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finger food

Raw beets with hazelnuts, ginger and nori

by Alice on March 8, 2011

Ingredients
1 handful of fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped
a 3 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
a 1-2 cm piece of a fresh chilli, cleaned and chopped
1 handful hazelnuts, shelled and chopped
a 2-3 cm piece of a fresh spring onion, cleaned and chopped
1 tablespoon nori flakes
4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon shoyu
1 tablespoon [...]


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Ingredients
500 ml mixed berry tea (use your favourite blend)
a little squeeze of lemon juice
one quarter of a teaspoon vanilla powder
one quarter of a teaspoon powdered cloves
5 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 teaspoons powdered agar agar
Makes 4 servings.


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Leek and cinnamon muffins

by Alice on December 20, 2010

Ingredients
1 large leek, cleaned and chopped
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
200 g semi whole wheat flour
100 g whole rice flour
a quarter of a teaspoon cinnamon powder
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a few pinches of dried oregano
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 [...]


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Chocolate, cherry and hazelnut balls

by Alice on December 1, 2010

Ingredients
150 g vegan plain biscuits (with no hydrogenated vegetable oils and no added refined sugar), very finely crushed (you can use a food processor or coffee grinder)
200 g cherry jam or cherry preserve, with no added sugar
30 g coconut oil, to be melted
40 g pure cocoa butter, to be melted
200 g fairtrade dark chocolate (70% [...]


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, chocolate, desserts, finger food, lunch-box, picnic, snacks, sweet, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
10-12 mushrooms (champignons)
the juice of 1 lemon
1 zucchini, cleaned
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 tablespoons flax seeds, finely ground
a large handful of fresh basil, cleaned
5 handfuls hazelnuts (and some more for garnish)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some more for garnish)
freshly ground green pepper, to taste (and some more for garnish)
whole sea salt, just enough to [...]


Posted in: autumn, dips, spreads and patés, finger food, gluten-free, picnic, savoury, vegetables

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Gluten-free brownies

by Alice on April 15, 2010

Ingredients
200 g fair trade dark chocolate (70% cacao)
90 g quinoa flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
115 g rice malt syrup
55 g maple syrup, grade B or C
4 tablespons powdered flax seeds, mixed with 12 tablespoons filtered water
50 g hazelnut butter
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon hazelnut [...]


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Ingredients
150 g semi-whole wheat flour
100 g whole oat flour
50 g coconut flakes
50 g golden flax seeds, finely ground
2 tablespoons cornstarch, GMO-free
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
60 ml extra virgin olive oil
110 g rice malt syrup
130 g coconut milk
150 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened
2 handfuls of sultana raisins, [...]


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Rice, romanesco broccoli and sesame balls

by Alice on April 1, 2010

Ingredients
half a small head of cooked Romanesco broccoli (which should be about 180-200 g)
215 g cooked whole Baldo rice (which is about 150-170 g uncooked), preferably al dente
1-2 tablespoons raw sesame oil
1 tablespoons tahin
half a teaspoon powdered coriander seeds
half a teaspoon powdered cumin
half a teaspoon dried ginger powder
freshly ground black pepper, just enough to taste
whole sea [...]


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Rice, cornmeal and sultana (baked) fritters

by Alice on March 22, 2010

Ingredients
150 g whole rice, washed in cold water, well drained then cooked in water until very tender
160 g rice malt syrup
3 tablespoons light and fruity extra virgin olive oil
zest of 1 organic lemon, grated
3 tablespoons whole rice flour
80 g corn flour (GMO-free)
a pinch of whole sea salt
a few pinches of vanilla powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch (GMO-free)
3 [...]


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Ingredients
For the cake
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
80 g wholemeal flour
120 g almond flour
40 g unsweetened cacao powder, sifted
50 g muscovado sugar
half a teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
a pinch of whole sea salt
180 g barley malt syrup
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
100 ml almond cream (or [...]


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Ingredients
100 g quinoa flour
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon cardamom powder
200 ml plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened rice milk
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
80 g rice malt syrup
20 ml maple syrup (grade C)
100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces
3 [...]


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Ingredients
100 g dark chocolate, fair trade
2 tablespoons plain oat milk
1 pinch whole sea salt
100 g barley malt syrup
200 g almond butter
70 g whole puffed barley
Makes 20 treats.


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