CREPES (SWEET OR SALTY)

CREPES (SWEET OR SALTY)

In this chan­deleur sea­son, it’s time for a crepe recipe on Flow­ers of Vice. Here is a very easy and quick one (no wait­ing necessary!).

Ingre­di­ents:

  • 250 g (= 2 cups) white flour
  • 1/2 liter (= 2 cups or 17 oz) milk (tra­di­tion­ally you would use whole milk, but I found that 2% works just as good)
  • 3 eggs
  • salt
  • 50 g (= 3 tbsp) butter
  • 1 tsp orange flower extract (this is optional but it gives a nice sub­tle taste to the crepe dough. You may also add 1 tsp of Rum or vanilla sugar/extract).
  • a small potato and oil (to grease the pan)

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Posted by: Aurelie on February 14, 2010.
Category: FRENCH, GO(o)DNESS, MEATLESS, SWEET, VICE, WINTER COMFY

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD

This is a deli­cious accom­pa­ni­ment greens to any meal or it also makes for a hyper easy and healthy snack. It’s more fun if you have a spi­ral­izer! It has def­i­nitely become my favorite tool in the kitchen as I spi­ral­ize every­thing that comes in my vicin­ity these days. Watch out!

Ingre­di­ents (4 servings):

  • 1 large eng­lish cucumber
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tea­spoon sugar or 1 table­spoon agave sweetener
  • 1/4 tea­spoon salt
  • 2 table­spoons toasted sesame seeds* or goma­sio.

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Posted by: Chloe on February 6, 2010.
Category: GREEN, QUICK n EASY, RAW

PICO DE GALLO / SALSA FRESCA

PICO DE GALLO / SALSA FRESCA

This is my lat­est chem­istry project in the kitchen, espe­cially as I love the fla­vor of fresh salsa and cilantro with my tofu tacos.  Although this is a sim­ple recipe where all you have to do is throw it into a bowl and mix, truly excel­lent pico de gallo salsa is all about the scale and pro­por­tion of ingre­di­ents.  After a few iter­a­tions of adjust­ing the tomato count and the size of the chopped ingre­di­ents, this fresh salsa recipe should get you off to a good start where you can alter it  to suit your taste.

Ingre­di­ents
(Yields approx. 5–6 cups)

  • 6 medium-sized roma toma­toes (stems and seeds removed), finely diced
  • 1/2 red onion, finely diced
  • 1 jalapeño chili pep­per (stems, ribs, seeds removed), finely diced
  • 1 ser­ano chili pep­per (stems, ribs, seeds removed), finely diced
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro herbs (wash and de-stem leaf from stalk)
  • Salt (1 tsp or to taste)
  • Fresh ground pep­per (1 tsp or to taste)
  • Oregano (2 tsp or to taste)
  • Cumin (1 tsp or to taste)

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Posted by: MozzaMatt on February 2, 2010.
Category: HEALTHY N' LIGHT, MEXICAN, QUICK n EASY

CHOCOLATE BANANA TOFU MUFFINS

CHOCOLATE BANANA TOFU MUFFINS

This is a great tasty and fill­ing snack that you can take along any­where you go

Ingre­di­ents

  • 1 cup soft silken tofu
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1/4 cup oil or soften butter
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup or Agave
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp bak­ing powder
  • 1 tsp bak­ing soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup or more dark choco­late chunks
  • 1/2 cup walnuts

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Posted by: Maud on February 1, 2010.
Category: QUICK n EASY, SWEET, VICE