Immerse yourself in a bit of heaven with this Italian White Bean Soup. Buttery and soft cannellini beans pair with tantalizing herbs to be slowly simmered to perfection. Serve with some crusty bread or bruschetta to finish off one beautiful dish. Italian White Bean Soup When you take your first spoonful of this bean soup, if you’re not buckling at the knees, you must be superhuman. It’s heavier than my wild chanterelle mushroom soup, and just as hearty as my Italian vegetable soup. In other ...
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Focaccia Bread Recipe
This Focaccia Bread is an easy, no-knead, tasty treat or side. A tantalizing Italian flatbread topped with rosemary, heirloom cherry tomatoes or olives. Perfect on its own, used to make Italian panini, or even used as a base for pizza. Focaccia If you’ve never had homemade focaccia bread before, you’re missing out on a love affair you shouldn’t deprive yourself of. Every bite of that perfectly crispy, yet soft bread is a wonderland of discovery. You don’t need any special occasion for this ...
Strawberry Mimosa Recipe
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Riondo Prosecco. All opinions are 100% mine. Strawberry mimosa recipe - an easy, delicious sparkling cocktail made with strawberry puree, orange juice and chilled Riondo Prosecco. Oh, hello friends! Have you met my bestie' Riondo Prosecco ? Well let me do the honors and introduce you to the #1 Prosecco in Italy. You can totally forget about champagne with this gem around. As a matter of fact who’s up ...
Easy Vegan Soups and Stews Recipes
A collection of easy vegan soups and stews that I have on repeat all fall and winter long and late into the spring months. Most of them require just 1 Pot, a handful of ingredients and ready under 1 hour. They also tend to freeze well. I try to share only the very best, the ones that stand the test of time and I find myself craving through all the seasons. Healthy, whole-foods and plant-based or easily adaptable to be so by simply replacing any olive oil in the recipe with a splash of ...
Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf Recipe
If you’re in for a luscious side dish, you’ll be twitterpated with this Wild Rice Pilaf recipe. Brown and black rice is lightly toasted with savory aromatics, then simmered to a softened perfection. Paired with sauteed vegetables and dried cranberries, to create a magical experience for your mouth. Cranberry Wild Rice Pilaf I am slightly giddy over this festive recipe. Once you make it, you’ll completely understand my slight obsession. When I stock up on my favorite whole grains ...
Spinach Brown Rice Recipe
Healthy spinach brown rice that is made with a raw spinach and kale sauce and a lovely exotic twist from mango and lemon. A delicious, easy way to spruce up your plant based vegan brown rice dishes - Florentine style ;) You cook the rice and dress it up with an Island style green Goddess sauce with exotic notes from mango and lemon, then sprinkle it freshly toasted pine nuts and edible flowers! Falalalalalalala Perfect as a salad, a side dish or as a main meal in a veggie ...
Warm Farro Panzanella Salad Recipe
A warm farro panzanella salad recipe featuring fall and winter flavors: roasted butternut squash, shiitake mushrooms, whole-grain farro and cannellini beans tossed together with a fragrant vegan basil pesto, tomatoes, herbs and day old bread. The absolute best! Panzanella is traditionally an Italian summery bread salad from Tuscany consisting of sliced tomatoes, basil and stale or grilled bread rubbed with garlic and tossed with olive oil and vinegar. Today I wanted to get creative ...
Vegan Potato Stew Recipe
A simple vegan potato stew recipe: hearty, nutritions, low in fat, full of flavor from leeks, carrots, bell peppers and nutritional yeast. 100% plant based! Who knew a pot of veggies could taste this good ? I most definitely surprised myself with this easy deliciousness. I can’t believe it's not chicken you guys! You can use whatever potatoes you have in the pantry at this moment in time: red, golden, russet, whatever. I’d stay away from the sweet potatoes here as I feel that ...
Brown Rice Porcini Mushroom Risotto Recipe
Risotto ai Funghi - a vegan plant based porcini mushroom risotto recipe made with healthy whole grain brown rice, leeks and thyme. Finish with nutritional yeast If you are after a parmesan cheesy taste, or stir in a cup of steamed green peas or asparagus to make a meal of things. Easy, earthy, hearty and delicious - I can’t believe it's not butter you guys! Gluten free and made start to finish on the stove top, so no cranking up the oven required today. A short grain brown rice ...
Broccoli Sweet Potato Cakes Recipe
Savory roasted broccoli and sweet potato cakes from scratch, loaded with flavor, smokiness and nutrition. This is a thing! These gluten free, savory sweet potato patties are the best way to use up leftovers you guys. As a matter of fact what you are seeing here is two of my favorite plant based recipes had a vegan baby. Hahaha, I know, my brain works in mysterious ways. As you might have heard we have embraced a plant based lifestyle at full speed and these are real nuggets of ...