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Product Review – The ‘rice’ cube

For our debut product review we’ve decided to choose a product which we really think more people need to know about.

*drum roll please* Introducing
THE ‘RICE’ CUBE! 

Now as you know we love on our blog something that can make shapes with our food. Contrary to what you may have been taught as a toddler – we really believe you SHOULD play with your food, anything to make food more creative and interesting. We have to eat everyday so why not make meals different and presentable. We love cookie cutters, stencils, spiralisers, pressers – Any gadget that can create a new way to eat or arrange our food.

So when we discovered The Rice Cube – we were most excited! 

Now all our recipes our grain free so you might be surprised by our obtaining a ‘rice’ cube? However we strongly believe that the company named their amazing product all wrong! What we saw instead was the DICE cube and unlimited possibilities. 

When we had a look at their website we knew instantly that the cube wouldn’t only just work for rice however any form of mashable/blendable food. We were thinking potatoes, different coloured quinoa, beans, warm buckwheat, lentils and an array of doughs! We ordered ours from Amazon at the reasonable price of £9.76 and ran to the postman every day until it arrived…. 

And then that day came!!! 

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Re-write: “let’s dice everything so it looks cool” 😆

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Turn dice into art, so quick and easy 😉

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Neat canapés in seconds…. 😆 

No knives 

No special skills… 

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Falafel ooo now that’s an idea and burgers yes we can make diced vegan burgers and cookies and breads and… And… And mmmmmm

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Nothing like being greeted with a little message in a box 😀

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The ‘rice’ cube consists of these two wonderfully vibrant red pieces which perfectly match our kitchenware which of course was a bonus! Not to mention both parts ARE DISHWASHER PROOF! (Which is a serious plus point if like us you’re allergic to washing up! ☺️)

Here’s a photo by photo demonstration of how we started off first experimenting making buckwheat cubes. (You’ll need a ‘rice’ cube and some cooked buckwheat)

So here we go! Assembling the two pieces together as per the helpful handy instructions and filling with our warm cooked buckwheat (it works best when it is warm because it is little sticky!): 

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Then we push the top clamp down rather reminding us of that satisfying feeling when you push down a hole punch of any kind! (Maybe that’s just us!)

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And when we opened it up… 

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Just look at that! 😮😳

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Amazing! We put some diced salad vegetables into the top ones too! 

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For our second experiment we were making our Chia Seed Dough Balls mixture and decided why have dough balls when we can have dough cubes!?

And with half the mixture we added some beetroot juice because why have dough cubes when you can have half PINK dough cubes!? 

Now look how awfully artistic dough balls can be 😉 

  

We made a whole tray ready to bake!  

And when they were served they tasted perfect! 

    

So ladies and gentlemen – moral of the story? You need to get yourselves A DICE we mean ‘rice’ cube 😉!  And keep an eye (or two 👀) on our Just Ate Vegan Instagram Feed and we’ll post lots more ideas as we create them! 

We hope you enjoyed reading this review as much as we did creating it – if you’ve got any questions leave a comment or email us and in the meantime – TOP product ‘Rice’ Cube Folks! 

JA Ladies x

St George’s Day England Pizza

Happy St George’s Day! We love themed days! Themed days in our kitchen means our minds zoom into sixth gear into creative overdrive to try and find food to theme to the theme! 

Usually our first stop is the cookie cutter drawer where we are usually bound to have something, though to my dismay this morning we couldn’t find any dragons or roses – (now noted on the ever-growing, never-ending ‘to buy’ list. Hands up who has one of those? 😆) 

Second stop, Google. Our when-in-despair-Google-is-there motto resulted in many England flag cupcakes however an alarming shortage in our household of all ingredients sweet and sticky wouldn’t make for an appetising recipe. 

And… So on to stop three: The Fridge. 

 

Perfect. Third time lucky – 30 second eye scan and we knew just what to do! a St George’s Day Pizza coming to you! 

First the base made with coconut flour, tapioca flour,  ground linseed/flaxseed, a drizzle of olive oil, warm water and a pinch of salt. Mixed into a fluffy dough, kneaded and rolled into the pan and baked for 18-20 minutes.

 

And then we stirred together some of our Perfect Pizza Sauce 🍎👌 whilst we were waiting for the base to crisp at the edges. 

For the toppings We sliced some courgette with our Oxo Good Grips Mandoline and sliced some red pepper strips and created: drum roll please…..  

 

Little red England inspired flags! These were placed on top of some chopped curly kale for our base topping to represent the scenic English meadows and Summer country picnics on the grass. 

Now we are sure from our history  learning we rememembed a Prince Orange, and sure enough we confirmed after a short research that William III, King of England was also sovereign Prince of Orange – a loose connection, we know! However enough to excuse some slices of orange on our pizza!  

 

A sprinkle of salt and pepper and into the oven it went until crispy!! 

Et Voila! 20 minutes later – A delicious healthy and plantbased gluten free and organic pizza themed for St George’s Day lunch!   

  

For more of our pizza creations… Take a visit to our Just Ate Pizza Page for lots more plantbased pizza ideas! 

  

Did you theme your dinner for St George’s day? Get in touch or leave a comment below! We’d love ton hear from you… 

The JA Ladies x

 

Gluten-Free Seeded Thin Crust Pizza Base

Ingredients
1 cup of coconut flour
1 cup of tapioca flour
1 cup of warm water
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup of chia seeds
1/3 cup of golden flaxseed
1 pinch of sea salt

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

1. Add both flours in a mixing bowl and mix together so both flours are fully integrated.
2. Add rest of ingredients and mix until a dough is formed
3. Pour mixture onto your pizza pan
4. Knead dough into a flat base on your pan working from the Middle to the edges.
5. Cook for 15 minutes on 200 degrees or until the crust begins to brown.

Your pizza crust is now ready for Pizza Sauce and toppings! – Why not try Vegan Broccoli and Cucumber Pizza?

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Chia Seed Dough Balls

This starter side dish is so delicious to eat! It’s a warm and crispy nutritious treat.

Ingredients

1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup of warm water
1/3 cup of chia seeds
1/3 cup of coconut flour
1 cup of tapioca flour
1 tablespoon of mixed herbs
1 teaspoon of sea salt

Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 35 minutes

1. Mix together the flours so their completely sifted through, then add chia seeds, oil, salt herbs and warm water too.
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2. Mix together until it forms a soft sticky dough (add a little more coconut flour if it gets too watery though)
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3. Then roll mixture into balls and place on a non-stick tray…
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4. …And bake for 35 minutes at 200 degrees and voila wayheeeey!
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Buckwheat Banana Bread

Ingredients:
– 3 bananas
– 2 flax eggs (5 tablespoons of ground flax seed and 10 tablespoons of water stirred and left to set for 15 minutes in the fridge)
– 1/4 cup of maple syrup
(Or date syrup)
– 1 teaspoon of baking powder
– 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
– A sprinkle of pumpkin seeds for topping (other seeds/nuts will work too)
– Coconut oil or cake release spray to grease pan.
– Heart shaped cake pan or cupcake cases

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Here’s a perfect recipe in time for Valentine’s Day…
Buckwheat Banana bread made in a LOVEing way!

Here’s your ingredients ready to make
Your delicious banana bread ready to bake:
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1. Mash the bananas until they are completely crushed, this is not a step that can really be rushed!
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2. Then add the flax eggs, flour, baking powder, syrup and spice and whisk the mixture till it’s all smooth and nice!


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3. Pour mixture evenly into greased loaf tin/ceramic dish or cupcake case
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4. Then top with seeds or nuts for a finish that’s ace!
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5. Pop in the oven for 30 minutes of cooking time IMG_9882.JPG
And you’ll soon have beautiful warming bread for yourself and Valentine ❤️
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