The summer in South West Iceland was wet, cold and windy. We even had a record number of orange weather warnings! I’m just surprised to have been able to grow anything at all. Harvest wasn’t as good as recent years though. Fortunately there were many plants that made me happy and I’m showing you photos […]
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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 […]
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After a terribly cold and wet weather until early July we finally got some summer. The veggies and flowers were in poor condition, but became incredibly happy when the sun finally decided to grace us with its presence. I could literally see a difference from day to day. Lots of trees and plants in the […]
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My Christmas present to you is this healthy and beautiful Christmas wreath. It’s a nice starter for the Christmas table, as the main is often on the heavier side. Next year you might as well use the same ingredients and have it as a main. I wish you all a delightful and delicious Christmas! ✨🎄✨ […]
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Ingredients 100 – 150 g mixed salad, lettuce and leaves of your choice 1 cup watermelon cubes 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup hazelnuts and almonds from Rapunzel, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, from Rapunzel 1/2 tbsp pumpkin seeds, from Rapunzel 1 tsp sesame seeds, from Rapunzel olive oil salt and black pepper Method Cut […]
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Ingredients 150 g mixed green lettuce 300 g broccoli 10-15 mushrooms 1 yellow chilli 1-2 tbsp garlic, chopped finely 1 tin chickpeas 1 tbsp turmeric salt and black pepper olive oil for frying Method Wash the salad and arrange in a big bowl. Divide the broccoli into florets and slice the mushrooms and yellow chilli. […]
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The Icelandic Cancer Society’s annual initiative, Mottumars, (Moustache March) brings awareness to cancer affecting men. Many grow moustaches to bring attention to this and encourage other men to know the symptoms and seek help. Companies support Moustache March too and among others are my sponsors VAXA. They sent me a special Moustache March box, filled […]
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Ingredients 2 large salad leaves (your favourite kind) 1/2 avocado 1/2 carrot 1/2 red pepper 1/2 celery stalk 1 handful of spinach sprouts vegan mayonnaise with Indian curry powder Method Make the vegan mayo according to instructions you find HERE. Add 1-2 tsp of curry powder, a pinch of salt and a fair amount of […]
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– I don’t want to eat nothing but salad, it isn’t very appetising and in fact just bland – I hear this sentence all the time. It can be true if nothing is done to pop the salad up. Different and exciting dressings can make all the difference and have your tastebuds smile with joy. […]
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Ingredients 1 sweet potato lettuce 2-3 avocados 1/4 red onion 1 garlic clove 1/2 lime (the juice) 1 tbsp chopped cilantro (can be substituted with parsley) salt and black pepper olive oil microgreens pomegranate (optional) Method Preheat your oven to the highest temperature and turn on the broiler. Peel the sweet potato and slice it […]
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