Pasta without the pasta- Leeks

For long, I've been substituting breads and pastas for veggies, coming up with not so usual combo's. Sure this has been done before, but as it's sooooooo easy, I have to share.

I picked up the pictured veggies, from a couple who comes in from Hungary and sells their produce just down the road, (literally on the sidewalk). I thought I might use everything together, but came up with this, and then the rest I used for the next post- fancy fries and eggs made in a cookie cutter, with other yummy fixings :). 

Leek 'pasta' with the usual fixings of olive oil, butter and garlic, a pinch of salt, and a few tomatoes, and fresh dill. 

Sprouting - the Easiest thing ever, and so good for you on so many levels!

I love Sprouting-it's a beautiful thing to take a bunch of  seeds, legumes, or grains, water them and give them lots of love (yes, I talk to mine :D), and watch them grow! For me, it's as miraculous as our existence, hence the act of sprouting is rather a sacred thing for me.

Sacred or not, so very easy to do. All you really need is patience, as they do take time to grow, but not as much as you may think.

As usual, pics for now, details later. Head on over to Instagram to get more of a peek at all things I love. :)

Masoor lentils 

Artsy Fartsy Masoor Lentils :) 

Wheatberrries, which were just beginning to sprout, so I started the drying
process (very slowly in oven, to eventually make my own whole wheat flour.

Brown rice sprouts which I used for sooooo many things!

Sprouted Rukola/Rocket 

A close up on Rukola

Another one of my favourite pictures, (and the very first thing I sprouted): Three little bean sprouts. Yurai said he saw lots of hearts when first seeing this
picture. I saw "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon." Don't ask ;) 

From little sprouts, to full blown plants, pictured alongside
chia and alfalfa sprouts.


Speaking of alfalfa, I am slightly biased towards these goodies than anything else, just slightly though :)  

The beautiful alfalfa spouts

Sprouted Chia Seeds 

A Close up on Chia 

A salad of onions and pease, with alfalfa sprouts and parsley
dijon mustard, yoghurt & pickles :) 

I made a lovely egg salad, and used the same them with the salad here, minus the eggs. I love to surprise my husband with weird but delicious.

Taking a Digestive Biscuit and Turning it into a Flatbread (Hold the Chocolate!! :D )

What started out as this: 

The Original Digestive (Square because I didn't yet own a cookie cutter). 

Turned into these:

Flatbread (using sprouted wheat) based on Digestive Biscuit
(Served with a Red Bean &
Caramalised Onion Spread)







                                                             

Flatbread (using sprouted wheat),
based on Digestive Biscuit
(Served with Sprouted &
Curried Masoor
Lentil Dip) 

And eventually this piece of work :D

Using the same idea as the flatbread (based on the digestive),
I created this second flatbread, made from "Jeera/Cumin Rice
with Onions & Peas. Didn't last very long!! 

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Next up, Spreads and Dips (I went on a bit of a hummus spree after my healing water cleanse, 26 days without food :D ).  

Red Bean &
Caramalised Onion Spread

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