Notes about Recipes in this book

• Spicy

  • eeeve on January 25, 2016

    Loved this, tasted really good. Have used a whole banana and not just half - don't like food waste. Have also added optional suggestions like linseed, wheatgrass powder and omega oil. This smoothie is in the "green smoothies" chapter, however, its colour is almost black!

• Raw buckwheat and cinnamon granola

  • eeeve on March 16, 2016

    I really like this granola; it has a nice subtle sweetness, the cinnamon isn't too overpowering, and it's easy enough to put together. I'm slightly annoyed with the instructions, though: both the buckwheat groats and the almonds need to be soaked in water overnight - for the almonds this is stated as a given just in the ingredients list (i.e. "soaked almonds"), whereas for the buckwheat this is only mentioned in the instructions but not in the ingredients list. Find this inconsistency confusing and rather irritating, as I invariably end up forgetting to soak one of the two affected ingredients.

• Vegetable and quinoa warming soup

  • eeeve on April 05, 2016

    Not a wow-dish, but quite nice. Didn't have any leeks, so doubled up on broccoli. Not sure what the lime juice adds, wasn't noticeable in the final dish. Will make this again, though, as it's rather quick to make.

• Butternut squash soup

  • eeeve on February 10, 2016

    A nice version of butternut squash soup, quick and easy, too. Note to self: go easy on the ginger! If using low-salt stock, then it does need a bit of additional salt at the end, I found.

• Layered vegetable bake

  • eeeve on January 23, 2016

    This dish left us positively underwhelmed - it was very bland and just not worth the effort. And despite the authors' claims, this doesn't even come close to a traditional (vegetarian) lasagne!