Weight and volume in food – convert deciliter to grams, cups and ounces

How much does 100 ml flour weigh? Some recipes use ml and some use oz. To be able to follow a recipe it’s good to know how to convert weight and volume.

2-in-1: Apple, carrot and beetroot juice and cake

This is a sweet juice good for beginners. Double up the recipe and there will be enough pulp to bake a colourful cake with.
Makes 300 ml / 0.5 pint of juice in a juice press.

2-in-1: Celery, carrot and parsley juice and burgers

This juice really tastes of fresh parsley – in a very nice way.
Makes 300 ml / 0.5 pint of juice in a juice press.

Coleslaw juice with ginger

If you like eating coleslaw, why not drink it? If you don’t like ginger, you can make this juice without.
Makes 600 ml / 1 pint of juice in a juice press.

Protein rich smoothie with fruit and quark

After exercising or if the lunch was too light a protein rich smoothie is a good afternoon snack. The fruit contains vitamins and carbohydrates and the quark – or curd cheese – contains plenty of protein helping your body to recover quickly. The smoothie can be varied by replacing the raspberries and apple with for example blueberries and banana or any other fruit.

Bean casserole with apple and carrot mustard flavour

This vegan casserole has depth with the vinegar and mustard spices making it sweet and sour. It is a good autumn or winter pot.
It is perfectly fine to freeze the casserole and eat it another day.
Cooking time: 60 minutes, including a break when the pot is simmering.

Fruity risotto with parmesan on a camping stove

This risotto is perfect to bring to a nature trip and cook on a camping stove, since it is dried, light ingredients. You can of course cook it at home too.

Fruit salad and cottage cheese snack

Fruit salad and cottage cheese works great as a snack, afternoon like evening. And even for breakfast. Yummy!

Quinoa porridge with apple and ginger

This porridge is made of quinoa flakes, not the seeds. The porridge has a bitter taste and needs quite a lot of added flavour like ginger, cinnamon, cardamom or honey.
Quinoa is free from gluten, so all gluten intolerant people; just go ahead and enjoy some porridge.

Celery root salad with lentils and spinach

This is a perfect warm autumn salad when root celery and apple is in season. It’s a full flavoured dish that is best served with freshly baked bread and on a bed of fresh salad.
This dish keeps well in the fridge, so if you want to have some leftovers for the next day, double the amount.
Cooking time: 30 minutes, faster with pre-cooked lentils.