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 [...]
Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, finger food, fruits, grains, lunch-box, salads, savoury, spicy, sweet
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almonds,
cinnamon,
cloves,
cous cous,
dates,
mint,
pistachios,
pomegranate,
raisins,
star anise
by Alice on October 15, 2009
Ingredients
1 medium zucchini (peeled and stems removed), coarsely chopped
a handful of almonds, peeled
1 teaspoon raw almond butter
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
a pinch of white pepper
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon apple vinegar
juice of half a lemon
a few fresh basil leaves, washed and pat dried
Makes 1 small cup.
Directions
Process all ingredients in a food [...]
Posted in: autumn, dips, speads and pates, lunch-box, picnic, raw, savoury, summer
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almonds,
zucchini
by Alice on September 24, 2009
Ingredients
5 bananas, preferably Fairtrade, ripe enough, peeled
3 tablespoons almond meal
4 tablespoons agave syrup
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of powdered vanilla
juice of 1/2 a lemon
6 tablespoons raw almond butter
2 handfuls of fresh, ripe raspberries, crashed and blended with 2 teaspoons lemon juice (those should be prepared at the very end, just before serving).
Makes 4 servings.
Directions
Purée [...]
Posted in: desserts, fruits, gluten-free, raw, summer, sweet
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agave syrup,
almond butter,
almonds,
banana,
raspberries,
vanilla
by Alice on September 3, 2009
Ingredients
For the almond-thyme ‘cheese’ (quantities for 1 cup)
1 cup peeled almonds, soaked in cold water for at least 2 hours (in the fridge)
juice of 1/2 a lemon
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon almond butter (from untoasted almonds)
fresh chopped thyme, to taste
For the pizza base
1 cup wholemeal wheat flour
1/2 a cup natural mineral or filtered [...]
Posted in: cooked, pizza, savoury, summer
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almonds,
figs,
rocket,
thyme
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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agave syrup,
almonds,
cornmeal,
semi-wholemeal wheat flour,
zucchini,
zucchini flowers
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
by Alice on February 20, 2008
I like to consider the pasta I’m proposing today as a quite sophisticated but at the same time extremely simple, quick, cheap and delicious main course. This is definitely the sort of recipe that turns out to be useful when there are pastivore guests to satisfy, or when a last-minute meal has to be thrown together. If you’re going to test this recipe [...]
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almonds,
lemon,
pasta,
shoyu