Spicy Mussels with White Wine and Garlic Sauce

Ha ha! I’m not on a seafood diet but still.. it’s funny! I found this on pinterest and it immediately put a smile on my face. This awesome recipe is for my non-veg readers. It’s a healthy recipe which I’m sure you’ll love. 

First of all let me just say that this is not my recipe. Cooking seafood isn’t exactly my thing; I’m also not a very frequent seafood eater...a few times a year at most! This recipe was made by my dad. He likes cooking special recipes and he’s really good at it. It was just YUM and it is very easy to make, ready in half an hour!

Hope this recipe will remind you of warm, sunny days! Can't wait for winter to pass... but the snow outside doesn't look like it wants to go away very soon. 

Let me know if you like this recipe! Hugs!

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Herbal Medicine E-Book. I need your opinion!

Hello dear readers! I need your help and your opinion.

I came up with this great idea to write an e-book about how to treat different diseases using only herbal medicine and healthy diets. I've been treating myself using herbal medicine for a couple of years and I must say that it is the ideal method to boost your immune system and to create the perfect balance between your mind and body. This method does not only cure but it also prevents other illnesses from appearing. I have read many books about natural remedies, phytotherapy, aromatherapy and so on and I consider myself able to share my knowledge with you.

I have an overall image about how this book will look like and I thought about including the following chapters, not necessarily in this order:

Plants from A to Z - This will contain all important plants and their uses with photos of course.
Diseases from A to Z - All diseases with herbal cures for each of them.
Aromatherapy - How to use essential oils to improve your mental and physical health.
Beauty tips and tricks + DIY recipes for face/body creams.
Vegetarianism - all about it.

I want it to be different. It's the kind of book that is more like a super-easy to use dictionary, written in a fun and interesting way. You can find everything you want in just a few seconds because it will be very well structured. I want to make it a bit more dynamic than an usual e-book and it will have a fun and attractive design, because basically graphic design is what I do :).

Now...what do you think? What other things would you like to find in this book? Would you like to have a book like this? Would you buy it?

I'm really looking forward to your comments, and if the comment section doesn't work ( as it has some problems that need to be solved) please send me your opinion at 
                                                ruxandramicu29@gmail.com

                                   or contact me via FB, Twitter...any way you'd like!

Thank you very much for your help! It is very much appreciated!

Black Linguine with Green Veggies

                                          

I was really hungry today and I wanted to cook something tasty but fast. I’ve been eating eggs for the past 2 days because I had no time for cooking, fortunately today is not such a stressful day.

I found a pack of black linguine in my pantry. I never cooked linguine before and I decided to give it a try. I know that black linguine is usually cooked with seafood but I tried something different. It works just as well with veggies and it is delicious; a lot better than regular pasta. I don’t know if it’s the color that I like so much, or the texture, but I know that I’ll be cooking this more often.

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Cauliflower and Tofu Casserole

I really enjoy making casseroles because I like eating foods that are creamy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. I made this dish a couple of days ago and it was a success! Even my “always-eating-meat-and-dairy” parents enjoyed it and trust me this means that it was good!

My granny used to make cauliflower casseroles but instead of tofu she used cheese. Heavenly combination! I really miss that recipe so I decided to “veganize” it. Hope you'll like it as much as I did!

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Herb Crusted Soy Schnitzels

Oh, what a busy day I had yesterday. It was for the first time in my life when I didn’t enjoy cooking and all I wanted was to finish and rest in bed. My “not-yet-vegan” boyfriend is going on a trip and I had to cook lots of meals for him. Furthermore, my camera didn’t work right and the lighting was awfully poor because it rained all day (this is why I need a light tent ... NOW!).   

I spent almost my whole day in the kitchen, super-stressed and terribly grumpy. And as a grand finale for the day, I made an amazing raw dessert but took really crappy pictures. Yep, great day yesterday. 

Anyway I will re-make the dessert because it was too delicious and I have to share it with you. 

Oh yes! About the recipe above...well it’s very tasty and it reminds me of my old days when I used to eat chicken schnitzels. In my opinion soy is the best replacement for meat, and combined with dry herbs, it’s absolutely perfect!

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Chickpea Veggie Burger Patties

This recipe is perfect for camping trips because it doesn’t spoil fast and it is also very filling. I don’t normally fry veggies but I had to finish this dish super-fast and I chose the easy but not-so-healthy path. Anyway, even though I fried the burgers, I used a small amount of oil and I also fried them for a very short time. The next time I will make veggie burgers I will try to grill them and see if it works just as well.

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Boiled Potatoes with Onion and Rosemary

 

 I wanted something cooked but cooked fast and the word “potatoes” popped into my mind. I have about a sack full of baby potatoes from my boyfriend’s parents garden so I have to eat in this week a lot more potatoes that I usually eat, because I don’t want them to spoil.  This dish was very tasty! Potatoes are great in general, but the combination with onion dipped in paprika was just perfect. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

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Multivitamin Salad

           Two weeks ago I kept a raw week diet in order to cleanse my body because I felt terribly guilty after eating a lot of crap (meat free though) in the mini-vacation at the seaside. It was a great week during which I filled my body with a bundle of vitamins and minerals, although it was a bit annoying that I didn’t have much time for cooking and all I ate was salads. This salad was made by my boyfriend/acolyte who I am desperately trying to convince that meat is bad! Anyway, it was amazingly tasty and filling.

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