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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Ingredients 1 package (300 g) silken tofu 1-2 lemons, juice and zest 1-3 tbsp yacon syrup 1 cup whipped cream, from Oatly 1/2 tsk pure vanilla powder Method Take the silken tofu out of the fridge and put in a sieve to drain the excess liquid. Let it wait until it’s room temperature. Zest the […]
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I love this photo my son captured of me few weeks ago. It shows well how growing from seeds takes over the kitchen during this season. The winter wasn’t as harsh as last year and the first weeks of springs were pretty good. However, there were windy and cold periods in May, absolutely horrid. Living […]
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During the holidays there’s often so much to eat that some of the Christmas cookies will end up forgotten in a box. Even for weeks. I can’t stand food waste so here’re some ideas for how to make use of leftover cookies. The idea came to me when baking cookies that didn’t turn out the […]
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I learned to appreciate Mince Pies while living in London. Didn’t like them at first, but after 7 years it became a lovely tradition to have some during advent. With the changed diet I haven’t been able to eat Mince Pies and have missed them, even though I’ve been living in Iceland since 2019. So […]
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In a global effort to raise awareness on breast cancer, October has been designated as the Pink Month. A month where efforts to educate those concerned about the disease, including early identification and signs and symptoms associated with breast cancer. To honour that today’s recipes are all about pink food. Pink berry jam Ingredients 2 […]
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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 […]
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When I go to a party with a buffet it even makes me happy to see some olives or strawberries. That’s usually the only thing I can have. However, in such circumstances I most often eat ahead of the party or bring my own treats. With this experiment I want to show that it’s more […]
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Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cup rhubarb, rather finely cut 1/3 cup blueberries 1/3 cup strawberries 5 g vegan butter 1/2 tsp pure vanilla Crumble 1 cup almond flour 1/3 cup soya flour (coconut flour works too) 1/3 cup rice flour 1/3 cup gluten-free oats 1/2 tsp pure vanilla, from Rapunzel pinch of salt 50 g […]
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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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