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chocolade muffins

English version of the recipe (chocolate muffins, for about 12 muffins).

- cook 150 gr. beetroot, let them cool off and rasp them.
- preheat the oven at 180C degrees.

- mix 1 egg, 100 ml rice milk, 4 tablespoons honey and 4 tablespoons agave sirup*.
- melt 60 gr. coconut oil add together with 150 gr. bearded wheat bit by bit.
- add 2 teaspoons wine-stone baking powder*, 1 teaspoon vanilla powder, 4 tablespoons cacao and a sniff of salt.
- mix to a smooth dough and add the beetroot. This makes the muffins a bit more sweet and smoother and you won't taste it! If you want the muffins to be more sweet, add some more honey.
- divide the dough in a muffin-tin or in paper muffin moulds.
- bake the muffins ready in about 25 minutes

*available at organic food shop.

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pompoen stamppot

English version of the recipe (potato stew with butternut squash)

- preheat the oven at 200C degrees!
- clean a butternut squash (1kg) and cut into pieces. Put them in a large baking dish and sprinkle the pumpkin with 4 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon ground coriander and salt and pepper. Stir everything and roast the pumpkin ready in 30 minutes.
- cook in the mean time 750 gr. potatoes ready in about 15 minutes.
- cut 3 shallots in small rings and fry them in some olive oil together with a clove of garlic (use a garlic press).
- take of the stove and chop up 15 gr. parsley and add to the shallots.
- drain of the potatoes and add the pumpkin. Mash the vegetables together with a dash of rice milk.
- add the shallots, stir and add more salt and pepper to taste if you like.

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pompoen-kokos pannenkoeken

English version of the recipe (pumpkin-coconut pancakes)

- clean a butternut squash and cut 300 gr. into small pieces. Cook ready in 10 minutes, drain off and mash it. Add 2 eggs.
- add 250 ml coconut milk and mix it slowly.
- add in turn 250 gr. bearded wheat and 300 ml rice milk. Mix to a smooth baking mix.
- add 2 teaspoons cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
- melt some (coconut) oil in a frying pan and bake the pancakes over low heat until golden brown. For about 8 medium pancakes.

- Nice with chocolate paste!

citaat 64 (Hi, I'm back!)

oogst foto's en kleine pauze

De zomer zit er alweer bijna op, dus nog even snel een collage wat er allemaal groeide en bloeide in mijn tuintje. De oogst viel absoluut niet tegen dit jaar! Zo hadden we rijkelijk bosaardbeitjes, bosbessen en een enkele framboos. Deze hebben we dit jaar pas gepland, dus ik ben benieuwd naar volgend jaar.
In de tweede rij foto's zijn de bloemen te zien van de aubergine en pompoen, ondertussen hangen hier ook de vruchten aan en ik hoop dat ze mooi verder groeien. De paprika's zijn ondertussen oranje en smaken heerlijk! De kleine tomaatjes hadden we in overvloed, daar bleven we maar van eten. Het nieuwsgierigste ben ik naar de spruiten. Deze heb ik nooit eerder gepland en ik ben zeer benieuwd of het iets gaat worden. Ik had de hele zomer te kampen met een rupsen plaag die deze planten geweldig vonden.
Wil je tussendoor meer foto's zien, kijk dan eens op de Facebook pagina van Plant-Aardig.
Ik ga er nu even twee weekjes tussenuit, vanaf 17 september verschijnen er weer nieuwe recepten en citaten. Tot dan en ik wens iedereen een fijne nazomer!

Summer is almost over so I thought I show you what was growing during the last few months in my little garden. That was not disappointing at all! We had lots of wild strawberries, blue berries and a some raspberries. I just planted the raspberries this year, so lets see what next year brings. In the second row of the pictures you see the flowers of the eggplant and the pumpkin, meanwhile the flowers turned into  the vegetables so I hope that they grow nicely. The peppers are already orange and taste delicious! We have lots of little tomatoes, we just keep on eating them. I am very curious about the Brussels sprouts. I never planted them before so I' wondering how they will turn out. I had a caterpillar plaque during the whole summer, they seem to like these plants. 
If you want to see more pictures, check out the Facebook page of Plant-Aardig.
I'm on a break for the next two weeks. From september 17 there will be new recipes and quotes. I hope to see you then and I wish everyone a nice Indian summer!

blauwe bessen kokos cake

English version of the recipe (blue berry coconut cake)

- preheat the oven at 160C degrees.
- mix 6 eggs with 250 ml coconut milk.
- grind the skin of one lime and add 1 tablespoon of the lime grind and 2 tablespoons of the juice to the eggs.
- add bit by bit 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons wine-stone baking powder*, 1 teaspoon vanilla powder, 50 gr. coconut blossom sugar* and 90 gr. coconut flour*.
- mix to a smooth dough.
- melt 100 gr. coconut oil* and add it to the dough. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes, so the coconut flour can absorb the fluid.
- mix 150 gr. blue berries with 1 tablespoon coconut flour, this way the berries will not all sink to the bottom while baking the cake. Add the berries to the dough.
- grease a spring cake tin (20cm) with coconut oil and add the dough.
- bake ready in about 50 to 60 minutes.

*available at organic food shop.

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tagliatelle met spinazie

English version of the recipe (tagliatelle with spinach):
For 2 persons:

- prepare 250 gr. tagliatelle according to the directions on the package.
- grate a handful of pine nuts in a dry pan without oil.
- cut 10 olives in pieces and 8 cherry tomatoes in parts and put them in a big bowl.
- cut one union in small pieces and fry slowly in some olive oil. Use a garlic press for one clove of garlic and add to the union.
- wash 800 gr. spinach and cook in its own moisture in about 5 minutes.
- drain the spinach and add to the union.
- crumble 200 gr. soft goat cheese and add to the spinach. Stir very good so the cheese will melt and it becomes a creamy mixture.
- drain off the tagliatelle and add to the olives and tomatoes. Add the spinach as well and stir so everything will mix.
- add salt and pepper to taste.
- as finishing touch sprinkle the pine nuts over the tagliatelle.

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fris-zoete watertjes voor op warme dagen

English version of the recipe (cool-sweet water)

For days that are very hot you can make yourself some water with a nice taste!

- cut one lime in parts or slices and add these to one liter water.
- prepare the water in the morning, so the water has the best taste of the fruit in the afternoon.
- also very nice is to add two handful raspberries or mixed red fruit for a sweet, pink water.

! serve tip: make some ice cubes with little pieces of fruit in it.

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