I like to make lentil stews for lunch, but suddenly my 5-year-old got tired of lentils and asked for a meal made of beans. So I made chickpea-red bean stew. I left the base the same – onion, garlic, celery, and carrot. I added potatoes for starch and corn for […]
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The Easiest Lentil-Kale Soup
I need to fix a quick lunch very often and find a red lentil stew or a soup to be the quickest and simplest things to prepare. Red lentils are ready in no time even without soaking and are so hearty and filling besides having a nice flavour. How about […]
Millet-Buckwheat Groat Muffin Breads with Blueberries
I named these healthy goodies muffin breads rather than muffins because they are only subtly sweet. Hence, you are able to taste all the ingredients. There is the divine flavour of blueberries as well as subtle sweetness of peanut butter combined with the taste of banana. And then of course […]
Back to School Lunch Boxes – How and What to Pack
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 […]
Spicy Cherry-Poppy Seed Muffins
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 […]
Tempeh with Oven-Roasted Veggies and Chard
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 […]
How to Make Vegan Tiramisú
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 […]
Cheesy Veggie-Lentil Casserole with Tomato Sauce
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 […]
Spicy Tomato Sauce [Oil-Free]
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 Barley Bread Karask, Plant-Based & Oil-Free
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 […]
Veggie Burger, Chickpea-Summer Squash
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 […]
Carrot-Sweet Potato Puree Soup
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! […]