It's no surprise to anyone that follows me that my favorite hobby is snowboarding, there is something very magical about gliding through powder feeling the wind resistance while moving through space. It doesn't need to be super fast and the slope doesn't need to be too steep, I just enjoy dancing down the mountain at my pace, playing with the soft piles of snow with my feet.

As most of you know, I grew up in Brazil and didn't see snow until I was 34 years old and back then I thought every snow mountain was the same as far as snow conditions. I had no idea that there were different types of snow and that sometimes what looks like snow is actually ice and very treacherous. I had no idea that ski resorts make snow when Mother Nature is not in the mood for snow. I had no idea there was such a thing as a powder day. But as I got exposed to ski mountains, I learned how much the details can make a difference on the skiing experience.

The weather, the gear, the day of the week, the time of the day... there are so many things that can make the experience better!

I tried snowboarding out of curiosity and not truly believing it was something I could do because it was something very foreign to me and I didn't like cold weather. But how could I like it? I didn't have the appropriate gear for cold weather! It took time until I found the gear that worked well for me and in the beginning it was overwhelming to gather and put on all the accessories I needed but now it's second nature and I do it without much thinking.

This video is my entry for the Cinnamon Challenge #ChallengesByCin #YourHobbyExposed hosted by Srdan .

I tried to show some of the steps I go through before having a great snowboarding day, starting with getting up early to enjoy untouched snow that fell overnight. Sliding over untouched snow not only feels wonderful but it's soooo much easier than trying to snowboard later in the day after hundreds of people already skied and snowboarded down the trails and pushed the snow all over the place.

I hope you enjoy the video :–)

https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=505867598181696932

Cintia

One year ago, Oct 11 2019, I timidly created my first Coil article and published it.

I shared one of the sauces I make most often:

Cashew cream sauce

Back then, I didn't really know how things worked and had no idea how much I would love being part of the Coil & Cinnamon family!

I didn't really start contributing to the platforms until 7 months later after that first cashew cream sauce article, but thought this would be a good moment to step back to look at my content and organize it a bit.

Most recent article

Gala node using VPS on Vultr – Mac guide

Food

#PancakeMaster #ChallengesByCin – Vegan pancakes with mango sauce

Banana spinach mint ice cream

Black bean brownies

Cantaloupe & berries drink

Cashew cream sauce

Celery & Brazil nuts drink

Chocolate cherry oatmeal

Chickpea pancakes

Chipotle butternut pasta bake

Clean the fridge dinner

Cooking with the seasons – Summer – Plum sauce/dressing

Cooking without oil

Cooking-therapy and a whole food plant based lifestyle

Cranberry chocolate chickpea bites

Cranberry cream

Cranberry orange dressing

Cranberry Pear baked oatmeal

Cranberry pear oatmeal with oat groats

Cucumber mint dressing

Curried squash apple bean soup

Delicata squash

Details that make a difference (#1) Thinly sliced collard greens

Details that make a difference (#2) Leafy greens

Details that make a difference (#3) Raw sweet corn

Details that make a difference (#4) Oat groats

Farro

Fennel greens – do not discard them!

Hearty chili

Kamut

Kitchen experiments

Lentil stew and pan seared tofu

Maple roasted brussels sprouts with cranberries, apple & pecan

Pasta and beans soup

Parsley & ginger synergy

Pear ginger smoothie

Plant diversity & art in a bowl

Pomegranates

Red curry lentil and vegetable soup

Roasted cauliflower soup

Roasted chickpeas

Salad dressing

Simple details that make a difference

Simple, wholesome and delicious

Smoothing it out

Super creamy vegan corn chowder

Sweet potato chocolate spread

Thyme potato leek casserole

Tofu scramble – Endless possible combinations

Two lentil veggie soup

Unprocessed

Wordless Wednesday – Food edition – Colors of Nature

Wordless Wednesday – How many wholesome ingredients can you fit in a blender?

Wordless Wednesday – Plant based desserts I've made

Wordless Wednesday – When salad is the main dish

Yay! It's CSA day. Time to get creative.

Yummm...Refreshing Summer treats

Zucchini leek frittata

Zucchini pea quiche

Health & wellness

Are you doing what you can to avoid cognitive decline?

Team Sherzai – Building healthy brains together

Snow

Above the clouds

#ShowMeTalent #ChallengesByCin – A snow love story

Do what you love. Do it again. Repeat.

Finding peace

Lessons from the mountains

Never stop playing! Happy New Year!

Playing on the snow with the gopro 360 max

Sometimes dreams do come true

Wordless Wednesday – Revelstoke

Wordless Wednesday – snowboarding edition

Your hobby exposed #ChallengesByCin

Trails & Hiking

Fun things first

Hike the Adirondacks!

Hike the Adirondacks! – Part II

Indian Head and Rainbow Falls

Mount Van Hoevenberg

Rooster Comb Trail

Wordless Wednesday – Hiking the Adirondacks

Wordless Wednesday – My neck of the woods edition

And on other notes..

Drive to serenity

Gala node using VPS on Vultr – Mac guide

Growing up in a city under construction

Never stop playing

Run for the hill of it

The simple basic skill of taking a break

We could all use some magic tricks right now

What is Elrond (ERD)?

Wordless Wednesday – Beach edition

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Cintia

A few years ago I made black bean brownies for the first time. Since then, I have tried quite a few variations and have tried to make them as wholesome as possible.

This is my favorite creation, it's made with no oil, no flour, no refined white sugar (except for the chocolate chips). It's delicious while quite wholesome.

And easy to make!

🌿 1 ½ cup black beans

🌿 ½ cup rolled oats

🌿 ½ cup pure maple syrup

🌿 ¼ cup almond butter

🌿 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

🌿 ¼ tsp salt

🌿 ½ tsp baking powder

🌿 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

🌿 ½ cup vegan chocolate chips

🌿 Chopped walnuts or pecans to sprinkle on top (optional)

✋🏾 Preheat oven to 350 F.

✋🏾 Combine all ingredients in a food processor, except chocolate chips and walnuts/pecans. Blend until smooth.

✋🏾 Stir in the chips, then pour the batter into a pan lined with parchment paper.

✋🏾 Sprinkle with the walnuts/pecans if using, pressing them slightly into the batter.

✋🏾 Cook for 25 minutes.

✋🏾 Let it cool at least 15 to 20 minutes before trying to slice.

Notes:

• Black beans – Use unsalted beans. If using canned beans, make sure there is no salt added and drain the liquid from the can before combining the beans with the other ingredients.

• Cocoa powder – You can use 2 Tbsp of cacao powder instead.

• Almond butter – You can use peanut butter instead. When buying nut butters, make sure there is nothing else added in the list of ingredients, some jars of nut butters have oil and salt added.

These brownies are even better on the next day after being refrigerated.

The last time I made this recipe I asked my husband to help me pick some add-ons for the brownies. Can't say we agreed on all ingredient choices, but it's all about having fun in the kitchen :–)

This was the final result:

This is our entry to this month's #ChallengesByCin #JustTheTwoOfUs making brownies:

https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=418161306638485138

And here's a video showing the original recipe:

https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=421604810811246269

Cintia