Few months ago I decided to have salad for lunch every day of the week, or at least as often as I could. The challenge was having as many types of plants as possible each week. Two weeks in I noticed I had more energy already and now it’s no turning back. This is doing […]
Read MoreTag: Cauliflower
Grilled aubergine with cauliflower, potatoes and chickpeas
Ingredients 2 aubergines 1/2 head of cauliflower 4-6 potatoes Marinade 50 g olive oil 2 garlic cloves 1/2 tsp chilli powder, from Kryddhusid salt and black pepper Sauce 1 can chopped tomatoes, organic 1/2 can coconut milk, full fat 1 and 1/2 cup water 1 can chickpeas 1 onion 4-6 garlic cloves 2 chilli, […]
Read MoreHarvesting happiness
Those who grow their own veggies and fruit know the ecstatic feeling at the peak of harvesting time. August! Day after day your tastebuds are about to explode with happiness from fresh and healthy vegetable. There’s noting like it. There are some moments of disappointment as well of course and some surprises. Here’s a flood […]
Read MoreCeleriac soup
Ingredients 500 g celeriac 300 g cauliflower 200 g potatoes 1/2 onion 5-7 garlic cloves 2 tbsp estragon/tarragon salt and black pepper olive oil, for frying 1/2 l almond milk 1 l water 250 ml oat cream 1 tbsp nutritional yeast Method Clean, peel and cut the vegetables, onion and garlic coarsely. Fry it for […]
Read MoreGorgeous veggie hotpot
Ingredients 300 g cauliflower 300 g broccoli 200 g small potatoes 200 g celeriac 1 pepper 2 thyme stems 1 can butter beans olive oil, for frying salt and black pepper Method Wash and strain the liquid from the butter beans. Divide the cauliflower and broccoli into rather large florets, as shown on the photo. […]
Read MoreClear veggie soup with cauliflower rice
Ingredients 2-3 carrots 1 celery stalk 1 onion 300 g cauliflower 150 g broccoli 1 chilli 3 garlic cloves 1 tbsp ginger, chopped 1 vegetable cube, gluten- and sugar free (f.ex. Kallo) 2 l water 1 – 2 tbsp nutritional yeast fresh coriander, to taste olive oil, for frying salt and black pepper Method Slice […]
Read MoreStuffed sweet potatoes
Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes 200 g broccoli 200 g cauliflower 6 garlic cloves 1/2 chilli cilantro 1 can cannellini beans 2 tbsp olive oil olive oil for frying salt and black pepper Method Bake the potatoes for an hour on 200°C. Meanwhile, make the filling. Cut the broccoli and cauliflower into rather small florets. Chop […]
Read MoreSummer’s end
The summer is over! At least here in Iceland. It had a really nice start with sunny May and first weeks of June. However, the rest the summer was cold and the sun was hiding for the most part until in the third week of this month, when it also got slightly warmer for a […]
Read MoreBaked red potatoes and broccoli, cauliflower mash and salsa – Homegrown
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 […]
Read MoreGrowing happiness
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 […]
Read More