Tomato marmalade (aka jam)

Tomato marmalade (aka jam)

🍅🤔 Did you know how not to waste ripe tomatoes from the garden? Freezing is the easiest long-term storage for ripe tomatoes with and without skins. They can be frozen raw or cooked, whole, sliced, chopped, or puréed. But because freezing changes the texture, don’t…

Rhubarb compote

Rhubarb compote

🍵🤔 Did you know that rhubarb stalks can also be dehydrated and infused with fruit juice? Although rhubarb is a vegetable and a member of the buckwheat family, it is often used for the same culinary purposes as fruits.  Rhubarb is a rich source of…

LEMON CAKE

LEMON CAKE

🌱🍋 When life gives you lemons, bake Grandma Sita’s plant-based lemon cake. Freshly grated lemon zest is the true essence of lemon flavor in this cake, Grandma Sita often add a bunch of chopped fresh rosemary picked from her  garden. Light, tasty, and so lemony is…

French-style chocolate vanilla cake (gâteau marbré-inspired)

French-style chocolate vanilla cake (gâteau marbré-inspired)

🌱🍫🍰🇫🇷 Grandma Sita learns with Eléa how to bake delicious French-style chocolate vanilla cake.  This yummy plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular “Gâteau marbré” which is a great classic of French home cooking. It’s very simple to make, flavorful, and with a funky look. …

Pestiños (sweet fried pastries) // Easter food

Pestiños (sweet fried pastries) // Easter food

🌱🐣🐰 Happy Easter Monday! It means time to eat delicious holiday plant-based treats. Discover crispy “Pestiños”, a traditional Spanish Easter dessert, naturally vegan, for Holy Week (Semana Santa). 😋🍯 “Pestiños” are sweet fried pastries, made with a handful of simple, yet flavorful ingredients. There is…

Plant-based Asturian-style rice pudding (Arroz con leche-inspired)

Plant-based Asturian-style rice pudding (Arroz con leche-inspired)

🌱🍚🥛🇪🇸 Grandma Sita learns with Celia how to make delicious Asturian-style rice pudding. This yummy plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular “arroz con leche“, literally translates to rice with milk) which is a classic dessert originally from Asturias in northwest Spain and is a…

Galician-style pancakes (Filloas de Entroido-inspired) // Carnival food

Galician-style pancakes (Filloas de Entroido-inspired) // Carnival food

🌱🥞🎭 Happy Pancake Tuesday! “Mardi Gras” (Fat Tuesday), Shrove Tuesday, or “Martes de Carnaval” (Carnival Tuesday) is the final day of the Carnival which means time to eat delicious pancakes!  ➡️ Galician filloas (Galician pancakes) similar to French crêpes are traditional treats of Carnival time in…

CHOCOLATE CAKE

CHOCOLATE CAKE

🍫🤔 Did you know that the best place to store chocolate is in an airtight container inside a cool, dry, dark place like a pantry or cupboard away from the light? If stored properly, the shelf life of most milk chocolate is one year and…

BANANA CAKE

BANANA CAKE

🌱🍌 Grandma Sita’s plant-based banana cake is quick and easy to make, fun to do with kids, and it even helps you to save brown bananas from the bin. You can also store it portioned in the freezer whenever you need a piece of cake.…

FRUSHI (fruit sushi) from overripe bananas

FRUSHI (fruit sushi) from overripe bananas

🌱🍣 Grandma Sita’s frushi is a fun plant-based recipe for kids, and it even helps you clear out brown bananas from the fruit bowl. Frushi depends on seasonal fruit, so there are many tasty combinations and you can enjoy it anytime.  INGREDIENTS:  I. RICE PUDDING…