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…
This recipe is an ode to Brassica (or cruciferous vegetables), a family of plants I really love. It also contains a few of Jerusalem artichokes, those cute little tubers that taste so much like real artichokes. If you can’t find them use a few boiled or steamed potatoes, always nice. So if you like these winter vegetables like me, this dish…
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…
This is a super easy baked ricotta that is perfect as a little appetizer and even as a complete meal, for example with a good side dish and a salad. I served it with a side of grilled courgettes drizzled with good extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice and it was a delicious antipasto. It can be eaten hot…
This moist, beautifully fragrant spiced triple chocolate and espresso cake is the perfect sweet treat for cold, pre-Christmas days. It’s as good as its name promises: moist, rich, lightly spiced and full of chocolaty goodness, with just a hint of espresso that will totally steal your heart. I’ve used three types of chocolate for a real winning mix: 70% Dark,…
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…
I adore Vietnamese spring rolls and I make them regularly with classic ingredients. I usually dip them in soy sauce with chilli and sesame oil, only this time I decided to prepare them with an Italian touch and a special dip sauce prepared with tomato puree and balsamic vinegar. For the filling I chose grilled chicken, shrimp, raw red beetroots,…