Breads and pastries
Plăcinte pe masă (table-stretched pastries)
Thin sheets of plăcintă (Romanian pastry) dough, stretched out on the table, with a sweet or savoury filling.
The recipe notebook
Recipes
17 recipes
Side dishes
Roasted autumn vegetables with goat's feta
Roasted beetroot, potatoes, celeriac, onion and peppers, with goat's feta and a mustard, honey and lemon dressing. Classic recipe and Thermomix TM6/TM7.
School lunchbox
Mini pancakes with yogurt and apple
Plain yogurt on the side · banana. A school lunchbox recipe, with clear steps and storage tips.
School lunchbox
Simple apple muffin + a whole piece of fruit
Only the version without cream, cheese or a perishable filling; good for a short break, but not always a full lunch.
Baked apple with yogurt
Soft fruit with natural yogurt.
Semolina with milk and cooked apple
Semolina with milk and cooked apple.
Mini apple and yogurt muffins
Mini muffins with grated apple, yogurt and egg, with no added sugar. Bake them at 180°C for 18–20 minutes and serve them cooled, in soft pieces suited to your child.
Drinks
Beetroot, carrot, apple and orange juice with honey
Beetroot, carrot, apple and orange juice, sweetened with honey. The mixture is concentrated, so you dilute it with water to taste when serving.
Jams and syrups
Sour cherry syrup with apple juice
Sour cherry syrup sweetened with pure apple juice, with no granulated sugar.
Sweet treats
Poured apple cake
A cake with two layers of fluffy batter and a cinnamon apple filling. The semolina soaks up the juice from the apples; cut the cake into portions once it has cooled.
Sweet treats
Apple cake with short pastry
Cake with grated apples between two sheets of short pastry made with lard, topped with a layer of lightly browned egg white.
Breakfast
Rice with yogurt, apples and almonds
Rice with yogurt, apples and almonds. A meal from the gluten-free, no-added-sugar menu, with simple ingredients and quantities for one person.
Sweet treats
Baked apples with honey and walnuts
Apples baked until tender, with walnuts and a little honey. A warm dessert that tastes of autumn, made with ingredients you already have to hand.
Breakfast
Yogurt with apple and almonds
Plain yogurt, apple and crunchy almonds. A snack with just a few ingredients, easy to make at home.
Jams and syrups
Sour cherry jam with apple juice
Sour cherry jam sweetened with pure apple juice, with no granulated sugar.
Breakfast
Fruit and almonds
Apple, orange and almonds: a plant-based snack you can portion out in advance.
Breakfast
Crêpes with yogurt and apples
Thin crêpes served with plain yogurt and fresh apples. A breakfast portion that fits into the weekly menu.
November
In season now
What is fresh at the market this month, and the recipes we use it in.
apples 17pears 2quinces 3pumpkin 6cauliflower 2broccoli 8cabbage 3beetroot 2carrots 39celeriac 14walnuts 5potatoes 28citrus 33kale 2
Side dishes
Roasted autumn vegetables with goat's feta
Roasted beetroot, potatoes, celeriac, onion and peppers, with goat's feta and a mustard, honey and lemon dressing. Classic recipe and Thermomix TM6/TM7.
Drinks
Beetroot, carrot, apple and orange juice with honey
Beetroot, carrot, apple and orange juice, sweetened with honey. The mixture is concentrated, so you dilute it with water to taste when serving.
Soups and sour soups
Sweet potato, lentil and turmeric soup
A nourishing soup with roasted sweet potato, lentils, chickpeas, spinach and pumpkin seeds. A recipe for four servings, in a classic and a Thermomix TM6 version.
Soups and sour soups
Roasted cauliflower soup with chickpeas and turmeric
A golden soup with roasted cauliflower, chickpeas, spinach, turmeric and pumpkin seeds. Classic version and Thermomix TM6 adaptation.
Soups and sour soups
Greek-style chicken ciorbă
Chicken ciorbă (Romanian sour soup) with root vegetables and rice, thickened with egg yolk, milk and sour cream. Lemon juice gives it its tangy taste, while lovage and parsley add freshness.
Soups and sour soups
Minestrone with kale, beans and Parmesan
Italian minestrone with small pasta, cannellini beans, courgette, kale and Parmesan. A hearty soup, ready in about 40 minutes.
Soups and sour soups
Lentil soup with Italian sausage and pesto
A filling soup with green lentils, Italian sausage, tomatoes, kale and basil pesto, with steps for the classic method and the Thermomix TM6.
Breakfast
Fruit and almonds
Apple, orange and almonds: a plant-based snack you can portion out in advance.