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Smoked tofu, pear, leek and spinach salad

by Alice on gennaio 11, 2011

Ingredients a 5-6 cm piece of a leek, cleaned and finely sliced the juice of 1 lemon whole sea salt, just enough to taste half a ripe but firm pear, cleaned and sliced lengthwise 2 tablespoons grade C maple syrup 100 g smoked tofu, thinly sliced a large handful of fresh baby spinach, cleaned extra […]


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Ingredients For the dressing 5-6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil juice of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon apple vinegar 2 teaspoons agave syrup 1 teaspoon fresh ginger juice a quarter of a teaspoon dried, powdered ginger a quarter of a teaspoon powdered vanilla whole sea salt, just enough to taste white pepper, just enough to taste […]


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Pear, chocolate, hazelnut and cinnamon crumble

by Alice on ottobre 27, 2009

Ingredients For the filling 3 slightly under-ripe pears (Bartlett or similar), peeled and cut into pieces 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder 2 tablespoons agave syrup juice of 1 lemon For the crumble topping 100 g dark chocolate (or 1 bar) 4 handfuls of hazelnuts a pinch of whole sea salt 3 tablespoons muscovado sugar a few […]


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Pear, cinnamon, thyme jam

by Alice on ottobre 10, 2009

Ingredients 1200 g peeled, cored and coarsely chopped, ripe pears 400 g rice malt syrup juice of 1 lemon half a teaspoon powdered cinnamon 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves Makes about 2 jars, 350 g each. Directions Put the pears in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the malt syrup, lemon and cinnamon and toss until […]


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Pear and chocolate cake

by Alice on febbraio 17, 2009

Pears and chocolate: a classic combination which is always a winner. When selceting the pears for this cake, make sure they’re firm and under-ripe. If you’re using sweetened dark chocolate, lower the amount of rice malt syrup.   Ingredients 1 cup almond flour 1 cup whole kamut flour 4 extra firm Bartlett or other firm pears, peeled, cored and cut into […]


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Mini pear pies

by Alice on febbraio 6, 2009

Firm, possibly under-ripe, Bartlett pears definitely work best in this kind of pie. For more taste and sweetness, get organic ones, if you can. Before filling the mini pies, make sure you cook the pears in a saucepan until they’re softened. Ingredients For the pie crust pie crust (you can find a recipe here), about […]


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