Cream of Zucchini Soup

This recipe is from Skinnytaste.  It was easy to prepare with only a few ingredients.  I liked this soup and would definitely make it again. Next time I will probably add an extra zucchini, I don't think you can add too many for this soup.

Honeyberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam

I recently received 4 quarts of honeyberries.  That is A LOT of berries!  But wait a second, what is a honeyberry?  I'd never heard of them before, but they look like blueberries with an elongated shape.  They taste sort of like blueberries, but not quite like blueberries. Whatever the flavour, they are tasty.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with all of these berries!  To start I thought, why not try making jam?  The recipe I used is from Oh She Glows.

I liked this jam!  And I was pleased to find out that making this sort of jam was very easy to make.

A few notes

• I excluded the maple syrup
• I cooked the jam for closer to 25 minutes

Thai Sweet Potato Nachos

This recipe is from Oh My Veggies and was a great combination of flavours.  I ended up eating the "nachos" with a knife and fork as they probably didn't turn out as crispy as intended.  But, I still enjoyed this dish nonetheless!

A few notes:

• While I don't mind ginger in small amounts, I probably put a bit too much in the peanut sauce.  Next time, I would probably reduce the amount.  I finely minced the ginger rather than grating it so maybe I was getting strong bursts of it!
• I excluded the sugar in the peanut sauce
• I didn't have an "oil mister" and just tossed the potatoes in a touch of olive oil
• Instead of sriracha or red pepper flakes, I used chili paste I happened to have in the fridge
• I found this recipe in the "30 minutes or less" section and am happy to report this dish was quick to prepare!

Raspberry Vanilla Chia Pudding

Ingredients

1/4 cup chia seeds

1 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract*

2 or 3 Medjool dates, pitted and diced

1/2 to 3/4 cup raspberries**, coarsely chopped

cinnamon, optional

*I wouldn't recommend substituting with artificial vanilla extract, for me (and maybe it was the brand I was using), the artificial extract was not a good flavour in this pudding...

**Fresh or frozen raspberries work.  If you use frozen raspberries, just crumble them with your fingers when you add to the chia mixture. Big crumbles, small crumbles or even leave some of the raspberries whole, it is up to you!

Directions

Combine chia, milk and vanilla. Add dates a bit at a time. Add raspberries. Gently stir.

Place in fridge overnight.  Before serving, stir again to make sure dates and raspberries are distributed throughout the pudding. (Optional: add a sprinkle of cinnamon to taste, stir again).

Garnish with fresh raspberries.