Whole Food Plant-Based Recipes. No Oil. No Sugar. Simple and Clean.
Kids are going back to schools and kindergartens. Wondering what to pack your kid for lunch? I’ve always provided my 5-year-old’s lunch boxes and snack for kindergarten and I make it super-easy. You can do it too! My kid’s kindergarten is very accommodating, i.e. the food can be stored in […]
Enjoy those plant-based, oil-free spicy cherry-poppy seed muffins for breakfast, snack or dessert. It’s been a long time since I posted a muffin recipe – I’ve been enjoying my quick barley bread Karask too much!Maybe it’s because I hadn’t had muffins for a while or the recipe just turned out […]
I had been on plant-based diet for three years already, when I first bought tempeh. Tempeh is a fermented soy product made of cooked soybeans, whereas fermentation is started with Rhizopus moulds. For hundreds of years tempeh has been the main source of protein in Indonesia. (1) Nowadays it’s gaining […]
Tiramisú comes from Italian tira mi sú, meaning “lift me up”. This dessert (when made right) really lifts you up! How if I made vegan tiramisú? I still remember the first time I tasted tiramisú – I was lucky to have a real one in Italy. I do not exaggerate […]
I first made Italian-style casserole with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese years ago when I still consumed dairy products. Since it was one of our favorite dishes back then, I wanted to create an equally delicious plant-based cheesy veggie casserole with good tomato sauce and I must say I succeeded 100 […]
Here’s a deliciously spicy homemade tomato sauce recipe that is made from scratch using fresh tomatoes. It is an easy one-pot recipe that requires about 20 minutes of active preparation. Make a big batch of this divinely flavoured basic tomato sauce and you’re set for a week. It just so […]
Quick bake Karask is traditional barley bread in Estonia. It is also known in other countries, such as Scotland and Ireland, where it’s called soda bread.Traditionally it is made using butter or oil, eggs and buttermilk. You can also find recipes using other flours than barley and no eggs and/or […]
Here’s to tasty and juicy gluten free chickpea-zucchini burger! I made those for lunch yesterday and I must say the boys where super-happy to find veggie burger on their plate. I prepare veggie patties quite often, but not in the form of burgers. Besides the chickpea-zucchini burger, which is so moist […]
Throughout my 30’s and 40’s, I tried almost every different type of diet out there. Short-term weight loss was achieved, but the sustainability of these ‘fad’ diets wasn’t there. I spent several years on a roller coaster of weight loss and gain, never feeling great. The only thing that got […]
Looking for easy meal planning ideas? Here’s how to make a balanced plant-based diet meal plan that is not a burden on your schedule nor taste buds. First Step First, make a list of the foods you already have at home in your fridge and pantry (except dry goods.) Download […]
When I decided to take on a yellow-orange puree soup made of carrots and sweet potato, I was sure it wouldn’t come out perfect the first time and that I’d need to play with the quantities for at least a couple of times before sharing the recipe. I was wrong! […]
I was so happy to find silicone waffle forms, as it is quite time-consuming to make totally oil-free waffles with traditional waffle maker – you need to be very patient and playful in order to get the waffles off the pan decently. Those oven waffles are not very sweet, as […]
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