lili's rituals

  A healthy outside starts from the inside If possible organic or rustic apples (otherwise fruits and vegetables need to be peeled; do not juice the peels of non organic fruits as it would be toxic due to the petecides).   Vegetables I use: Fruits * superfoods   Apple * , my favourites: Golden from my parents' garden, Choupette/Dalinette, skyfresh, Gala... Kiwi Mango * Melon Nectarine Pineapple (organic or from French West Indies only) Pear * (conference) Pomegranate * Pomelo (large Asian citrus fruit closely related to grapefruit) Raspberry (only from the garden) Strawberry (only from the garden) Watermelon Vegetables Bean sprouts * Beet * Black radish * Carrot Cucumber Ginger * Pepper Tomato Spinach * Zucchini Herbs (ideally organic/herb garden) Asian basil * Chinese chive * Chive Mint Flat-leaf parsley * Homemade fresh juice with 60% fruits + 40% vegetables, every morning in summer Ingredients 4 small apples, peeled and chopped (or 2 small apples + 2 small pears) 7 c...

quick and easy Tiny sprouts provide big nutrition Mung bean sprouts at home : fresh produce in every season Ingredients 400 g mung bean sprouts washed and drained 1 tbsp sunflower oil * for stir-frying 2 cloves garlic diced 2 green onions: white part finely chopped and top green sliced about 2 inches in length 1 tsp cider vinegar 1 pinch salt 1 tsp brown sugar 1 pinch black pepper 1 tbsp Maggi sauce (or clear soy sauce) 5 drops sesame oil (1/2 tsp)   * I don't use olive oil anymore: test results published by the National Consumer Institute, found that 23 of 24 olive oils had traces of plasticizer and hydrocarbon (even organic ones)...  => grape seed oil for salad => sunflower oil for cooking => organic salad oil (a blend of 3 nutritious seeds: rapeseed, sunflower, linseed) Method (about 8 min) Heat up oil in a frying pan. Sweat the white green onions and garlic for about 1 min. Add bean sprouts, saute about 2 min. Add vinegar and mix. Add salt, sugar, pepper, Maggi...

fresh and light noodle soup   A bowl of noodles will always be the ultimate comfort food Ingredients, serves 1 Noodles 80 g thin dried rice noodles, cooked 1 tsp grapeseed oil * (optional) 1/2 drops maggi sauce (or clear soy sauce) (optional) 1/2 tsp fried garlic (optional)   * I don't use olive oil anymore: test results published by the National Consumer Institute, found that 23 of 24 olive oils had traces of plasticizer and hydrocarbon (even organic ones)...  => grape seed oil for salad => sunflower oil for cooking => organic salad oil (a blend of 3 nutritious seeds: rapeseed, sunflower, linseed) Stock 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 clove garlic, diced 1 small onion, sliced 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 2 dried Shiitake mushrooms soaked, washed and finely chopped (and/or white mushrooms washed and sliced) (optional) 400 ml kettle-hot water or boiling homemade vegetable stock 1/3 vegan stock cube 2-5 coriander stalks, cut in half 1 pinch salt/pepper 1 ts...

easy and tasty rice noodles Life is a combination of magic and noodle Ingrédients, serves 1 Sauce 2 garlic clove, diced 2 shallot, diced 2 green onions: white and light green bottoms, finely chopped (optional) 1 tbsp block (thumb-size) of pure shelled tamarind, washed and soaked in 100 ml hot water (or 2 tbsp tamarind concentrate with 4 tbsp water) 3 tbsp brown sugar (ideally palm sugar) 2 tbsp Maggi sauce or clear soy sauce (or 1 Maggi sauce + 1 soy sauce) 1/3 tsp dark soy sauce Pad Thai 100 g Wai Wai rice noodles soaked in room temperature for 10 mins and drained 2 tbsp sunflower oil * 200 g extra firm fresh tofu or a half block (500 g, organic and/or non-GMO), cubed cooked (pan fried until lightly golden) (optional) 2 dried Shiitake mushrooms soaked, washed and finely chopped (and/or white mushrooms washed and sliced) 1 grated carrot 2 handfuls mung bean sprouts ( homemade ) 2 green onions (or half small bunch chives), cut into 4 cm pieces 2 tbsp Chinese chives, cut into 3 cm pieces...

a hint of garlic and a generous vegan cheese There's always room for pasta   One of my favourite pasta dishes, ideally with veggie in ratatouille. Ingredients , 2-3 servings 150 g organic pasta, cooked (or leftover pasta) 3 ladles of ratatouille * 7 vegan melting cheese slices Method Pre-heat the oven for baking (mine is 240C/Fan). Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, and add to a large baking dish. Spread the ratatouille evenly over pasta. Top with cheese and bake for 15-20 min until golden. Serve with a mixed or a simple green salad.   * If there is no ratatouille, make an express dish of stewed vegetables:   2 tbsp vegetable oil (sunflower, I don't use olive oil anymore) 2 cloves garlic, diced 1 onion, diced 7 white mushrooms, sliced half bell pepper, red or green (optional) 2 carrots, grated 4 tomatoes peeled and diced 1 zucchini, diced 1 sprig thyme, 1 rosemary, 1 dried bay leaf (optional) 1 pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/2 tsp cane su...

with very little oil Vegetables teach us to love and respect our bodies and to think about what we eat. The easiest vegetable side ever : simple but delicious like sautéed potatoes, green beans, spinach, broccoli, cabbage... Ingredients 1 tbsp grapeseed oil * 1 bunch green asparagus * * 1 pinch of salt 2 garlic cloves, minced *  I'm going to stop using olive oil : first, it is more and more expensive and above all,  olive oil scams  are proliferating if it is not scammed, the study found traces of mineral oil-saturated hydrocarbons and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons which can migrate into foods during production and transportation (organic or not)... and it accumulate in the liver and lymphoid system of the body, causing inflammation * *  I don't like the white one Method 1. Wash, and rinse asparagus. Peel them like chef Damien . Blanch them in boiling salt water for 5 mins, until bright in color, then quickly plunge into ice bath to stop the cooking. 2. Heat the ...