4 September 2019

How to make oven-dried tomatoes at home

Sandra basic recipes, side dishes, snacks gluten free, healthy snack, meze, no added sugar, oven-dried tomatoes, plantbased, semi-dried tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, tapa, vegan, vegetarian 0 Comments

Oven-dried tomatoes are a staple at our place. It’s one of those cases in which homemade beats shop-bought a million times whereas at the same time making them yourself is so incredibly easy. All it takes is a bit of patience while your oven turns your fresh tomatoes into sweet and savoury flavour bombs. This […]

4 September 2019

Lunch wraps with oven-dried tomato hummus and walnuts

Sandra breakfast/brunch, quick & easy, snacks chickpeas, dip, gluten free, healthy snack, hummus, lunch, oven-dried tomatoes, packed lunch, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato hummus, vegan, vegetarian, wraps 0 Comments

As of this week, summer holidays are over and it’s back to school and back to regular everyday life. Truth be told, these first days of waving the girls off again so early in the morning always make me a bit sad. Of course, our meals will have to be fit into a tighter schedule […]

14 July 2019

Almond granola with lemon and dried cherries

Sandra breakfast/brunch, snacks, sweet almond granola, dried cherries, gluten free, granola, no refined sugar, tart cherries, vegan 2 Comments

Granola is one of my go-to breakfasts. As it’s so easy to make at home and you can add any ingredients and flavours you fancy, it gives you the opportunity to enjoy new varieties every season. Last week I was gifted a surprise batch of freshly picked sour cherries. I turned half of them into […]

14 July 2019

Naturally sweetened, oven-dried sour cherries

Sandra basic recipes, snacks, sweet dried fruit, dried sour cherries, granola, how to dry cherries, no refined sugar, salad topping, sour cherries, tart cherries, vegan 0 Comments

Last week a dear friend of mine surprised me with a bucketful of freshly picked sour cherries. Where I live, sour cherries aren’t a very common find. Only a few orchards grow them and as they don’t keep long once picked, you won’t find them in many veg stores either. When you do happen upon […]

14 July 2019

Sour cherry compote with lemon and vanilla

Sandra breakfast/brunch, quick & easy, side dishes, sweet cherry compote, compote, no refined sugar, sour cherries, summer, tart cherries, vegan 0 Comments

Sour cherry season’s here! Contrary to their sweet siblings, sour cherries aren’t pleasant to eat straight off the tree – unpleasant being an understatement, considering the look of sheer panic on my youngest’s face after she unsuspectingly put one in her mouth. However, with their tart, concentrated cherry flavour these bright red little gems are […]

25 June 2019

Mint-infused cucumber and lime granita

Sandra snacks, sweet cucumber, fresh herbs, granita, ice cream, ice lolly, lime, lime granita, mint, popsicles, summer, vegan 0 Comments

This week the hot summer Europe has had for the past month has also reached our little country, with temperatures rising to over 36°C! But I come prepared. Iced green tea is cold-brewing in my fridge, my freezer is stacked with the ingredients for mango and turmeric smoothies and I just made a double batch […]

4 June 2019

Jackfruit rendang with quick pickles and toasted cauli rice

Sandra main dishes coconut, curry, Indonesian food, jackfruit, pickles, rendang, vegan, vegetarian 0 Comments

Rendang is a childhood favourite dish of mine. In my home country The Netherlands, Indonesian food is hugely popular, and especially the Dutch-Indonesian rendition of it: the “Indonesian rice table”. It’s the name given to a feast of small dishes: spiced veggies, fried plantain, curried eggs and different meaty stews, accompanied by rice, pickles and […]

22 May 2019

Almond and lemon cake with Earl Grey tea frosting

Sandra snacks, sweet almond cake, birthday cake, cake, layer cake, lemon cake, vegan, vegan baking, vegetarian 0 Comments

Today’s my birthday and what better way to celebrate than with a slice or two of this delicate and zesty almond and lemon cake? This festive cake is one of the best examples to show that as a vegan, you can have your cake and eat it too. It’s luscious and light at the same […]

16 April 2019

Flatbread pizzas with baba ganoush and roasted veg

Sandra breakfast/brunch, main dishes, snacks baba ganoush, flatbread, flatbread pizza, pizza, pizza base, vegan, vegan pizza, vegetarian 0 Comments

Pizza night is always a happy night at our place. There’s nothing quite as fun as starting with a pizza base and stacking on as many different ingredients as you like for a custom-made, relaxed dinner. Lately we swapped traditional pizza bases for fluffy yogurt flatbreads to make these easy flatbread pizzas. With their airy […]

16 April 2019

Smoky and zesty baba ganoush

Sandra side dishes, snacks aubergine, baba ganoush, dip, eggplant, meze, vegan, vegetarian 0 Comments

My first-ever experience with aubergine was the slap in the face handed out by the not-quite-done chunks of them in a pasta dish. Based on that, I just couldn’t figure out why anyone would like this rubbery, bitter vegetable and why a food hero like Ottolenghi devoted a whole cookbook chapter to the thing he […]