Chili sin Carne. Who needs meat?
Chili sin carne means chili (pepper) without meat in Spanish. This dish is a veggie interpretation of the popular chili con carne. This heart-warming recipe is an important one in the veggie portfolio. It has a lot of proteins and it is a comfort food that will conquer everyone. Meat eaters and kids alike! For a little bit of background story, the chili con carne is not a dish that has not just entered the cookbooks and Pinterest boards. This recipe dates back to the 1850s. It is also the official dish of Texas since 1977. There are infinite versions of this yummy recipe and every chili place has some kind of secret recipe. I will share with you my secret, which is basically a mixture of different chili recipes…
Welcome to probably one of the easiest recipe of this blog: the gomasio recipe. If you know what “gomasio” is, than you are a lucky cook. If you…
I started loving vegan maki rolls way before I became vegetarian. The mix between the sushi rice, the nori sheets, cucumbers, avocados, sesame seeds, tamari sauce required, at…
Sushi rice. Easily made and ready in 13 minutes!
Sushi rice ready in 13 minutes? Yes! It is really easy to pick up the phone and order some home delivery sushi. But good news! It is also easy to make it at home. Keep the proportions, the cooking time, and the balance between high heat and low heat right and your sushi rice will be perfect. What can you make with sushi rice? Sushis, obviously, but I would advise you to start with 2 options first: sushi bowls and my favorite: makis (a.k.a “sushi rolls”). Making makis is not that difficult, but it will require a couple of unsuccessful ones before you reach your desired result. So be patient when you are rolling your first maki, don’t worry. You will get the hang of it. Why do I love…
These chia seed crackers may have well become my new ally in the kitchen. Why? Well, lately I have been doing a lot of sport and my energy…
Brazilian Banana Cake is a must in Brazil. Traveling there without having a banana cake with coffee, for breakfast or dessert, isn’t a full Brazilian trip. Having grown…
Turkish Flatbread. A perfect Breakfast Recipe.
Why is Turkish Flatbread a perfect breakfast recipe? Well to start with, because it only takes 1 hour to let your dough rise. Secondly, because it really tastes good. Thirdly, because it takes you somewhere else. The black cumin seeds and the sesame seeds take you directly to a different place than your kitchen. What I love about flatbread is that once you start, you do not stop. Actually, when you think about it, there are few culinary preparations that have so many versions across the continents. Almost every country has a flatbread recipe in its national cookbook: pita (Greece), lavash (Armenia), focaccia (Italy), arepa (Colombia/Venezuela) just to name a few… So what is a flatbread and what makes it different from any other bread? A flatbread is made with…
Homemade mayonnaise… We often say that homemade food is always different from the industrial one, but in the case of mayonnaise, the difference is immense. It should actually…
Avocado toasts, also known as “avo toasts” are a delicious breakfast or quick lunch. It is an open sandwich recipe basically made with mashed avocado, salt, pepper, lemon…
Soft-boiled eggs or “Oeufs à la coque”. A classic French breakfast.
This is an easy recipe for a traditional French breakfast: soft-boiled eggs, also known as “oeufs à la coque” if you decide to take a trip to France. This post is clearly not meant to vegans, but for vegetarians and non-vegetarians for whom eggs are often part of the week-end breakfast menus. Soft-boiled eggs are cooked the same way as hard-boiled eggs: by immersion in boiling water. They are different from hard-boiled eggs however in their cooking time and therefore in their result. In the soft-boiled egg, the yolk remains liquid, while the white solidifies. The big thing about soft-boiled eggs, and on which people rarely agree, is the cooking time. 3 to 6 minutes, each one has its favorite. Personally I cook then at 4:30 because I do not…
Stuffed tomatoes, and other vegetables are (luckily for us), an important part of a vegetarian’s/vegan diet. You might already have seen the stuffed mushroom’s recipe here, and we…
Sichuan Cucumber Recipe… I often hear that people are not super fond of cucumbers: too watery, not too much taste… But it all depends on how we prepare…
Pizza Dough Recipe. Because homemade tastes better :)
Making pizza dough is easier than what one could have thought. A few basics are needed: it includes an oven, obviously. Then a mixer helps, but again, not compulsory. A rolling pin also helps. The secret to a good pizza dough? A few tips. Well I would not even dare saying that I can make pizzas like proper pizzaiolos, but I can say that this dough recipe works much better than those from several pizzerias I have tried. So keep in mind that you need a hot oven.
Creamy Mushroom Soup is without any doubt associated to a comfy moment (except if you don’t like mushrooms, obviously!). It reminds me of cold nights and – before…
There are little gestures as nice to a guest than having them waking up with the smell of fresh homemade bread. When friends are coming over, I always…