Chia seeds have become an essential food in my diet. I love these little seeds and I eat them often. I’ve talked a little about the chia seeds and why I like them so much when I posted the recipe to prepare strawberry jam with chia seeds (see post and […]
On today’s post I decide to talk a little about fat. Our society has become almost obsessed with fat-free products as nowadays almost all of us believe that fat is always an enemy when it comes to health and weight loss. Well, for a long time, I was this […]
When I talk to someone about vegan pizza, I often get this question: what’s about cheese? Luckily I do not miss cheese. I always top my pizzas with a lot of vegetables (see my pizza crust recipe with zucchini here) and frequently change the sauce, choosing between tomato sauce, creamy […]
For a long time I’ve heard of a very different gluten-free brownie. However, I was never really motivated to prepare it. The main reason was that one of the ingredients seems to have nothing to do with the list of ingredients of a cake. And it’s hard to believe that […]
One of the things I love the most since I became vegan is to test and create new recipes that are as healthy and as tasty as possible. As I mentioned in another post, I gained a little weight in the first few months when transiting to a vegan diet. […]
There are two remarkable things about beans that I adore. First, as legumes they can smartly use the nitrogen from the atmosphere with the help of a horde of N-fixing bacteria that associate to their roots. In the long run, beans can enrich the deposits of nitrogen available in the […]
Last week when I posted my recipe of pink hummus (recipe click here), I mentioned that one of my favorite ways of eating it is with my homemade crackers. Many people actually have asked me the recipe for these yummy and healthy crackers. They are incredibly tasty, easy to prepare and […]
A question that vegans receive quite often is: “But what do you eat”? Well, everything except animal products. Isn’t it a lot? I mean, you can eat such a variety of veggies, fruits, seeds, grains, legumes, etc. Honestly, I never felt short of options when cooking. Sometimes I even tell […]
Many times, before cooking something, I like to first visualize the dish. I look at the ingredients and “picture” how they would all fit together to create a recipe. Well, some weeks ago, I was wandering around the kitchen to check what to prepare for dinner before a long trip away […]
I am always struggling to keep my weight in check, and I am still “sweating” to lose the last few pounds. One of my concerns when I started to eat vegan was that I would naturally eat more carbs and, in my case, that would definitely mean putting up more weight. […]
