From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Sweet and sour, red cabbage and carrot stir fry

by Alice on January 17, 2009

Ingredients
1 medium red cabbage
3 carrots
1/4 leek
6-8 pitted dried plums, finely chopped
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon whole sea salt
a pinch of ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard powder
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2-3 handfuls walnuts, coarsely chopped
fresh thyme
Makes 4 servings.
Directions
First of all, finely slice the leek and the carrots [...]


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Pumpkin risotto

by Alice on January 13, 2009

                    
This is a smooth, delicate and warming risotto. You can definitely use a pressure cooker to cook the rice, but if you choose the ‘ordinary’ risotto cooking method, I think you’ll get a much creamier result. Here I substitute stock with plain water, as the miso provides enough salt and flavour.
Makes 4 servings.                  
Ingredients:
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Basic pie crust

by Alice on January 9, 2009

Ingredients
270 g semi-wholemeal wheat flour
20 g whole rice flour
20 g whole oatmeal flour (you can also make it yourself by grinding rolled oats in a blender)
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
120 ml extra virgin olive oil
100-120 ml filtered water
Makes 1 26-28 cm tart.
Directions
Chill all the ingredients, except salt, by placing them in the fridge at [...]

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