Homegrown veggies and herbs taste like heaven to me. When it comes to harvesting August is the best month here in Iceland. Most of the ingredients in this dish come from my garden and greenhouse, everything except olive oil, lemon juice, plant milk, red onion, capers salt and black pepper. Those that don’t grow at […]
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There’s a whole lot of rosemary growing in my garden, so what to do… what to do… Why not use some of it in a cocktail? It’s splendid actually 😋 Ingredients 1 part gin 2 parts sparkling water 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1-2 sprigs of fresh rosemary 1-2 drops stevia (optional) black pepper (a […]
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Don’t play with your food! I’m guessing you sometimes heard this as a kid. Thing is I’ve never stopped playing with my food 😄 I love decorating so it made me really happy when I heard of a something called colour bombs, produced by an innovative woman called Tobba Marinos. Time to play! 🥳 To […]
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Ingredients 2 courgettes 1 and 1/2 tbsp Graenmetisblanda (spice mix for veggies), from Mabruka 2 tbsp olive oil, from Filippo Berio 1 and 1/2 stk red onion 4 garlic cloves 1/2 red chilli 1/2 yellow chilli 2 cans chopped, organic tomatoes 3 tbsp tomato paste, organic 1 tsp Graenmetisblanda (spice mix for veggies), from Mabruka […]
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I hardly ever have bananas because they are too sweet for me. If I eat more than 1/4 of a banana my fingers become swollen. My family and friends love this banana bread and it’s fine for me to have one slice since it doesn’t have as many bananas as in most recipes. No other […]
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What’s nicer on a hot and sunny day then enjoying a glass of lemonade. This one doesn’t have any sugar in it, so that’s even better! 🍋 Ingredients 1 l sparkling water 1/2 – 1 lemon 8 drops vanilla stevia, from Good Good a few mint leaves Method Squeeze the lemon into a big jar. […]
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When I moved back home from London I missed being able to visit lots of wonderful Cafés and restaurants that provide vegan, organic, gluten-free and sugarless food. One day I was complaining about it when a friend told me I should check out Systrasamlagið (Sisterhood). They would definitely have something for me, everything made on-site […]
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I’m harvesting a lot from my greenhouse and grow boxes these days and the veggies and herbs in this recipe come from there. The Icelandic arctic char is quite special. If you can’t get a wild arctic char at least make sure it comes form a land-based farm. You start by making the cucumber salad […]
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An update on how things are coming along in the greenhouse and garden is long overdue. Reason is I spend more time tending to my plants these days than writing. To cut a long story short everything is going splendidly. It’s only mid July but I already have homegrown salad, cucumbers, sugar snaps, spinach, kale […]
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I’m getting loads of lovely cucumbers from the plants in the greenhouse already. Sugar snaps and strawberries too. Hummus goes well with sliced veggies and you can simply use those you like. Dipping my freshly picked cocktail cucumbers in hummus was perfect, but carrots, radishes and bell peppers are nice too. Just to name a […]
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