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Summer Tomato, Hummus and Olive Tapanade Crostini (Vegan, Sugar Free)

Danielle — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:08:13 +0000

This little number is good at attracting a crowd of supporters at a party. It is quick to make and the ingredients are all fresh and healthy. It has an unusual combination of hummus and tapenade, for which you can find the recipes here and here (respectively). Ingredients

2 baguettes
1/2 cup cherry red tomatoes
1/2 cup yellow grape tomatoes
Hummus
Olive Tapenade

Directions Slice the bagettues into 1 inch discs and spread into an even layer on a . . .

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Olive Tapenade

Danielle — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:01:44 +0000

Olive tapenade classes up almost any foodie event by bringing appetizers and hors d’ouevres up a notch. But anyone can go into a delicatessan and overpay for a tiny jar of the olive gold. Making it yourself raises eyebrows, and it is way easier than you would think.

Ingredients

1 can pitted black kalamata olives
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp parsley flakes
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp capers
1 Tbsp minced garlic
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Homemade Hummus

Danielle — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:14:18 +0000

Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t like hummus? I haven’t yet. It is a vegetarian/vegan staple, goes with everything, is healthy, and is super easy to make – the perfect food. And other than the tahini (which I also make at home, pictured below in the glass bowl, recipe here) the ingredients are likely things you have in your kitchen already.

Ingredients

1 can of chick peas, drained
4 Tbsp lemon juice
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Homemade Tahini Recipe

Danielle — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:06:48 +0000

Tahini is the secret to a great hummus but knowing that it is just blended sesame seeds makes me resist the idea of paying US$10 for a small jar of it (in Hong Kong) when I can buy a bag of sesame seeds for practically free).

Ingredients

1 cup white sesame seeds
1/8 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp sesame oil

Directions

Place the sesame seeds in a pan and heat until they are lightly toasted.

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Aunt Olive’s Bean Salad

Danielle — Sun, 06 May 2012 05:54:48 +0000

Don’t you love recipes that have been passed down through a family? This one is a classic in my family and we have affectionately called it Aunt Olive’s Bean Salad after its creator, my great-aunt Olive. Real name. No olives in the salad.

I understand if you want to rename it after your aunt, but it will remain a really quick, easy, healthy salad that makes a colourful side dish or lunch.

Ingredients

1 can of kidney beans

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Mango Avocado Salad

Danielle — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:21:43 +0000

This is one of my favorite salad recipes because of the unexpected and zesty combination of mango and avocado. It is also super simple to make.

Ingredients

2 large mangoes, peeled, pitted and chopped
1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
1 Tbsp lime juice
2 tsp olive oil
1 Tbsp cilantro leaves
1 Tbsp black sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

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Pumpkin Curry

Danielle — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:24:06 +0000

Mmm, pumpkin. Probably my favourite food, with a nice creamy curry as the runner up. So, let’s combine them for culinary bliss.

Ingredients

1 small pumpkin
1 large tomato
1 medium onion
1 pkg firm tofu OR 1 can chickpeas
1 Tbsp mustard powder
2 tsp yellow curry powder
1/2 tsp chili flakes
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp ground tumeric
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp ground ginger
3/4 cup light coconut milk
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Homemade Sugar Free Peanut Butter

Danielle — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:00:54 +0000

Breakfast wouldn’t be the same without peanut butter but when we adopted a sugar free diet, our peanut butter needed a makeover.

Here is our simple homemade, sugar (and guilt) free peanut butter recipe. And by simple, I mean ridiculously easy. So easy, you can make it without a measuring cup or measuring spoons. This is all you need:

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A Fast Way to Shell a Ton of Peanuts

Frank Voisin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:00:30 +0000

Our recipe for homemade sugar free peanut butter is on the way, but first we wanted to describe how we go about shelling piles of peanuts. Cracking peanuts by hand is fun if you’re also drinking beer, but cracking enough for peanut butter is a different story.

I know what you’re thinking – why don’t you just buy them pre-shelled? Well, we’ve searched high and low, and our peanut options in Hong Kong seem to be medium bags of peanuts in the shell, or tiny bags/tins of shelled peanuts that cost a fortune.

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In Support of a Sugar Free Diet

Danielle — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:31:23 +0000

Some recent research and articles have encouraged us to adopt a sugar free diet. If you are interested in learning more, we recommend the following resources:

Is Sugar Toxic? by Why We Get Fat author Gary Taubes in the New York Times Magazine
This transcript of the CBS piece, Sugar with Dr Sanjay Gupta
This video Sugar: The Bitter Truth with Dr. Lustig

Have you adopted a sugar free diet?