Midsummer throughout the years & vegan pancake recipe

Hello and good afternoon :)

Its Thursday afternoon when writing this post, however i have spent the whole day thinking it is Friday, and i have completely lost track of the days and date at the moment.

Tomorrow it is Midsummer and i'll be spending it with my friends and having a Midsummer dinner which will be 90% vegan! I had planned to just make my own food and bring it with me and maybe a vegan dessert for everyone to share, but it turns out that one of my friends who is the host for the evening decided to make 90% of the food vegan and then there will be egg and herring which are 2 typical foods eaten at Midsummer. I still dont know what food will be served, but i am looking forward to it :)

I start off my Friday and Midsummer with a 6 hour workshift from 6am until 12pm and then ill head home, get ready and then into town to meet with a few of my friends before we then travel to our friend who is hosting us for the evening and we'll see where the evening takes us! As tomorrow will be such a long day i am mostly resting up today so that i have energy for tomorrow :)However i did clean the whole apartment just incase we end up being at my place if the weather is bad!

This morning when i was at the gym all i could think about was pancakes, so after my gym session i went to the store and bought the ingredients to make pancakes and they turned out amazing!
-> 3dl flour, 6dl oat milk, 0,5dl aquafaba, 1tsp baking powder, 2tbs melted vegan margarine and sweetner/sugar to taste :) And then fry on medium heat!

I was a little disappointed that i had forgotten to buy vegan whipped cream as that would have gone perfectly with the pancakes :(

The rest of the evening its just rest as im feeling rather tired today!

Are you celebrating Midsummer? (its mostly a nordic tradition!).

Throwback to previous Midsummer pictures!

2010

2010

2011

2011

2012 - the first time i ever got drunk, blacked out and had a hang over the next day


2013

201420152016 - my first vegan midsummer

Vegan meal ideas/recipes

Vegan Three-Bean Quinoa Chili


Veggie Sandwich by @plumpeavegan Recipe HERE



 Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas recipe HERE


Recipe HERE


Chickpea & Tofu Thai Peanut Tacos (Source)


Creamy Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta


Fluffy Chickpea Scramble (Source)

Vegan meal ideas - recipes

Its been a long time since ive done this, but i thought it might be some good inspiration not only for myself but for you as well :) So here are some vegan recipe ideas... time to get creative and try new foods, making eating fun and exciting!!!

Link to recipe and creater of the recipe is below each picture!


mushroom kale pesto penne


Green Curry with Potatoes and Chickpeas


Vegan Protein Burrito

Vegan Teriyaki Tofu Summer Rolls / Recipe

Vegan Olive and Artichoke Tart

sweet potato burgers | recipe

roasted veggie, chickpea & pesto quinoa salad

Lentil Walnut Vegan Taco Salad

Vegan meal ideas - new recipes

Its been a long time since ive posted any vegan meal recipes (apart from my own pictures), but when i saw all these recipes and pictures i felt I had to share them with you. Maybe it inspires you try some of these dishes or get creative in the kitchen. I am the type of person who eats the same thing a little too often and isnt so creative, which is due to many factors such as time and budget, so i cant buy so many different ingredients or have the time to make lots of fancy dishes. But i want to try atleast once a week to try something new and different and i might just start with one of these dishes!
Recipe links at the bottom!

Vegan Nachos with Queso (GF)

Vegan Mac & Cheese

Vegan Buffalo No Chicken Wraps

Vegan Breakfast Burrito

Biscuits & Mushroom Gravy

Crispy Fried Pickles in the Air Dryer or Skillet

Coconut Curry with Chickpeas (GF)

Bacon Double Cheeseburger

One Pot Red Lentil Chili

Green Chile Enchilada Quesadillas (GF/NF/SF)

Back in Stockholm and a vegan sweet potatoe pie recipe

Hello and good afternoon everyone :)

Its currently Friday afternoon for me but to be honest neither time or date are of so much importance for me the next  few days. Instead i am just "being", hahaha. No place i have to be, nothing i "Have to" do, so i can just mope around inside and take the day as it comes!

Yesterday evening it was a 3,5hour train travel from Gothenburg to Stockholm which passed by quickly, as i had food with me but also spent 2,5 hours studying. (By the 10.30pm mark it was time to realise that no more information would be processed or stored in my brain so then it was just to listen to music the next hour.)

Finally back in Stockholm and everything felt so normal, like i hadnt been gone for the past few months. Everything just like i remembered and it feels nice to arrive at the station and know where to go and what train to get and just feel at ease. Of course i feel at ease while in Gothenburg as well and i am getting the hang of the tram system and which trams go where, but in Stockholm i just know and dont need to double check!

I arrived home safely and it was cuddles with my dog all night and then this morning i started my day with a walk in the forest which was very much needed. I love nature and being out walking or running in the forest, so these next few days i wont be going to a gym either (making it like 10 days gym free when i actually go back again. But thats ok, i have time for other things now!), i will just be out in nature and going for walks with my dog!

I feel happy and relaxed being home again. It feels nice and despite the worry and anxiety before i realise that this is exactly what i needed. It feels so stress free being here, and after the weeks of stress with school work i dont think i realized just how much i needed to zone out for a while. So even if i will still study, i amnt so worried about my test i feel like i have an understanding which will hopefully make me pass anyway without overdoing the study hours!!

So today instead of studying or working out i decided to make a sweet potatoe pie (finally! as i have wanted to make one for weeks but havent had a mixer), and the result was soooo good. Simple and easy to make and very delicious so i can highly recommend it :)

The rest of the day will be spent with a little bit of revising and then hopefully some tacos and a movie to end the day!!!

I hope you are all doing ok and have had a great week and make the best of the weekend!!! And p.s i can recommend making a pie if you have free time or just need some distractions :)

That bloat when you come home and your mum tells you to "eat whatever you want in the fridge/pantry"

For the sweet potatoe pie i used THIS recipe for inspiration but made it a little differently and didnt do the "chai infusing". If you try it let me know :)

Simple vegan recipe

I know that many people think that vegan food is expensive, time consuming and complicated but i find that it is the exact opposite. Most of my meals are very basic, cheap and not time consuming at all. Of course with any type of food or certain way of eating the money spent on food can rack up as well as dishes can be made as complicated as possible. But i thought i would share some yummy vegan recipes i have seen and you might want to try yourself :)

I rarely follow recipes, even when i bake or make more time consuming dishes i just use recipes as inspiration but never weigh or measure and sometimes that leads to food disasters but other times it turns out great!! I've gotten this "not following recipes" trait from my mum, i dont think i have ever seen her follow a recipe exactly - she just uses it as inspiration!!! :)

Maybe you want to give some plant based dishes a try! But remember that most often vegan food contains alot of fiber which can lead to stomach discomfort in the beginning if your body isnt used to alot of fiber, but over time your body will adapt :)

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Lentil Curry

Vegan nasi goreng with ginger tofu / Recipe

Sweet Potato and Coconut Milk Soup with Brown Rice & Lentils | Katie at the Kitchen Door

Sweet Potato + Black Bean Quesadillas

Vegan Lentil Cottage Pie

Vegan Pumpkin Nuggets

Creamy White Bean Pasta with Sweet Potato & Kale