by Alice on March 2, 2011
Ingredients
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
a 4-5 cm piece of leek, cleaned and cut into thin slices
3-4 tablespoons filtered water
20 g dried porcini mushrooms, to be soaked in filtered water for about 10 minutes then drained and chopped
200 ml vegetable cream, unflavoured and unsweetened
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
a pinch of chilli powder
freshly ground [...]
Posted in: autumn, grains, pasta, savoury, vegetables, winter
Tagged as:
chilli powder,
leeks,
mushrooms,
nutmeg,
pizzoccheri,
porcini,
vegetable cream,
white pepper,
whole grain pasta
by Alice on November 11, 2009
Ingredients
200 g semi-whole Manitoba flour
100 g whole rice flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
100 ml agave syrup
100-120 ml oat milk
half a teaspoon of essicated ginger powder
half a teaspoon cinnamon powder
2-3 pinches of powdered cloves
3-4 pinches of grated nutmeg
a pinch of mace powder
a pinch of vanilla powder
a [...]
Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cupcakes and muffins, finger food, fruits, lunch-box, picnic, spicy, sweet
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agave syrup,
apples,
cardamom,
cinnamon,
cloves,
ginger,
macis,
Manitoba flour,
nutmeg,
oat milk,
rice flour,
semi-whole flour,
vanilla,
wholemeal flour
by Alice on March 10, 2009
If you love “the” orange winter vegetable as much as I do, here’s another easy recipe to try. This pumpkin-based dish is delicious eaten warm during the colder months, but equally enjoyable if served at room temperature (or even cold) as finger food. You can substitute the cinnamon sticks with ½ teaspoon of powdered cinnamon, although [...]
Posted in: cooked
Tagged as:
cinnamon,
nutmeg,
pumpkin,
squash
by Alice on February 18, 2008
I had been thinking about hot chocolate for a very long time…until yesterday. Yes, I do have other forms of chocolate now and then…but hot chocolate is different, I can’t just have it without pondering. To me, it’s a real, fantastic treat. I always need to search for a ‘good excuse’ to have hot chocolate. [...]
Posted in: cooked
Tagged as:
chocolate,
cinnamon,
nutmeg