Tag Archives: healthy

Gluten free Italian Focaccia

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Laura

This afternoon Italy is playing vs Costa Rica in  the 2014 Fifa World Cup and because we’ll be having Italian friends coming over to watch the match, I have decided to prepare a very easy and typical Italian appetizer: Focaccia … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Italian Aubergine Polpette

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Laura

Cooking family recipes is a way to remember people you have loved and nice anecdotes of the past, mainly of childhood. I can still see my grandfather spending his Sunday mornings cooking for the family and mainly preparing polpette, Italian … Continue reading →

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Hemp, Maca and Chia Seeds. Vegan super foods for smoothies

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Laura

Even if summer is now over, I can’t renounce to have berries in my morning smoothies. Besides the small portions of berries I have frozen myself, I have found out that good and cheap options are available in all main … Continue reading →

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Butternut squash, Carrot & Potato Soup: vegan, gluten & dairy free

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Laura

Apparently yesterday was the last day of the British summer. Today temperature has dropped to 16° degrees and we have had a proper showery day! Good excuse to restart cooking some hearty, comfort soups like this one made with roast … Continue reading →

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Healthy Sicilian Strawberry Granita Recipes

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Laura

I am back from Italy after three weeks holiday with my family. When I am there I just realise how simple, good and healthy our food is. The secret? We cook everything from scratch, using fresh and local ingredients, we … Continue reading →

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Vegan berry breakfast

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Laura

Breakfast is my favourite moment of the day. I love being waken up by my 2 years old daughter and start the day early, heading to the kitchen and making breakfast for all. Being from Naples (Italy) my partner is … Continue reading →

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Healthy Spelt Pancakes Spread with Almond Butter + Strawberry Slices & Chia Seeds

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Laura

My sister is in London for an English course and a job placement in a social media company. Having her here is really great, we are going around, visiting nice places and getting a lot of inspirations for food and … Continue reading →

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Light supper: Italian bruschetta with tomatoes, avocado & minty Greek yoghurt

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Laura

Bruschetta is one of the most popular Italian appetizers. Every time you go to a restaurant, especially in Southern regions, you are served with a colourful plate of bruschetta to share while deciding what to order. When I was a … Continue reading →

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Healthy and quick dessert: three ingredients only Summer Fruit Icecream

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Laura

With the British summer finally here I love making quick and healthy icec reams to share with my family. This Summer Fruit Icecream can be prepared in literally less than a minute. It is a nutritious, low calories, dairy free, … Continue reading →

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Healthy pic nic dessert ideas: fruit salad jars

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Laura

After three years in London this winter for the first time I have seriously missed the Italian weather and its sunshine. Surely this 2013 will be remembered as one of the coldest and longest winters of the last decade! At … Continue reading →

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