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Homemade salsa brava

The trick to make a great homemade salsa brava is to roast the tomatoes, garlic and almonds first. It makes a worlds difference to the final taste in the dish! And it works with so much more then just the patatas bravas (the Spanish version of “French fries”)…

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Fresh dessert with coconut milk, red berries and rose water

The inspiration for this dessert I had years ago in an Indonesian restaurant. I have never had it since but the tastebuds hadn’t forgotten about it. It was time to create a copy-cat from an old food memory, fresh dessert with coconut milk, red berries and rose water!

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Curry with pumpkin and tart hibiscus powder

I know. I’m slightly too early for the pumpkin season really to start but luckily you can get butternut squash al year around nowadays. This curry with pumpkin and tart hibiscus powder is such an easy recipe! Perfect for when you need something comforting, delicious and quick.  Try it today!

Raw_tabboulhe

Raw tabbouleh with cauliflower

This is one of my favorite dishes since my years with raw food. I just keep coming back to it whenever. A raw tabbouleh with cauliflower, lots of lemon, parsley and fresh mint. It just doesnt get much better. 

Mat som gör gott and ovenbaked celeriac with a cheezzzy sauce

It’s time for another Swedish cooking book! This time I have chosen a book written by a Swedish famous chef Tareq Taylor; Mat som gör gott (in translation Food that do good). its al about food that makes you feel good, strong, vibrant and healthy. It was of course a must for me to read this one!

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Refreshing smoothie with watermelon

When summer is coming, I always want to eat red, juicy and sweet watermelon. Not just a small piece but lots, like really a lot! One warm morning the other day I made this refreshing smoothie with watermelon and fresh mint.

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Make your own addictive Za’atar!

There are a few herbs that you almost can get addicted to. The herbmix called za’atar is one of them. It really goes with almost everything; veggies, meat, beans, thick yoghurt or with just bread and olive oil.  You name it! 

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My top 3 in raw breakfasts’

When spring and summer is coming, my body is asking me more and more to give it raw food. Crispy, green and healthy food that makes my body feel full of vitality and strength. Below I have written down my top 3 in raw breakfasts’.

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Celeriac gratin with white miso and peanut sauce

So, two very different recipes for you with white miso coming up. Today I have a tasty celeriac gratin with peanut sauce for you and saturday we end this miso-era for now with celebrating the weekend with healthy chocolate truffles. Both recipes are so easy to make and very tasty! Hope you will give it a try.

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For when in a hurry! Pasta-sauce with Savoy cabbage

These days. Are going way too fast! So many ideas and wishes what I would like to do and so few hours. If I only could add an extra five hours to each day! It’s on those kind of days, recipes like this one is invented; pasta-sauce with savoy cabbage. Ready in just 15 minutes, with minimal washing-up afterwards including only cheap and great ingredients. What else can you ask for? Oh yes, I forgot. It taste divine! Until recently I have only been eating radishes raw but since some time I have started to cook them as well. It becomes incredibly tasty. Soft crunchy and with a bit less heavy mustard taste.  A perfect alternative to other vegetables. You bake them or cook them just like they are or with dried or fresh herbs. They get a mild taste that works with many different dishes. Did you try it yet? To make the dish vegan, I used coconut yoghurt (I used this one from Abbot Kinneys). Don’t worry, it won’t taste coconut due to the other spices …