18/12/2017

Winter salad with butternut squash, mozzarella and rockets. A great idea for lunch.


Warm roasted butternut squash salad with a delicate mozzarella and rocket leaves. All topped with honey vinaigrette and roasted pumpkin seeds. This salad definitely made my day.

Ingredients:
  • small butternut squash
  • mozzarella cheese
  • 2 handfuls of rocket salad
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
  • teaspoon of mustard
  • teaspoon of honey
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil


Method:

Slice butternut squash in thick slices. Lightly sprinkle with olive oil and put in the oven for about 30-40 minutes and roast it. Prepare the vinaigrette. Mix the honey with the French mustard and then add the olive oil. Put rocket leaves, butternut squash and mozzarella on the plate. Pour over the vinaigrette and the roasted pumpkin seeds




05/12/2017

Spiced carrot cake with no sugar. A healthy snack for children or adults


Cake without additional sugar! The sweetness comes from carrots and cranberries. The taste is emphasized by spices such as cinnamon, ginger or nutmeg. The dough have oil which makes it very moist. No butter - perfect for people who can not tolerate lactose or have allergies to cow's milk proteins.

Ingredients:

  • big carrot
  • 3/4 cup cranberries
  • 100g walnuts
  • a glass of wholemeal flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • half a teaspoon of bicarbonate soda
  • spice for gingerbread or a teaspoon of cinnamon, a teaspoon of ginger and half a teaspoon of nutmeg

Method:

Pour boiling water over cranberries. Whisk eggs with a mixer together with spices and bicarbonate soda. Slowly add oil while whisking. Finely chop the nuts or use ground nuts. Grate the carrot. Drain the cranberries. Mix all ingredients. Put into a baking tray greased with fat and sprinkled with flour. Put in the oven (180ÂșC) for half an hour.