I usually drink my coffee with oat milk and a few days ago I discovered I had finished it without buying a new carton so… what to do? Make my own plant-based milk, of course! I had a lot of roasted and peeled hazelnuts, probably my favourite nuts of all, so I decided to give them a try. The result…
After preparing my hazelnut milk (see recipe) I had some pulp left which I didn’t want to throw away, so I decided to make healthy-ish cookies by adding some almond flour, plus ground linseed instead of eggs. This way they’re not only gluten free but also totally plant based. I say healthy-ish because they’re sweetened with Medjoul dates and just…
What do you do when you have half a bag of pre-cut salad wilting away in your fridge? You make a veggie frittata! And not only because it’s been zero waste week (last week). At home I often cook with what I have in my fridge and there are always a few sad veggies that need to be used quickly…
This salad is usually made with couscous, one of the many wonderful ingredients you can find on Sicilian menus. Couscous is part of the island’s tradition because over the course of the centuries Sicily got influenced by many different cultures and the Arabic one was one of them (see the history of the Emirate of Sicily). Couscous is typical of the…
This is definitely my favourite pasta of all. Easy and quick to make and yet very tasty, for me it’s THE Summer pasta, often eaten cold as a salad. It’s called crudaiola from crudo (raw in Italian) because all the ingredients used for the sauce are raw. Technically the cheese is not raw but you get what I mean: this…
Who’s ever bought a a watermelon that wasn’t sweet? Everybody, I guess. 😀 Watermelon is a wonderful fruit and can be beautifully sweet, but if you get yourself a bland one, then there’s no fun in eating it just like that. Tossing it is not an option, in my home, so I usually juice it and mix it with other,…
This chilled soup is a wonderfully refreshing dish for the warm Summer days. It’s a bit similar to a Spanish gazpacho but the taste is richer and more intense thanks to the roasted bell peppers which give it their distinct flavour. If you want to enjoy all the wonderful healing properties of tomatoes, raw garlic and basil don’t make it…
This soup is an ode to the colour orange and thanks to its warming ingredients is perfect for giving you a boost of energy when you’re feeling down and/or need some more vitality. The hot paprika provides a little hot zing and the lime juice adds a nice touch of acidity to the sweet main ingredients. We’re using three super…
Yes, another soup! I love soup and I hope you do too. This one is very easy to prepare and ready in no time: just make sure you cut the potatoes in small chunks and the cooking time will be reduced considerably. The broccoli needs just about 10 minutes to be nice and tender and while that happens you can…
