• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

HookedOnPlants

When getting hooked is a good thing

  • Jules
  • Why Vegan?
  • Stuff I Love
  • Conversations
  • Recipes
  • Shop: Shirts for Animals
  • Free Recipe Book
  • Contact

Breakfast

Hooked On People Interview Series ~ Priscilla AKA ‘Satisfy Your Soul’ + BANANA BREAD RECIPE

March 18, 2017 By julia

Say hello to Priscilla Levac Cannon!

She has just started a beautiful new plant-based blog, so of course, I had to get know her a bit more.

Priscilla has lived in the Sea-to-Sky area for 20 years now, and used to be a pro-snowboarder. In 2005, she won the US Open, was named the ‘Best Female Rider of the Year’, plus she was featured in a couple of major snowboard movies.

Her passion now lies in sharing plant-based recipes (raw and cooked) as a Raw-Food Chef on her brand new blog, Satisfy Your Soul. It’s all about ‘soul-satisfying food’. She has been eating a vegan diet for the last 8 years as a Mom, an athlete, and someone who’s concerned about the state of our environment. After trying an array of different diets, and restricting herself over the years trying to find the right way of eating for her athletic endeavours, she’s finally found what seems to be the ‘big secret’. “With the balance I’ve cultivated, I now enjoy peace of mind, and my body weight and energy level is naturally on point,” she says. Check out her about page for more on her journey.

She’s all about sharing healthy vegan food without compromising the taste – AMEN!

Let’s get to know Priscilla a bit more… Plus get into some delish banana bread at the bottom!

Why did you start eating a vegan diet?

I’ve been eating vegan for nearly 8 years. I originally got into raw food to get healthier. Later on I watched the documentary Earthlings, which broke my heart and opened my eyes. I never touched meat again. And I’ve been so much healthier ever since; physically, mentally and spiritually.


How did you go vegan? Slowly, or overnight?

Overnight.

How long have you been a Raw Food Chef?
For about 6 years.

What is are the top 3 things you want people to know about the vegan lifestyle?
1. Eating vegan is a lot more flavourful and comforting than people think. It can be the healthiest way of eating if it’s done right, by consuming fresh, organic whole foods (verses tofu, fake meats, and other processed foods), and taking the right supplements if needed.
2. The whole “not enough protein” is a myth. There is protein in every plant-food, and the bigger issue is about getting too much protein. There are even plenty of professional athletes who are thriving and breaking records on a plant-based diet.
3. A vegan diet can prevent and even reverse most diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart diseases and more.
4. Lastly, eating vegan is the biggest contribution we can make for our planet and precious resources.

Top 3 tips for eating more plants?
1. Making lots of green smoothies, green juices, salads.
2. Using fresh organic whole foods as much as possible for most meals.
3. Bring your lunch everywhere you go!

What are you working on right now that excites you?
My new food blog! The response has been really great!

What is your favourite recipe?
My Caesar Salad, Vegan Potato Salad, Balsamic-Beet with Basil Salad, and my Kickstart Espresso-Chocolate Banana Bread.
Priscilla’s Kickstart Espresso-Chocolate Banana Bread
Prep Time: 15-20
Bake Time: 60 mins
Yields: 6-7 slices

Ingredients:

  • 4 Tbsp ground flax seeds.
  • 12 Tbsp warm water (180 ml).
  • 2 cups oat flour (gluten-free if needed).
  • 1 1/2 cup coconut sugar.
  • 1/2 cup cacao powder.
  • 2 tsp baking soda.
  • Pinch salt.
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chunks.
  • 4 very ripe bananas.
  • 1/3 cup almond milk.
  • 2 espresso shots.
  • 3 Tbsp coconut oil, melted.

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a small bowl, stir in ground flax seeds in the warm water. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients; oat flour, coconut sugar, cacao powder, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chunks. Set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, mash your ripe bananas with a masher or fork. Then add the rest of your wet ingredients; flax seed mixture, almond milk, espresso, and coconut oil. Mix well.
  5. Pour your wet ingredients into the dry ingredient’s bowl. Mix well.
  6. Pour mixture into a non-stick bread pan, then place in the oven. Bake for 60 minutes.
  7. When you’re banana bread is ready, simply pull it out of the oven, let it sit for 30 minutes and enjoy!

Note

Feel free to add an additional espresso shot to intensify the coffee flavour.
Find Priscilla here:
www.satisfyyoursoul.co
Instagram: @_satisfyyoursoul_
Facebook: Satisfy Your Soul

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten Free, Hooked On People Interviews, Lunch, Recipes, Snacks, Uncategorized Tagged With: banana bread, espresso chocolate banana bread, food blogger, hooked on people, hooked on people interview, satisfy your soul, vegan baking, vegan banana bread

Turmeric Ginger Banana ‘Mylkshake’

December 29, 2016 By julia

The blender. Doesn’t it blow your mind?

With just a few ingredients, you’re on your way to taste bud heaven.

This time, think milkshake… but good for you. REAL good for you.

img_3236

If you can get the actual turmeric and ginger root from your local grocery store, DO IT.

img_3232

You could use the powdered, but this recipe is so much better with the real, fresh ingredients. If you have a hard time finding them, Spud carries turmeric and ginger root! Just order online from their website and it will get delivered to your door (use the code CRVAN-MURJUB for 20$ off your first order). While you’re at it, add a box of smoothie ready bananas for just 7 bucks and freeze them so they’re ready for your next smoothie session!

Then this creamy, spicy super smoothie so fast and easy to put together.

If you have a high-speed blender, this bevy is amazing blended until warm.

It’s the best thing to come back to after playing all day in the fresh powder.

img_3234

By the way HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

I’m going to share what I am chatting away about in this week’s email to subscribers (subscribe on the homepage).
Here’s s few things I can leave you with while we’re shooting into 2017:

  1. Try not to get overwhelmed about the things that didn’t happen in 2016, or the things you hope to achieve in 2017. This life of ours is all about the adventure. The best gift we can give to ourselves is to be grateful for each present moment and appreciate the relationships, achievements and things that we have now. 
  2. Don’t be like THIS GUY, trying to get it all over-with and done at once.
  3. Just ENJOY the process! We’ve all got mundane things to do in this life (think chores, some work, etc), but what if we switched our mind-set into being excited to do those things, and ignore the part of our brain that dreads what’s to come? 

I can’t waaaait to answer emails!
I’m SO stoked to do the recycling!
Cleaning the house? YES!!! 

Imagine how fun life would be if we truly believed everything was amazingly fun?  Something to think about… 

OK, now back to winter in a cup.

The benefits of this drink are endless. But, here’s just a few to be excited about…

20130309_blackcomb_037

Benefits:

–Turmeric is one of nature’s best anti-inflammatory. Eating it with black pepper drastically improves it’s absorption into your hot bod, magnifying the benefits. It’s also great for bloating, digestion, blood purification, skin conditions, cancer-fighting, plus it aids in fat metabolism.

–Ginger is well-known for it’s anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. This makes it a great answer for combatting seasonal flus and making your immune system super-human. Ginger is also a star when it comes to nausea and muscle pain.

–Bananas are packed full of beneficial carbohydrates, with fibre and a bit of protein! They really are an all round healthy food that if I lived on a deserted island, all I would need is bananas. There’s a reason monkeys go bananas over bananas, and it makes up most of their diet. Smart monkeys. They also decrease bloating (especially for that time of the month ladies!), build lean muscle mass, help your muscles recover faster and give you a boost of clean, whole food energy.

img_3239

Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Ginger Banana Mylkshake

Time: 5 minutes

Serves: 1-2

Ingredients:

  • 2 bananas, peeled
  • 2-3 centimetres turmeric root, chopped (start with less, and add more if you can handle the spice!)
  • 2-3 tsp ginger root, chopped
  • 3-5 dates (depending on size, but I used 5 small bahri dates. 3 medjool would do the trick)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup almond milk (or less if you want it thicker)
  • little pinch of pepper
  • cinnamon to top

Steps:

  1. Throw all of the ingredients into a high speed blender. Blend for 1 minute (or until warm).
  2. Pour into your favourite mug and sprinkle with cinnamon

Note: This goes well with last week’s Raw Vegan Chocolate Orange Christmas Bites

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten Free, Lunch, Oil Free, Raw, Recipes, Salt Free, Snacks, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Winter Tagged With: anti inflammatory shake, anti-inflammatory, banana shake, date banana, ginger, mylkshake, raw, raw vegan shake, turmeric, turmeric ginger

Ginger Pear Turmeric Muffins

August 25, 2016 By julia

 Good ol’ muffins with some piz-azz-y spices and major benefits.

…

Read More »

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Lunch, Recipes, Snacks, Uncategorized Tagged With: baked goods, breakfast muffins, buckwheat, ginger, gluten free muffins, muffins, pear, pear ginger turmeric muffins, turmeric, vegan baking, vegan muffins

Quinoa Superfood Power Cookies | Jules Fuel

July 28, 2016 By julia

Cookies for breakfast?

OK fine, if you insist…

…

Read More »

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Jules Fuel, Lunch, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: breakfast to go, compassionate food, cookies, cruelty free, easy snacking, healthy cookies, high nutrient, jules fuel, plant based dinner, plant based meals, plant-based, plants, vegan, vegan dessert, vegan dinner, vegan eats, vegan lunch, vegan meals, vegan snack

Banana Soft Serve | 4 Ways

July 21, 2016 By julia

When it comes to dessert, it is just the best when you can eat without guilt, am I right? Think spirulina, dates, hemp, cacao, peaches and peppermint…..

…

Read More »

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Lunch, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: banana soft serve, bananas, compassionate food, cruelty free, high nutrient, nananicecream, nice cream, plant based dinner, plant based meals, plant-based, plants, vegan, vegan dinner, vegan eats, vegan lunch, vegan meals

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 6
  • Go to page 7
  • Go to page 8

Primary Sidebar

Search Recipes

WELCOME

welcome-julia-murray

Hi, I'm Julia! I like to simplify plant-based eating and make yummy recipes. I'm a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, certified plant-based chef, Olympian, and I make cereal (Jules Fuel). Enjoy! Read more

Get Hooked

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Instagram

hookedonplants

Your non-preachy, vegan & fitness corner 〰️
Here to help you eat plants & more.
Free Breakfast Ebook⤵️

Jules - Olympian & Vegan RHN
Less pressure & more imperfections. You feel thi Less pressure & more imperfections. 

You feel this?

Hands up for being there for each other in the most valuable but imperfect ways 🙌 

💕 💕 💕 

… zero judgement corner of the ‘gram. 

Eat plants, move your bod, be yourself, stay weird, worry less, compare less, hug animals, love more.

Excited to continue to share 
- food & recipes 
- moves
- mindset support 
- local biz shout outs
- easy cooking hacks
- my healthy products 
- vegan news 
- sanctuaries & animal everything 
- your stories
- vegan travel 
- vegan athlete tips 

….all of it! 

Just putting less pressure on my captions being just right… 
my reels being algorithm worthy… and my food photos having the perfect lighting.  Ya know?

Less time in the details… it’s more about the big picture, and you, and the animals, and the food. 

I’ll share more this way. 

And hopefully help support you more in the process 🎉

#realtalk #imperfectionism #eatplants #beYou
Plant of the day: (Name this fruit) 😍 . . . Plant of the day: (Name this fruit) 😍 

.
.
.

One of my faves. 

Pro Persimmon tip: 

You HAVE to wait until it’s so ripe that it’s gooey. Especially for the taller Hachiya
type.

Then expect to experience the most delicious vanilla pudding-like tastiness ….(Vs: if you eat it while it’s firm, its chalky-ness makes it almost inedible).

Have you tried this fab fall/winter fruit?
Black Friday-YAY 🎉 Sale is on. Shirts for the Black Friday-YAY 🎉 Sale is on.

Shirts for the animals. 
25% off everything with $ going to animal sanctuaries 💕 

Rock the compassionate message. 

Link in bio!

@andreahelleman.maven 📸 

#shirtsforanimals #veganshirts #veganblackfriday
The Buffalo Chick’n Wrap you need to experience The Buffalo Chick’n Wrap you need to experience …
(Especially tasty after a good ride 🚲)
Local Vegan Biz shout out 🎉 

@hwycafe visits (in Pemberton) give me the warm fuzzies. 
What Leo & Laura have created is nothing short of RIDICULOUSLY DELICIOUS menu of vegan comfort food, and to see their growth & the traction they’re  gaining from spreading the vegan message through the ridiculousl deliciousness, is really somethin’ else.

The collab day they did a couple weeks back with @erinireland at  @tolivefor.bakery had a 3 hour!!! line up of people who were happily waiting to try their infamous Chick’N Wraps. 

Proof you don’t need animals for all the nostalgic textures & flavours you’d ever crave. 

Stop by @thehwycafe next time you’re in Pemby, and you’ll be greeted by one of the kindest & most compassionate (and purpose driven) couples I’ve come across 

Get in there. 
It’s ridiculous how delicious 🤤 

…Look out for their new food truck around Whistler & festivals next year too 🎉 

#whistlervegan #pembertonvegan #happycow #veganfood #veganchicken #vegantravel
VEGAN IN WHISTLER series: Today’s shout out: @n VEGAN IN WHISTLER series:

Today’s shout out:
@nakedsprout Tempeh Reuben & Tomato Soup 

🤤 

Have you tried?

#veganinwhistler #whistlervegan  #tempehislife #reuben
Being you is your super power. 💥 Side note: Mot Being you is your super power. 💥 Side note: Mother Nature, hey? What a beauty. 

Let’s protect her.

Less animals, more plants on the plate 🎉 

#earth 
#stayyou #stayweird
Easy vegan dinner equation: 1) Base: Lentils (us Easy vegan dinner equation:

1) Base: 
Lentils (used black lentils, love their texture)
& whole grain (precooked brown rice - just make a batch and keep in the fridge for a week to add to things)

2) Veggies:
Sautéed mushroom, onion, pepper, zucchini, broccoli …
The more variety the better. 

3) SAWWWCE. 
Curry Tahini Cheezy Sauce:
Blend until smooth in magic bullet kind of blender:
- 1/4 cup tahini 
- 1 tbsp red curry paste
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar or lemon juice
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- a little water to blend

Bonus:
Add some extra plant protein & yummy texture: 
Used @tempeafoods and just sautéed with some @bragg liquid aminos 

Big salad on the side. 

Or lay it all on a bed of greens. 

Legume, grain, veggies, sauce. 

There’s got to be a million different versions of this. 

Whole food deliciousness.

Stay tuned: Vegan Roadmap recipe e book coming.

Give a 📖 in the comments if you want me to DM you about it when it’s ready 🎉
Tofu Scramble instead of Scrambled Eggs: Why? * C Tofu Scramble instead of Scrambled Eggs:
Why?

* Cholesterol-free
* Plant-protein-packed
* No animals needed
* Fibre!
* Yummy with delish @shaniseasoning spice mix
* Sustainable for 🌎 
* plays a part in cancer prevention & balances hormones 

Texture tip:
- Use 1 block each of medium and soft tofu. Make it organic. 
How to: 
- sauté veggies, crumble tofu, add a dollop of hummus & the spices 

PS: 
Breakfast for dinner: yay or nay?

It’s a total yay for me.

#tofuscramble #veganbrunch #veganchat
For those with furry fam members: have you heard o For those with furry fam members: have you heard of @virchewdogs ? 

Women-run biz by the amazing Laura out of Vancouver. 

These two are obsessed and thriving on it. @zakxtez 

You can order it right to your door in Van! 

Virchew is fueled by passion & purpose & a whole lotta love for animals & the earth. 

Dogs can thrive as plant-based eaters. 
If your pup has skin issues: Virchew is def worth a try!

#dogfood
Join the Community

Categories

  • Appetizers (24)
  • Breakfast (40)
  • Brunch (9)
  • Dessert (66)
  • Dinner (82)
  • Drinks (7)
  • fall (4)
  • Gluten Free (99)
  • halloween (2)
  • Holidays (20)
  • Hooked On People Interviews (19)
  • Jules Fuel (5)
  • Lifestyle (22)
  • Lunch (82)
  • Oil Free (93)
  • One Pot (1)
  • Raw (45)
  • Ready under 30 (1)
  • Recipes (159)
  • Salt Free (42)
  • Sauces/Dressings (34)
  • Snacks (80)
  • Spring (42)
  • Summer (43)
  • Thanksgiving (13)
  • Travel (1)
  • Uncategorized (157)
  • Vegan Dogs (1)
  • Veganism (16)
  • Winter (32)

© 2016 Veritas Techsoft Pvt. Ltd