slices, cacao nibs and some goji berries.

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Refreshing salad with ripe papaya, edible ferns and a good squeeze of lemon! #theficklekitchen

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Baking breakfast!

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Protein-packed Brownie (Vegan & Gluten Free) 1 large flax egg 1 - 15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 medium ripe avocado 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup coconut sugar 2/3 cup raw cocoa powder 1 tsp raw coconut oil 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp baking powder Blend together everything in food processor til smooth. It will be very dense and has to be to become fudgy. If it does process well, you can add 1 tbsp or 2 of unsweetened almond milk to make it go. Then scrape out into a bowl. And manually stir in the following: 1/3 cup vegan chocolate chips 1/4 cup chopped cashews. Take a bit of unsweetened shredded coconut for dusting the top or maybe even add some chocolate chips. Transfer to an 8x8 brownie pan and grease with raw coconut oil. Bake at 350 for 22 minutes or more. Keep an eye on it. Cool off completely before slicing. Best eaten cold. Yummers!!! 😋 #theficklekitchen

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Hot day? Strawberry banana ice pops to the rescue. Great way to re-use overripe fruits! I had about 2 cups of strawberries left over last week. And since we weren't going to be home, I froze them over the weekend to keep them from molding. Add to that, 2 very ripe bananas that needed to be used. Blend together until smooth with 1/2 cup fresh squeezed oranges left over from yesterday's juicing. Place in ice pop trays. Freeze a couple hours & voila! Healthy, nutritious, cooling snack to help beat the heat! 😋

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Here's a plain papaya bowl version with lilikoi and lemon on the side for the hubby.

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Breakfast is served! 🍌🍋🍍 Balled papaya, banana and mango topped with lilikoi with a side of lemon wedge and mulberries for added crunch and nutrition. I've been excited about breakfast these past few weeks! Making variations of breakfast bowsl on the daily. Most especially, today! And who wouldn't be, with my amazing finds at the farmers market yesterday! Buy fresh and reliable food by supporting local sources, guys & gals!

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I love BIG breakfast bowls 😍

This is made of fruits I had on hand. WholeFoods had a sale on organic berries. Sliced banana, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, frozen blueberries for the nice cooling pop in the mouth on a hot day. All that surrounded with vanilla cashew cream around the edges, as well as some spoonfuls of chocolate chia pudding. Sprinkled unsweetened shaved coconut, cacao nibs, dark chocolate covered and plain goji berries and finally, some mulberries. The tiny little pink bits are pomegranate powder. You can make your very own version of a fruit bowl using anything you have in your pantry. Search in YouTube for vanilla cashew cream recipe under Markus Rothkranz. Enjoy! 😊