Sweet Potato and Eggplant Burger

I’m definitely a huge veggie burger fan and always welcoming new ideas to make a vegetarian pattie that is able not to leave me longing for the meaty one. When I was a little girl (not long ago!) my grandma would cook me eggplant polpette (no meat meatballs) on some special occasions (or when she …

Dense and Nutritious Coffee Banana Smoothie

This year, the lengthening of the day surprised me as never before. Or maybe just like every year, when after a couple of hours of daylight more it feels like a new change is about to come. Many months of darkness and freezing weather made me feel like an automaton adapted to live in black and white, …

Light Spinach Risotto

For once and just for this spinach risotto I’m going to indulge my laziness referring you to the spinach pesto recipe I’ve recently published. No info about nutritional values but something about me and my food blogging experience. Before starting this blog I just could not help with recipes. I had to create my own formula with …

Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger {easy-peasy recipe}

May it be because I’m not in my early twenties anymore and my body is changing, or because food is getting through too many unnatural processes, my stomach is becoming quite picky and does not stand junk food anymore :(. I still crave for pub food, tough! A burger made with quality ingredients – other than …

Quick Green Detox Smoothie for a Healthier Breakfast

Few months ago I would have ever thought of blending a kale and then drinking it. Entering the world of Pinterest enlarged my food horizons. Hundreds of pins and several visits to “stratospherically” beautiful food blogs after, I know that smoothies combining fruit with green vegetables are popular among girls with weight loss ambition (90% of us). Surprise, surprise, they can even …