As our culinary journey through Austrian cuisine comes to a delightful close, we’re ending on a sweet note with a vegan twist on a classic favorite: Nusspalatschinken. Throughout this week, we’ve explored traditional dishes like Marillenknödeln, Fleischlaberln and Brettljausn, all reimagined with plant-based ingredients. Today, …
On day 6 of our Austrian cuisine made vegan week, I am presenting you a creation that derives from a spontaneous team-work in our house. While enjoying our Rahmsuppe mit Türken Sterz, my husband mentioned that the Sterz would look like scrambled eggs. And this …
When we were living in a yurt in the Alentejo, in the South-West of Portugal, I only had a gas stove and an immersion blender. For more “kitchen luxury” we had neither money nor solar capacity. What I DID have, though, was a big graving …
If you’re looking for a fun and refreshing party treat that will delight both kids and adults, look no further than this Watermelon-Ginger Bowl! This delightful beverage is made from freshly juiced watermelon, infused with a hint of ginger, and served in a hollowed-out watermelon …
On day 5 of our Austrian Vegan Food Week, I am happy to introduce you to the simplicity of my grandmother’s lifetime. She made this soup with so much dedication. Boiled vegetables of the season – mostly root vegetables in winter and some freshly picked …
This delicious spread refers to a traditional Austrian spread called “Grammelschmalz”. Grammelschmalz, also known as greaves lard or crackling lard, is a traditional Austrian spread made from rendered pork fat (lard) combined with crispy pork cracklings (greaves). This vegan version is not only a true …
This Potato-Cucumber-Salad Austrian style was a healthy classic on our family’s (meat)loaded barbecue table. The salad is fresh, healthy and super simple to prepare. And it has the inherit nature to be vegan. Welcome on day 4 of our Austrian Cuisine (veganized) Week.
Welcome to day 3, Austrian cuisine plant-based. Austria’s culinary heritage is rich with hearty, flavorful dishes that have been passed down through generations. One of the most beloved traditions is the Brettljausn, a rustic and satisfying platter typically enjoyed in cozy mountain huts and Styrian …
Welcome to day 2 of the Love Being Served Austrian week! Today, we are going to prepare a dish that is inspired by a traditional Austrian meat dish called Fleischlaberln, a sort of minced meat patties. My mother often served them with mashed potatoes or …
Welcome to the inaugural post of my experimental week on Austrian cuisine, the cuisine that I grew up with and have enjoyed so many days in my life. I am thrilled to share my favorite Austrian recipes – either recipes that are per se vegan, …
Welcome back, pure food lovers! Today, I’m excited to share a delightful recipe that’s perfect for those sweltering summer days when your mind and body are in need of some serious cooling down. Introducing my Creamy Greeny Soup, a refreshing blend of fresh broccoli and …
Today, I’m thrilled to share a recipe that’s sure to become a staple in your kitchen—Crunchy Vegan Grissini. These delightful breadsticks are the perfect snack for any occasion, whether you’re hosting a party, looking for a quick bite, or simply craving something crunchy. So yummie, …
These days, I am profoundly exploring the pure nature of things, like the pure taste and smell of vegetables. In cooking, we got so used to modify, to change, to add, to suppose that what is, is not good enough. This somehow reflects our way …
We love to present you this delicious dessert recipe. You will be surprised how quick you make this treat, and how much joy it brings to blend the whiteness of the vegan cream cheese with the brownness of some nice cocoa powder, the nuttiness of …
The Finale of our Italian food symphony: La Ribollita. A typical soup from Tuscany in Italy, made with a mix of root and leafy vegetables and bread from the day before. The name indicates perfectly the specialty of this Tuscan soup. “ribollire” means recook or …
Our Italian Week continues 💜 With a traditional dish well known in the whole world: Gnocchi (pronounced “njocky”). Little pieces of potato dough, boiled in salted water and combined with a rich red pesto sauce. Mhh che buono! Now let’s make them…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …