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agar agar

Ingredients
250 g peeled potatoes
1 large zucchini, cleaned and cut into pieces
1 clove of garlic, peeled and cut into halves
2-3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons shoyu
a pinch of Himalayan salt
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder
200 ml unsweetened and unflavoured oat milk
150 g plain tofu
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Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, finger food, lunch-box, savoury, soy, spicy, spring, summer, terrines, tofu, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
500 ml mixed berry tea (use your favourite blend)
a little squeeze of lemon juice
one quarter of a teaspoon vanilla powder
one quarter of a teaspoon powdered cloves
5 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 teaspoons powdered agar agar
Makes 4 servings.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, cooked, desserts, finger food, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, snacks, spring, summer, sweet, winter

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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 kg cooked semi-whole rice (I used
2 tablespoons extra virgin [...]


Posted in: autumn, grains, lunch-box, rice, savoury, spring, summer, winter

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Almond custard and fresh berries

by Alice on September 12, 2010

Ingredients
For the custard
500 ml unsweetened and unflavoured almond milk
3 teaspoons agar agar powder
6 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 tablespoons almond butter
For the berries
black berries (1 small basket)
blueberries (1 small basket)
3-4 tablespoons rice malt syrup
a few pinches of vanilla powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
lemon zest (from organic lemons), julienned, for garnish
Makes 4 servings.


Posted in: desserts, fruits, gluten-free, summer, sweet

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Strawberry jelly spread with cardamom

by Alice on May 21, 2010

Ingredients
350 g ripe strawberries, cleaned and coarsely puréed
150 g rice malt syrup
juice of half a lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cardamom
a few pinches of powdered vanilla
half a teaspoon agar agar powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon filtered water
Makes about 1 jar.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams, snacks, spring, summer, sweet, tea time

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Hazelnut and thyme cream tarts

by Alice on January 13, 2010

Ingredients
For the crust
The recipe is here. You will need about 80-100 g of dough in order to make 2 tart shells. of about 15 cm. The quantities vary according to the thickness you prefer for the single shells.
For the hazelnut cream

200 ml almond milk
a pinch of whole sea salt
2 tablespoons hazelnut butter
1 teaspoon [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, desserts, tarts and pies, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
For the pannacotta
350 ml almond milk
150 ml almond cream (or other vegetable cream, preferably rice based cream)
3 tablespoons agave syrup
a pinch of vanilla powder
2 1/2 teaspoons agar agar powder
For the cacao and carob sauce
2 teaspoons cacao powder
4 teaspoons carob powder
2 teaspoons tahin
4 teaspoons agave syrup
3 teaspoons raw almond cream
9 teaspoons almond milk
To complete
2-3 fresh prickly [...]


Posted in: autumn, chocolate, desserts, fruits, gluten-free

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Rose Flavoured Watermelon Jellies

by Alice on August 1, 2008

This is my own adaptation of a typical Sicilian dessert, called ‘gelo di melone’, a very unique combination of flavours, that is, jasmine flowers and watermelon… something you will definitely be able to taste if visiting Sicily in summer. Since there’s plenty of watermelons around at the moment, I thought it was time to try my version [...]


Posted in: cooked

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Ingredients
For the ‘jelly puddings’
500 ml mixed berry juice (the one I used was a blend of blackcurrant, cranberry, strawberry and raspberry juices)
3 teaspoons agar powder
For the white chocolate sauce
100 g white chocolate (I used vegan white chocolate chips)
half a teaspoon ground cinnamon
200 ml soy milk
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Makes 4 servings.


Posted in: autumn, chocolate, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, summer, sweet

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