My favourite way to eat eggplants!
Recipes
Mutabal – The Best Egpplant Dip
One of the most delicious eggplant dips!
Quick Creamy White Beans with Peas and Asparagus
Super comforting and delicious creamy cannellini beans.
How to Make Prebranac – Serbian Baked Beans
Prebranac is a classic Serbian fasting dish, made with white beans and onions baked in a super tasty sauce, with the right mix of spices.The result is a dish that’s hearty, comforting, and packed with flavor. It’s perfect for those times when you want something filling and delicious with minimal ingredients. Trust me, once you […]
How To Make Seitan From Scratch – Flour And Water Method
Here is how to make seitan from scratch, it’s made with flour, salt and water and the dough is washed to extract the protein form the flour.
Mercimek Köftesi – Naturally Vegan Turkish Meze
Mercimek koftesi are spicy cold meze from Turkey. These little lentil and bulgur bites are super simple to make and packed with flavor. They are the perfect addition to a table of appetizers, where you can also have fun by completing the dish by pairing it with fresh lettuce and a squeeze lemon. In Turkey […]
How to Make Italian Scarpaccia: Zucchini and Potato Recipe
Italian scarpaccia is a super tasty savoury tart. Traditionally, it’s made with zucchini only, but this is a version with potatoes as well. It’s a vegetable tart made with flour, corn meal and water. It’s super simple but very delicious! What is scarpaccia? The name might sound weird, “scarpaccia” actually means old or ugly shoe, […]
How to Make Authentic Italian Peperonata
Peperonata is a delicious summer side dish typical of Italian cuisine. It’s made of peppers and onions stewed with tomato passata cooked with vinegar and sugar for the classic agrodolce flavour.
Zaalouk – Moroccan Eggplant and Tomato Dip
Zaalouk is a popular Moroccan dip or salad made with eggplants, green peppers and tomatoes and seasoned with paprika, cumin, and herbs. It’s super flavourful and it makes a great appetiser, side or snack! It’s usually eaten as a dip with crusty bread. The preparation and ingredients of zaalouk can vary slightly based on the […]
Vegan Gnudi – Italian Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings
Soft and light Italian dumplings made with spinach and vegan ricotta.
Capuliato – The Oldest Italian Pesto
Capuliato is one of the oldest pestos of Italian cuisine. It’s a condiment typical of Sicilian cuisine made of sun-dried tomatoes The word “capuliato” in Sicilian dialect, means minced. This can refer to many things, like meat, but in the province of Ragusa it refers to minced sun-dried tomatoes. Capuliato is a mixture of dried […]
Focaccia Barese – Focaccia from Puglia
Focaccia barese is a typical focaccia of Apulian cuisine, made up of a crispy base, a soft and light inside, mixed with boiled potatoes and durum wheat semolina, and topped with juicy cherry tomatoes, olives and oregano. If you ever travel to Puglia, and specifically Bari, you will find this type of focaccia everywhere. There […]
About Me
Welcome! I'm Francesca, I’m Italian and I’m a passionate home cook. I share easy whole foods plant based recipes and naturally vegan dishes from all over the world!
