11 November 2018

Tahini granola with pistachios and rose petals

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I always have a jar of tahini in the cupboard, ready to come to the rescue during sudden hummus cravings, or to be used for savoury dipping sauces and salad dressings. But did you know that the stuff is as versatile as any nut or seed butter and is equally delicious when used to make […]

2 November 2018

Grain salad with grilled veg and fresh herbs

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For a nice grain salad you can wake me up any time. Since I stopped eating meat, grains and vegetables have moved up from being humble side dishes to forming the base of my meals. It’s a development I’m quite happy about and these days I can’t imagine ever having wanted to eat differently. Especially […]

1 October 2018

Carrot cake oatmeal with blueberries and heritage carrots

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When the afternoons are warm and sunny, but the girls start taking out their gloves before hopping on their bikes in the morning, you know autumn has arrived and is here to stay. Though I know not everyone’s as happy about summer coming to an end, I so love this time of year, with its […]

17 September 2018

Broccoli pizza with basil oil and griddled veg

Sandra baking, breakfast/brunch, mains, snacks broccoli, broccoli pizza, fresh herbs, grilled veg, healthy, healthy snack, herb oil, pistachios, pizza, plant based, vegan, vegetarian 0 Comments

When your nine-year-old asks you if she can cook dinner tonight, asks, just to be sure, if she can choose to make anything she wants and concludes: “Then I´m making broccoli pizza!”, you know you must have done something right. As you can see, we all love veggie-based pizza at our house. It´s crisp, packed […]

4 September 2018

Golden laksa with soba noodles and green veg

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After a long and lovely summer break, school has started again for the girls, as has for me the daily routine of writing, recipe testing and capturing the results. At the same time, hot summer weather is changing into a softer Indian summer, with intermittent sudden outbursts of pouring rain and chilly moments announcing the […]

14 August 2018

Courgette cake with lemon and bergamot flavoured raisins

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This summer my garden has been looking less than abundant. With this heatwave and ongoing draught I limited watering the plants to just the few that I’ve been eagerly expecting to yield fruits and vegetables: the wineberry bush, the orca beanstalk, the butternut squash plant and the courgette plant. Scorching temperatures or not, though, with […]

8 July 2018

Almond and wild peach ice cream

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It’s the hottest summer we’ve had in years. And it’s wild peach season! So why not put one and one together and make a big batch of wild peach ice cream? With the delicate flavour of peaches which are now at their best, it makes the perfect summer refreshment. It takes just a few ingredients, […]

12 June 2018

New potato salad with vinaigrette and fresh herbs

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Barbecue season has started, as has picknick season, dinner in the garden season and enjoying long, leasurely late-night drinks outside season. Whether you jump at the chance of outdoor grilling, or, like me, you prefer bringing out completely prepared ahead dishes for outdoor enjoyment, this new potato salad makes the perfect side to anything you’ll […]

1 June 2018

Unsweetened iced green tea with jasmin and peach

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This past week I´ve been convinced nature must be confused. It´s been 30+ degrees the whole week, with intermittent warm showers pouring down on us. Warm showers! We´re in the cool North here, we don´t do warm rain! This is supposed to be the time when people start complaining summer will never come – but […]

22 May 2018

Three-layered strawberry cake with lime and elderflower frosting

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Today’s my birthday! And of course that means cake. Since my birthday’s in mid spring and in the midst of strawberry season, I’m celebrating with the most cheerful, spring-like birthday cake: this three-layered, lime and elderflower frosted strawberry cake. I started test baking it last week and I couldn’t have been happier with how it turned […]