by Alice on October 23, 2009
Ingredients
For the dressing
8 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
3 teaspoons raw sesame oil
a pinch of whole sea salt
2 teaspoons umeboshi paste
3 teaspoons tahin
3 teaspoons apple vinegar
4 teaspoons white miso
3 teaspoons maple syrup
juice of half a lemon
For the salad
half a white cabbage, shredded
1 carrot, peeled and grated (using the the large holes of a grater)
2 handfuls of [...]
Posted in: autumn, salads, savoury, vegetables
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umeboshi,
white miso
by Alice on October 22, 2009
Ingredients
half a cup quinoa, rinsed under running water
filtered water and a pinch of whole sea salt (to cook the quinoa)
1 medium zucchini, trimmed, peeled and sliced
half a head of Romanesco broccoli, washed, broken into bite-sized florets and cooked in salted boiling water for 3-5 minutes (they should stay crunchy)
a large handful of green olives, [...]
Posted in: autumn, cooked, lunch-box, salads, savoury, vegetables
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lemon,
olives,
poppy seeds,
quinoa,
zucchini
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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lemon,
lemon juice,
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onions,
parsley,
red onions,
tomatoes
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 [...]
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figs,
lemon,
rosemary
by Alice on September 21, 2009
Ingredients
For the cacao butter and coconut cream
50 g cacao butter (I used raw cacao butter)
200 ml coconut milk
6 tablespoons agave syrup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
the zest of half a lemon
2 tablespoons almond butter
For the crust
50 g almond flour
100 g whole rice flakes’ flour
100 g semi-whole wheat flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
a sprinkle [...]
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wheat flour,
white chocolate
by Alice on July 31, 2008
Here’s a simple yet tasty recipe, something to enjoy in summer time. Go for organic carrots!
Makes 1 serving.
Ingredients:
2-3 carrots
2 cm section fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon white miso
the juice of 1 lemon
extra virgin olive oil
whole sea salt (to taste)
1 pinch black pepper
1-2 ice cubes (optional)
fresh basil (for garnish)
Peel and chop the ginger, then chop the carrots [...]
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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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shoyu