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Chocolate, orange and ginger truffles

by Alice on December 22, 2011

Ingredients
200 g dark chocolate (70% cacao), preferably fairtrade
3 tablespoons cashew butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons orange jam (with no added sugar), at room temperature
1 organic orange, washed
half a teaspoon dried ginger powder (and some more to roll the truffles)
100-110 g almond meal
cocoa powder (with no added sugar), just enough to taste
powdered sugar (from brown sugar), [...]


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, chocolate, desserts, finger food, gluten-free, sweet, tea time, winter

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Ginger and coriander marinated seitan

by Alice on May 25, 2011

Ingredients
350 g plain seitan, thinly sliced
the juice of 1 lemon
the juice of 1 orange
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
a handful of fresh coriander, cleaned and chopped
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
freshly grond white pepper, [...]


Posted in: autumn, lunch-box, picnic, savoury, seitan, spring, summer, winter

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Ingredients
200 g cleaned cherries
300 g cleaned strawberries, cut into quarters
the juice of half a lemon
the juice of 1 orange
1 tablespoon naturale vanilla extract
2 tablespoons molasses (from whole cane sugar)
the juice of 2 cm cleaned and grated fresh ginger root
4-5 fresh mint leaves, cleaned and chopped
1/4 teaspoon of powdered cloves
Makes 2-3 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, picnic, raw, salads, spring, summer, sweet

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Ingredients
2 beets, cleaned and cut into pieces
the juice of 2 oranges
a few pinches of whole sea salt
julienned orange zest, to taste (choose organic oranges)
fresh thyme leaves, to taste (keep some for garnish)
1-2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
extra virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: autumn, fruits, gluten-free, salads, savoury, spring, vegetables, winter

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Orange jam with ginger and vanilla

by Alice on February 22, 2011

Ingredients
6 sweet, organic oranges, cleaned
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
a 6 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
400 g rice malt syrup
250 g muscovado sugar
Makes 4 small jars.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, cooked, fruits, gluten-free, jams, sweet, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
1 small white beetroot, cleaned and cut into matchsticks
half a red beetroot, cleaned and cut into matchsticks
half a small white cabbage, cleaned and finely shaved
the juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
black sesame seeds, to taste
pumpkin seeds (raw or toasted), to [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, gluten-free, lunch-box, salads, savoury, seasoning and sauces, vegetables, winter

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Orange and carrot tempeh

by Alice on March 6, 2009

Thanks to its high protein levels, tempeh -a soy derivative- is an excellent meat substitute. Because it is a cultured food, tempeh is fairly easy to digest, thus representing a great alternative for people who have problems digesting any other vegetable protein like beans and soy itself. This is a delicious sweet, salty and sour tempeh based [...]


Posted in: cooked

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