Chestnut pancakes

What's a Sunday without pancakes? As I wrote here we really love this habit, but to not get bored with the same recipe every week, I started to think about new combinations to try. I also improved the leavening and the texture using a little trick and...definitely approved! Oh, they're also glutenfree.

Mommy's pasta with guest of honor

"Home sweet home" was my first thought as soon as I tried this plate...well, the truth is that I learnt to cook this pasta sauce from my mommy ♥ it's easy and quick to prepare, with a fresh and savoury taste that will delight you. But today I decided to add a special ingredient created by my freaky mind...keep on reading to know how to make it!

Stuffed halfmoons & homesick

These stuffed halfmoons reminds me of a typical street food of my native land, called crescione (same family as piadina, maybe you know that). Unfortunately, the traditional recipe is made with lard, even if more and more kiosks have started to offer also the version with olive oil. In the same way, the filling can be another problem in the pursuit of a vegan crescione, unless you go to an alternative place where you can find also tofu, seitan or simply mixed vegetables (e.g. this and this).
Today I show you my vegan version of one of the most famous and requested filling, that is: zucca, patate e salsiccia (meaning pumpkin, potatoes and sausage). Now guess, what have I replaced the sausage with?

Sunday pancakes

"It's Sunday! Pancakes for breakfast!"

Yes guys, it has become our tradition by now : italian couple living in Prague and having breakfast the American way. Aaaah, the power of globalization.

As you can imagine, this post is nothing new : web is full of recipes for pancakes in any version you wish...so why not to add mine too? I tried egg-free version as well, but it didn't satisfy me completely. This is my final recipe, positively tested(*) more than once.

"Whatever" soup

Oh my gosh, how could I have lived without miso for so long?

I will not go into the contents about this wonderful food and how to make the tradional Japanese soup (it would be like to discuss with an Italian about carbonara sauce) but I do really like this kind of lets-have-a-look-whats-in-the-fridge-and-try-to-make-something-edible soups. Anyway, may I call it miso soup? After all, there is miso inside...

Vegetable curry 2.0

It's official: I'm curry addicted!! I love the summertime version with eggplants and zucchini, but the winter one is very tasty as well. Enjoy the sun in your plate even when it's cold and grey outside :)

Halušky s zelím

Literally: "Dumplings with fermented cabbage". This is a Czech traditional dish which I revisited in a vegan version. Don't be afraid if you don't like very much onion or cabbage (me neither) because the combination of these ingredients suits perfectly and you won't taste any unlikable flavour. Success is guaranteed and you will gain health!

Vegetable Thai curry & Wanderlust

Sometimes, cooking is like travel. You can close your eyes and imagine the stunning atmosphere coming from far away countries...you can smell their fragrances, admire their colours, delve into their cultures. You know, I often use youtube to listen to traditional music while cooking, so that I can also ear the sound of these places and feel closer. Unfortunately, so far in my life I didn't have the opportunity to travel a lot and I still have got a long wishlist of places to visit. But until I won't have enough money and time to rove about, I will keep using my imagination and my kitchen to pretend being over there.

Re-interpreted Japanese maki

Let's start with one of my favourite recipes: VEGAN MAKI.

In case you're wondering: yes, I'm veg(etari)an and proud to be. Anyway, I hate labels and I think sometimes these kind of specifications are unnecessary and counter-productive. That's the way I like to eat and, if you want to discover what I actually mean, just keep following me!

I really like this flavour-matching, hope you do as well.