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grains

Ingredients
2 chili peppers, cleaned and julienned
6-7 cm ginger root, peeled and juiced
the juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon agave syrup
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
1 small spring onion, cleaned and sliced
150 g thai rice
1 broccoli head, divided into florets
4-5 champignons, cleaned
2 handfuls peanuts, toasted and salted
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon rice malt [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, rice, savoury, spicy, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
280-300 g cooked semi-whole rice
100 ml coconut milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
100 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
a few pinches of vanilla powder
2 handfuls raspberries, cleaned
maple syrup, to taste
a handful of toasted pumpkin seeds
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, cooked, fruits, gluten-free, grains, rice, summer, sweet

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Ingredients
200 g semi-whole rice
5 ripe apricots, cleaned, stoned and quartered (and 1 more for garnish)
50 ml agave syrup (and some for garnish)
180 ml almond milk
the seeds of half a vanilla pod
almond flakes, for garnish
Makes 6-8 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, cooked, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, grains, rice, summer, sweet, tea time

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Chocolate, amaranth and blackberry cakes

by Alice on April 18, 2011

Ingredients
100 g 70% Fairtrade dark chocolate, chopped
400 g cooked amaranth
80 g semi-whole wheat flour
a few pinches of Himalayan salt
85 g agave syrup
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
3 large tablespoons natural blackberry preserves (made from fruit, with no added sugar)
unbleached (organic and Fairtrade) powdered sugar, to taste
Makes 8-10 mini-cakes


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, cooked, desserts, finger food, fruits, grains, lunch-box, picnic, snacks, spring, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
6-7 tablespoons puffed millet
unsweetened and unflavoured oat milk, to taste
a handful of unsweetened, dried banana chips
a tablespoon dried coconut flakes
a tablespoon fairtrade dark chocolate bits or chips
a few pinches of vanilla powder
Makes 1 serving.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, chocolate, fruits, gluten-free, grains, spring, summer, sweet, winter

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Ingredients
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
a 4-5 cm piece of leek, cleaned and cut into thin slices
3-4 tablespoons filtered water
20 g dried porcini mushrooms, to be soaked in filtered water for about 10 minutes then drained and chopped
200 ml vegetable cream, unflavoured and unsweetened
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
a pinch of chilli powder
freshly ground [...]


Posted in: autumn, grains, pasta, savoury, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
400 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened
200 ml vegetable cream, unflavoured and unsweetened
6 tablespoons nutritional yeast
a few pinches of whole sea salt
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
a pinch of chili powder
1 powdered saffron sachet, dissolved in a little, and warm, oat milk
5 teaspoons agar agar powder
1 kg cooked semi-whole rice (I used
2 tablespoons extra virgin [...]


Posted in: autumn, grains, lunch-box, rice, savoury, spring, summer, winter

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Stuffed peppers

by Alice on October 3, 2010

Ingredients
4 peppers (I used yellow peppers), washed
150 g semiwhole rice (I used Carnaroli), rinsed under cold running water
150 g seitan, finely chopped
1 zucchini, cleaned and cut into cubes
8-10 cherry tomatoes, cleaned and cut into quarters
a handful of capers, soaked in filtered water for 10-15 minutes then rinsed and drained
a handful of raisins, soaked in [...]


Posted in: autumn, grains, lunch-box, picnic, savoury, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
200 g black chickpeas, soaked in cold filtered water for at least 9 hours, or overnight, then washed and drained
150 g quinoa, washed under cold running water
half a red pepper, cleaned and cut into cubes
half a yellow pepper, cleaned and cuto into cubes
8-10 cherry tomatoes, cleaned and cut into quarters
1 carrot, cleaned and cut into [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, summer, vegetables

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Quinoa and fruit salad

by Alice on September 2, 2010

Ingredients
2 cups cooked quinoa, cold (here’s how to cook quinoa)
1-2 chilled nectarines, sliced
1 banana, sliced
2-3 handfuls of chilled blueberries
a squeeze of lemon juice
2-3 pinches of vanilla powder
rice malt syrup, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, salads, summer, sweet

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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 [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, desserts, finger food, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, sweet, tea time

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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, [...]


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

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