Author: Maria-Julia

Pizza in the Pan (no-oven Pizza)

Pizza in the Pan (no-oven Pizza)

Our next prank in our Italian Week: Vegan Pizza! In this case, a very special one … Sometimes, you move into a place and the kitchen is very simple. Like the one that welcomed me when I moved in with my husband who was back 

Simple Red Pesto (vegan)

Simple Red Pesto (vegan)

We are in Italy now. Not physically, but with our italian food graving minds. Let me introduce you to our Vegan Italian Week! This is not so much of a challenge as trying to veganize cuisines of other countries, as Italy’s cuisine is already rich 

Tosta com Queijo (vegan)

Tosta com Queijo (vegan)

This is a highly addictive snack recipe, based on what here in Portugal is called a “tosta com queijo” (cheese toast). I love to eat very simple, which is reflected in this easy to make toast recipe. A vegan mozzarella-like thick cheese sauce, made with 

Tomatensoep met Balletjes (Belgian Tomatosoup with Vegan Meat Balls) – gluten-free

Tomatensoep met Balletjes (Belgian Tomatosoup with Vegan Meat Balls) – gluten-free

The final recipe in our 1-week Belgian cuisine veganizing challenge is a fine tomato soup brimming with flavor and accompanied by scrumptious vegan meatballs! I adore how the curry-infused meatballs complement the sweet and sour tomato soup. The texture of the meatballs turned out perfectly. 

Stoemp et saucisse (vegan & gluten-free)

Stoemp et saucisse (vegan & gluten-free)

Love is sharing. Sharing is giving. Giving is showing Love. Love is … Some creations in life love to be eaten. Served with an abundance of love to a person that is abundantly sharing love every day, like my wonderful husband. What better could a 

Witloof Met Kaas (Gratinated Belgian Endives With Vegan Cheese Béchamel)

Witloof Met Kaas (Gratinated Belgian Endives With Vegan Cheese Béchamel)

On the fourth day of our Belgian week we enjoyed recreating a very healthy and tasty oven dish with Belgian endives (white chicory). Traditionally, „Witloof met kaas“ is a dish based on dairy (kaas = cheese) and comes with „ham“. But as recreating vegan ham 

Vegan Filet Américain

Vegan Filet Américain

Filet Américain is a Belgian delicatesse prepared with raw meat. Typically spread on a piece of bread and sprinkled with capers. The idea to re-invent or veganize this dish was more a coincidence. One day I made a spread rooted in the idea to prepare 

Frietjes Met Vegan Mayonnaise

Frietjes Met Vegan Mayonnaise

The one-week Belgian Cuisine re-invention challenge continues. Day 2: one of the most common snacks or must side dishes in Belgium: French Fries with mayonnaise. The veganizing challenge lies here in the second of the two parts of this dish: the mayonnaise! Oven baked French 

Belgisch Rozijnenbrood (dairy-free, egg-free)

Belgisch Rozijnenbrood (dairy-free, egg-free)

This week is an absolute delight as my Belgian husband, Indra, and I immerse ourselves in a culinary adventure, celebrating Belgian cuisine with a vegan twist. Our kitchen has transformed into a playground of flavors and creativity, as we experiment and reinvent traditional Belgian recipes 

Best Vegan Chocolate Spread (Nutella)

Best Vegan Chocolate Spread (Nutella)

When it is pancake Sunday in our house, Nutella is the first to sit at the table! So to abandon this has been quite a challenge. However, I personally have found the original Nutella always too sweet, so, still vegetarian, I felt lucky to find 

Pear & Apple Walnut Cake

Pear & Apple Walnut Cake

When it comes to lovingly combine ingredients to a tasteful meal, the best way to create something is let it flow, not thinking too much but following your intuition. It might not always turn out the way you imagined it. But this is exactly the 

Our Favorite Potato Mash Leftover Dish

Our Favorite Potato Mash Leftover Dish

In our household, potato mash is a staple dish. It graces our table at least once a week. Sometimes we make more than we can eat in one sitting, ensuring we have some for the next day. Occasionally, I intentionally prepare extra so I can 

Heavenly Dried Tomatos And Pine Nuts Spread

Heavenly Dried Tomatos And Pine Nuts Spread

I adore dried tomatoes! They capture the essence of the summer sun and when you use them they brighten up our these days slightly too chilly mountain house. What a delight they are! What a joy to incorporate them into a light and delicious dinner 

Agave Sweet Strawberry Jam

Agave Sweet Strawberry Jam

When it comes to jams, my favorite ones are those who reveal the most authentic flavor of the fruit that it’s made of. Often it disappears behind a lot of sugar. This very simple but delicious jam makes sure you have the smell of freshly 

Lovely Strawberry and Frozen Banana Drink

Lovely Strawberry and Frozen Banana Drink

As we head into summer season, we are calling for a fresh and cooling drink. This Strawberry and Frozen Banana Drink doesn’t only cool you down when the inner and outer heat is up, it also raises your frequency to more love and pure nature. 

Homemade Almond Milk

Homemade Almond Milk

We can make our own almond milk! Being sensitive to all sorts of additives, I rather choose to make as many ingredients and foods at home as I can. This recipe for a simple but delicious almond milk is the basis for many other recipes 

Bolo e Bolas de Cenoura, vegan

Bolo e Bolas de Cenoura, vegan

These fine pastries made from carrots, are inspired by a typical portuguese cake called Bolo de Cenoura (Carrot Cake), and connect the “rusticness” of traditional portuguese cuisine with the moderness of american cake pops. Living in Portugal, I just HAD to make a vegan version 

Indra’s Carrot, Potato and Courgette Soup

Indra’s Carrot, Potato and Courgette Soup

I have such a wonderful husband! He is good at so many things, and brought truly life into my cuisine. With his awareness and purity in the Heart, he comes and goes with so much effort to please somebody, so pure and loving he is, 

Easypeasy Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese (onion-, garlic-free)

Easypeasy Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese (onion-, garlic-free)

OMG, we love spaghetti, don’t we? If you want to be sure that your kids’ friends enjoy their meal in your house, spaghetti is something that always works! And if you have to let them eat them sauce-less … However, why not next time serve 

My Plant-based Parmesan (Plamesan)

My Plant-based Parmesan (Plamesan)

I love Italian Food! Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese is one of the stable meals on our weekly meal plan. Going plant-based, we sometimes missed this tangyness of a Parmesan cheese. Parmesan is a fix component for a delicious italian meal. But thank God there are so 

Food Blessings

Food Blessings

Feeling gratitude for the food that nourishes our bodies and minds is essential for a Life based on the Heart. Feeling gratitude for this multitude of people and natural elements that have contributed to its creation is essential for a life based on the Heart. 

Sweeteners: The purest, the better

Sweeteners: The purest, the better

Love Being Served has been created to emphasize a love-based way of living. Truly and fully aligned with the Divine Mother who is so generously giving us her presents. Thus the sweeteners are part of her creation, which I would like to honour. Surely we 

Our Holy Quinta Bread

Our Holy Quinta Bread

Today I am introducing our holy Quinta Bread recipe, a testament to simplicity and natural taste. Crafted with a blend of white and whole wheat flour, just a touch of dried yeast, salt, and water, this bread embodies the essence of our life on Earth, 

Simple Sugar-free Elderflower Drink

Simple Sugar-free Elderflower Drink

Every spring, my grandmother would lovingly prepare a refreshing elderflower drink that captures the essence of the season. She would handpick delicate elderflower umbels and soak them in water, adding slices of fresh orange to infuse a subtle citrus flavor. Traditionally, the drink was sweetened 

Delicious Vegan Chocolate Pudding

Delicious Vegan Chocolate Pudding

This vegan chocolate pudding is more than just a dessert; it’s a comforting embrace in a bowl, perfect for those moments when life feels overwhelming. Made with naturally sweetened plant milk, this pudding is not only vegan, hence dairy-free, but also incredibly easy and quick 

Elderflower Pudding with Mango Topping (sugar-free)

Elderflower Pudding with Mango Topping (sugar-free)

Today, I’m excited to share my first recipe on this blog – Hurray! It is a recipe that’s very close to my heart: a delicious AND sugar-free Elderflower Pudding with creamy and pure mango topping. This delightful dessert captures the delicate, floral essence of elderflowers,