by Alice on November 18, 2011
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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broccoli,
champignons,
chili pepper,
ginger,
lemon juice,
lemons,
mirin,
miso,
mushrooms,
rice,
rice vinegar,
sesame oil
by Alice on July 22, 2011
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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almond milk,
coconut milk,
maple,
maple syrup,
pumpkin seeds,
raspberries,
rice,
vanilla
by Alice on July 19, 2011
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.
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agave syrup,
almond milk,
almonds,
apricots,
rice,
vanilla
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
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agave syrup,
amaranth,
blackberry preserves,
dark chocolate,
extra virgin olive oil,
semi-whole wheat flour
by Alice on March 29, 2011
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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banana,
chocolate,
coconut,
millet,
oat milk,
vanilla
by Alice on March 2, 2011
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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chilli powder,
leeks,
mushrooms,
nutmeg,
pizzoccheri,
porcini,
vegetable cream,
white pepper,
whole grain pasta
by Alice on September 27, 2010
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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basil,
carrots,
chickpeas,
extra virgin olive oil,
olives,
parsley,
peppers,
quinoa,
tomatoes
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.
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banana,
blueberries,
nectarines,
quinoa,
rice malt syrup,
vanilla
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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almond milk,
chocolate,
cinnamon,
cream of tartar,
extra virgin olive oil,
flax seeds,
hazelnut butter,
hazelnut oil,
maple syrup,
quinoa,
rice malt syrup
by Alice on April 7, 2010
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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coconut,
coconut milk,
extra virgin olive olive oil,
flax seeds,
hazelnuts,
oat flour,
oat milk,
oats,
raisins,
rice malt syrup,
semi-whole wheat flour,
sultanas