Recipes for Mother’s Day

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At ettitude we’ve got a great idea for every meal this Mother’s Day. Here five vegan recipes for Mother’s Day that are sure to make mum feel special without requiring you to spend all day in the kitchen.

Vegan Pancakes

Vegan Pancakes

Start Mum’s day with some yummy vegan pancakes.

Ingredients

1 cup of flour

1 tablespoon of cane sugar

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/8 of a teaspoon of salt

1 cup of soy milk

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

1 cup mixed berries

 

Directions

  1. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  2. Add the soy milk, vegetable oil and mixed berries to your mixture.
  3. Mix until smooth.
  4. Pour into the pan.
  5. Flip pancakes once you see bubbles in the middle of the pancake.
  6. Enjoy.

 

Vegan Lasagne

Hush - Hush Kid Friendly Lasagna - All Done!

This is one lunch dish that is sure to impress Mum (and you don’t have to tell her how easy it really is!)

Ingredients

Thinly sliced pumpkin

1 bunch silverbeet, washed and chopped coursely

350-500 g sliced mushrooms

olive oil

2 garlic cloves, crushed

800 g can diced tomatoes

500 g soy cream cheese (try Kingland soy cream cheese)

3/4 cup soy milk

2 tspn ‘Egg-Like’ or ‘No Egg’

lasagne sheets

sesame seeds, roasted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 200C
  2. Line baking dish with baking paper
  3. Spray oil on pumpkin and roast till cooked
  4. Heat oil in large saucepan on high
  5. Saute onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes until tender
  6. Stir in tomato.
  7. Remove from pan and set aside
  8. Wipe out pan
  9. Heat more oil on high

10. Saute mushrooms for 2-3 minutes, until tender

11. Add silverbeet, lower heat

12. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally 1-2 minutes till wilted

13. Season to taste

14. In a blender, mix soy cream cheese, soy milk and No-Egg

15. Assemble lasagne in large baking dish, layering various ingredients with lasagne sheets to own pattern, leaving sufficient soy cream cheese mix to cover top layer of lasagne sheets

16. sprinkle sesame seeds over top

17. Cover with aluminium foil

18. Bake 35-40 minutes until tender

 

Yummy Chocolate Mousse

ridiculously simple mousse

This super easy chocolate mousse is perfect for sweets!

 

Ingredients

1 medium, soft avocado

2 heaped tablespoons of raw cacao powder

2 tablespoons of 100 % pure maple syrup

2 medjool dates, softened in warm water

1 pinch of flaky sea salt

¾ cup of hemp milk (or any other plant based milk)

Directions

  1. Blend all ingredients
  2. Decorate with cacao nibs and lots of mixed berries.

 

Lentil Bolognese

Ternary trenette

A gorgeous hearty dinner for mum, best served with a glass of red wine.

 

Ingredients

Garlic

Onion

Chili (optional)

1 Cup of lentils

I tin of Tomatoes

Red Wine

Thyme

Salt Pepper

Olive oil

Pasta

Directions

  1. Fry garlic, onion and chili until the onion is clear.
  2. Add dry thyme
  3. Add I cup of red wine and reduce.
  4. Add tinned tomatoes and lentils.
  5. Bring to boil simmer.
  6. Bring water to the boil with salt add pasta.
  7. Add salt and pepper to lentils.
  8. Serve, awesome.

 

Vegan Chocolate Mudcake

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Spoil mum with a mudcake so moist it melts in your mouth.

Ingredients

200g Wholemeal flour

200g Plain flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

60g Cocoa

350g Caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

250ml Vegetable oil

350ml Water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees C.
  2. Mix all dry ingredients together.
  3. Add wet ingredients and mix with a mixer on high for a couple of minutes.
  4. Pour into baking tin (or try 2 round cake tins and ice in the middle and on top).
  5. Cook for approx 40mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
  6. Allow to cool to room temperature, then ice with vegan choc icing or dust with icing sugar.

Check out some more of our favourite recipes for Mother’s Day on Pintrest. Happy cooking!

Five green ways to celebrate Mothers’ Day

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Mothers’ Day is quickly approaching! For those of you who haven’t decided how to spoil mum this year, we’ve got you covered with five of our favourite green ways to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Make mum an organic breakfast in bed
Breakfast in bed is an unbreakable Mothers’ Day tradition. This year why not make this tradition more environmentally friendly by purchasing some organic ingredients to make pancakes, omelettes or French toast? They may look and taste naughty but mum can be assured that organic ingredients are good for the waistline!

Hot cake

Plant a vegetable garden together
Growing your own food is a great way to reduce your environmental impact, improve your family’s health and save money on grocery bills! Fresh food tastes great and you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve created something delicious as a family. Tending to the vegies is an activity that you and mum can carry on all year round.

square inch gardening

 

Run mum an organic bath
Creating a luxurious milk bath for mum is so easy even your littlest can help. Just mix one cup of powdered milk and 2 – 3 drops of lavender oil into the bath to create a beautiful lavender milk bath. Pick some petals from the garden to sprinkle in to make the bath extra special. Ettitude’s luxurious mother’s day package, containing our pure bamboo pure shawl collar bathrobe and bamboo bath towel, is a great mother’s day gift idea. Add some soy candles and a glass of organic wine and mum’s all set for a night of eco friendly pampering.

Luxurious Milk Bath

Send mum an E-card
Instead of purchasing a paper card as a mother’s day gift this year, why not send her an e-card or recycle old cards into your own design? You will not only be minimising your environmental impact, but mum will appreciate the time and effort put in to creating a personalised card just for her. If you must purchase a card consider purchasing a recycled or tree free card.

Celebrate Present Card

 

Choose eco-friendly gifts
Books, flowers and furniture are a few tried and tested Mothers’ Day gift ideas. This year, why not put your own eco-friendly twist on these traditional gifts? Instead of giving mum a new book consider an online magazine subscription or an e-reader, to minimise the use of paper. Plant a tree or bush instead of purchasing flowers. Mum will be pleased with your efforts and Mother Nature will be pretty happy too! Instead of buying new furniture purchase an old piece of furniture from a second hand store and re-stain or re-upholster using organic fabrics. This will help the environment and your bank balance, too.

To all Mothers, Everywhere

 

Have a wonderful Mothers’ Day!

Mother’s Day Promotions

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Here at ettitude, we know how much you want to treat your mum to something special on Mother’s Day. So to help you give her the best mother’s day ever, we’re offering some Mother’s Day Promotions.

You may have see us talking about our Mother’s Day gifts page on Facebook over the last couple of days – it’s the perfect spot to start in if you’re looking for some inspiration (US customers have their own special page here). Our favourite choice is our luxurious Mother’s Day bath package –  super soft and perfect for relaxing, ideal if you want to spoil mum a bit!

On Twitter, anyone who RT’s our special Mother’s Day message on May 12th will get 10% store discount – these codes will be DM’d out to entrants individually, so make sure you are following us so we can message you!

If you’re looking for other ways to treat mum, why not check out our Mother’s Day meals ideas on Pinterest, or keep an eye on our blog for some other green ways to celebrate? Happy Mother’s Day  from the ettitude team!

Earth Day 2013: Our Eco Resolutions

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You might have seen us mention over the past couple of weeks that Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd. The ettitude team have been talking about what we can do to celebrate, and we’ve come up with idea of making eco resolutions. We can all do something to make the planet a little bit greener, and then next year we can compare results! Below are our eco resolutions – we’d love to hear yours, too!

Phoebe, MD, ‘I’m planning to eat only local and seasonal food, and take shorter showers’

Marie, marketing coordinator, ‘I’m going to try harder to recycle my household waste’

Brent, ‘I’ll try to drive less and walk/cycle more to get around. I’ll also avoid putting my heating on when I can wear warmer clothing instead’

Vanessa, intern, ‘I am going to eat less packaged food and walk to work’

Betty, intern, ‘To reduce waste paper, I will be subscribing digitally to my favourite magazines and newspapers. I will also change my paper bills and statements so I receive them online instead of by mail’

Ellen, design intern, ‘I will only use public transport or, if I have to drive, make sure I car pool’

Why bamboo sleepwear is best for your skin

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If you suffer from skin disorders such as eczema or psoriasis, then bamboo sleepwear could be just what you are looking for.  The feeling of irritation and discomfort during the harsh Aussie summer nights  can be a huge annoyance and greatly affect your quality of sleep and quality of life.

Luckily, simply changing your sleepwear can make a huge difference! Bamboo sleepwear is perfect for your sensitive skin – here are a few great reasons why:

Bamboo sleepwear is incredibly soft and breathable

Bamboo fabric feels smooth and silky on your skin and allows it to breathe throughout the night.

Bamboo fabric is hyper- allergenic

Bamboo contains naturally hyper-allergenic properties which cause no irritation to your skin.

Bamboo sleepwear has three times the absorbency of cotton sleepwear.

Simply switching to bamboo sleepwear will keep you three times dryer throughout the night (and three times more comfortable!)

Bamboo Fabric contains a natural antibacterial agent

This naturally antibacterial agent in bamboo fabric works to keep your sleepwear perfectly hygienic to feel both dry and clean in the morning.

Bamboo fabric is not only used for sleepwear, but is also a popular choice for bedding and bathroom products as well.  Give your skin the treatment it deserves and treat yourself to some bamboo sleepwear to get a good night’s sleep today.

Bamboo cot blanket

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Our little angels can quickly become little devils when they aren’t getting enough sleep. A great way to give bubs a good nights sleep is to make them comfortable by providing them with the best bedding, and bamboo fabric is a great option.

Bamboo fabric is both breathable and thermal regulating, ensuring your baby will not be too hot or too cold. Also highly absorbent, a bamboo cot blanket will draw moisture away from your baby quickly to ensure a restful sleep, and is so luxuriously soft and silky there will be no way bubs will feel uncomfortable throughout the night.

Your baby’s skin is especially soft and sensitive and needs to be protected from harsh fabric which can cause irritation and discomfort. Bamboo cot blankets are naturally hypoallergenic and are suitable for even the most delicate of skins. While some baby blankets can lose their softness and become scratchy with regular washing, a bamboo cot blanket will remain ultra soft.

Antibacterial properties found in bamboo cot blankets also prevent bacteria from breeding, which is not only healthier for baby but means it will stay smelling great, too.

When you choose bamboo for your baby, you are choosing a naturally sustainable product. You are not only helping bubs now, but you are helping to protect the environment for their future..

And remember, when bubs sleeps well, you can too!

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

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Mother’s Day gift ideas can be one of the hardest things to come up with. Chocolates and flowers are overdone, so this year why not buy a Mother’s Day gift that will last, giving your mum something she can keep and use throughout the year.

ettitude’s bamboo bedding products make a great Mother’s Day gift, with a whole range of colours available. Something as simple as a new duvet cover can brighten up a whole bedroom. Or how about a bamboo throw or blanket to bring a little eco luxury to mum’s bed?

Our other Mother’s Day gift ideas are our bamboo underwear range. In a variety of sizes and colours, it’s ideal for those with sensitive skin or allergies. It’s also extremely breathable, keeping you cool and fresh during summer. For those looking for something a little bit warmer for mum, our pure bamboo shawl colour bathrobe is another great choice.

Don’t forget to treat mum to some special activities on mother’s day as well – breakfast in bed, a delicious lunch, or a fun family day out. Keep an eye out for our next blog post, which will have some great ideas for mother’s day activities!

Our rewards program – be appreciated, be awarded

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We love to treat our loyal ettitude customers, which is why we have set up our new loyalty program. We don’t want to tie you down with complicated rules or logins, so we’re keeping things as simple as possible. That’s why everyone who has created an account automatically gets a loyalty program membership too – no need to do anything extra.

The way the program works is very simple – for every dollar you spend, you earn 10 loyalty points, which you can put towards discount vouchers. Redeeming your points is easy, too – just click on ‘earn points’ next to the red ribbon at the bottom of the page. Any questions, just ask us! You can see more details of how the program works here.