by Alice on September 26, 2009
Ingredients
1 dark chocolate bar (100 g), preferably Fairtrade, 80% cacao
2 teaspoons hazelnut butter
a pinch of cinnamon
a pinch of chilli powder
a pinch of whole sea salt
8 fresh figs, ripe but firm, washed and pat dried with kitchen paper
2 handfuls unsalted pistachios, shells and skins removed, very coarsely chopped
Directions
First, break the choicolate bar and melt it in [...]
Posted in: chocolate, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, sweet
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cacao,
chilli powder,
chocolate,
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hazenut butter,
pistachios
by Alice on September 24, 2009
Ingredients
16 fresh, ripe figs
100 ml natural mineral or filtered water
400 g rice malt syrup
6 tablespoons muscovado sugar
2 handfuls of almonds, peeled
2 teaspoons dried minced rosemary
zest of 2 lemons (organic), cut into ribbons using a potato peeler
Makes about 2 jars, 300 g each.
Directions
Wash the figs, trim them and divide each one into four wedges (lengthwise) and put them [...]
Posted in: breakfast and brunch, cooked, gluten-free, jams, summer, sweet
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figs,
lemon,
rosemary
by Alice on September 21, 2009
Ingredients
For the salad
3 handfuls fresh green beans, ends trimmed (plus natural mineral or filtered water and a pinch of whole sea salt, to cook them)
4-5 fresh, ripe but firm figs
4 handfuls of rocket
2 small, ripe but firm white peaches
For the dressing
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon ground mustard
7 teaspoons agave syrup
8 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
whole sea [...]
Posted in: cooked, fruits, salads, savoury, summer, sweet, vegetables
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balsamic vinegar,
chives,
figs,
green beans,
mustard,
peaches,
raspberries,
rocket,
thyme
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 [...]
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almonds,
figs,
rocket,
thyme