Smooth Vegan Chocolate Pudding with layered Sweet Peaches

This recipe is very fun to make.
There is something special about eating a smooth velvety cool pudding:)
I have eaten this for breakfast even!
The addition of peaches brings it to a different level.
You really never see peaches and chocolate, but it is a good combo!
If you don't have peaches or you don't like them, try a different fruit
you like.
Anything works for this recipe, even a different flavor of milk.
This recipe makes a good amount, the pan I used was 25 1/2 cm by 16 1/2 cm or
10 in by 6 1/2 inches


Smooth Vegan Chocolate Pudding with layered Sweet Peaches
serves 6 to 8 large portions or 10 to 12 smaller

5 ripe peaches
1 liter milk (I used oat milk, chocolate)
6 Tablespoons potato starch
4 Tablespoons raw sugar( you can leave out if you don't want it too sweet)
3 crisp cookies (I used gluten free)

Small stock pan pour 3/4 of the liter of milk, with the rest pour in small bowl
and mix in starch and sugar, stir until well combined.
On medium heat, heat milk until it is warm to touch and add in starch and sugar mixture.
Stir until thickened 5-7 minutes. Every stove top is different, so stir until thickened.
Remove from heat and put in bowl to cool. It should be room temperature, before assembly.
Wash peaches and slice, remove stone.
Layer the pan with half of the peach slices

Then pour the cooled pudding on top, add the rest of the peaches, and
crumble the cookies with your hands all over the top:)

Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving!

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Friday's Picture Mom and her 10 babies

I love baby chicks! They are sooooo cute:)
These are very special chicks, because I have been watching them
from when they were very young.
There has been a total of 10 since the beginning!
They stay very close to there mom, and always look to her
for what they should be doing.
In the evenings they all huddle under a tree next to the water.
The mother has a very protected eye on them.
In this picture, she is walking to the water, they are following her!

 But there is always one in the bunch that is on there own time:)

For me wild animals are very interesting to watch.
So enjoy the pictures, I will keep watching them and
update you:)
It was lightly raining, you can see the rain drops on the water!
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Peach Apple Celery Chutney!!

I like making chutney, it is very simple and adds huge flavors to even the simplest dish.
I always thought chutney was to sweet or to spicy, but when you look for good quality
made chutney, you have opened a new door of wonderful flavors.
Chutney is not a jam, usually it is thicker pieces of what ever you are making into a chutney.
They can be savory or sweet, fruit or vegetable, and even both combined:)
This recipe has a sweet note from the peach and apple, but the addition of the celery brings it all
together.
You almost get a saltiness from the celery:)
After making this recipe you can experiment with all different flavors!
I like serving it with your favorite vegan cheese:)
You can also serve it on baked tofu, over faux chicken and rice, crackers, etc.
Have fun with it and try new things.
This chutney should be eaten the day you make it!

Peach Apple Celery Chutney
makes almost a 1 cup

1 apple
1 peach
2 stalks of celery
1 Tablespoon of butter + 1 teaspoon
little water
sea salt

Wash fruit and vegetables, chop apple and peach into chunks,
chop celery into 1 inch pieces (approximate)
 In a Small pan melt 1 Tablespoon of butter, add celery cook 1 minute, then add the 1 teaspoon
of butter, apple and peach with a pinch of salt.
If the chutney seems a little dry add a little water
Cook covered 5 to 7 minutes.
Just until fruit is cooked though, not falling apart.
Taste for salt.
Serve cooled or room temperature:)
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Friday's Picture Smiley Poppies

I love Poppies, they have such a delicate petal, almost like tissue paper.
They always have a happy smile:)
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Smooth Mango Peach Frozen Strawberry Smoothie The last one of The Smoothie Series

The final recipe in the smoothie series!
Thank you, to all of you that have really enjoyed the series.
I love to create in recipes, so don't think I won't be working hard on new ones:)
If you have a idea or suggestion, email me or write me on Facebook.
The final recipe is a delicious smoothie, it combines mango, peaches with
frozen strawberry's, you get a smooth and creamy texture, and the frozen
berry's give you a nice cool down when it is hot outside:)
Peaches are a great treat, there is something special when you eat a
juicy, sweet peach, it gives my a big smile:)
They have a nice amount of liquid, so you don't have to add a extra liquid!
I like adding mango to smoothies it just gives it a thickness, without
adding cream!
Even a whole mango and a few Tablespoons of yogurt blended together
is really a great treat!
Start experimenting with mango and you will find a new Love:)
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Smooth Mango Peach Frozen Strawberry Smoothie
Makes 2 cups +

1 mango
2 peaches
1 cup frozen strawberries
3 Tablespoons of yogurt (I used vanilla, vegan)
1 Tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

Wash fruit, peel mango, take stone out of peaches, and
add everything to blender.
If you need more liquid, add a little vegan milk(whatever kind you like)
but you shouldn't have too:)

Friday's Picture Who wants to swim in the Bodensee?

Who wants to go for a swim in the Bodensee?
I love swimming:)
The first walk into the water, the coldness on your hot skin.
Are you a dive in or a slow walker in to the water?
When you go in the water, the lightness you feel.
You feel refreshed and almost like a weight has been lifted off of you:)
The Bodensee is cold, but on a hot day it feels sooooo nice.
People swim in the Bodensee every day in the warmer season:)
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Creamy Broccoli Spinach Topping for a Steamy Baked Potato;)

This is a ultimate comfort food! It ticks all the boxes, warm, creamy, hot, and filling!
It is a simple recipe for 1 to 20,I also like to make it when I have been outside all day and you need a hardy meal:)
I love broccoli,and I cook it until there is still a crunch.
Spinach is a great basic ingredient to have on hand, I buy frozen, you can take as much as you need,
and nothing goes bad.
The combo is soooooo good over a steamy baked potato, I like to buy the yellow flesh potato's
they have a creamer texture and more flavor.
As always use what you like!

Creamy Broccoli Spinach Topping for a Steamy Baked Potato
Makes 11/2 cups (it may make more because of the liquid in the spinach)

1/2 lb broccoli
8 oz of frozen spinach
1/2 cup of milk (I used oat milk)
3 Tablespoons of butter (vegan)
1 Tablespoons of potato starch
sea salt

Wash and chop broccoli into bigger chunks, in medium pan add 1 tablespoon of butter, when melted
add broccoli, saute until there is a slight crunch.
Then add spinach to the broccoli, 2 good pinches of sea salt.
Cook until spinach is heated though and water is released from spinach.
Mix milk, starch and a good pinch of sea salt until smooth.
Then add it to broccoli and spinach mixture, and stir until thick.
When thick add the last 2 Tablespoons of butter.
Before you spoon the creamy topping, over steamy baked potato add a pinch of sea salt to the baked potato!!!
Always taste for salt, add more if you like. If you want when serving add a dot of butter on top!
For even richer, add butter to steamy potato, before broccoli mixture.
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Friday's Picture!!!

Who wants to take a relaxing walk in the woods?
I love walking in the woods, the air is so clean, and fresh!
Take loooooong deep breath, and exhale all the stress, it feels so good:)
Also take time to enjoy the sounds of the woods.
So maybe this weekend take a nice relaxing stroll in the woods:)
Maybe, hug a tree;)

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Daiya Vegan Key Lime Cheezecake Review:)

I love Daiya products so much:) There products really have great flavor and are a wonderful alternative for us vegans, or people who cannot have dairy.
 When I saw it in the freezer section, um interesting!
I am not a cheesecake fan, it is heavy and sooooooo rich, I never really would eat it
before I became vegan.
I read the ingredients, and I was like this sound so good.  
The bonus, it was also gluten free!!!!

They make 4 flavors Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, and Key Lime:)
I picked Key Lime, because when you eat vegan and gluten free, Key Lime is very
rarely an option:(
The main ingredient is coconut, so you know it is going to be very creamy!
When arriving home I read the directions, they say to thaw in refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.
I left it in over night, it worked perfectly:)
Important to eat it 48 hours after thawing, no problem, it will be gone;)
When I opened the box I could smell the Key Lime already!

How does it taste? I know you are thinking!
AMAZING, totally creamy, the right amount of key lime!
The crust is light and tastes just like a regular graham cracker crust!
It tastes like the best cream, rich, thick, smooth, flavorful piece of "regular" cheesecake you have every had.
You can't tell it is vegan, and gluten free!!!!!
I served smaller pieces the first time, and then we wanted seconds, but then the richness
of the second piece came out, and we had to save the rest for the next day.
I would definitely purchase this again!
Cheesecake is a difficult cake to make, so why do you have too, just buy this one,
and in 3 hours you could be eating this creamy, rich, smooth delectable cheezecake:)

 You can see when I cut the piece, it was very smooth and creamy!

   Enjoy, remember if your store doesn't sell it, tell them you WANT IT!!!
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Smooth Avocado Tangy Kiwi Smoothie

Smoothie series continues:) Kiwi's are a fun fruit!
People are always puzzled, what to do with them?
I have once seen someone eat the whole kiwi like an apple, even the fuzzy skin!
I like to add them when I need something a little tangy in a dish!
They make a perfect addition to a smoothie!
I like the tiny seeds in the kiwi, the way they pop when you eat them.
This smoothie has a smooth rich texture because of the avocado, and when you add the
kiwi it gives it a tang.
When you add fresh lemon juice it is a burst of sunshine!


Smooth Avocado Tangy Kiwi Smoothie

2 avocado's
1 1/2 cup of milk ( I used almond milk)
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (vegan) You can use any flavor you like to compliment the smoothie
2 kiwi's
3 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

Wash the avocados and scoop out flesh, wash and peel the kiwi's, then add ingredients
and blend until smooth and rich!!!!
   
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