Orange Walnut Cardamom Balls

Despite the abundance of walnut trees in Slovakia, both feral and domestic, walnuts are still a precious commodity. Cracking the shells by hand is tedious and difficult work. Once I cleaned a couple kgs of walnuts to sell; by the end the tips of my fingers were reduced to shreds. At least, that’s what it felt like.
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Naomi Food, Sweet Food dairy free, egg free, fall, GAPS, gluten free, grain free, paleo, raw, sweet treats, vegetarian, winter 12 Comments

Jan 28, 2014

Simple Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie

Sometimes I come up with an idea that I think is genius, like putting molasses in a smoothie. Then I google pumpkin gingerbread smoothie, to see if anybody is as brilliant as I am. A lot of people are, it turns out. Even if I’m not so special after all, my recipe is not quite the same as any I found. This is simpler: fewer ingredients mean less work, in my opinion.

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Naomi Food, Liquid Food (Drinks), Sweet Food beverage, breakfasts, dairy free, egg free, fall, gluten free, grain free, nut free, paleo, sweet treats, vegetarian, winter 9 Comments