It's the time of year here in Sweden when we always eat a very special kind of pastry that we call "Semla". Centuries ago when Roman Catholicism reigned cardamom buns were served and were meant to sustain palates about to endure forty days of fasting. At first, a semla was simply a bun, eaten soaked in hot milk, but it has now developed into a cardamom-spiced wheat bun which has its top cut off, and is then filled with filled with whipped cream and almond paste. Today people can hardly wait ... VIEW POST
Raw Swedish Semla (Gluten Free, Vegan)
Banana With Raw Chocolate Sauce
Banana With Raw Chocolate Sauce Witout a doubt breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I absolutely love it! This banana chocolate breakfast is easy to put together and it's so good. Just put all of the ingredients for the chocolate sauce in a blender, slice the banana, toast some hazelnuts and you have a nice, healthy breakfast in no time. Experiment with the toppings as much as you like. Perhaps some whipped coconut cream with vanilla extract would be nice? Recipe, 1 serving 1 ripe ... VIEW POST
Gluten Free Saffron Buns
Saffron (Lucia) buns with almond paste I enjoy Christmas baking so much and this year I wanted to try something new. I always make saffron buns and this time I added some grated almond paste in the dough to make them extra moist and it turned out really great. The saffron buns were sweet, moist with a flavor of both saffron and almond. This recipe is a definately keeper. Lucia Buns are, as the name suggests, traditionallay eaten at Lucia celebrations on 13 December in Sweden. These fragrant ... VIEW POST
Raw marzipan and truffle
Last week I made these wonderful marzipan/truffle treats. I think they lasted about two days or so before we had eaten them all so now I have to make a new batch and hide them so they will last until Christmas. I made small marzipan bites and a couple of marzipan rolls. The small bites takes a little more time to make and if you don't want to spend the whole evening rolling marzipan balls, go ahead and make the rolls. They are just as tasty as the marzipan bites. Recipe Marzipan 2 cups ... VIEW POST
Raw Gingerbread Bites (Gluten Free)
Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year. I love, love, love Christmas. I’ve been humming christmas music since October while making my gingerbread house. This year it’s going to be a mini gingerbread village. It’s so cute. I will post a picture here as soon as its finished. These gingerbread bites are really easy to make. Just mix the dough and roll into little balls. Enjoy! My Christmas front door decoration Recipe 1 cup Pitted dates (I use medjool dates) 1 cup Almond flour 1/2 cup ... VIEW POST
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Are you ready for some perfect chocolate chip cookies that taste out of this world? I've been thinking about making chocolate chip cookies for a while now and last week after googling and searching I found this recipe on "Texanerin Baking" . The pictures of her chocolate chip cookies were so beautiful that I couldn't resist baking them and they turned out to be just as tasty as they looked. These cookies are bursting with flavor and sure to be your new favorite healthy indulgence. This is the ... VIEW POST
Raw Dreamcake With Blueberries
Raw food cake with blueberry mousse I usually make raw food cakes with chocolate, but today I wanted to try something new. I've never made a raw food cake with fruits before and so today I tried a combination with blueberries, coconut cream, orange zest and cashew nuts. The result...a creamy, fluffy mousse that tasted so good! I could easily have eaten the mousse just as it was with some berries, but I wanted to try and make a crust so I threw in some pecan nuts and my favorite dates - medjool ... VIEW POST
Thai Coconut Lemongrass Soup
Today I've spent the whole day in my kitchen and experimented with new recipes. I was so excited about the new blueberry raw food cake that I was making and I totally forgot about lunch. When I was finished with my cake I was starving and I threw in some ingredients that I had at home in a pan and let them simmer for about twenty minutes. To my surprise it turned out really, really good. I used two of my favorite spices...lemongrass and lime leaves. I just love how they taste and combined the ... VIEW POST
Gluten Free Cupcakes
Today I made mini chocolate cupcakes with an amazing, raw, creamy, chocolate frosting. I am so pleased with the way these cupcakes turned out. They're moist, soft and just totally delicious. These mini chocolate cupcakes are gluten free, lactose free and with no white sugar so you can enjoy them without feeling guilty. I love this kind of baking where you just add healthy ingredients and end up with beautiful, delicious pastry that is so much healthier than any regular cake you'll find in the ... VIEW POST
Raw vegan chocolate cake
This cake so delicious that it's hard to believe that it's raw and healthy. Last week when I was experimenting with new raw food recipes I came up with this recipe. A raw chocolate cake - the best I have made so far. It has a rich, sweet flavor and it is so soft it almost melts in your mouth. I invited some friends over and we ate it all! Most of them had never tried raw food before and they couldn’t believe this was made by purely healthy ingredients. It was so good. Recipe Crust 1 1/4 cups ... VIEW POST
Healthy Peanut Butter Bites
When our oldest daughter started a new school this autumn she wanted to bring a healthy snack, so I tried a new recipe of healthy energy bars with peanut butter. They are so yummy and easy to bring with you. I’ve tried making healthy bars before, but this time I really succeeded. This peanut butter bar is soft with crunchy bits of Rice Krispies and almonds and they have just the right amount of sweetness. The first batch only lasted a few days. It was meant for her to bring one to school each ... VIEW POST
Gluten Free Pancakes
The other night when I was going to make ordinary, gluten free pancakes for my youngest daughters school trip I just just threw in the different kinds of flour I had at home in a bowl. I didn't feel like preparing food and I made the batter in a hurry without looking at the recipe. The batter became way too thick and I thought I would have to throw it all away, but when I poured a scoop the batter in my pan and cooked it, it turned out like this perfect, delicious, thick pancake. I added some ... VIEW POST