PURPLE

Ube (purple sweet potato) gnocchi w/ a walnut-caper pesto {vegan}

Ube (purple sweet potato) gnocchi w/ a walnut-caper pesto {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! As you can see, I’ve gone a little purple-sweet-potato-crazy lately. Sorry! These purple tubers are just too beautiful to pass. You can, of course, use any variety you may find. In general, I’m not a fan of […]

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 […]

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).

Warm buckwheat with cavolo nero pesto, beets and citrus {vegan + gluten free}

Warm buckwheat with cavolo nero pesto, beets and citrus {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday to all! It’s cold and it’s been ages since I shared a savory recipe!! The truth is that in my daily life I eat extra basic foods and when I have time I prefer experimenting with desserts. […]

Rye fig tart {vegan}

Rye fig tart {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Lately I haven’t had much time to dedicate to this blog. I hope I can make up for it asap! I really wanted to do something with fresh figs, since it’s their prime season here in Italy, […]

Chicha morada (Peruvian purple corn drink) {vegan + gluten free}

Chicha morada (Peruvian purple corn drink) {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday, friends! As you read this I am trekking from the North West to the North East of England, crossing it from coast to coast! Today I want to share with you a super easy and delicious recipe […]

Summer borscht (cold beetroot soup) {vegan + gluten free}

Summer borscht (cold beetroot soup) {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Tuesday! On the occasion of an Estonian/Russian friend’s birthday, I decided to make a summer borscht. The word borscht is an umbrella term that refers to a million different varieties of soup originated in Eastern Europe and Russia, […]

Blueberry and mango chia pudding {vegan + gluten free}

Blueberry and mango chia pudding {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Spring has definitely sprung over here in Northern Italy. To celebrate it I’ve decided to prepare a suuuuper easy peasy cold dessert: a chia pudding that will require 7 ingredients, 10 minutes of your time and 2 […]

Panna cotta with berry sauce {vegan + gluten free}

Panna cotta with berry sauce {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday! Panna cotta has always been one of those desserts that I absolutely loved but only ate a handful of times (maybe not even). Nobody ever used to make it at home, it was more of an after-dinner […]