Recipes
Djuvec
Image above: Djuvec in the making. Djuvec (pronounced Duvech) is a Balkan, Romanian and Turkish dish. It is a stew made of vegetables, rice and meat. There are many different versions of it, and below I will share my family’s version that I grew up with. Ingredients 1...
Grashak
Ingredients 3-4 cups frozen green peas 2 large carrots (cut in small pieces) 1 bell pepper (cut in small pieces) Half an onion ½-1 tsp MSG-free Vegeta (alternative: a touch of Himalayan salt and chili powder) 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil 1-2 cups water Instructions...
Paprikaš
(Pronounced Paprikash) Ingredients 1 chicken breast (V*: a can of beans of choice for my vegan friends – I like kidney beans but feel free to experiment) 5 medium size potatoes – cut in chunks 2 table spoons extra virgin olive oil 2 large carrots – cut in small chunks...
Healthy-ish Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients: 2 ripe avocados ½ cup 100% cocoa powder ¼ almond or soy milk (may use more, depending on desired texture) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3-5 tablespoons of maple syrup Directions Mash 2 avocados. Add cocoa powder. Add almond or soy milk and mix all the...
Bojana + Olivia’s Gluten-Free Banana Bread Recipe With Vegan Option
Mix 2 eggs V*: instead of 2 eggs, add 2 table spoons of ground flaxseed to 6 table spoons of water; mix and let the mixture sit for 15 minutes in the fridge Add ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (can use 1/3 cup of melted earth balance organic buttery spread instead,...
Dr. Bojana’s Holiday Cookies
Cook: 20 min Yield: about 24 cookies Ingredients 1 cup almond flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup rolled (old-fashioned) oats 1 cup of super seeds (chia, flax and hemp seeds) – I typically do 2/3 flax, the rest, chia + hemp 1 tea spoon organic ground cinnamon ¼ tea...
Decadent Pumpkin Cake – Vegan, Gluten-free
Ingredients 2 cups almond flour 1 cup gluten free, rolled oats 2.5 teaspoons baking powder 2 table spoons finely ground flax seeds 2 table spoons hemp seeds 1 table spoon chia seeds 1 table spoon wheat germ 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger ¼ tea spoon...
Apple Crisp
*serves 10 Ingredients *note: All (or as many as possible) of my ingredients are organic. 6 peeled, cored and sliced organic apples (my faves are organic honey crisp and pink lady) ½ cup extra virgin olive oil ½ cup maple syrup ½ teaspoon brown sugar ¾ cup almond...
Lentil Soup
Ingredients *note: All (or as many as possible) of my ingredients are organic. 2 cups dry lentils ½ cup spinach 5-10 cherry tomatoes 5 cups water (note: you may wish to modify slightly to your taste and desirable consistency) 1-2 cups vegetable broth (note: you may...