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Favorite Recipe

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:54:11 +0000

“The famous French chef Alain Ducasse says 85 percent of cooking is shopping; it may even be more than that, it might be 90 percent. But that’s not, of course, going to the supermarket – it’s going to the farmers’ market, or out into your backyard, finding what’s ripe and beautiful and alive and in […]

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Body Wise: Prebiotics

admin — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 03:00:04 +0000

Prebiotics are a type of fiber that feeds probiotics, the good bacteria living in your gut. Prebiotic foods stimulate the growth of probiotics. Healthy gut bacteria is essential for maintaining a good health, or recovering after getting sick. Ingredients high in prebiotics include: whole grains, raw vegetables and fruit.

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Citrus

admin — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 04:57:47 +0000

Finally, the citrus season is on in southern Europe. The citrus varieties that ripen first, such as satsumas, might still have a green skin, even though the fruit is ripe and juicy on the inside. That is because besides lots of sun, all citrus need some cool temperatures to develop their true color. As variation […]

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Blueberry Pie

admin — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 04:56:56 +0000

Sunday afternoon, some extra blueberries in the fridge and (almost) all ingredients on hand that you need for a pie. So let’s bake. The original recipe calls for 175 g (6 oz) butter and it is made with baking powder with no Greek yoghurt. However, I do not have any baking powder at home, and […]

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Crunchy Granola

admin — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:55:55 +0000

Once I got a small bag of granola and a bar of rose chocolate as a gift from a friend. In all its simplicity and warm-hearted vision, it is still one of my favorite gifts ever. Granola is super easy to make at home and after trying the recipe once, you can adjust the quantities […]

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Eat fruit

admin — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:54:37 +0000

If you are into eating locally and seasonally, this is the time for fruit on the northern hemisphere. In the Nordic, strawberries are ripe and they taste so good they were worth the wait. In Italy, we got the first figs from the garden a couple of days ago. Local farms produce apricots, pears and plums. […]

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Pavlova

admin — Thu, 04 May 2017 12:56:50 +0000

Named after Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, this simple meringue cake is the sweetest dessert of the season. Pavlova (for eight) Meringue: 4 egg whites 2,5 dl sugar 2 tsp cornflour (or potato flour) 1 tsp lemon juice Filling: 4 dl heavy cream 0,5 tsp vanilla bean powder Chosen berries or fruit Heat oven to […]

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Apple Crumble

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:54:36 +0000

All these apples, everywhere. We have only one big tree in our backyard and still we have more apples than anyone could possibly eat. So let’s have apple crumble for dessert. It feels lighter than pie and is super easy to make. Apple Crumble (for six) 400 – 500 g apples 2 tbs coconut palm sugar (or […]

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