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Chocolate mousse tart with chocolate crust {vegan}

Chocolate mousse tart with chocolate crust {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day if you celebrate it. I was just thinking that the first two weeks of February have the highest concentration of chocolate-anything recipes each year and I thought why not add to it? Like […]

Gua bao (Chinese steamed buns) with marinated tofu {vegan}

Gua bao (Chinese steamed buns) with marinated tofu {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday everyone! Today’s vegan gua bao post is special because it’s a collaboration with my friend Chiara of Mangio Quindi Sono (literally “I eat therefore I am”), an omnivorous food blog written in Italian. We went to high […]

Orange and chocolate upside-down cake {vegan}

Orange and chocolate upside-down cake {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday friends! Today I’ll share with you a personal (but super easy!) gem. This dessert combines my two favorite sweet flavors: chocolate and orange. It’s such a winning duo! I am a bit obsessed. During the winter I […]

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, […]

Soft gingerbread molasses cookies with cashew and chocolate icing {vegan}

Soft gingerbread molasses cookies with cashew and chocolate icing {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) This post is dedicated to my cousin Eleonora because without her I wouldn’t be able to provide you with photographic proof of my early failures as a baker (or food maker in general, for that matter). For some reason, […]

Marta’s Plants x MUNCHIES Italia: A vegan Italian Xmas (pt.2)

Marta’s Plants x MUNCHIES Italia: A vegan Italian Xmas (pt.2)

(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 […]

Chocolate and poached pear bundt cake + spiced caramel {vegan}

Chocolate and poached pear bundt cake + spiced caramel {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Today I want to share with you truly one of my favorite cakes ever: a chocolate bundt cake filled with pears poached in a mix of spices for a warming winter twist! When I was done cooking […]

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 […]

Double chocolate coconut almond granola bars {vegan}

Double chocolate coconut almond granola bars {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Who doesn’t love a good granola bar? Especially when you make it yourself so you know exactly what’s in it. I absolutely hate the uber sugary store bought bars (except the incredibly pricey new healthy ones, hence the decision […]

Perfectly fluffy chocolate and red currant oat pancakes {vegan}

Perfectly fluffy chocolate and red currant oat pancakes {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday and happy start of the week everyone! I’m currently in Rome for a few days on a sort of work trip after spending a week near Venice for an artist residency (when I’m not cooking/eating/blogging I am […]