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spring

Ingredients
For the crust
260 g semi-whole wheat flour
40 g whole rice flour
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
100-120 ml filtered water
120 ml extra virgin olive oil
For the filling (to fill 4-6 baskets)
100 g chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
4 tablespoons apricot jam, with no added refined sugar and naturally sweetened with agave syrup or rice malt syrup [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, desserts, fruits, spring, sweet, tarts and pies, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
100 g quinoa flour
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon cardamom powder
200 ml plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened rice milk
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
80 g rice malt syrup
20 ml maple syrup (grade C)
100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces
3 [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, cupcakes and muffins, desserts, finger food, fruits, lunch-box, snacks, spring, sweet, winter

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Red cabbage with tempeh cubes

by Alice on January 21, 2010

Ingredients
For the marinated tempeh
400 g tempeh, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons shoyu
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon ginger juice (from 2-3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled, grated and squeezed)
1 garlic clove (sprout removed), cut in quarters
filtered water
To cook the tempeh
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon shoyu
2 tablespoons filtered water
2-3 handfuls of raisins, soaked in [...]


Posted in: autumn, beans and legumes, breakfast and brunch, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, spring, winter

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Ingredients
100 g dark chocolate, fair trade
2 tablespoons plain oat milk
1 pinch whole sea salt
100 g barley malt syrup
200 g almond butter
70 g whole puffed barley
Makes 20 treats.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, chocolate, desserts, finger food, grains, lunch-box, snacks, spring, sweet, winter

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Seitan with lemon and fresh herbs

by Alice on December 7, 2009

Ingredients
1 garlic clove, peeled
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of white pepper
a pinch of chili powder
6-8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
fresh thyme leaves, to taste
fresh oregano, to taste
250-300 g plain seitan, broken into small, bite-sized chunks
Makes 2 servings (or more if served as finger food).


Posted in: autumn, finger food, savoury, spring, summer, winter

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Chickpea and tomato salad

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 [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, cooked, salads, savoury, spicy, spring, summer

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Farro with summer vegetables

by Alice on September 16, 2009

Ingredients
200 g pearled or semi-pearled farro, rinsed under running water (plus natural mineral or filtered water, and a pinch of whole sea salt to cook it -use 1 part farro, 2 parts water)
the juice of 1 lemon
2 large handfuls of  fresh green beans, ends trimmed, washed and cut into pieces (plus natural mineral or filtered water and [...]


Posted in: cooked, grains, lunch-box, salads, savoury, spring, summer

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Lentil salad

by Alice on September 2, 2009

Ingredients
250 g brown lentils, soaked for at least six hours then cooked in natural mineral or filtered water with a pinch of whole sea salt (used canned lentils, if you really have to)
water and whole sea salt, to cook the lentils
2 cucumbers, ends cut off, washed, peeled and diced
1 red pepper, core and seeds removed, [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, cooked, gluten-free, salads, savoury, spring, summer, vegetables

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Zucchini cake with zucchini flowers

by Alice on September 2, 2009

Ingredients
150 g semi-wholemeal wheat flour
100 g cornmeal (OGM-free)
50 g almond flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
3 tablespoons cream of tartar
150 ml agave syrup
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
150 ml unsweetened, unflavoured soy milk (OGM-free)
1 tablespoon natural vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest (organic)
200 g long, light green zucchini, grated
8 zucchini flowers, washed, stems and pistils [...]


Posted in: baking, cakes, cooked, desserts, spring, summer, sweet

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