Breakfast:

Hi, how is everyone?
This is a random and quite boring post but I wanted to share what I have for breakfast everyday!
I'm kind of addicted to cereal haha so that's what it is. But I do alternate between two different cereals and top them with one of two granola's which i also alternate between.
I also have blackberries and strawberries on top of my cereal as i can't eat a bowl of cereal unless there is fresh fruit in it! :)

The cereals I alternate between are:
Dorset tasty low fat flakes &
Dorset tasty high bran flakes.

These are the best cereals in the world!

And the granola's I alternate between are:
Rude health honey nut 7-grain &
Rude health berry granola.

I love these granola's as they don't use refined sugar and sweeten them with honey and date syrup! :)

Below is some images of my breakfasts (they all look the same! Haha) and one of all of the cereals. :)

I hope you are having a great week!

JustVeggieJess :) x

Simple easy cupcakes!

Hi, this is just a quick basic sponge cake recipe that I have used since I was about 8! And I never really use another one I just adjust this one. :)

Ingredients:
100g sr flour.
100g butter.
100g caster sugar.
2 eggs.
1tsp baking powder.

Other things may include:
Vanilla
Strawberry
Chocolate chips
Blueberries etc.

The ones in the image below are strawberry cupcakes which were later topped with fresh strawberries.
I also put buttercream on top of these ones. I just mix butter and icing sugar until it tastes ok! :D

Gas Mark 4/ 180'c
20-25 mins.
Makes 12 cupcakes.

JustVeggieJess. :) x

Gingerbread cookies:

Merry Christmas everyone I hope everyone is having an amazing Christmas. Sorry I've not posted in a while :)

Here's a recipe for the gingerbread cookies i made this year.
It makes about 22 cookies.

Ingredients:
225 plain flour
40g golden syrup
125g vitalite
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3tsp ground Ginger
90g light brown sugar

Just add all of the ingredients to the bowl and bring together with you've hand until it resembles bread crumbs then need in to a ball roll out and cut the shapes you want.

I did santa's, bells, Christmas trees and just round cookies.

Pre heat the oven to 180 or gas Mark 4


And bake for 10-12 mins.

Merry Christmas

JustVeggieJess

I can not remember how I made that!? :D

Hi. I've not been baking or cooking anything exciting recently so not much to post. But I was looking through my phone and there is so may photos of things I've baked in the past but I just CANT REMEMBER HOW :( lol I really wish I would write down recipes or save them somewhere so I could make them again.

Does anyone else ever make something and forget how they did it or what recipe they used ? :)

Well here's some pictures of things I've baked in the past and hopefully one day Ill bake them again and be able to tell you whats in them (once I figure it out ! :) hehe)

From what I can remember I think there is:

Chocolate chip cookies using green and blacks.

Coffee and walnut cake with coffee buttercream.

Fruit and nut spiced cake (the one shaped with a hole in it. Bot sure what this cake shape is called)

More chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate fudge cake. With buttercream and home made fudge (I really want to post the recipe for this)!

Chocolate cake. With crumbled flake. (this was for my dads birthday) :)

JustVeggieJess :) x

Hi. :D

Hi there I know I've not posted in a while ! How's everyones Christmas planning and shopping going ? I'm getting so excited (mostly for my advent calendar) what advent calendar is everyone else having this year ? (I'm having cadburys as i missed out on it last year).

Just though I would share my graze box that I revived today with you: so good! ... and I got my fave HONEYCOMB FLAPJACK! :) I also love the fruit and seed one.
Does anyone else get graze boxes ? What's your fave one ? I also love the dried fruit ones and obviously all of the ones that contain chocolate ! :D

You can get a free box by using this code: 3PWBC2DD

Enjoy!

My dog was a sleep in the background couldn't help but snap a quick shot ! Hehe

JustVeggieJessica x

Wholemeal apple cookies:

Hi again, I hope everyone had a great weekend ! :)
I'm getting way to excited for Christmas is anyone else ?

Well I was feeling a bit experimental this weekend and decided to make a sugar free wholemeal cookie.
They turned out ok probably a bit more dry than I would have wanted them to be but they taste amazing and have a digestive biscuit sort of texture.
The recipe is below feel free to add or reduce amounts, I would possibly add more butter/ vegan margarine next time even though I have come around to he texture now and can't get enough of them hehe ( they are so morish ).
They are also vegan and vegetarian and I would say pretty healthy for a cookie!

Makes 16 small cookies:
225g wholemeal self raising flour.
130g vegan margarine.
30-40g dried apple.
1tsp vanilla extract.
100g sweet freedom (I'm guessing something like agave would work too)

Caster sugar for sprinkling (ill change that to almost sugar free cookie)

Pre heat the oven to 180'C /340'F / gas mark 4

Add flour and butter to a bowl and use your hands to need the mixture until or resembles breadcrumbs. Next add the vanilla extract and the sweet freedom and dried apple. Gently fold with a spoon then bring the mixture together with your hands.

Next use your hands to shape the mixture in to balls and place on an oven tray. Gently press them down to flatten them slightly. sprinkle a small amount of caster sugar over the cookies before the go in the oven. (save a small amount for once they come out of the oven)
Next place in the over for 18 - 20 mins. (mine took 18).

Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely. One they have cooled down sprinkle with more caster sugar. And eat! :D

JustVeggieJessica :D

Things I love:

Hi, I was bored and decided I would do a post based on all the things I love (food-wise) :) yep I'm bored haha !

I would love to here what your favourite foods are and your food weaknesses mines chocolate I love it all lol :D

My top 10 faves:

1. Graze.

www.graze.com 
you can get a free box with this code: 3PWBC2D

2.Melon, Pineapple and Grapes.



 3.Dorset cereal with fresh strawberries (and coffee):

4.Almond and berry cookies (recipe here) :

5. Dried berry mix:

6.Green & Blacks raisin & hazelnut chocolate:

7. Hummus:

8.nakd cocoa orange bars:

9.walnuts:

10.my advent calendar I'm looking forward to ! :

what advent calender is your fave?

JustVeggieJessica