Month: February 2016

steamed broccoli with caper brown butter

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Lunch

Broccoli + brown butter + chopped capers  = not expected, but true delight! steamed broccoli with caper brown butter (Ruth Reichl, The Gourmet Cookbook) 1 1/2 pounds broccoli 6 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons drained capers, chopped 3 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper Cut heads of broccoli into florets. You can also use the stems cut in slices. (I usually throw  the stems into the juicer with apples and more green veggies.) Steam […]

how to make the best use of fruit pulp: vegan cookies

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Cakes + Cookies / Snacks / Sweets

Sometimes I just can’t resist to use the leftover fruit pulp from juicing to make  cookies. The beautiful colour and scent of  squeezed oranges, apples and carrots – too good to discard! Courgette, pineapple and ginger are nice, as well.  I never used the pulp of kale, broccoli  or celery. Besides their strong flavour they tend to be stringy. Not really desirable in a sweet treat. vegan fruit pulp cookies 4 generous tablespoons fruit pulp 1 tablespoon ground flax […]

potato, cauliflower and coconut bowl

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Lunch

Part bowl, part curry…. a quick and simple  lunch inspiration. potato, cauliflower and coconut bowl 2 -3 potatoes, peeled and cut in cubes 1 small cauliflower, divided in florets 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1cup of coconut milk 1 tablespoon curry powder juice of 1 lemon (or of 2 limes) red chili flakes a few pinches of sea salt 1 cup cilantro leaves Steam or blanch the cauliflower florets for 10 minutes maximum. Make sure the cauliflower […]

raspberry kanten with Greek yoghurt, braised bananas and roasted pine nuts

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Breakfast / Sweets

.. Kanten contains a sea vegetable called agar agar, which turns liquid into jelly. This works well with any kind of berry or combination of berries. raspberry kanten (adapted from the kind diet by Alicia Silverstone) serves 4-6 2 cups raspberries fresh or frozen and thawed 4 cups apple or quince juice 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice pinch of sea salt 3 tablespoons agar agar a few drops ginger juice ( grate a piece of […]