100 years

No, seriously, it's been "100 years"I have posted anything on this page. But I never give up and I think now it's the perfect time to start doing this again.

I recently moved to the UK. FINALLY my dream to live in UK or Spain come true. I know these two countries are not comparable, but they both are beautiful, interesting and welcoming own way.

From today, I will try to blog more often, because so a lot of things are happening in my life and also so much new I find in shops, explore new places and try to visit new cafes and restaurants.

And again I want to remind, I live life without wheat, rye, sunflower, meat, fish, dairy.

So I now live in Merseyside area, close to Liverpool, but not very far away from Manchester. In a smaller city, but also very charming and beautiful.

4 years ago I come to Liverpool to study English and me totally in loved with that city. And now, I am so happy I come back (I now, not exactly in Liverpool, but almost and I can move there later).

I spend one beautiful Saturday in Liverpool, visited old places. I had lunch in Pret Amange. I like this line because it is always possible to find vegan options in there. So that day I had amazing cold green tea (and it's the best cold tea I ever had before), salad and coffee with soy milk.
I am sad they don't have much to chose from gluten free (wheat and rye free actually, but it is easier to say like that :)  )

I also went to Matta's International Food shop. They have so many healthy and vegan-friendly foods. And with good price also. I picked several products I used to use before but also tried some new.

These Organic Sea Cakes tasted incredible. They reminded me smoked cheesecakes I used to eat when I was snot vegan.

And this Montezuma's ginger chocolate, very tasty, very simple

And then I visited Marc & Spencer I found these PEA SNAPS, the only ones in a regular shop that don't have sunflower oil in them. But at the same time, I was very surprised of the taste and how filling they are. In one big pack, you get 5 small one's, so it is very suitable because you can take them everytime you go somewhere (work, school, travel, picnic and etc.).

The only sad thing is that I still could not find vegan, gluten free bread, so will need to post from another country.

Just wanted to mention, that this post is not sponsored by any of brands mentioned above. It is my personal opinion and choice.

See you next time, with more about my life in the United Kingdom

Cold green soup

I don't know how you guys, but I like soups. Of course it is usually winter time when we want something warm, but I some times want soup on summer too. Soup gives the sens of fullness very quickly and can be made in so different types: thick or liquid, with lots of ingredients or just with few of them.
I think the most popular cold soup in my country in Cold beetroot soup. I told you about them earlier and the vegan versions of it you can find in other post of this blogg.
Another cold soup that is loved is cold soup of sorrel (that in reality is also made with kefir). But just because I never liked it that much, I haven't tried to do vegan version.

So, one day, awesome youtuber and blogger Jenny Mustard published 2 min cold soup recipe. Just because I don't eat lots of ingredient she used, being inspired by her idea, I decided to make my own version of Cold Green Soup.

The video of how to make this soup you can find in my youtube page

And the full recipe is here:

- Coco milk (400 ml) - I used the thick version of it, because I think it is more natural

- Cup of sprouted Mungo beans

- Cup of fresh or frozen green peas

- 3 heads of fresh broccoli (or can use frozen one )

- Handful of spinach (I used fresh ones but it is OK frozen)

- Handful of zucchini peels (I leave them when making zucchini noodles)

- Salt, cayenne pepper and turmeric according to your taste (for me it was OK 2 pinches of each)

- Water as required

 So put all ingredients (except spinach) in to the blender and blend until everything is going to mix. Then put spinach and blend again until is smoothie. Water you can put from the beginning or put gradually while blending and looking what consistency you want. I used 2 cups of water.

On the top put fresh pear, corns, pickled beetroots and etc.

As always I made to much for my self to eat in one day. So used rest of soup for other recipes. In on day I ate with oven baked potatoes like source, and for other day mixed with rise noodles and other vegetables.

Have a good time. Never stop trying and tasting new recipes.

3-day smoothie challenge

Ye, I made it.

Being inspired by amazing, very warm person fullyrawkristina I decided to make my 3-day smoothie challenge. I did it because I wanted to detox and clean my self a little bite. 

My challenge was that I drunk smoothies for 3 days and made same exercises, bath and relaxing day. I must say, that just because I am working person, and I do not have possibility to do smoothies at work, I ate some regular zucchini salad in the first day during the lunch. And then during other days I had fresh fruits and berries as a snack. 

So lets get started:

Friday, day 1, morning starts with some callanetics fitness. After that I had this smoothie

Banana, nectarine, oat, maca powder, linseed

The taste was just amazing. And I was so much surprised that after this smoothie I didn't want to eat quite long. 

Then as I said before, I had some salad for lunch (sorry but don't have photo of that)

Friday, day 1, for dinner I had this type of smoothie

Banana, apple, sweet cherries

So, the first day ended and I was proud of my self. I didn't have any unwanted side effects.

Saturday, day 2, morning as always starts with very good callanetics fitness, after that glass of still water, and for breakfast

Pear, celery,  coriander, zucchini, orange juice

That green smoothie was so amazing, I couldn't even imagine to be that tasty. After that I went to market, to by some bananas and strawberries, and spinach for the smoothies of next days. And went to work.

I came back home at 15 o clock and for lunch had

Fresh banana, fresh strawberries, frozen banana, cashews

Well strawberries are not my favourite berries, but they are so good when putting in smoothies or combining with other vegetables in salad. After almost one hour I went for cycling. And did 15 km, 200 calories burned. When came home, had warm bath to clean my detoxifying body (after not having hot water for the hole week, that was like haven (yes, yes I know I am victim of socialisation and hot water)).

And what could be better for dinner then this gorges smoothie

Apple, celery,  half cucumber, carrots

It was a little bit to thick for me, but putting hole carrots you don't need to wait anything else. Next time I will try to do the same with carrot juice.

Sunday, day 3, starts without fitness, but with big jar or water. And after about half an hour I made this breakfast

Banana, celery,  zucchini, mungo beans, spinach

Green smoothie, the good start for upcoming day.

My day passed so quickly, but I spent it relaxing at home, and reading very good book about rout to Santjago De Compostela. Watched movie (SPY, 2015), I lough so much. And on lunch I had this very tasty berries smoothie 

Banana, frozen black currants, fresh blueberry, blackberry

And this one was my last one. Just because is still very cold in my country (at least for me), I got frozen, so for rest of the day decided to have some fresh sweet cherries and black tea (that I know doesn't mach with cleaning challenge at all).

In those 3 days I went to toilet very rarely and did very small amount. I lost 1 kg. I felt energetic during all days, but in second day I wanted to eat so much.

In conclusion I want to say, that I will definitely repeat this challenge some day, when it will be more warmer and when I will have opportunity to drink smoothie all the time.

I think my next challenge will be to eat mono meal for 3 days.

Good lunch for everyone.

P.S. I want to confirm, that all the smoothies were made by my self and all recipes are my own creations.