Nonna, che cosa si mangia oggi?

Nonna, what are we eating today? A usual Saturday morning, Nonna was up early, making home made pasta.  My Nonna, Delia, lived with us, and as a young girl my memories of her are mainly around food. Her speciality was ciriole, a hand-made thick, spaghetti-like pasta.   Lunch at the table was big deal for our […]

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Lime Coconut Slice

Lime and coconut really are a match made in heaven. I’ve fallen in love with raw vegan sweets as I feel they are the healthiest version of a sugary treat, and I love that there are real, whole ingredients in them. This slice is a family favourite. It looks absolutely beautiful and it’s not too […]

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Chocolate Beetroot Cake

I’ve always loved making cakes, but more the traditional way with eggs and butter. As a plant-based eater, I’ve now made many cakes without eggs and butter, and they are good, but not great.  Unless it’s a banana cake!  So, when I heard that beetroot worked well to keep the cake super moist, I thought […]

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Spaghetti alla Fi Fi

I’m guessing by now you know I’m a little obsessed with pasta.  Most of my pasta recipes are inspired by my childhood.  Growing up in Italian restaurants I watched my Mum and Auntie cook hundreds of bowls of pasta.  And there is something just so comforting about a bowl of homemade pasta. This particular creation […]

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