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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 […]

Baked kale & savoy cabbage chips (with a secret ingredient) {vegan + gluten free}

Baked kale & savoy cabbage chips (with a secret ingredient) {vegan + gluten free}

  (cliccate qui per la versione italiana) I have lost count of how many years it’s been since I’ve wanted to make kale chips. Probably since forever. I decided to try a few days ago, when I found kale at the supermarket (it’s extremely rare […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Veggie spreads 3 ways: roasted pepper, artichoke and cumin beetroot {vegan}

Veggie spreads 3 ways: roasted pepper, artichoke and cumin beetroot {vegan}

(clicca qui per la versione italiana) I love eating spreads on dark bread. When I feel like I should be on a diet (and I should feel like this more often) I sub bread with rice cakes or vegetables such as carrots, fennel, endive and […]