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thanksgiving side dish
Thanksgiving Sides: Brussels, Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes | PLANT-BASED · GLUTEN-FREE · SOY-FREE · VEGAN

Thanksgiving Sides: Brussels, Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes | PLANT-BASED · GLUTEN-FREE · SOY-FREE · VEGAN

I don’t know about you, but everytime I think about thanksgiving, my mind places an image of the typical sides: brussels, sweet potato, chestnuts.  I’ve always done brussels and sweet potatoes on their own, as sides to a roasted chicken (usually filled with chestnut stuffing). But, no matter how much I loved the chicken, my favourite part of the meal has always been the sides.  I’m usually one of those that looks at the menu in a restaurant and sees…

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halloween mac and cheese
Halloween Mac & Cheese, use up those pumpkins | VEGAN · GLUTEN-FREE · PLANT-BASED · SOY-FREE

Halloween Mac & Cheese, use up those pumpkins | VEGAN · GLUTEN-FREE · PLANT-BASED · SOY-FREE

  Yes, it’s Halloween today. I know you didn’t have the time to plan anything in advance. I also know you probably have a lot of pumpkin leftovers from all the decorative pumpkins you carved this year. Oh! Wait…this isn’t you? Well, this recipe is good for both cases wheter if you are a party planner or a simple food lover, this vegan Mac & Cheese recipe is just perfect. A while ago I made my first What I Eat…

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Vegan ideas for Back to School (Plant-Based & Gluten-free)

Vegan ideas for Back to School (Plant-Based & Gluten-free)

Since I finished my PhD, I don’t really know how school life works anymore. I was surprised to read that Back To School happens in August for most of you. Also, chatting through Instagram with one of my followfriends she told me she has an exam next week.     I don’t really know how life goes anymore…     What I do know is that we all get hungry, we all want to eat healthier and we all need…

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Koh Lanta (Coruña) celebrates its first birthday

Koh Lanta (Coruña) celebrates its first birthday

Koh Lanta turned one and I was there to see it. They invited everyone to an informal tasting to celebrate it. If you want a bit of background, here’s the first post I wrote about them. I had a lot of fun, tried old dishes that I already loved and some new flavours that didn’t disappoint me at all. The place was crowded in and outside and the staff rose up to the occasion by wearing traditional Vietnamese hats. I…

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Healthy Rice Bowl (Poke style)

Healthy Rice Bowl (Poke style)

I made a non-raw Poke bowl the other day. It’s very comforting, and although everything was cooked and then cool, it felt very warming. Ingredients: 1 cup of brown rice cooked 1/2 sweet potato 2 radishes 1 mackerel fillet or 1/2 cup of tofu in cubes 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp mirin 1/2 corn on the cob 1/2 avocado mashed with lemon juice, sea salt and black pepper 1 tsp nut butter (I used cashew) Lime wedges Method: Marinate…

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Burrito Bowl for Burrito Day to say goodbye to my childhood Butcher Shop.

Burrito Bowl for Burrito Day to say goodbye to my childhood Butcher Shop.

My family has always relied in the same butcher since I can remember. My grandma used to buy meat from her, and then my mum. But then I went vegetarian for a while when I left home, and when I started eating meat again (for health problems) I wouldn’t eat certain kinds of meat, so I wasn’t a good one keeping tradition. But, she’s closing down and as a kid I remember going with my mum or my grandma to…

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3 uses for Stale Bread: Mastering leftovers

3 uses for Stale Bread: Mastering leftovers

I’ve always been a great fan of reusing food you thought you were going to throw away. Bread is one of those things. There’s many countries where you can buy cheap bread that tastes incredibly, so whenever it gets old, you won’t be using it because it’s not worth it. We can buy baguettes here for less than 0,30€! I mean, that’s crazy. If I was going to make them, the ingredients and electricity would cost more. But stale bread…

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St Patrick’s Day Doughnuts with Matcha

St Patrick’s Day Doughnuts with Matcha

Yesterday was St. Patrick’s and I posted a picture of a green doughnut on my Instagram stories asking if anyone wanted the recipe. Turns out, a lot of people wanted it. That’s a good sign, we’re still eating bad food for us, but at least we want to make it ourselves! Jokes aside, here is the recipe. By thew way, I used apricot colouring because it was an Irish related recipe and I wanted some orange, white and green. You can…

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Lunar New Year: Tofu and Eggs

Lunar New Year: Tofu and Eggs

This is a recipe I’ve been doing for a while. The first time I made this, was actually the first time I tried century eggs. You don’t know what a century egg is? Well, follow the link to wikipedia  or make a quick search on youtube to see people eating them and agonizing. I, on the contrary, love them..as any other food. But in order to know if I liked them or not, a while ago I went to the Asia…

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Vegan Chocolate Spread (World Nutella Day)

Vegan Chocolate Spread (World Nutella Day)

I made Vegan chocolate spread to celebrate World Nutella Day. Don’t get me wrong…it doesn’t taste like Nutella, that wasn’t my intention. I wanted to make something inspired by Nutella. Nevertheless, f you change the cashews for hazelnuts, it will remind you to the real thing. I just found it interesting to make a cashew and chocolate spread for the first time. I love the result, and I’ve been eating it all day.   Ingredients (makes a small batch): 65…

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