Combine chick peas, thinly sliced celery stalks, apple and capers in a bowl. Add olive oil, pepper, salt and lemon juice to taste.
For dressing, use 2 parts white tahini stirred with 1 part water, grated lemon rind, olive oil, salt, pepper, thinly cut celery leaves and chopped olives.
Great with couscous, roasted bell peppers and pumpkin!
Here’s a cool trick: slice a banana and freeze. When you feel like having ice cream, put the banana slices in a blender with a spoonful of cacao powder, a couple of dates and a small gulp of thick cream like coconut cream or (vegan) cooking cream. Pulse a couple of times et voila..: this is simply delicious!!
All-real ice cream, no added anything. You should try this, really, it’s great.
Stinging nettles everywhere! This is a forager’s feast. I’ve made nettle pesto, nettle garlic butter, nettle soup, nettle tea and nettle smoothie in the past week or so.
Stinging nettles (brandnetels): they tickle the kidneys, cleanse the blood and promote fluid excretion. They contain loads of vitamin c and iron (which is great during menses and pregnancy) as well as minerals. And, did I mention, they are everywhere and they are free :).
I use a paper bag and a thin glove for carefree picking. I pick only the fresh green tops. Make sure you pick above peeing and pooing level to avoid contamination with worms or eggs in animal feces. Back at home, soak for a minute or so in freshly boiled water, this will remove the sting. Then use the fresh leaves and stalks in this super nice, simple juicy smoothie:
Extra nice with some fresh mint!
Enjoy 🙂
Combine about 1 spoonful per person of (vegan) mayonnaise with a good dash or two of curry powder and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Take whole leaves from the cabbage, cut them lengthways, stack the lengths and now thinly cut so you get thin (scruffy) juliennes.
(By using whole leaves, you can keep the rest of the cabbage for longer than if you would just start cutting away, damaging the whole vegetable. Cool, right?)
Combine the cabbage julienne with the curry mayo.
Add in freshly cut apple, sliced celery stalk, cooked beans, mixed nuts (or use your favorite, walnut is great in this salad) and raisins.
If you like spicy, add some finely chopped fresh ginger. Add salt and lemon juice to taste.
Serve topped with toasted (black or white, I used black) sesame and pumpkin seeds.
This one started with a quick experiment that turned out exceptionally well :). Since then, I’ve been adding and subtracting ingredients to tweak it to near perfection. Next time, I’ll use yeast instead of baking powder, as that is more natural.
Thinly grate or finely chop the carrot and ginger. I use the herb chopper of my immersion blender (staafmixer).
Combine the flours, vanilla sugar and baking powder. Add the eggs, half a cup of water (careful! You can always add more), carrot and ginger and mix. The mixture should be thick and slightly running. Spoon in banana pieces, crunched nuts and raisins to taste and put in the oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serve topped with honey and cinnamon (don’t forget, it really boosts the flavors!)
Lovely, right?
A new craze: overnight oats with topping. Dear friend Eva (check her out here: evennaareva.com) served it last week when we had breakfast together.
The basics: soak oats overnight in water or some ‘milk’ (almond, rice, coconut). When using water, you may find that adding a bit of honey and salt or vanilla sugar may improve the taste. I like to add dried coconut and chia seeds as well and leave that in the fridge overnight.
Good to know: oats contain phytic acid (fytinezuur), which inhibits the uptake of nutrients in your body. So phytic acid is not something we want. Actually, the whole idea of overnight oats is to pre-digest them, making them more beneficial for the body. Adding acids such as fresh fruits, a squeeze of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to your oats before soaking overnight will aid this pre-digestion and hence help you benefit more from the other foods you eat! Many overnight oat recipes skip this, but it is actually pretty essential to the whole thing ;).
Next morning, add toppings to your liking. My favorites from this recipe: apple, banana, blueberries, nuts, raisins, flaxseed and pumpkin seeds. Super nice bonus: thick coconut milk. But I keep that one for extra special mornings :).
In the evening, mix together:
Next morning, add:
There are no measurements here as I truly don’t measure often. Just play around and you’ll be fine!
When in doubt about the amount of fluid, here’s a hint: you can always add but it’s hard to discard (well and just a pity).
Hmmmm ?
Fonts in je website. Vroeger kon je alleen ‘websafe’ fonts (=lettertypes) gebruiken: fonts die iedereen op z’n computer had staan. Sáái, want altijd hetzelfde en niet altijd zo mooi.
Of je moest een custom font uploaden naar je website. Dat kostte tijd en soms geld en was onhandig voor de leek.
Tegenwoordig is het anders. Met Google fonts kan nu iedereen in zijn/haar website gebruikmaken van een veelheid aan lettertypes. Hoera!
Hoera? De designer duikt misschien wel in elkaar van afschuw: met zo veel opties komen minstens zo vele ongelukkige keuzes. Welk lettertype je kiest en hoe je verschillende lettertypes met elkaar combineert, heeft enorm veel invloed op het karakter van je site. Daar zit een hele wetenschap achter. De psychologie van beeldtaal is een enorm interessant en uitgebreid vakgebied.
Gelukkig wordt de leek (of tijdbesparende prof) geholpen door designers die graag hun kennis delen. En soms maakt iemand zó iets moois, met zó veel liefde en toewijding, dat ik hem of haar wel kan knuffelen.
Dat is het geval bij deze blogpost van Lou Levit. Er zijn veel artikelen te vinden met mooie suggesties voor fontpairings (lettertypecombinaties), maar deze dame heeft er wel heel erg haar best op gedaan. Zo heeft ze niet alleen een lijst van 50 mooie combinaties van Googlefonts gemaakt, maar deze ook in de context geplaatst van interessante tekstquotes over design én kleurkeuzes tegen de achtergrond van vrij beschikbare kunst van het Rijksmuseum. Daar neem ik mijn hoedje voor af.
Als je, zoals veel van mijn klanten, Avada gebruikt (of een ander theme dat Googlefonts geïntegreerd heeft, bekijk hier een lijst met kandidaten), is het heel simpel: ga in je thema-opties naar de sectie met typografie (Avada: Avada, Theme options, Typography) en kies daar de juiste fonts voor body (de broodtekst; het ‘normale’ lettertype) en headers (de koppen).
Heb je dat niet, dan zul je een paar regels code in je site moeten verwerken. Selecteer in dat geval het juiste lettertype in Google fonts en volg de aanwijzingen. De twee genoemde locaties (<head> en CSS) zijn in de meeste thema’s tegenwoordig makkelijk toegankelijk gemaakt met een apart venster in de theme options.
Gaat het je toch boven de pet, neem dan contact op met je webbouwer.
Bekijk de prachtige combinaties van Googlefonts hier: Reliable PSD Ultimate Google font pairings. Je kunt er ook lezen over haar afwegingen en de post in één keer als pdf downloaden, als je dat handig vindt.
This simple combo rocks my mornings these days:
1 celery stalk
1 small apple
3cm piece of cucumber
1 handful of spinach*
2-3 cm lemon grass stalk
1 piece of ginger (to your liking)
spoonful of turmeric powder**
dash of black pepper
5 cashews
good, long squeeze of lemon juice
1 cup of cold green tea***
Blend it all together.
What makes this smoothie fantastic to me, is its tangy freshness. It is not too sweet, nicely green, full of fibers and it has great character because of the celery, turmeric and lemon.
* Leafy greens are great, but it is important to switch every now and then because of their alkaloid contents. Replace the spinach for kale, for example.
By the way, I often use frozen leafs becaus those are super easy to use and have better nutritional values than ‘fresh’ leafs that are a few days old!
** This stuff is one of the most powerful foods in the world and helps fight inflammations and tumors, among many other health benefits. For some time, I have put fresh turmeric in my smoothie each and every morning until I decided to look up if that was even healthy… which, as it turns out, it isn’t.
Because it is so powerful, raw turmeric is treated by the body as a poison and I have read some explanations that really make sense and led me to refrain from eating raw turmeric.
Look up the 1976 (yes, old) Goodpasture and Irrighi study if you want to know more.
*** Green tea has been proven to reduce ageing, prolong lifespan and improve health in remarkable ways. Every night, I make a pot full of green tea, drink a cup or two and save the rest for the next morning, where part of it ends in a smoothie and Jan uses the rest for a homemade ice tea.
When brewing green tea, make sure to let the water cool down to 70 degrees Celsius after you boiled it and to take out the tea leaves after 5 minutes.
This smoothie is my favorite thing to drink after my morning runs. It clears and replenishes and I feel as if reborn.
I hope you’ll enjoy it, too 💗.
Veronica Leal este o nou-venita in industria porno, dar deja face furori.
Ea a jucat in mai multe filme pentru adulti si a fost prezentata pe site-uri pe care poti sa vezi porno cum ar fi Legal Porno si 21Sextury Network. Ea este o interpreta grozava care iubeste pula. Are curul adanc si pizda larga si este fantastica in scenele cu sex oral, penetrare anala dubla si sex in grup.
Veronica Leal s-a nascut in Cucuta, Columbia, la data de 17 decembrie 1993. Ea si-a inceput cariera in filme porno in anul 2017, la 24 de ani, si a reusit sa impresioneze foarte multa lume prin devotamentul ei fata de profesie si prin munca realizata.
Veronica Leal este o interpreta adulta care a luat industria de filme porno cu asalt. Aspectul ei sexy si talentul incredibil au facut-o una dintre cele mai populare actrite din industrie. Tanara are o multime de urmaritori pe retelele de socializare si a fost prezentata in numeroase filme pornografice.
Totodata, acesteia ii place sa multumeasca fanilor ori de cate ori are ocazia si sa ii tina la curent cu activitatea ei. Unele dintre activitatile pe care le prefera pentru a se relaxa sunt petrecerea timpului in aer liber si drumetiile.
Aceasta are o baza uriasa de fani, iar fanilor ei le place sa o vada dezbracata. Ea face scene de sex oral, dublu anal si sex in grup. Este fantastica la anal si se poate descurca cu orice dimensiune.
Veronica Leal adora sa faca filme pentru adulti si are foarte mare incredere in aspectul fizic si talentul ei uimitor. Si-a inceput cariera ca “model” de camera web si mai tarziu a trecut la filmele pentru adulti. Abordarea ei dura a carierei i-a castigat numerosi fani. Acestia o pot urmari intr-o varietate de scenarii diferite, inclusiv spectacole in care este singura si scene de grup.
Pe langa faptul ca este o actrita de filme xxx serioasa, Veronica se remarca prin faptul ca iubeste pula cu adevarat. Ea a lansat recent o noua scena in care isi indeasa penisul impreuna cu o jucarie mare in fund. Scena este incredibila si ii aduce multi bani.
Aceasta actrita porno are toate documentele in ordine si ar putea ajunge o vedeta uriasa in America. Este incredibila in fiecare scena pe care o face. Ea a lucrat cu multe companii de productie de top si este o interpreta fantastica. Veronica Leal este una dintre cele mai frumoase si mai populare animatoare pentru adulti din lume si are o silueta sexy si curbata care atrage atentia fanilor ei. Personalitatea ei sexy si talentul incredibil au facut-o o vedeta internationala. De-a lungul timpului, aceasta a aparut in peste 50 de scene XXX si este adepta sexului oral.
Frumusetea uluitoare si talentul extraordinar ale Veronicai Leal i-au adus o baza internationala de fani. Talentele ei acopera o gama larga de domenii, inclusiv muzica, dans si actorie. Ea sprijina, de asemenea, cauze caritabile si are o pasiune pentru a raspandi mesaje de dragoste si sustinere fanilor sai.
Corpul ei superb si performantele ei pasionale in fata camerei au propulsat-o in topul celor mai bune modele ale industriei pentru adulti. Este o interpreta desavarsita, care a castigat numeroase premii si distinctii pentru munca sa. Talentul unic al Veronicai o deosebeste de alte colege, facand-o un model pentru generatiile viitoare. Ea este o inspiratie pentru nenumarati tineri, motivandu-i sa-si urmeze visele.
A deliciously fresh, tangy quinoa salad, light and filling.
We’re used to eating rhubarb sweetened, boiled even to soften it up. But this celery like pink stalk can also be eaten raw and then it has a nice bite and nicely sour, tangy taste, perfect to complement more earthy flavors!
A beautiful Summer dish (which is when you’ll find rhubarb on the markets), perfect for vegans because it contains proteins and healthy fats from different sources: green peas, pumpkin seeds and quinoa.
The lemon zest goes together so nicely with the peas and olive oil, wow! You’ll want to remember that combo.
While you’re preparing green peas, make some extra and watch out for my green peas ‘hummus’ recipe, coming soon ;).
Enjoy <3
PS: If you like rhubarb, try my rhubarb smoothie or breakfast bowl recipe!
