Quick bake Karask is traditional barley bread in Estonia. It is also known in other countries, such as Scotland and Ireland, where itās called soda bread.Traditionally it is made using butter or oil, eggs and buttermilk. You can also find recipes using other flours than barley and no eggs and/or […]
Breakfast
For some breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Discover raw and lighter options such as smoothies as well as more hearty breakfast recipes, i.e. raw and cooked porridges, savory and sweet pancakes, waffles, tartlets, muffins, bread/crackers and hummus, quiche, and omelette. Enjoy your mornings with energizing meals!
Banana-Mango-Chocolate Chunk Spelt Muffins, Oil-Free
After I created date-free chocolate muffins without any artificial sweetener, Iāve played a little with the recipe. This time I made them light-coloured and added some poppy seeds. I smell them baking in the oven as I write this post! Besides being plant-based, date-free and artificial sweetener free, these muffins […]
Banana-Mango-Chocolate Muffins, Date-Free and Sugar-Free
I love to have a muffin every day, but I have always used dates as the main sweetener. However, my blood sugar is quite a moody character and dates are known to have very high glycemic load ā an indicator of how much a serving of food is likely to […]
Shrove Tuesday Spelt Buns with Cashew-Raw Buckwheat Cream
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras ā beloved child has many names and is observed in many ways worldwide. No matter what its name is, the day before Ash Wednesday has long been a time for eating and merry making. Shrove Tuesday is the last day before […]
Poppy Seed Muffins with Chocolate Buttons
These muffins are what my husband calls the ultimate in muffins. For the past 3 weeks I have only been baking this poppy seed muffins recipe. We have them with our coffee as second breakfast and as dessert after dinner. These plant-based peanut butter-persimmon-poppy seed muffins with chocolate buttons are […]
Persimmon Chocolate Chip Muffins [Vegan and Gluten Free]
In case youāve followed my blog for a while, you must have noticed by now, that I love muffins. In fact, I usually bake muffins 3-4 times a week to satisfy my familyās appetite and mine. Fortunately I have developed several whole food not-so-sweet muffin recipes (like those gluten free […]
Beetroot Smoothie with Blueberries
I love unconventional smoothies and this beetroot smoothie with blueberries ain’t exception. Smoothie is a great healthy way to start off your day without overloading the digestive system. Morning is the one time at a day I can skip preparing food, as this is when my husband possesses the kitchen […]
Festive Potato-Leek Quiche
Like many other dishes, this quiche was born out of necessity ā I had a big bunch of leek my mom had brought me in the fridge. So, I had to create a recipe that used a lot of potato-leek. I chose quiche as I hadnāt prepared one for a […]
Autumn-Flavoured Plum-Cardamom Muffins
Try these Plum-Peanut Butter Muffins if you crave for something good, but want to keep your bites oil/sugar-free and healthy. I was supposed to pack this morning, as we are going away to Barcelona for the winter in less than a month. Instead I felt the urge to bake something […]
Fermented Buckwheat Bread with Hemp Seed Spread
I like bread a lot! Who doesnāt? However I do not want to eat gluten or yeast. I also know that one should eat fermented foods every day for gut health. Further, I am an absolute fermented buckwheat bread fan. So, there is no surprise that I started to look […]
Chocolaty Muffins with Hemp Flour
One way of using hemp flour is to add it to chocolaty muffins giving them a full and hearty consistency. Please try this at home! As soon as itās autumn I feel the urge to bake more often. I guess itās the calming process of mixing the batter as well […]
Quick Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread
Healthy gluten-free subtly sweet zucchini quick bread that doesn’t use refined sugar or oil. Having just finished my fermented buckwheat bread the day before and craving for some baked grains, I decided to make a quick bread using baking powder. Also experience to make gluten-free zucchini bread. As it definitely […]