lili's rituals

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Another recipe for using up overripe bananas: after  @many-rainbows' banana cakes , my mom's recipe , and banana muffins, here's my super easy vegan waffle recipe. Ingredients 400 g wheat flour 1 ripe banana, cut in fairly thin slices 1 sachet of vanilla sugar (7,5 g) 1 tbsp brown sugar 2 pinches of salt 1 sachet of baking powder (11 g) 10 cl vegetable oil 250 ml sparkling water *  (or ortherwise still water) Instructions 1. Add all the ingredients to the blender and mix until smooth * 2. Pour into a large bowl and cover 3. Let stand for at least 30 minutes at room temperature 4. Once the waffle iron plate is heated to the correct temperature, brush on about 1/2 tsp of oil and add a pinch of sesame seeds 5. Pour the equivalent of a not-too-full ladle. 6. With my Tefal waffle maker: the newer model takes about 4-5 minutes to cook the waffles versus the prior model would take about ...

Good food is very often, even most often, simple food - Anthony Bourdain This Asian coconut jelly dessert, chewy and translucent, is simple, super easy to make and perfect for summer. The coconut jelly dessert is both vegan and gluten free, made with agar agar for an easy chilled dessert. My version is filled with fresh pandan leaves and above all not too sweet.  I usually eat very little salt and sugar, so perhaps other people will need to add a little more salt and sugar (in all my recipes). Ingrédients  1 litre of water 1 pack of coconut juice (600 ml) 200 ml of pandan leaf juice * 2 packs of coconut milk (2 x 500 ml) 1 packet of agar agar (25 g) 5 tbsp sugar * * 2 tsp salt *  1 large handful of pandan leaves (about 20 cm long), cut into pieces about 2 cm long, blended with 200 ml of water, and strain to collect the green juice * *  for once, I'm using white sugar; cane or whole cane sugar (other brown sugars) tends to give a brown color Instructions Add...

This banana cake is the tastiest way to use overripe bananas.  My mom used to make this really simple steamed banana pudding. Thank you @many-rainbows for reminding me to post this simple recipe; I will also try your version of banana cake 😊 Ingredients 6 ripe or overripe bananas 6 tbsp rice flour 1 tbsp glutinous flour 1 tbsp cane sugar 1 pinch of salt 200 ml coconut cream Method Mash the bananas thoroughly with a fork until smooth Add sugar and mix well Add the flours and salt and mix well Add gradually the coconut cream to obtain a slightly thick cream consistency Pour into a 24 cm springform cake tin (Pyrex) Bake in a water bath in a 200°C (390°F) oven for 45 mins, covered with baking paper Remove from the oven, let cool, and cut into squares Note: in the original recipe, fresh coconut flakes are added to the batter, and once the cake is baked, they are sprinkled on top as a decoration it is baked in portions in small baskets made from banana leaves cook in a covere...

The true purpose [of Zen] is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes - Shunryu Suzuki A moment of rest and relaxation: 30 mins or less to catch our breath, a simple and effective way to take a break during the day. It's purely about relaxation and nothing else: snuggling up in our cozy bed with a book or in our favourite armchair, or simply sitting and relaxing while sipping our favourite drink... Drawing Listening to music: favourite songs         Listening to the birds in a garden/park Awesome World 奇妙世界 Writing, and if I don't know what to write about, just make lists: . Create a character and describe them in detail . Write in my gratitude journal . Write about coincidences that have happened . Write about the ups and downs, the "good and bad" moments of the past week/month/year . Write about my life, our memoirs . Write in my personal journal/diary . Write a letter to myself . Write/describe a bizarre and/or...

Your are the Altar, not the Sacrifice! Creating an Altar Setting up a sacred space, simple or elaborate, using personal treasures, items that hold sacred and joyful meaning for us, that resonate within us. Intuitively, we already do this, like creating a corner to display family photos or decorating a dining room centerpiece, a sideboard, a dresser, a bedside table... The difference lies in the intention, the awareness, and the understanding of the sacred purpose. We can have several altars in different places in the house a corner for meditation, relaxation, prayer, creativity... a personal, family, ancestral altar... We don't need a large space, just a quiet place where you feel comfortable and where candles and incense can be burned safely the top of a dresser, a small table, shelf, or desk a windowsill a corner of the kitchen a nook in the living room an empty closet a wooden trunk or chest (to be able to close it if it's in a small room, choose the lightest one possible; w...

  True comfort is allowing yourself to rest without guilt or reason In her book L'Art de la Simplicité ( How to Live More With Less,  English version), Dominique Loreau talks about her vanity case where she stores her medicines, beauty products, jewelry, toothbrush, sewing kit, nail care kit… and she uses it not only for trips but also every day at home; she carries it from room to room so that she always has everything on hand. She is a French essayist who has lived in Japan since the 1970s.  So she is deeply influenced by the lifestyle and living environment of her adopted country.  A lifestyle based on "less is more" philosophy, applied to all areas, from the material to the spiritual. At that time, I found it was a great idea but finally I really don't need all those things every time I change rooms. Since I am mostly at my desk, I just use a drawer where I put all the things I need.  What a surprise when Sarah Ban Breathnach introduced the idea of a comfo...