Soft and light Italian dumplings made with spinach and vegan ricotta.
Recipes
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 […]
Sicilian Frittedda – Artichoke, Peas, Broad Beans
This Italian dish called frittedda represents spring. It’s made with artichokes, peas, and broad beans in agrodolce, which means sweet and sour. It’s made with seasonal produce, and it’s a super delicious naturally vegan dish that can be served with bread but also with pasta. What you need for this Sicilian Frittedda : How to make this […]
Creamy Vegan Spinach Lemon Orzo
This Creamy Spinach Lemon Orzo makes the perfect weeknight meal, it’s super simple to whip up and it’s super delicious! It’s a super green orzo, made with a spinach sauce and paired with leeks and peas. I love orzo pasta because it cooks super quickly and it can be used to make a risotto style […]
Silken Tofu Chocolate Mousse | Vegan, High Protein
This silken tofu chocolate mousse is made with only three ingredients. You could not tell that it’s vegan, many non vegans tried this and no one could tell it’s made from tofu. It’s incredible, tofu provides an amazing silky texture as well as added protein. The mousse is decadent, rich, smooth, creamy, and super easy to make! […]
Fave e Cicoria – Italian Broad Beans and Chicory
Fave e Cicoria (Broad beans and chicory) is a traditional dish of the Apulian region of Italy. It’s also known as “ncapriata” or “fae e foje” and it is an ancient, naturally vegan peasant dish. The pair of these two main ingredients it’s perfect, the sweet broad bean puree goes perfectly with the bitterness of […]
Parippu Curry – Kerala Mung Bean Curry
As part of my Naturally Vegan series, I discovered this Indian curry, made or yellow split mung beans and coconut. Indian cuisine, in particular South Indian, is well known for having a high variety of naturally vegan and vegetarian dishes. This curry is a mung (or moong) bean curry. It’s cooked with grated coconut, and […]
Sugo Finto – Italian “Fake Sauce”
Sugo Finto or Scappato is an Italian sauce that literally translates to “fake” or “escaped” sauce. It’s perfect as a pasta sauce but its’ great with bread, gnocchi, lasagne and more. The sauce is prepared exactly like the classic ragù sauce, but without meat so “escaped “in the sense that the meat has escaped from […]
Authentic Santorini Fava – Yellow Split Peas Dip
Santorini fava is a yellow split peas dip that you will find all around the island of Santorini. It’s also super simple to make so try it to experience some delicious greek food wherever you are. I learned how to make it in Santorini with a greek chef so if you’re looking for a recipe […]
Crispy Tofu Crumbles – Make Tofu Taste Nice
If you’re unsure about how to use tofu, you might need to try this recipe! Esepcially if you’ve never tried it before or if haven’t found a way you enjoy it. This way of making tofu makes it the perfect crunchy topping for your noodles, rice bowls, tacos and more!
Ma Jiang Mian – Sesame Noodles
Flavourful and rich sesame noodles topped with cucumber, spring onion, sesame seeds and chili oil.
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!
