DESSERTS

Chocolate bundt cake with homemade orange marmalade and amaretti {vegan except amaretti}

Chocolate bundt cake with homemade orange marmalade and amaretti {vegan except amaretti}

(per la versione italiana cliccate qui) Happy Monday! I know that 90% of my recipes involve chocolate but I can’t help it, I like it too much. As long as it’s dark or cacao and I’m done for. Also, is there possibly a better flavor […]

Mostaccioli cookies {plant based}

Mostaccioli cookies {plant based}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Another cookie recipe? That’s right. When I was younger I used to never eat cookies, probably because my mother would buy other sweets instead. So when I became interested in healthy eating and cooking I started making […]

Citrus and black sesame pound cake {vegan}

Citrus and black sesame pound cake {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! I am beyond excited to share with you the recipe for this vegan citrus + black sesame pound cake!!! I was very surprised when I took it out of the oven and sliced it (after letting it […]

Almond butter choc chip cookies {vegan}

Almond butter choc chip cookies {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! It’s always a good day when I make nut butter and manage not to eat it by the spoonful!!! Instead, I poured it straight into a mixing bowl together with a handful other ingredients to make chocolate […]

Matcha pancakes w/ black sesame drizzle {vegan}

Matcha pancakes w/ black sesame drizzle {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday guys! I’d heard/seen the matcha+black sesame combo everywhere but never tried it myself in any form, so finally it was high time!! These vegan matcha pancakes are sooo fluffy. Add the sweet black sesame drizzle and you’ll […]

Mango & passion fruit tart {vegan}

Mango & passion fruit tart {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Tuesday! This post is special because…today is my birthday! And I decided to celebrate it with some of my favorite foods: mango and a tart, combined 😀 The filling is a simple pudding made with fruit and starch, […]

Ube (purple sweet potato) cinnamon rolls {vegan}

Ube (purple sweet potato) cinnamon rolls {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Do you like sweet potatoes? I do! Very much so! Mostly because they are 100% versatile and I use them in all sorts of recipes, both sweet and savory. Orange, purple, white… they’re all different. Orange: sweet […]

Cookies filled with a lemon & ginger custard {vegan}

Cookies filled with a lemon & ginger custard {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! I feel like I’ve been saying this a lot recently but – I’d been wanting to make cookies like these for the longest time! See, that’s how my brain works. I’m super lazy but I also want […]

Ube (purple sweet potato) ice cream {vegan + gluten free}

Ube (purple sweet potato) ice cream {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Did you ever learn that, indeed, Less Is More – through a recipe?! I’ve had the idea of making ice cream (without an ice cream maker) with sweet potato for a while, and, after researching online, I […]

Food editorial on D la Repubblica (May 9th, 2020)

Food editorial on D la Repubblica (May 9th, 2020)

I cooked, styled and shot a food editorial for Italian newspaper La Repubblica‘s Saturday women’s magazine D la Repubblica out on May 9th, 2020 (#1188).