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Plum jam (with ginger and vanilla)

by Alice on September 8, 2010

Ingredients
2 kg extra ripe purple plums (I used the Italian variety), cleaned
1 cup (250 ml) filtered water
the juice of 1 lemon
100 g muscovado sugar
300 g rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
2-3 cm long fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
Makes about 4 jars, 300 g each.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams, summer

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Quinoa and fruit salad

by Alice on September 2, 2010

Ingredients
2 cups cooked quinoa, cold (here’s how to cook quinoa)
1-2 chilled nectarines, sliced
1 banana, sliced
2-3 handfuls of chilled blueberries
a squeeze of lemon juice
2-3 pinches of vanilla powder
rice malt syrup, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, salads, summer, sweet

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Ingredients
50 ml GMO-free vegetable cream (I used almond cream), unsweetened and unflavoured
50 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
120 g rice malt syrup
50 g hazelnut butter
50 g almond butter
100 g dark fairtrade chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces and melted in a bain-marie
2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
1-2 handfuls of dried sour cherries
1 large handful of coarsely [...]


Posted in: chocolate, desserts, gluten-free, ice-cream, summer

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Strawberry jelly spread with cardamom

by Alice on May 21, 2010

Ingredients
350 g ripe strawberries, cleaned and coarsely puréed
150 g rice malt syrup
juice of half a lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cardamom
a few pinches of powdered vanilla
half a teaspoon agar agar powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon filtered water
Makes about 1 jar.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams, snacks, spring, summer, sweet, tea time

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Ingredients
For the cake
150 g semi-whole wheat flour
150 g millet flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
half a teaspoon cream of tartar
4 Granny Smith apples
160 ml unsweetened and unflavoured almond milk
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
170 g rice malt syrup
a few pinches of vanilla powder

For the rice malt caramel sauce
250 g rice malt syrup
150 ml vegetable cream [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, desserts, fruits, sweet, tea time

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Apple bread pudding

by Alice on March 29, 2010

Ingredients
400 g stale wholemeal bread
600 ml oat milk, plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened
200 ml apple juice, with no added sugar
150 ml vegetable cream, GMO-free (I used almond cream)
100 g rice malt syrup
2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
4 red apples, cleaned, cored, peeled and thinly sliced
200 ml filtered water
2-3 tablespoons apple juice concentrate, with no added sugar
half a [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, desserts, fruits, lunch-box, spring, tea time, winter

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Rice, cornmeal and sultana (baked) fritters

by Alice on March 22, 2010

Ingredients
150 g whole rice, washed in cold water, well drained then cooked in water until very tender
160 g rice malt syrup
3 tablespoons light and fruity extra virgin olive oil
zest of 1 organic lemon, grated
3 tablespoons whole rice flour
80 g corn flour (GMO-free)
a pinch of whole sea salt
a few pinches of vanilla powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch (GMO-free)
3 [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, desserts, finger food, gluten-free, grains, picnic, rice, snacks, spring, sweet, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
For the crust
260 g semi-whole wheat flour
40 g whole rice flour
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
100-120 ml filtered water
120 ml extra virgin olive oil

For the filling (to fill 4-6 baskets)
100 g chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
4 tablespoons apricot jam, with no added refined sugar and naturally sweetened with agave syrup or rice malt syrup [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, desserts, fruits, spring, sweet, tarts and pies, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
For the cake
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
80 g wholemeal flour
120 g almond flour
40 g unsweetened cacao powder, sifted
50 g muscovado sugar
half a teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
a pinch of whole sea salt
180 g barley malt syrup
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
100 ml almond cream (or [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, desserts, finger food, lunch-box, snacks, spicy, sweet, tea time, winter

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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
For the salad
1 large bunch of kale, cleaned, stems and tough [...]


Posted in: autumn, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
For the pannacotta
350 ml almond milk
150 ml almond cream (or other vegetable cream, preferably rice based cream)
3 tablespoons agave syrup
a pinch of vanilla powder
2 1/2 teaspoons agar agar powder
For the cacao and carob sauce
2 teaspoons cacao powder
4 teaspoons carob powder
2 teaspoons tahin
4 teaspoons agave syrup
3 teaspoons raw almond cream
9 teaspoons almond milk
To complete
2-3 fresh prickly [...]


Posted in: autumn, chocolate, desserts, fruits, gluten-free

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Apple spice muffins

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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