MAINS

Orange and mint-marinated quinoa + steamed vegetables {vegan + gluten free}

Orange and mint-marinated quinoa + steamed vegetables {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday folks! I hope everyone is well rested after all these holidays (at least in Italy). I know I am, I also “stopped” eating (huge meals) on Jan 1st and even started a new diet! That is – […]

Lentil, greens, cumin and lemon soup {vegan + gluten free + grain free}

Lentil, greens, cumin and lemon soup {vegan + gluten free + grain free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy New Year to everyone! I have spent my holidays cooking and eating so much that now all I want to do is stay as far away from the kitchen as possible….or at least prepare hearty and light meals, […]

Handmade mushroom & chestnut-filled ravioli {vegan}

Handmade mushroom & chestnut-filled ravioli {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday everyone! A week from now and we’ll be stuffing our faces with all sorts of goodies (not like I don’t do it on a daily basis…). I made these ravioli a few weeks ago – that’s why […]

Marta’s Plants x MUNCHIES Italia: A vegan Italian Xmas (pt.1)

Marta’s Plants x MUNCHIES Italia: A vegan Italian Xmas (pt.1)

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) A new post on a Tuesday?! Extraordinarily, yes! I am happy to share that I was asked to prepare two veganized traditional Italian Christmas recipes for MUNCHIES/VICE Italia! You can find the post here and the recipes are: Spinach […]

Baked kabocha stuffed with eggplant, cavolo nero and pomegranate quinoa salad {vegan + gluten free}

Baked kabocha stuffed with eggplant, cavolo nero and pomegranate quinoa salad {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) While looking for ideas to use a pumpkin – which I don’t eat very often really – I thought that, thanks to its shape, I could turn into a food container that I won’t need to throw away! I […]

Portobello burger with a beet and chickpea patty and guacamole {vegan + gluten free + grain free}

Portobello burger with a beet and chickpea patty and guacamole {vegan + gluten free + grain free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) It’s not even mid November and it’s definitely already winter here in Milan. Light rain, grey skies, fog… All I can do is add colors to my dishes – along with mushrooms, because who doesn’t love them?! Cooked in […]

Topinambour/sunchoke and potato velvet soup with walnuts and fresh thyme {vegan + gluten free + grain free}

Topinambour/sunchoke and potato velvet soup with walnuts and fresh thyme {vegan + gluten free + grain free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday to all from rainy Milan! Now that the days are dark pretty much 80% of the time I think it’s appropriate for me to post a soup recipe. I’ve never been a huge fan of soups in […]

Chickpea flour crêpes with vegetables and an orange-garlic sauce {vegan + gluten free}

Chickpea flour crêpes with vegetables and an orange-garlic sauce {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday everyone! Another week, another recipe. This is my go-to for thin (sometimes even paper-thin) crêpes to be filled with all sorts of plant-based goodies. I want to underline plant-based because I’ve had a tester try them with […]

Chinese eggplant hot dogs with mustard mayo, herbed oil and quick pickled onions {vegan}

Chinese eggplant hot dogs with mustard mayo, herbed oil and quick pickled onions {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) I love all kinds of eggplants! Have you got that already? After the red ones from two posts back, today it’s all about these beautiful, long and thin, amazingly purple eggplants which, according to some research, are commonly known […]

Sweet spiced red eggplant curry {vegan + gluten free}

Sweet spiced red eggplant curry {vegan + gluten free}

  (cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Red eggplants? Whaaa?! Indeed they exist and they’re super tasty too! A few months ago a friend told me about a variety of small red eggplants that had a faint fruity and spicy flavor, that he grows on […]