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 ...
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Vegetarian Mushroom Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Best ever, this vegetarian mushroom Bolognese sauce is easy, hearty and tastes like the real thing. Made with wild mushrooms, roasted peppers, eggplant (aubergine) and meaty San Marzano tomatoes. The smoky layers of flavor in this dish are reminiscent of a traditional homemade, slow cooked meat sauce from Bologna, but it is 100% vegan and plant based. Easy and healthy, toss it with your favorite whole wheat pasta, fettuccine, rigatoni or bucatini for a perfect weeknight ...
Gnudi Ricotta Gnocchi Recipe + VIDEO
How to make the best homemade ricotta gnocchi from scratch, step by step recipe tutorial + quick recipe video! Classic Florentine dumplings or “ Gnudi “ made with whole milk ricotta cheese instead of potatoes, gnocchi are light and fluffy little pasta pillows with an airy, irresistible texture. Gnudi Ricotta Gnocchi Recipe You guys, once you give this gnocchi recipe a try I doubt you’ll want to ever go for the store bought variety ever again. So easy to make, you can whip up a batch ...
Ricotta Baked Gnocchi with Tomato & Basil Recipe
Easy, vegetarian ricotta baked gnocchi Pomodoro with homemade marinara sauce, tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella. Because I simply can’t resist the beauty of heirloom tomatoes this time of the year, and because I could never say no to fluffy gnocchi and ricotta cheese, even If that means blasting the oven with triple digits outside. That’s Amore you guys! Not to worry tough because this casserole bake only needs about 15 minutes in the oven, just enough for that cheese to melt ...
Italian Green Minestrone di Verdure Recipe
An authentic Italian vegetarian minestrone soup recipe made without tomatoes, using Pesto, cabbage and potatoes instead, for a hearty, classic, traditional green minestrone di Verdure. Healthy, easy, homemade and really good for you. What more can you want from a soup ? Maybe just a piece of homemade crusty bread. “ Minestrone “ a thick vegetable soup literally meaning “ that which is served ”. The way I see it kids: you get what you get and you don’t throw a ...
Italian Vegetable Farro Soup (Video)
Easy Italian Vegetable Soup with farro, cannellini beans, zucchini, leeks and spinach. Kale, escarole and cabbage are also traditional choices, so take your pick of what's in season in your area! Hearty, healthy, comforting, super delicious and good for you, a real immunity soup perfect for the cold winter days! Italian Vegetable Farro Soup Also going by the name “ Minestrone “ or as i like to call it “ Zuppa di Farro “ this is a hearty, good for you soup made without any meat, but ...
Peperonata Recipe
A rustic Southern Italian dish traditionally from Calabria, made of stewed peppers with tomatoes, onions and herbs, peperonata Calabrese showcases the beauty of peppers like no other dish. Lovely as a healthy vegetarian side dish scooped over a bed of creamy polenta, as an appetizer on top of ricotta bruschetta or as a main dish tossed together with your favorite short pasta, like rigatoni or pene. Peperonata This is a really nostalgic dish for me as it reminds me of the man in the photo. ...
Quinoa and Lentil Salad Recipe with Lemon Chive Vinaigrette
Thank you Village Harvest for sponsoring this post. Every day Village Harvest is planting seeds of change and growing possibilities, one bag of goodness at a time. Something Better Starts Here! A tasty, easy and light quinoa lentil salad perfect for summer, loaded with nutrition and full of fresh flavors. Really lovely served warm or as a cold vegan dish with marinated roasted peppers on top or with fresh tomatoes, feta and dill. Adding some goat cheese would really give it ...
Zucchini Patties Recipe with Tzatziki Sauce
Easy and healthy zucchini patties, cakes, fritters or Cucuzze in Calabrian dialect, whatever you wanna call them really, made with shredded zucchini, panko bread crumbs, scallions and tzatziki sauce, then quickly crisped up in a hot cast iron skillet. Like crab cakes but without any crab! Okay you guys, so I'll be honest: the tzatziki sauce was already made so I figured I’d give my zucchini fritters a Greek spin because they pair well nicely and I wouldn’t have to make another sauce. ...
Spinach Artichoke Pizza Bianca Recipe
Easy Spinach Artichoke Pizza Bianca, the best summery white pizza with ricotta, sauteed spinach and marinated artichoke hearts. Featuring a perfectly grilled thin and crispy crust using our best Italian pizza dough recipe. Spinach Artichoke Pizza Bianca Pizza Bianca or white pizza, originally from Napoli, basically a Neopolitan style pizza without tomato sauce. A dollop of creamy ricotta is spread over the crust before the spinach and marinated artichoke toppings. If you insist on ...