by Alice on February 13, 2010
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
100 ml almond cream (or other vegetable [...]
Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, desserts, finger food, lunch-box, snacks, spicy, sweet, tea time, winter
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almond cream,
almond milk,
cacao,
candied ginger,
chocolate,
ginger,
muscovado,
rice malt syrup. barley malt syrup,
semi-whole wheat flour,
vanilla,
wholemeal flour
by Alice on November 11, 2009
Ingredients
200 g semi-whole Manitoba flour
100 g whole rice flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
100 ml agave syrup
100-120 ml oat milk
half a teaspoon of essicated ginger powder
half a teaspoon cinnamon powder
2-3 pinches of powdered cloves
3-4 pinches of grated nutmeg
a pinch of mace powder
a pinch of vanilla powder
a [...]
Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cupcakes and muffins, finger food, fruits, lunch-box, picnic, spicy, sweet
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agave syrup,
apples,
cardamom,
cinnamon,
cloves,
ginger,
macis,
Manitoba flour,
nutmeg,
oat milk,
rice flour,
semi-whole flour,
vanilla,
wholemeal flour
by Alice on November 8, 2009
Ingredients
2-3 cups filtered water
2 teaspoons dried mint
a pinch of powdered cloves (or 1-2 whole cloves)
a pinch of powdered star anise (or 1 whole star anise)
200 g whole grain cous cous (I used whole spelt cous cous)
Himalayan salt, just enought o taste
2 tablespoons raw sesame oil
2-3 handfuls of raisins, soaked in filtered water for 10 minutes [...]
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almonds,
cinnamon,
cloves,
cous cous,
dates,
mint,
pistachios,
pomegranate,
raisins,
star anise
by Alice on October 6, 2009
Ingredients
250 g chickpeas, soaked for 8-10 hours then cooked in natural mineral or filtered water with a pinch of whole sea salt (use canned chickpeas only if you really have to)
8-10 cherry tomatoes (I used black cherry tomatoes), washed and cut into wedges
4 large handfuls of fresh parsley, rinsed, pat dried and more ore less [...]
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chickpeas,
cumin,
lemon,
lemon juice,
mint,
onions,
parsley,
red onions,
tomatoes
by Alice on August 30, 2009
Ingredients
For the soup
1/2 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into pieces
2 cucumbers, ends cut off, washed, peeled and cut into pieces
1/2 shallot, peeled and chopped
2 handfuls of almonds, peeled and soaked for 1 hour
juice of 1 lemon
3 teaspoons agave syrup
3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some more for [...]
Posted in: chilled soups, fruits, raw, savoury, soups, spicy, summer, vegetables
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almonds,
Brazilian nuts,
cucumber,
pesto,
pineapple