Sunday, August 21, 2016

Vegetarian taco

Ingredients

Meat

400g black beans
3 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1.5 tbsp calf fond
2dl water

Salat

1 cucumber
3 tomatoes
1 mais
1 handful spinach
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt

Guacamole

1/2 avocado
1 clove garlic
1/2 lemon
1/2 handful fresh coriander
2 tsp pesto

Method

Put beans. water, fond and all spices in a frying pan. Put on high heat and stir well. Put on lid and let simmer for 10min.

Put ingredients for salat in a bowl, and add lemon juice and salt in the end, and use a blender for the guacamole.

Serve with salsa sauce & tortilla chips

Fat comparision

There is a lot of contradictionary information regarding fats, and in order to gain greater clairity for myself,  decided to gather all the information i could and extracted the information which matters for practical use and for decision making











(* in Norwegian language)


References

http://www.ntfe.no/utgaver/16-nr-3-2013/82-smorkrise-og-margarinstrid

http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/8/739.full.pdf

https://authoritynutrition.com/optimize-omega-6-omega-3-ratio/

http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/coconut-oil

https://authoritynutrition.com/healthiest-oil-for-deep-frying/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11981884/Cooking-with-vegetable-oils-releases-toxic-cancer-causing-chemicals-say-experts.html

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/08August/Pages/Butter-not-bad-for-you-but-trans-fats-may-be-harmful.aspx

http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/the-big-fat-surprise-toxic-heated-oils/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/05/Interesterified-Fat--Is-it-Worse-Than-Trans-Fat.aspx

Friday, August 19, 2016

Spinach & shrimp salat

This salat is perfect in the summer season, as the spinach is at its peak. It's also light and easy to make a hot summerday.

Ingredients

3 tbsp peeled shrimps
1 handful washed fresh spinach
1/2 tsp dill
2 tsp balsamico vinegar
7 tortilla chips flakes
2 tsp pesto

Method

Mix together spinach, pesto & balsamico. In a bowl for serving, put the chips in the bottom, follow up with the spinach blend and put schrimps on the top. Add the dill.


Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Cornmeal waffles

These waffles are a true comfort food. They are perfect as an evening snack with some blueberry jam ontop forexample.

Method

Mix all dry ingredients, and mix in the rest. Mix well and fry on waffle iron.

Ingedients

1 dl cornmeal
0.25dl sorghum flour
0.25dl teff / oat flour
0.25dl grinded flaxseeds
0.25dl tapoica flour

1 tbsp sugar / erythol + stevia mix
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp baking powder

4 drops vanilla extract
1 tbsp olive oil / butter
1 egg
1/2 tbsp coconut milk

2 dl water

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Trans fat free mayonaisse

Method

Whisp the egg yolk well, and slowly stir half of the oil into the york while whisking well. Add the rest and whisk.









Ingredients

- 1 egg yolk
- 2.5 dl extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1.5 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- pinch of salt

Optional:

- 1 tbsp hot sweet chillisauce OR 2 tbsp pickles