Category: Good Source of Protein
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Pistachio Milk Chia Pudding
Christ is risen! One of my favorite fasting recipes is chia pudding. You can get very creative with it. Using various fruits, nuts, coconut shreds, and kinds of milks, there are endless delicious possibilities. Yesterday, I shelled the pistachios I had. I learned a new trick to shelling them easily. You use a shell from…
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Maqui & Cherry Chia Pudding
Christ is in our midst! The endless creativity you can do with chia pudding is mind blowing. Once you enter the realm of making chia pudding, using my recipe that has been perfection, you can get lost in creativity for this recipe alone! Once you make the concoction, the topping choices are endless! Leftover fruit?…
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Cranberry Smoothie
Christ is in our midst! Blessed first week of Great Lent to my fellow Orthodox Christian brothers and sisters! May God give you the strength for this beautiful inward time we have just embarked on. I had a bag of cranberries sitting in my freezer. I was planning to make cranberry and pink grapefruit sauce…
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Vegan Fudge Brownies
Christ is risen! I know we no longer greet each other with this greeting but it is a greeting that is cheerful to me. I know of a saint that would keep saying it all year round. I recently discovered something about my health which makes sense why I cannot be consistent with blogging about…
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Kale & Seed Crisps by Julie Morris
Christ is in our midst! I think my stomach has been serenading Bee Gees songs to me lately. My stomach has been so happy since I have been listening to the prescription of eating more greens and drinking more water. I am glad that I have finally listened because I have so much energy and…
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Super Easy Egg Swaps in Baking
Christ is in our midst! During fasting days, especially many strict fasts, such as Great Lent, Nativity, Dormition of the Theotokos and the Sts. Peter and Paul, these times translates to intense prayer and reflection of oneself, connecting to God in addition to dietary restrictions that help purify us. These foods include no eating of…
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Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Christ is in our midst! Today is the second day of Great Lent. I thought this dish would be too tempting for Clean Monday. This is not the recipe I had intended to share during Great Lent because it is quite indulgent and mouth watering but I have many people in mind who came to…
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A Very Green Breakfast: Kale Pesto Toast with Steamed Brussels sprouts
Christ is Risen! Instead of “Anastasia’s Peaceful Kitchen”, I sometimes wonder if I should rename the blog “The Picky Eater”. I have been a very picky eater since I was a young girl. I have a strong distaste for tomatoes, pickles, fish, and some fermented things. Tomatoes, however, I don’t mind having as ketchup or…
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A Spiritual Steward 