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7 days juice detox: day 5

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Drinks

Overabundance of apples and grapes in our garden! So today’s menu contains a lot of non alcoholic Rosé and non alcoholic White Wine, because the grapes in full ripeness don’t allow much storage. 08:00     cup of hot water with a slice of lemon 10:00     Non Alcoholic Rosé 13:00     juice master’s detox special 16:00     Non Alcoholic White Wine 19:00     juice master’s detox special before sleep: mulled Non Alcoholic […]

7 days juice detox: day 4

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Drinks / Soups

  08:00     cup of hot water and a Ginger Shot (aka Healthy Espresso) 10:00     Utterly Orange 13:00     Greyhound Soup 16:00     Dreamy Detox 19:00     Greyhound Soup before sleep: Kusmi Tea Detox Grapefruit (can’t get enough of it!) Purple potatoes make grey soup. It does’nt look too appetizing but gives you the unique opportunity to present your brightest china and flowers without the food stealing the show! […]

7 days juice detox: day 3

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08:00     cup of hot water with a slice of lemon 10:00     Totally Green 10:00 – 12:00 walk through forest and meadows 13:00      Pear, Parsley and Basil 16:00     Totally Green and a cup of Kusmi Tea Detox Grapefruit (delicious!!) 19:00     Pear, Parsley and Basil  (no soup today) before sleep: cup of warm almond milk with a teaspoon Manuka honey       The recipes: Totally Green […]

7 days juice detox: day 2

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  08:00     warm glass of water followed by a Healthy Espresso 10:00     Plum and Blackberry Crunch 13:00     Turbo… with a kick! 16:00    Plum and Blackberry Crunch 19:00    Beetroot and potato soup with a hint of almond milk before sleep:  a cup of Yogi Tea “Schoko” with a cloud a almond milk and a teaspoon Manuka honey   The recipes: Healthy Espresso 1 apple a generous piece of ginger (1-2 […]

7 days juice detox: day 1

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Drinks / Soups

What I love most about a juice detox is the crazy amount of extra energy it gives to me. Well, the first two days I tend to feel a bit cold (time to have a cup of hot tea or water) and I find it difficult to see someone in my kitchen preparing seducing delicacies….grrrr. That’s  the reason why I decided to substitute at least one juice a day for a bowl of soup. All […]

little pasta factory

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Dinner / Lunch

Cousin Klaus encouraged us strongly to finally inaugurate our little Ampia macchina per pasta to make ravioli with scallops and chives on our own, one of his favourite and “super quick” recipes. Thankfully there are youtube tutorials about everything , so first of all we took a video lesson in how to use the Ampia. In case you are interested, the video is here. The dough: combine 300g durum wheat semolina  and 3 eggs, first […]

apple tart: puff pastry and home-grown apples

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Cakes + Cookies

Sometimes it’s so easy to make my family happy. For example with an unexpected and beautiful dessert. A few sheets of puff pastry and enough apple slices to cover the bottom of a baking dish.  Apricot jam to be brushed onto the tart while it’s still hot. That’s it. (Although I have to admit that a leftover of sirupy mirabelle liqueur in my fridge came perfectly well to marinate the apple slices. ) If you […]

Donna Hay’s spiced chickpea salad

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Lunch / Salads

Donna Hay’s cookbook Fresh and Light is the quintessence of 21st century cuisine. She offers a joyful, varied and sensible kitchen that gives an alternative to the current trend of restrictive cooking, wheat-free, sugar-free, lactose-free, gluten-free, fruit-free, to name a few. She invites to use fresh, seasonal and regional products, and substitutes traditional ingredients for their healthier equivalent.  Donna made sure that all her recipes are easy and quick to prepare. After all; overly complicated cooking instructions just make […]