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lunch-box

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 […]


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Smoked tofu, pear, leek and spinach salad

by Alice on gennaio 11, 2011

Ingredients a 5-6 cm piece of a leek, cleaned and finely sliced the juice of 1 lemon whole sea salt, just enough to taste half a ripe but firm pear, cleaned and sliced lengthwise 2 tablespoons grade C maple syrup 100 g smoked tofu, thinly sliced a large handful of fresh baby spinach, cleaned extra […]


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Creamy celeriac with truffle and hazelnut oil

by Alice on dicembre 20, 2010

Ingredients half a medium celeriac, peeled and julienned 2 tablespoons lemon juice 5-6 tablespoons vegetable cream (I used almond cream) a few fresh parsley leaves, cleaned and chopped 1 teaspoon truffle paté (a paté of black summer truffle in olive oil, with no added ingredients) hazelnut oil, to taste whole sea salt, just enough to […]


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Leek and cinnamon muffins

by Alice on dicembre 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 […]


Posted in: autumn,baking,breakfast and brunch,cupcakes and muffins,finger food,lunch-box,picnic,savoury,vegetables,winter

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Apple, celeriac and lemon salad

by Alice on dicembre 5, 2010

Ingredients half a very small head celeriac, peeled and shaved thin 1 red apple (I used Red Delicious), cleaned, quartered and cut into very thin slices 1 very small lemon, cleaned and cut into thin slices lemon juice, to taste extra virgin olive oil, to taste whole sea salt, just enough to taste rice malt […]


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Chocolate, cherry and hazelnut balls

by Alice on dicembre 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 […]


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

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Cream of broccoli soup with tahin

by Alice on novembre 8, 2010

Ingredients 400 g broccoli, cleaned, divided into florets and steamed 200 ml water (the broccoli cooking water) 100 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened 2 tablespoons tahin 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some more for serving) whole sea salt, just enough to taste chili powder, to taste a handful of white sesame seeds […]


Posted in: autumn,gluten-free,lunch-box,savoury,soups,vegetables,winter

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Stuffed peppers

by Alice on ottobre 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 […]


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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 […]


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 settembre 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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Spiced apricot, almond and cacao crumble

by Alice on luglio 29, 2010

Ingredients For the apricots 700-750 g fresh and ripe apricots, cleaned, pitted and cut into thin slices 4 tablespoons rice malt syrup the juice of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract half a teaspoon dried ginger powder half a teaspoon cardamom powder For the crumble 300 g almond meal 5-6 tablespoons muscovado sugar a […]


Posted in: breakfast and brunch,chocolate,crumbles,desserts,fruits,gluten-free,lunch-box,picnic,spicy,sweet,tea time

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Ingredients 70-80 g semi-whole long grain rice 70-80 black venere rice juice of half a lemon 4-5 handfuls of fresh peas (out of pod), cooked in boiling and slightly salted water for 5-7 minutes, drained, rinsed under cold running water and set aside to cool 1 carrot, peeled and diced 1 zucchini, cleaned and diced […]


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

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