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Stovetop granola {vegan except honey}

Stovetop granola {vegan except honey}

Happy Friday from Tallinn, Estonia! I currently don’t have an oven (nor a kitchen scale, nor measuring cups…) BUT I can still make a lot of desserts, including stovetop granola! Here’s how I make it. STOVETOP GRANOLA {vegan except honey} by Marta Giaccone Recipe 1 […]

Mostaccioli cookies {plant based}

Mostaccioli cookies {plant based}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Another cookie recipe? That’s right. When I was younger I used to never eat cookies, probably because my mother would buy other sweets instead. So when I became interested in healthy eating and cooking I started making […]

Potato bread knots filled with pesto {vegan}

Potato bread knots filled with pesto {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Today’s recipe is for the pillowy potato bread knots filled w/ basil pesto! I mean! They are so so good. And easy. Except, they need to proof twice, 1 hr each time, so they take a while […]

Almond butter choc chip cookies {vegan}

Almond butter choc chip cookies {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! It’s always a good day when I make nut butter and manage not to eat it by the spoonful!!! Instead, I poured it straight into a mixing bowl together with a handful other ingredients to make chocolate […]

Ube (purple sweet potato) cinnamon rolls {vegan}

Ube (purple sweet potato) cinnamon rolls {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Do you like sweet potatoes? I do! Very much so! Mostly because they are 100% versatile and I use them in all sorts of recipes, both sweet and savory. Orange, purple, white… they’re all different. Orange: sweet […]

Cookies filled with a lemon & ginger custard {vegan}

Cookies filled with a lemon & ginger custard {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! I feel like I’ve been saying this a lot recently but – I’d been wanting to make cookies like these for the longest time! See, that’s how my brain works. I’m super lazy but I also want […]

Ube (purple sweet potato) ice cream {vegan + gluten free}

Ube (purple sweet potato) ice cream {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Did you ever learn that, indeed, Less Is More – through a recipe?! I’ve had the idea of making ice cream (without an ice cream maker) with sweet potato for a while, and, after researching online, I […]

Food editorial on D la Repubblica (May 9th, 2020)

Food editorial on D la Repubblica (May 9th, 2020)

I cooked, styled and shot a food editorial for Italian newspaper La Repubblica‘s Saturday women’s magazine D la Repubblica out on May 9th, 2020 (#1188).

Hazelnut, orange and carrot mini cakes {vegan}

Hazelnut, orange and carrot mini cakes {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! First off, let’s talk “nuts in cake batters”. Personally, I think they are THE best addition you could ever make to a baked good. Toast and blend’em up and they’ll give your cake not only an amazing […]

Raw creamy salted caramel chocolates {vegan + gluten free}

Raw creamy salted caramel chocolates {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! I love chocolate so much that sometimes I make it at home. It’s not cheaper, maybe a tiny bit healthier, but mostly I just love being able to choose any flavor I want, knowing what ingredients have […]