Barley bread with sunflower seeds

In my family bread has always been well-appreciated. One of my great-grandfathers was a baker, he made bread to make a living. Nowadays, I my family still remembers the wonderful taste of the bread he prepared. My mother, possibly because she grew up in this environment, prepares bread every day: round…

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Vegan Lemon Coconut Slices

I had been craving a dessert like these Lemon Coconut Slices for a few months. Finally, I got the time to develop a luscious vegan version. As always, I had someone taste them because I wanted to know if it’s just me who enjoys my recipes. Well, my Italian taster absolutely…

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Gorgeous vegan American pancakes

I could not have been the only one who has been watching  American movies as a kid and dreaming I could eat these same fluffy pancakes, bathed in a syrup I did not know of. You know, before the mass use of the internet, we could not just get any…

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Indian lentil dal with basmati rice

Indian cuisine is exquisite, and if you didn’t already know that – just try this flavour-rich dal recipe.  I fell in love with Indian food the first time I tried it at an excellent restaurant in Madrid. It was even adapted to European taste – nothing hot, just a delicious…

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Dairy-free pistachio ice-cream

There is no wrong time of the year for an ice-cream. That is particularly true when we are talking about a dairy-free pistachio ice-cream. Had my mom known of avocado-based ice-creams when I was growing up, I bet my childhood would have been quite different. Well, back then we did…

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