This is the perfect detox soup after the heavier festive meals. It originates from Liguria, Italy, and it’s quite easy to make. It’s one of my family recipes and I love to prepare it with rainbow chard. Plain chard and wild spinach are great too!
This is a healthy and delicious recipe I've developed for the Embodied Empowerment website. You can prepare this soup quickly and with easy-to-find, highly nutritious ingredients. Its' totally vegan and very, very satisfying. Potatoes are high in potassium and rich in vitamin B6 and amino acids (among which lysine, a powerful ally against cancer, inflammation, liver disorders, and viruses). They…
Pic: Barbara Zonzin These little boats filled with silky aubergine cream are perfect for a hot Summer day. You have to use the oven, it's true, but you can do that in the evening, after the hottest hours, so that the cream is ready to eat and chilled to perfection the day after and you can enjoy it in…
This bright orange pesto is a joy. Fresh, summery, lemony, sweet and peppery at the same time. And totally vegan! You can, of course, add a little bit of Parmesan or pecorino to the mixture, if you wish, but believe me, it's not really necessary. All the different tastes blend so perfectly well that you won't miss the cheese. This…
This little recipe is quick, easy and very, very satisfying. I’ve used the wonderful, dark organic spaghettoni (thick spaghetti) by Bio Alberti made with Senatore Cappelli, an old type of wheat which after the 60’s was almost forgotten and has – luckily – seen a fierce come-back in the Southern regions of Italy. It was originally “created” by Italian genetist…
Nowadays we can buy a LOT of ready-made food that can simplify our lives quite a bit. Think of peeled tomatoes and chickpeas in a jar, for example, which free us from lengthy preparations when our busy schedules demand quick lunches and dinners. A lot of this food is not such a good choice. Take for example many ready-made…
This salad is inspired by the Thai cuisine, maybe my favourite after the Italian one for the fresh, pure and tangy flavours. Give me a bowl of Tom Yam soup or a Thai curry (vegetarian or not) with rice and you’ll make me happy! Sweet potatoes are almost always eaten cooked and that makes them incredibly sweet. If you eat…
This Summer pasta is delicious, light and fresh, so it’s perfect for a warm day. It’s great also eaten cold, as a pasta salad, for example during a pick-nick. In this case make sure you cook the pasta REALLY al dente because it will keep on absorbing moisture from the sauce getting softer as it does. Raw cauliflower…
Hurrah, it’s Healthy Eating Week! I eat healthy most of the times, and I also like to prepare wholesome – yet very tasty – sweets, which means with as little sugar as possible. Sugar is fantastic and indispensable for a lot of desserts but I don’t have a sweet tooth and I’m happy with some good chocolate every now and…