The Minimalist Yogi

I hope every Canadian had a great adventurous Canada day. This long weekend was pretty good, full of adventures and fun times. On Canada day instead of going all crazy, and wild like any 20 something girl university student would on days like that; a friend and I went out for Mexican food at Ahora ; a really cute, and cool Mexican restaurant. We had some beaver tail on our way home, and watched the fireworks from the roof top of my house; which was a little hard to see because there was a tree blocking our path. Despite it, it was a good Canada day. Also on this long weekend I had the chance of going to the farmers market on the Byward Market.   I wasn’t able to get a lot of things, but managed to buy some yummy leafy greens, and another plant to add to my garden. I decided to be semi adventurous, and get Swiss chard; which I’ve never tried before, or even cooked. However, to my surprise it actually like it, and managed to create a recipe out of it...

                        Its the last day of the tofu challenge and I must say I am still craving more tofu!!! regardless I think this challenge really delineated how a simple ingredient such as  tofu can be made into many delicious and beautiful dishes. This last dish was a last minute thing that I did after coming from a yoga class and feeling like I haven't eaten anything for days. Its really simple and it took less than 30 minutes to cook. Also if you guys have any ideas for challenges let me know, give me the key ingredient and i'll make magic out of it.  Ingredients:  -1 firmed tofu  -1 red tomato (seedless)  -3 green onions - 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds  -1 tbsp salt  -1 tbsp  grounded  tamarind  -1 tbsp olive oil  -2 tbsp balsamic vinegar  -Spinach Steps:  1. Chop or dice vegetables and tofu into squares or desirables shapes.  2. Preheat ...

                    So my passsion for food is growing almost everyday, and its further reinforced by this awesome show on the Food Network call Eat street, it broadcasts street food across north American. Recently they went to London England, and came across this amazing guy who cooks Indian food on the street, "Everybody LoveLove Jhal Muri Express" one of his top seller is Jhal Muri a fusion of indian spices with lentil and others. So I decided to do my own version of Jhal Muri, instead of calling it Jhal Muri its call, 'Indian Express"Here is the link for the orginal recipe of Jhal Muri,  streetfoodkolkata.com Indian Express: Ingredient -1/ 4 cup of French lentills (washed and resined) or can -Chick pea (can) -1/4 cup of wild rice -1 cucumber (chopped) -1 tomato (chopped) -3 green onion -1 cayenna and jalapeno pepper (chopped) -2 tbsp grounded ginger -2 tbsp fresh lime juice -1 tbsp mustard seeds -2 tbsp gro...

                  Bonjour everyone, so if you are living in CAnada you are probably enjoying your day off. After canada day yesterday I think we deserve that day off, all the drinking and partying, a day to relax won't hurt. With everyday store being closed today, I had no choose but to improve for lunch. Thanks my  mother's love for beans, i manage to find a can of fava beans, and some vegetables to whip a bean burrito.  Ingredients:  1 can fava beans, resined and drained   1 red and yellow bell pepper, sliced  1 yellow onion, sliced  1 flat mushroom, thinly sliced  1 white or whole-wheat pita bread  1 tbsp garlic sauce spread 1 tbsp hot sauce  3 tbsp sesame oil  2 tbsp curry  1 tbsp ground black pepper  1 tbsp salt  steps : 1. Spice the bell pepper, yellow onion and mushroom with curry powder, black pepper, and hot sauce. Using a non-sticky skillet or fr...

  Hello gals and gents, hope you're all having an amazing start to the week. As a vegetarian people always ask me where I get my proteins and I always say tofu because I love Tofu, but there are other sources of proteins as well such as beans. So Today i took the day off to make a yummy black beans stew. Its really simple and took me less than a 30 minutes to cook. The key to this yummy recipes is the spices. All the products for this stew was bought at Herb and Spice Shop on Bank Street. Ingredients : -Black Beans (caned) and pink beans -2-3 tbs of oil (vegetable, corn or olive) -1 small onion, diced -3 jalapeño pepper (diced) -6 red Cayenne pepper -Green onion (chop) -Parsley leaf -2 tbsp of curry powder -2 tbsp of Cayenne ground pepper -2 tbsp of chill Mexican powder -2 tbsp of cumin powder -2 tbsp of black pepper -1 tbsp of salt -2 tbsp of white vinegar  Direction:   -Drain and resine beans. Cook for about 5 minutes. Drain and resin again.  ...