O meu CRÈME BRULÉE preferido

Creme                            5 pessoas

Natas frescas         400 ml
Leite do dia           100 ml
Alecrim                    1 aste pequena

Gemas de ovo           4
Açucar                    60 g
Laranja (zesto)          1 unidade

Redução 

Sumo de laranja      0,25 dl
Açucar                       76 g





2 laranjas
0,25 g de açucar de cana

0,5 dl de redução de sumo de laranja com açucar de cana

zesto de 1 laranja não tratada, não encerada

Salada de Alface, Nabo, Cenoura e Queijo Feta

Ingredientes

Alface cortada em juliana
Nabo cru ralado
Cenoura crua ralada
Queijo Feta esfarelado

Dressing

Azeite
Tomilho Limão
Iogurte Natural
Mostarda Antiga

Leite de Amêndoa

Almond Milk 

by Tebasiles Kitchen

Almond milk is easy to make. Use in place of pasteurized milk for all purposes.

Ingredients:
100 g Almonds, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed
1-2 Dates, optional
1,2 l Water, divided

Method:

• Place the almonds, dates (if you choose to sweeten your almond milk) and 800 g water in TMX bowl and blend for 1 min / speed 10
• Strain the almond milk through a nut milk bag or fine strainer into a large bowl
• Return the pulp to TMX and blend 30 sec / speed 10 with remaining water. Strain again
• Store the strained almond milk in a glass jar in the refrigerator and the left over pulp in the freezer for other recipes

Variation:
- half almonds / half sesame seeds
- add vanilla
- use agave, honey, stevia or maple syrup instead dates
- use half amont of the water for a creamier nut milk

Salada Outonal de Quinoa

Autumn quinoa salad
By Amy Chaplin

Any vegetable you have on hand can be roasted for this salad. You could also add lots of chopped parsley instead of the kale. Since all the components of this salad are so flavorful -- roasted vegetables, caramelized onions and marinated kale -- you don’t really need a dressing. I usually just season to taste after mixing it all together.

1 cup quinoa, soaked 8 to 12 hours
1 ¼ cup filtered water
Sea salt
½ a medium butternut squash, peeled and cut ¾ inch dice
3 medium red peppers, seeded and cut in 1 inch pieces
Olive oil
Black pepper
2 red onions, thickly sliced
2 teaspoons naturally fermented mirin
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, plus more to taste
8 Lacinato kale leaves, thinly sliced
Juice of half a lemon
2 teaspoons unpasteurized apple cider vinegar, plus more to taste
Toasted pumpkin seeds to garnish

Drain and rinse quinoa. Drain again and place in a small pot. Add filtered water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover pot, lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside while you roast the vegetables

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Place squash on one tray and peppers on the other. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil over each tray and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss the squash until evenly coated with oil and repeat with the peppers.
Place in the oven and roast for 30 to 35 minutes. Stirring and rotating trays half way through roasting. Remove from oven and set aside.

In a skillet over medium heat. Warm 1½ tablespoons of olive oil and add onions. Allow onions to brown a little before stirring. Add a pinch of salt and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring every minute or so. Remove from heat and stir in mirin and balsamic vinegar.
Place the kale in a medium bowl and add a pinch of salt, lemon juice, cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons olive oil. Mix well, massaging the kale until it begins to wilt.

Place the cooked quinoa in a large bowl and fluff with a fork, stir in the caramelized onions. Add the roasted squash, peppers and marinated kale. Toss to combine and taste for seasoning, you may want to add a little more vinegar, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and serve.
Serves 4 to 6








©Amy Chaplin 2012

"Leites" de Aveia

Creamy Oat Milk with Variations 

by Tebasiles Kitchen

Homemade organic oat milk is creamy, easy and inexpensive to whip up. A dairy-free alternative to cream in sweet and savory dishes, smoothies, soups, curries ...... .

Ingredients:
3-4 Tbs Oat Groats, fresh milled or rolled
3-4 Tbs water (1)
250 g water (2)

Method:

• Soak oats for 30 min with water (1) and blend with water (2) for 30 Sec / Speed 9-10

Variation: add 1/2 Tsp Coconutoil, or 2-3 drops sunflower or almond oil and mix
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or

Ingredients:
50g Oat Groats
750 g Water (1)
1 Tbs Cashew, Almond Butter or Tahini
1 Tsp agave or rice syrup
300 g water (2)

Method:

• Blend oats 10 Sec/ Speed 10
• Add water (1) and heat 4 Min / 60 °C /Speed 4
• Add water (2), nut butter or tahini and sweetener, if desired
• Blend 30 Sec / Speed 9 and strain

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or


Ingredients:
50 g Oat Groats
750 g Water
2 Dates, soft and chopped
1 TBS Almond Butter


Method:

• Mill oats 1 Min / Speed 10
• Add warm and warm 5 Min / 37 °C / Speed 4
• Add dates and almond butter
• Blend 1 Min / Speed 9-10 and strain

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or

Ingredients:

75 g Raw Oat Groats - soaked in water for 12 - 24 hours
1 l Water

Method:

• Rinse oat groats and blend with water for 1 Min / Speed 10
• strain with nut milk bag or cheese cloth for milk or leave as is for smoothies

Variation:
Blend strained oat milk with 15 g almond oil, a pinch of Himalayan salt and vanilla powder

Leite de Arroz na Thermomix

 RICE MILK 
  by Tebasile Kitchen -

Cheaper und much better than store-bought. When I started to make rice milk from scratch, I used 1/3 of arborio rice. Now we prefer the taste of sprouted sweet brown rice milk or brown basmati rice milk.

Ingredients:
50 g Rice
1000 g Water

Method:

• Pulverise rice for 1 min./speed 10
• Add water and warm for 7 min./70°C/speed 4
• Blend slowly from speed 4-8 for 40 sec.
• Strain through cheese cloth or nutmilk bag and cool before refrigerating

Variation:
-sweeten milk with 2-3 soaked dates, 30 g rice syrup or honey
- add 10 g lecithin, almonds or tahini
- 1 Tsp. coconut oil
- use over night soaked or sprouted rice

ENTRECOSTO com CASTANHAS

Ingredientes

0.5 kg de entrecosto
0.5 kg de castanhas
talos de alho francês q.b.
1 cebola média ou grande
1 molho de acelgas ou espinafres
1 copo de vinho branco pequeno
Caldo de legumes aquecido q.b.
Azeite q.b.

Marinada

Cardamomo em pó  a gosto
Sumo de limão        a gosto
Sal    q.b.
Louro em folha        a gosto
Mélange de especiarias para Couscous a gosto

Modo de fazer

Faz-se um refogado com a cebola e os talos de alho francês em azeite. Frita-se o entrecosto e vai-se acrescentando o caldo de legumes. Deixa-se cozinhar em lume pequeno com o tacho tapado. Quando a carne estiver quase pronta, acrescenta-se as castanhas previamente cozidas e descongeladas e de seguida as verduras.

Deixe ficar ao lume até as castanhas e as verduras ficarem no ponto!

PENNE com COUVE e QUEIJO CABRA

by 101 Cookbooks 

WINTER PASTA

I used penne here, but you can substitute whatever pasta you like.
Spinach can be substituted for the kale if you like as well.

INGREDIENTS   

           Serves 4-6
           4 cloves of garlic, peeled
     4 small shallots, peeled

1 small bunch of kale - 1/2 lb / 8 oz, stalks removed, washed well
1/3 cup / 80 ml extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup / 2 oz goat cheese, plus more for topping
2 tablespoons + hot pasta water
fine grain sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
fresh lemon juice - optional
12 oz / 340 g dried penne pasta
fresh thyme - and thyme flowers

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the boiling water generously, and add the garlic and shallots. Boil for 2-3 minutes, stir in the kale and cook for another ten seconds. Don't overcook. Working quickly, use a slotted spoon or strainer to fish the greens, garlic, and shallots from the water. Use a food processor to puree the ingredients along with the olive oil and goat cheese. Add a couple tablespoons of hot pasta water if needed to thin things out if needed. Then season with a touch of salt and plenty of black pepper. Taste. Depending on your goat cheese, you might need a little extra acidic oomph if your sauce is a bit flat. If so, add fresh lemon juice a bit at a time until you're happy with it the sauce. Set aside.

Reheat the pot of water and boil the pasta per package instructions. Drain and toss immediately with the green sauce. Serve topped with a few pinches of fresh thyme, and more crumbled goat cheese.

SALADA de COUVE MASSAJADA ;-))

Massaged Kale Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
 by Sarah Britton

Everyone enjoys a good massage now and again. As it turns out, so does kale!

I first heard about massaged kale at Cru, a restaurant in Los Angeles. The menu described the kale as “rubbed,” and having no idea what that referred to, I ordered the salad out of curiosity. Once the dish arrived, I noticed something right away: the kale was nearly a different color and texture. The soft and delicate, tender and deep dark green leaves were a far cry from the thick and rubbery, silvery-green kale I knew. Instead of eating it because I knew how good it was for me, the kale was, dare I say it? Enjoyable.

I began experimenting with massaged kale at home and yielded amazing results. The stiff, bitter leaves relax into buttery-soft ribbons that keep in the fridge for days. It was a revelation, all from just a little rub-down.

When kale is massaged, its cellulose structure breaks down and wilts, so the leaves that were once tough and fibrous become silky. The kale reduces in volume by over half and the leaves take on a subtle sweetness.

The massage itself is simple. Once you wash and stem the kale, dress it and start rubbing the leaves together. Vigorously. Think of yourself as Sven the Swedish deep-tissue masseur and go to town on those leaves. After a couple minutes the kale should have submitted to your brutal, bone-breaking power and will have turned into delicate, dark green and tender foliage.

Massaged kale obviously makes a great base for salad, but you can also add some to sandwiches, stir-fries, even pesto.

Massaged Kale Salad and Grapes with Poppy Seed Dressing

For the massaged kale

1 bunch kale, stemmed and sliced into ribbons
1 lemon
Cold-pressed olive oil
Sea salt

1. In a large bowl, dress kale with lemon juice and olive oil onto kale leaves and add a pinch or two of sea salt. Roll up your sleeves and massage kale until it’s deep dark green, soft, and tender, 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Add anything you like: fruits, veggies, cooked or sprouted grains and legumes, nuts and seeds. Get creative. Once you’ve massaged your kale, store it in a tightly sealed container for up to 4 days in the fridge.

Here’s what I added to my massaged kale

A couple handfuls each red and green grapes
1 ripe avocado
¼ cup toasted pine nuts
Poppy Seed Dressing
¼ cup cold-pressed olive oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ shallot, diced
1 tablespoon poppyseeds
Pinch sea salt
1 teaspoon honey

Whisk all ingredients together. Store leftovers in a glass jar for up to one week.

ESTUFADO de FEIJOCA com COUVE

 Garlicky White Bean Stew

by Sarah Britton

When I was in school for nutrition I went back home to live with my mom. (Understatement of the year to say she was happy about this.) This is when I began really cooking for the first time in my life. Every night was an experiment: knives blazing, spices flying, pots and pans getting some serious exercise. We always sat down to something special and, despite my insanely busy schedule, I found that cooking dinner for us was the most relaxing moment of my day.
Sometime during those months, I came up with this stew. On a particularly busy night when I was cramming for an exam, I threw together what we had in the fridge--amazing how cleaning out the kitchen can result in such deliciousness! This dish quickly became a staple and my mom, although now living without her live-in chef, has mastered it as well.
I am always trying to get more kale into my diet. Why? Because it packs more nutritional punch per calorie than almost any other food on the planet. Seriously. It is chock-full of vitamin K, an essential vitamin for preventing bone fractures, postmenopausal bone loss, calcification of your arteries, and has even been shown to protect against liver and prostate cancer.
KALE is the richest source of carotenoids in the leafy-green vegetable family, making it a top cancer-fighter. Kale helps to regulate estrogen, protects against heart disease, and regulates blood pressure. The calcium in kale is more absorbable by the body than milk (and ounce for ounce, contains more calcium than milk)! This makes it an excellent choice for both prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, arthritis and bone loss.


Garlicky White Bean & Kale StewServes 3-4

Ingredients

Knob of coconut oil or ghee
2 medium onions
6 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional, but really delicious)
5 bay leaves
Pinch chili flakes
Sea salt
Cracked black pepper
2- 2 ½ cups cooked white beans (lima, butter, navy, cannelini…)
2 cups packed shredded kale leaves
2 cups vegetable broth
1 can (14 oz.) organic whole tomatoes
Cold-pressed olive oil to garnish

Directions

1. Heat a knob of oil in a large stockpot. Slice onions and add to the pot with a couple pinches sea salt, chili, bay leaves and paprika. Cook for a few minutes until the onions have softened, then add sliced garlic. If the post becomes dry, add a little juice from the tinned tomatoes.

2. Add all other ingredients, bring to a boil, season to taste, and serve with a drizzle of olive oil (since everything is cooked, you don’t need to heat it long). If you are going to let it simmer for a while, add the kale about 5-10 minutes before serving so that it retains more of its nutritional value.