Chlorella – a powerful detoxifying food

Chorella, also known as Chlorella Pyrenoidosa, or Chlorella Vulgaris, is a single-celled algae that grows in fresh water. Because Chlorella is a microscopic organism, it was not discovered until the 19th century. It derives its name from the Greek “Chloros” = green, and “Ella” = small

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Orange Date Cake

Ingredients:

400 g wheat flour or white spelt flour
100 g whole-wheat flour
250 g dates Midzu
650 ml orange juice
2 tbsp golden linseeds
3 tbsp coconut flour Midzu
zest of 1 orange
150 ml extra-virgin olive oil Midzu or coconut oil Midzu
1 pinch of vanilla powder
1 sachet (17g or about 2 tsp) organic baking powder

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Creamy Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 sweet potato (large)
2 carrots (small/medium)
1 turnip
1/2 red pepper
2 ou 3 tbsp. rice
1 tbsp. linseeds
1 thin slice of fresh ginger root (2mm)
A pinch of curry powder
A pinch of sea salt
1 tsp coconut oil Midzu
1 tbsp coconut flour Midzu

Recipe suitable for the Soymilk maker Midzu.

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Date and Almond milk

Ingredients:
70 g of almonds Midzu
200 g dried dates Midzu
1.2 L filtered water
(Recipe for the soymilk maker Midzu)

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Christmas chocolate truffles

Ingredients (makes about 20 truffles):
150 g dried apricots Midzu
200 g dried seedless dates
2 tablespoons hemp seeds Midzu
50 g grated coconut
2 tablespoons cocoa powder Midzu
Grated coconut as needed

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Seaweed cakes

Ingredients (around 10 units):
4 tablespoons organic seaweed salad Midzu
1/2 onion
1 garlic clove
1 cup spelt flour or whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons corn flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 small carrot
1 teaspoon chia seeds
parsley as needed
3/4 cup water
1/2 lemon (juice)

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Lucuma – a nutritious alternative to sugar

Lucuma is a fruit native to South America, mainly cultivated in the Andes region, by countries like Chile, Ecuador and Peru.

It's been used since ancient times and it was considered sacred by the Peruvian people, as it was believed to be related to the creation of the world, like the representation of the apple to Christianity. In pre-hispanic times it was associated to fertility and longevity. Beyond its symbolic meaning, to which several myths are related, it also has a great medicinal and nutritional value.

Lucuma fruit takes about 9 months to grow and it should be eaten very ripe. It has a very sweet taste – some people describe it as something like caramel and pumpkin, while others say it tastes like vanilla, sweet potato or a mix between mango and apricot, but no doubt it has a sweet and unique flavour.

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Orange and cinnamon cookies

Ingredients (for approx. 40 cookies):
170g white wheat or spelt flour
140g whole wheat or spelt flour
100g coconut sugar Midzu
1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
zest of 2 oranges
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
50ml extra-virgin olive oil Midzu
1 teaspoon yeast

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Brewers yeast: a nutritional complement in your day

Brewer's yeast is made from a one-celled fungus called Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is used to make beer. It also can be grown to make nutritional supplements. Brewer's yeast is a rich source of minerals -- particularly chromium, an essential trace mineral that helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels; selenium; protein; and the B-complex vitamins. It tastes bitter and should not be confused with baker's yeast, nutritional yeast, or torula yeast. All those types of yeast are low in chromium.

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Inca and tukmaria cake

Ingredients:

350 g wheat flour
150 g whole wheat flour
1 tblsp maca powder
200 g brown sugar
50 g carob powder
550 ml soy milk
1 tblsp cider vinegar
50 ml extra-virgin olive oil
100 ml sunflower oil
50 g tukmaria seeds
80 g inca berries
1 tsp baking powder

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Chia and mushroom broth

Ingredients (for about 4 people):

1 l filtered water
1 tblsp vegetable bouillon (i.e. from Biovegan)
1 small onion
50 g star-shaped
300 g canned or fresh mushrooms
2 spoons chia seeds
1 tblsp extra-virgin olive oil
coriander leaves
brewer’s yeast

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Lucuma – The Gold of the Incas

Lucuma (Pouteria lúcuma kuntze) is a fruit originally from South America, known since ancient times as the “Gold of the Incas”. It is mainly cultivated in Peru, Bolivia and Costa Rica. The fruit is green on the outside and orange and yellowish on the inside, its pulp is fibrous and sweet and it’s tastier when ripe. However it is most commonly used in powder form, especially as the most popular ice-cream flavour of Peru, even trumping chocolate and vanilla.
Lucuma powder comes from the pulp, after it has been dried and milled into a sweet and nutritious flour. It contains many nutrients including beta carotene, iron and niacin (B3).

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Millet Milk

Ingredients:

50 g millet
1.3 l filtered water
cinnamon powder

Recipe for Midzu Soymilk Maker

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Healthy Bacteria

There are certain foods fermented by bacteria that are beneficial to the human body, called probiotic foods. The World Health Organization’s definition of probiotics is "live micro-organisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host". Healthy bacteria are organisms that are useful to digestion and inhibit the growth of intestinal pathogens, thus preventing disease (especially intestinal disease), boosting the immune system and helping to keep the balance of intestinal flora.

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Goji and orange cake

Ingredients:

450 g wheat flour
100 g whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons maca powder
200 g brown sugar
300 ml orange juice
orange zest
200 ml water
½ cup sunflower oil
4 tablespoons goji berries
cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder

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Carqueja and seitan rice

For the infusion:

10g carqueja
1.2L of water

For the rice:

1 cup of rice
1 small onion (chopped)
2 cloves (laminated)
250g seitan (cut into thin strips it can be marinated a few hours before, to add flavour)
½ soy sausage (sliced)
extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt
carqueja flowers

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