Cantuccini, the best Italian almond biscuits
Today I’ll take you to Italy and show you a recipe for perfect, traditional almond biscuits. Do you know Cantuccini? What are Cantuccini? They are hard, crunchy crackers that come from a small town called Prato- near Florence (that’s why they are often called ,,biscotti…
The simplest vegan basil and pine nuts pesto. Delicious and ready in just 5 minutes.
I’ve made the basil pesto a few times in my life. But until now, it was always a regular one made with Parmesan cheese. A few weeks ago I switched to the plant-based diet and therefore I had to adjust my cooking and recipes. When…
The perfect Minestrone recipe (VeGaN)
The next recipe on my list is a super easy soup, an Italian classic called Minestrone. It does not have a specific recipe and you can cook many versions of it. Some of them are vegetarian, some contain meat or are based on a chicken…
Easy homemade Bolognese sauce which will save you money as you will never have to buy it in the grocery store ever again (alcohol-free).
This easy homemade Bolognese sauce recipe is one of my favorite dishes. Once you will try it too, you will never want to search for another one. Ever! And God saves your hearth from buying a Bolognese sauce in the grocery store, yuck. It contains too…
Easy turkey meatballs with spaghetti and Marinara sauce.
Let’s make it straight, spaghetti with turkey meatballs are not Italian. Italy has its own version of meatballs called polpettes and they’re made with any red meat, fish, chicken or turkey. So where is this dish coming from? The origin of spaghetti and meatballs started with Italian immigrants coming…
Saffron risotto – a perfect libido boosting dish.
Saffron risotto As the main course, I have decided to prepare one of my favorite dishes – a risotto. This time though, it is not a classic one which I cook normally. It is a risotto with saffron which is a libido-boosting ingredient 🙂 And…
