Tag: vegan

Thick bean soup with red veggies

Thick bean soup with red veggies

This thick bean soup is the healthy comfort food I love, full of proteins and vitamins. You can make it with any kind of dried beans: white beans, pinto beans, black beans, kidney beans, azuki or a combination of several. They are full of proteins, 

Orange scented poppy seed rolls with raisins

Orange scented poppy seed rolls with raisins

Orange scented poppy seed rolls with raisins evoke childhood memories. My mum used to make us poppy seed pastries. She would cook poppy seeds in milk with sugar and I would steel a spoonful of this delicious filling when she would not watch. Or rather 

Quick and yummy guacamole

Quick and yummy guacamole

Avocado! One of those fruit you can use to make a dessert as well as a savoury dish. Guacamole is just one of them that I prepare most often as we eat it any time a day and in various combinations: sauce, spread, starter, snack, 

Polenta with glazed Brussels sprouts & roasted hazelnuts

Polenta with glazed Brussels sprouts & roasted hazelnuts

How come we start seeing Brussels sprouts everywhere around Christmas? It used to despair me as I really did not like them before. I would push them around on my plate and finally abandon them…  In my childhood memory they were more bitter than today. 

Irresistible vegan chocolate mousse

Irresistible vegan chocolate mousse

The vegan cuisine is very creative and full of healthy and flavourful dessert recipes simple to make and with no cooking required. I have already written about a super simple ice cream recipe last summer and now I would like you to try this delicious 

Creamy vegan potage with cashews and shiitake

Creamy vegan potage with cashews and shiitake

Did you know that the combination of finely mixed cashew nuts and nutritional yeast is an excellent alternative to thick cream or (melting) cheese that is used to make the dishes creamy smooth. The proof is in this super creamy vegan potage. I discovered this