On Ciuchi’s second anniversary in our home, we disregarded the part of the detox connected to all types of nuts (yes, the detox was difficult!) and baked her a fine dessert (there were still strawberries available; we had strawberries until December anyway!). She runs the entire house, so she deserves everything! ♥

Use and shape as follows—

🥄 The shells

1 & ½ tbsp of psyllium seeds -> 5’ in 2 tbsp of hot water

60g gluten-free oatmeal

30g tapioca flour

a pinch of sea salt

30g Cajoont

1 tbsp of apple vinegar

Knead • Divide into 6 tartlet moulds • Cover with baking parchment • Place baking beads above • Bake for 25’ at 170°C

🥄 The filling

1 x Caju Fresh from NoMoMoo (the star ingredient)

4 tbsp of maple syrup

an organic lemon’s zest

🍓 Decorate with strawberry slices

May you live long, Ciuchi! ♥

P.S.

You can fill the above tartlets with chocolate and decorate them with raspberries; they are delicious!

🥄 Filling 2

140g vegan chocolate

50g Cajoont

10g Svmântână

100g raspberries

15g almond flakes

It is easy: melt the chocolate (bain-marie); then, mix in the cashew butter and sour cream from NoMoMoo. Fill the tartlet shells. Decorate with raspberries; the almond flakes are such a nice addition.

● Ingredients

4 medium pink potatoes

a pinch of sea salt

a dash of pepper

140g TzaTziki from NoMoMoo

● How to bake them?

Grate the potatoes using a regular grater.

Mix in as much sea salt and pepper as you like.

Add the TzaTziki from NoMoMoo and mix using your hand.

Shape the tocinei into semispheres and place them in a baking pan lined with baking parchment. 

Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven at 230°C.

I got 7 large tocinei. We ate them with spring onions, which would probably work for you, too!

● Notes

I got this recipe from a lady cook from Stejărişu in 2020. The original recipe included telemea [a type of Romanian cheese] and Romanian potatoes. Its time had come to be prepared and slightly adapted. Marcel was of real help!

Mould: 34 x 24 cm | 12 bars

What to do when your diet has been gluten-free for a while and you’ve got too many rice cakes?

Make a dessert.

You will need—

340g vegan chocolate

2 large tbsp of coconut oil

100g hazelnut+date butter

5 rice cakes 

40g coconut chips

Melt the chocolate in a steam bath, mixing in the coconut oil. 

After removing the pan from heat, add the vegetable butter and the rice cakes broken into pieces. In the end, also add the coconut chips.

Spread the mix into the pan lined with baking parchment. Then, leave it in the fridge for one hour.

The chocolate won’t be tempered, but the result will be finger-licking good!

The crust

100g buckwheat flour

50g tapioca flour

a pinch of salt

50g water

1 large tbsp flax seeds

1 tbsp vinegar

50g coconut oil

25g agave syrup

The filling

150g coconut milk

200g vegan chocolate chips

2 tbsp cornstarch

200g berries (blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries)

+coconut oil and tapioca flour -> your baking pan

This recipe’s great after the Holidays. Do you know why? Because you’ve had enough of everything. And because the hard-working people surely have berries left in their freezers (some living in the Southern Hemisphere even have fresh berries!).

You can use this recipe for the tart crust.

Bake it separately, in the preheated oven, at 170°C, for 15 minutes (use baking beans if you have them).

While the tart crust is cooling, make the filling.

Mix the coconut milk, the vegan chocolate chips, and the cornstarch in a pan and place it on medium heat. Let it boil. After it cools, fill the tart crust and place the berries on top.

Savour it!

100g buckwheat flour

50g tapioca flour

a pinch of salt

50g water

1 large tbsp of flax seeds

1 tbsp of vinegar

50g coconut oil

25g agave syrup

+coconut oil and tapioca flour -> your baking pan

Here’s another easy tart crust recipe... and you can bake it right away. It’s a match for chocolate (you’ll see).  

In a bowl, mix the flour types and the salt. Separately, mix the wet ingredients – the coconut oil, the flax seeds left for a few minutes in the water, the vinegar, and the agave syrup. Then, pour the wet ingredients onto the dry ones.

When you reach a nice consistency, start kneading until you get a soft and wet ball of dough. 

Using a silicone mould (which doesn’t need greasing) or one of another type (either round or square) – which must be greased though –, spread the dough onto its bottom and its sides.

Makes 17-18 cookies

1 tbsp flaxseeds

3 tbsp water

1 tbsp agave syrup

1 tbsp coconut oil

a drop of vanilla extract

1 banana

75g peanut butter

100g gluten-free flakes

5g baking powder

I had a banana and some peanut butter left. ‘Some cookies would be nice’ I told myself. To be honest, I was craving cookies.

Mix the flaxseeds with the water, by adding the agave syrup, the coconut oil, and the vanilla extract. Mash the banana and mix in the peanut butter and the gluten-free flakes. Sprinkle the baking powder at the end.

The batter was moist, but I could easily shape it into cookies, placing them into a large baking pan lined with baking parchment. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, at 160⁰C.

They didn’t last for long. :D

The crust

100g buckwheat flour

50g tapioca flour

a pinch of salt

3 tbsp of water

1 tbsp of flax seeds

1 tbsp of vinegar

30g coconut oil

30ml almond milk

20g agave syrup

The filling

3 rhubarb stalks (+3 tbsp agave syrup)

5 big strawberries

400ml almond milk

vanilla extract

20g agave syrup

25g cornstarch

+coconut oil and tapioca flour -> your baking pan

When May arrives, it’s all about rhubarb and strawberries to me.

So, I decided to bake this vegan tart using them as ingredients.

You can use this recipe for the tart crust.

Bake it separately, in the preheated oven, at 170°C, for 15 minutes.

While the tart crust is cooling, clean the rhubarb and the strawberries and cut them into pieces, then make the filling.

Pour agave syrup over the rhubarb pieces and let them sit for 10 minutes.

Mix the almond milk, vanilla extract, agave syrup, and cornstarch in a pan and place it on medium heat. Let it boil. After it cools, fill the tart crust and place the rhubarb and strawberry pieces on top.

100g buckwheat flour

50g tapioca flour

a pinch of salt

3 tbsp of water

1 tbsp of flax seeds

1 tbsp of vinegar

30g coconut oil

30ml almond milk

+coconut oil and tapioca flour -> your baking pan

It’s warm outside, so I started baking tarts. This year, they are vegan.

This is an easy tart crust recipe. Plus, you can bake it right away.

In a bowl, mix the flour and salt. Separately, mix the wet ingredients – the coconut oil, the almond milk, the flax seeds left for a few minutes in water, the vinegar, and the agave syrup. Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry ones.

When a nice consistency is reached, start to knead until you get a soft and wet ball of dough. 

Using a silicone mould (which doesn’t need greasing) or one of another type (either round or square) – which must be greased though –, spread the dough onto its bottom and sides.

There are so many desserts in store for you!

As I have been a vegan for 4 weeks – that’s another story, one that I will share –, I am on a constant search for varied and healthy breakfasts.

I sometimes miss what I used to eat in Brazil. Açaí ended up being one of my favourite food-related memories. For two portions, you’ll need—

250ml almond milk

+ the almond meal

2 tbsp açaí powder

2 tbsp agave syrup (or honey)

a banana

2 tbsp sunflower seeds

Blend the almond milk, the almond meal, the açaí powder, and the agave syrup or the honey. Pour the mix into two bowls. Serve with banana slices and sunflower seeds after leaving them cool for at least 10 minutes in the fridge.

I hope that you enjoy them! ♥   

…a dessert with a long tradition in our home, perfect for breakfast, especially during hectic weeks. You can make it easily using—

2 bananas

15g coconut flakes

2 tbsp coconut milk

6 (big) strawberries

(makes 2)

Blend the bananas, coconut, and coconut milk. Serve this paste in two bowls, with strawberries on top.

Here’s to beginnings full of ☼!

Makes 30

2 teaspoons of (crushed) flaxseeds

6 teaspoons of water

100g buckwheat flour

100g chickpea flour

5g baking powder

a pinch of salt

50g agave syrup

500ml almond milk

+ coconut oil for frying

+ blackberries, maple syrup for serving

My detox is in full swing, but I don’t want to stay away from sweets.

So, I’m doing things my way. This week, for instance, I had fun with these pancakes.

First, leave the crushed flaxseeds soak in water for 10 minutes.

The batter is easy to make. Mix the buckwheat and chickpea flours, the baking powder, the salt, the flax seeds and the water, the agave syrup, and the almond milk. (You can try out any other gluten-free flours and use any plant-based milk you like.) 

I fried sets of four pancakes after melting a teaspoon of coconut oil before each set. Fry longer than in the case of regular pancakes. As a rule, turn the pancakes when you notice bubbles forming in the batter.

Mine were served with blackberries and maple syrup.

Peticel, our kitten, has barely let me place them on a place. Pancakes are his favourite dessert. J