October 2017

Pink Golden latte by Vanelja

Hello Love! Täältä tulvahtaa luoksesi ihanaa uutta juomainspiraatiota talven varalle! Jotain mikä lämmittää ja hoivaa sekä kehoa että mieltä ja jotain mikä varmasti tuo uutta iloa kahvitauolle, aamupalalle tai iltaan.

 

Olen antanut juomille nimen Dream Latte (Tai Soul Latte – rakkaalla lapsella on monta nimeä), sillä ne todella hoivaavat sielua unelmaisella tavalla. Freesit pastellisävyt ja ravitsevat raaka-aineet muodostavat yhdessä mahtavan selviytymispaketin kylmille kuukausille ja näiden rinnalla se perinteinen kahvi- tai teekippo alkaa näyttämään kieltämättä melko vaisulta juomavaihtoehdolta.

 

Rakastan itse vaihtelua ja olenkin tässä viime kuukausien aikana kehitellyt näistä juomista jos minkälaista variaatiota. Ensin kulauttelin kurkumaan pohjautuvaa Golden Lattea eri maustevaihtiksilla joka ilta ja usein päivisinkin. Sitten siirryin Pink Latteen, johon ripsautan joukkoon punajuurijauhetta (myös maitojuomaan blendattu kypsennetty punajuurikuutio käy!). Viimeisin himon kohde on ollut juoma, jonka nimesin Smaragd Latteksi. Se on sekoitus johon tulee mm. matchaa, chlorellaa ja pieni ripaus blue algae -leväjauhetta (Sekoitus alla olevan reseptin Blue Lattesta ja Green lattesta.) Kaiken kruunaavat mahtavat rohdot, kuten kurkuma, inkivääri, ceylon kaneli ja muut ihanuudet. 

 

Juomat näyttävät kieltämättä kuin olisivat jotain vesivärisession jälkituotoksia, mutta ne ovat oikeasti kyllä melkoisia voimajuomia. Todellisia väri- ja yrttiterapiasessioita yhdessä mukissa.

 

Ja sitten tarjolla on myös ihania uutisia:

  1. Viikonloppuna sain suuren kunnian käydä pokaamassa The Blog Award Finlandissa pystin parhaasta ruokablogista. Niin käsittämättömän upeaa – Paras ruokablogi 2017! Leijun vieläkin pilvissä. Päivitykseni tapahtuvat pääasiassa Vaneljan Instagramin puolella, ja olin ajatellut että näissä skaboissa tulkittaisiin blogaamista ns. traditionaaliseen tyyliin old school -blogia tarkastelemalla, joten oli ihanan raikastavaa ja sydäntä lämmittävää huomata, että myös uudet tekemisen kanavat ja työpanos siellä huomioitiin tällä kertaa. Voit lukea tarkempia aatoksiani tunnustuksesta IG-postauksestani.  Megalomaaminen karhunhalaus kaikille teille seuraajilleni, jotka olette viipottaneet mukana menossa!
  2. Vanelja.com eli tämä saitti on uudistuksen alla ja uusi upea sivusto saa paraikaa muotoaan. Sivuni toimivat ihan normaalisti, mutta en tule tekemään tänne uusia päivityksiä ennen uuden saitin avautumista. Mutta Instagramissa touhu jatkuu yhtä aktiivisena kuin ennenkin, eli sikäli ei mitään radiohiljaisuuksia luvassa. 

 

Pysykää kanavalla ja testatkaa ihmeessä näitä pastellisia sulojuomiani ja kertokaa mitä tykkäätte! Tägää kuvasi #dreamlatte ja @vanelja niin näen tuotoksenne. Tudulei!

 

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Pink Golden latte by Vanelja

Hello Love! I’m here to give you some new inspiration for warm drinks – something that makes you thrive during the cold months and something super fun to try out at your coffee or tea break, at your breakfast or as your good night drink.

Pink Latte make from beet and vegan milk

I call them Dream Lattes (Or Soul Lattes – Sweet child has many names, as we say in Finlandas they sooth the soul in such a dreamy way. The happy pastel colors and nourishing ingredients make such a beautiful winter surviving combo that your average cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate just starts to feel bo-ooring.

 

I’m a person who loves variation and I have been switching between these Dream Lattes during the last months and I love to come up with new modifications and color combos. I have never ever believed in the phrase “Don’t play with your food.” Of course you should play – Always, in every single situation you get a change! Playfulness in life is something that makes us vibrate in such a high and light level and that’s the path to true happiness and wellbeing. Through joy, you know.

Pink Latte make from beet and vegan milk

Well anyways, what I was saying about these Dream Lattes, is that few months ago I enjoyed my golden latte with different kinds of spices every evening. Then I started doing the Pink Latte, in which I incorporated beet powder (or blended cooked beet with the milk) and that was a true eye candy for me, because my color taste has stuck to what it was when I was 5, like “All pink everything”. Lately I have been doing my Smaragd Latte which is a combination Blue Latte and Green Latte, that includes matcha, chlorella and/or blue algae. And as you can see all these lattes look like some water coloring session would have just taken place – but they actually are quite potions, I tell you! Big powerful color & herb therapy session in one mug.

Then I have some news to tell!

  1. Last weekend Vanelja won the award for The Best Food Blog at The Blog Awards Finland! Yayyyyy! That was something so so miraculous, that I’m still astonished.  My updates and posts happen mainly on Vanelja’s Instagram account, and I had thought that this kind of an award is targeted mainly to more old school type of bloggers, so it was so heart-warming to notice that the jury had considered also other channels this time.  You can read my thoughts about the victory here from my Instagram post. Wanna send a HUGE warm hug to all my lovely followers for supporting me and being part of this journey.
  2. Vanelja.com is under a renovation and a new beautiful site is building up. This site functions normally until the launch, but I won’t be posting here before the new site opens. But my IG is as active as normal, so no actual radio silence happening.

Pink Latte, Golden Latte, Green Latte and Blue latte to sooth your soul

So stay tuned, my bunnies, and please do try out some of these Dream Lattes – or all of them! Tag your creations on Instagram #dreamlatte and @vanelja so I’ll see them! 

Be love and stay golden!

 

V

Pink Latte, Golden Latte, Green Latte and Blue latte to sooth your soul

Pink Latte:

1 cup unsweetened vegan milk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

1 teaspoon beet powder (or a small cube of cooked beetroot)

½ teaspoon ceylon cinnamon

⅓ teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ow raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 teaspoon coconut oil

 

Golden Latte:

1 cup unsweetened mylk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

½ teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon cinnamon

⅓ teaspoon ground cardamom

pinch of ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ow raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 teaspoon coconut oil

 

Green Latte:

1 cup unsweetened mylk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

1 teaspoon matcha powder

⅓ teaspoon chlorella

¼ teaspoon ashwagandha

⅓ teaspoon ground ginger

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon peppermint extract or fresh mint leaves

1 teaspoon ow raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 teaspoon coconut oil

 

Blue Latte:

1 cup unsweetened mylk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

¼ teaspoon blue algae powder (like Blue Majik)

¼ teaspoon ashwagandha

⅓ teaspoon ground ginger

juices of half a lemon

1 teaspoon ow raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 teaspoon coconut oil

 

Pour the milk into a small saucepan and bring to simmer over medium heat. Whisk in all the ingredients – except honey, if you’re using. Cook on a low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, let cool slightly and add the sweetener, honey or syrup. Top with ceylon cinnamon or beet powder, if you like. Enjoy Warm!

Tip 1: You can also warm the milk and then pour all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and frothy.

Tip 2: If you want to play with colors, make different colors of lattes, scoop off some froth from the surface and mix the froths to different colors of lattes, like pink froth to golden latte, yellow froth to pink latte and so on.

Pink Latte, Golden Latte, Green Latte and Blue latte to sooth your soul

Pink Latte

1 cup unsweetened vegan milk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

1 tsp beet powder (or a small cube of cooked beetroot)

½ tsp ceylon cinnamon

⅓ tsp ground ginger

1 tsp raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 tsp coconut oil

 

Golden Latte

1 cup unsweetened mylk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

½ tsp turmeric

½ teaspoon cinnamon

⅓ tsp ground cardamom

a pinch of ground nutmeg

1 tsp raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 tsp coconut oil

 

Green Latte

1 cup unsweetened mylk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

1 tsp matcha powder

⅓ tsp chlorella

¼ tsp ashwagandha

⅓ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp peppermint extract or fresh mint leaves

1 tsp raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 tsp coconut oil

 

Blue Latte

1 cup unsweetened mylk (such as almond milk, oat milk or hemp milk)

¼ tsp blue algae powder (like Blue Majik)

¼ tsp ashwagandha

⅓ tsp ground ginger

juices of half a lemon

1 tsp raw organic honey or maple syrup or agave

1 tsp coconut oil

 

Pour the milk into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Whisk all the ingredients – except honey, if you’re using it. Cook on a low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan, let cool slightly and add the sweetener, honey or syrup. Top with ceylon cinnamon or beet powder, if you like. Enjoy warm!

Tip 1: You can also warm the milk and then pour all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth and frothy.

Tip 2: If you want to play with colors, make different colors of lattes, scoop off some froth from the surface and mix the froths to different colors of lattes, like pink froth to golden latte, yellow froth to pink latte and so on.