When I moved to NYC about 3 years ago I was basically alone. Of course I had my husband and our little dog to be with but I had no friends, no family. Also we stayed at this Airbnb for about 3 weeks until we finally moved to our first apartment.
In this beginning I had just a few things to lean on during my time: buying stuff for my new apartment and the internet. I came to NYC with no job and no career - my deepest desire was to change from advertising from something else, something related to food. So I started to follow Bon Appétit on Youtube. From the first video that I saw I loved the content. Also it taught me so much - from full recipes to techniques.
Still nowadays I count on BA’s recipes. It’s the first website that I check whenever I want to find out about a new recipe or if I have an ingredient which I’m in doubt of how to prepare - for techniques or just creativity.
Recently I acknowledge the fact that I have a sweet tooth. Between breakfast and lunch I crave something sweet. And very often between lunch and dinner I have the same cravings. Usually I rely on my favorite combo: banana and peanut butter, sometimes I add some chocolate chips, maple syrup and/or chopped hazelnuts. But I was getting tired of eating the same thing over and over again. So I would munch on chocolate! (Lindt is my favorite).
I know that people really like chia pudding. I tried a few recipes but didn’t like any of it. I believe the texture is what it makes that not so tasty for me. It comes as a surprise for me that I have this issues because I always had zero problems with texture.
Until on the beginning of this year I founded out this Molly Baz recipe for Chocolate-Cashew Chia Pudding. She blends lots of ingredients and then add the chia pudding. But since I was already using the blender I thought “why not blend the seeds with it?”. It was the best decision I had. The texture was super creamy and after some hours on the fridge it got even better.
Now I have a quart container on my fridge every week, just one step away from me to dive into it and have a healthy and delicious snack. It’s a good breakfast too if you are into sweet treats on your mornings - I’m not, I gotta have savory stuff for breakfast with a big cup of coffee and you guess… cashew milk!
For my chia pudding I like to add vanilla whey protein and chopped fruits on top. The combination of vanilla and chocolate really makes me happy. And adding strawberries almost makes me feel like I’m having Neapolitan ice cream. Other combinations that I like are hazelnuts with banana and coconut chips with blueberries. Just yummy!
