Pasta & Salad [THE NOMAD EDITION]

Hey folks,

For those of you who don't know me personally - here is the scoop. I've recently found myself without a home and have been moving around thanks to the generosity of many lovely people in my life. During this time it's been difficult to make food and blog about them. Tonight's meal however was quite a success. Slowly but surely, I'm learning to live and nourish from day to day. This evening a lovely feast of pasta and salad was had. So here it is, a great, balanced meal for those with a home and for those without. Featuring a very new and exciting product from our friends at Soul to Bowl Sauces... Cheese-less-ness sauce!

Ingredients (For the Pasta): (Makes 2 portions)
*1 bag Go Go Quinoa fussili pasta
250ml Soul to Bowl Cheese-less-ness Sauce
A pinch of chilli pepper & cayenne pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Toss the pasta in some boiling water, cook until ready.
2. In another sauce pot, bring the sauce to a heat until warm.
3. Drain the water from the pasta and combine with the sauce until well-coated.
4. Top of with some spices as desired (I used chilli pepper and cayenne pepper)


*Any other pasta will work, but I enjoy this one in particular because of the protein)


Here is the story with the salad.
I was really craving some fresh greens. I've discovered whilst travelling to a variety of grocery stores that many of them have make-your-own-salad bars. There are a variety of fresh veggies, fruit, nuts and dressings to use and all for a decent price. This is what I created today with that resource.

Ingredients (For the Salad) - *amounts varied*
Green Kale
Spinach
Coloured bell peppers
Chickpeas
Purple cabbage
Cherry tomatoes
Shredded carrots
Sunflower seeds
Avocado oil
Miso based dressing

A couple of notes to end:
Pasta and sauce are a great Nomad meal. I'm a big fan of the Soul to Bowl Sauces because of their high protein content since the base of them is cashews. All the ingredients are top-notch. It's a great up and coming product. I highly suggest trying some out if you are in the Toronto area!
Pasta is great because it is so simple to cook and always filling. Going with a rice or corn based pasta is great if you want to go gluten free. My personal favourite however is using bean or quinoa based pastas though because they have far more to offer nutritionally. They also taste essentially identical to regular pasta, so why not?

There it is, solid meals for those with a not-so solid home base.

Stay adventurous my friends.

Chocolate Fruit Tacos

Dessert can be breakfast. Or any meal of the day really.. I had this fruit taco for supper one day and it was wonderful. When I had it for breakfast the next day it was equally as wonderful. Enough chit chat though, here is how to make this healthy, delicious dish.

Chocolate Fruit Taco

Ingredients:

For the Tacos:
1/2c almond milk
1/4tsp baking soda
1/4tsp apple cider vinegar
1tbsp cocoa powder
1/4c gf flour
1/2tbsp maple syrup
1/2tsp baking powder

For the chocolate sauce:
1/2c coconut oil
1/2c cacao powder
1/2tbsp maple syrup

Directions:

1. Sift together all the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well combined.
2. Add in the almond milk and maple syrup and mix, then add in the apple cider vinegar and whisk until all is smooth.
3. Put a pan on medium heat and add a bit of sunflower oil (to prevent sticking)
4. Ladle in approximately 1/3c of the mixture and flip once holes appear on the top. It should take about 4-5 minutes for the taco to be completed. This recipe yields about 4-5 tacos, depending on the size.
5. Chop any fruit of your choice (pictured is a combination of cantaloupe, fonzy melon and kiwi. It was fabulous)
6. Drizzle the chocolate sauce (make by melting the coconut oil, maple syrup and cacao powder together in a sauce pot) and maple syrup to your liking then enjoy!

Keep it real, my Taco friends.