Layer Black & White Cake
Living alone in London while I go to uni is awesome, ok. Only problem is, I rarely bake really fancy cakes or desserts as I don’t have a lot of people to share them with apart from my wonderful flatmates (whom I consider as sisters btw 💜). Anyway, it was one of my flatmate’s 20th birthday and so I prepared a layer cake. I even cut the cakes in two and didn’t break them. Hallelujah, praise the Lord! Ingredients (brown cake) 120 g of flour 1.5tsp of baking powder 100g of granulated sugar 50g of butter 100g of milk chocolate 1 tbsp of cocoa powder 0.5 tbsp coffee/espresso powder 2…
Protein and Blueberry Oats
Who else loves oats ? So versatile, easy and fast to prepare. And most of all, very nutritious 🙂 I am a HUGE bread lover and have that usually for breakfast, usually with eggs or yogurt, but today I wanted to change and went with oats. I directly toppes the mix with blueberries and added boiling water. Then I mivrowaved everything cause I love when frozen blueberries become soft and juicy 💜. I usually have whey protein powder, but I found soya protein at Whole Foods Market yesterday so I wanted to try it and – gotta say – it taste muuuuch more better than whey protein powder. But that’s…
Basic Crepes (8 medium crepes)
Tried this mix a few months ago and it ended up quite nice, so thought I’d share it with you 🙂 Concerning the filling, I’m all about the Nutella. You got me! Ingredients: 2.5 cups of flour 3 cups of milk of choice 2 medium eggs 1 tbsp of sugar or 0.5 tbsp of sweetener 5ml of vanilla extract (or orange/rose water for a different taste) Method: 1) Mix the eggs with the sugar/sweetener. Add the vanilla extract 2) Add in the milk 3) Slowly add the flour while stiring 4) Cook on a non-sticking pan or lightly greased one on medium heat, on both sides. The crepe is ready…
French Beans, Tomatoes, Soy Mince & Carrots Pasta Dish
Finally found the time to sit down and write this 🙂 (perks of studying engineering I guess!). I found soya mince at my local Tesco the other day and decided to give it a try: no regrets! Was absolutely delicious and although it tastes obviously different that beef or lamb, it is perfect as an alternative to meat based bolognese 🙂 Ingredients – One can (400g) of chopped tomatoes – 2 medium carrots – 300g of french beans – 200g of mince (I used soy mince, but meat mince is also fine) – 1.5 cups of wholewheat fusili pasta (or any other kind, gluten-free pasta can also be used)  …
Wholemeal Flour Pancakes (makes 12)
Pancakes are so versatile. You can eat them with Nutella. Or salty food. Or sweet food. Or on their own, while baking them. Or with maple syrup. And did I mention Nutella ? Here’s my take on them. I didn’t have regular flour at home, so I used the wholemeal version. Accidentally healthy pancakes. Super cool. Ingredients: 1 cup wholemeal flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp light margarine (or butter/applesauce. The applesauce could also give a sweet taste so why not 🙂 ) 2 medium eggs, beaten (or 2 tbsp of chia seeds + 6 tbsp water for the vegan version) 1 cup of milk (I…
A Little Talk about Health and Fitness in General
Hey! So, as you know, my name is Rayane, and I’m currently a final year student in that beautiful city which is London. I started my “health and fitness” over a year ago. Now, it’s not to mean that I was particularly unhealthy before, I always tried to be active and eat diverse food within reason. I used to be quite a chubby kid, due to an allergy treatment, and have, thank God, managed to reach a healthy and normal weight as I grew older. When I was a teenager, I used to live back home in Morocco; therefore, even though counting calories and dieting were two things I wasn’t…
