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picnic

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 […]


Posted in: autumn,fruits,gluten-free,lunch-box,picnic,salads,savoury,vegetables,winter

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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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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 […]


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

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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 […]


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 […]


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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Fava bean, cucumber and hijiki salad

by Alice on maggio 21, 2010

Ingredients 4-5 handfuls of fava beans 1 and a half handfuls of hijiki seaweeds, soaked in filtered water for 15-20 minutes, then cooked in boiling water for another 15 minutes, drained, rinsed under cold running water and drained again 1 cucumber, cleaned and cut into small sticks 4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons […]


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

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Spring orecchiette salad

by Alice on maggio 5, 2010

Ingredients 150 g semi-whole durum wheat orecchiette 1 small bunch of asparagus, cleaned and cut into pieces extra virgin olive oil, to taste 10-12 baby date tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes), cut into quarters a handful of olives (I used Taggiasca), pitted and roughly chopped 1 small bunch of fresh chives, cleaned and chopped 1 small […]


Posted in: lunch-box,pasta,picnic,salads,savoury,spring,vegetables

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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 […]


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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Wholemeal cookies

by Alice on aprile 2, 2010

Ingredients 150 g whole oatmeal flour 50 g semi-whole wheat flour 50 g whole kamut flour a pinch of whole sea salt half a teaspoon baking soda 80 ml almond milk, plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened 90 ml extra virgin olive oil 150 g rice malt syrup 60 g unrefined cane sugar such as muscovado Makes […]


Posted in: autumn,baking,breakfast and brunch,cookies,lunch-box,picnic,snacks,sweet,winter

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