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Chocolate Chip Cookies
(clique aqui para versão em português) I really need to share this recipe with you. I’ve baked these cookies time and time again and I can’t get enough of them. They are so easy, sweet and tasty! Who doesn’t like homemade chocolate chip cookies, right? I’m that kind of person that once I find a great recipe I just keep on doing it! These are perfect for those rainy days (pretty much like today) when you feel you need something comforting, but don’t know what to bake. Here is the recipe. You will need: 1 cup of flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/3 cup chocolate…
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Vegan Almond Cookies
(clique aqui para versão em português) Yesterday, I spent the day baking 800 cookies with the wonderful ingredients from NutVitae (don’t forget to check their website!). When they asked me to bake the cookies for them, because of the large amount it was required, I had to think of a quick and easy recipe, that would be delicious and help showcase their products at the same time. So I started by deciding to have the same base for all of the cookies and add different nuts and seeds to make them different and tastier. However, I believe the star of all of them was the almound flour (also from…
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Vegan Chocolate Brownies
(clique aqui para versão em português) The recipe is from Tasty Vegetarian and they claim these are the best vegan brownies ever! Well, I think I might agree with them. They are so gooey and chocolaty, that you wouldn’t even know they were vegan if nobody told you. So, here’s what you need to make them: 200g of vegan cooking chocolate 2tbsp of flax meal 6 tbsp of water 1 cup and 2 tbsp of sugar ¾ cup and 2 tbps of flour ¼ cup of cocoa powder 1tsp of baking powder First make the flax eggs. In a bowl, add the water to the flax meal and…
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Vegan Portuguese Sandwich “Francesinha”
(clique aqui para versão em português) Those of you who know me know I’ve been living in Porto for almost a year and one of the typical dishes of that region is the so called “Francesinha”. This is typically a sandwich made with fillet steak, ham and smoked sausage covered with cheese and a spicy sauce, which couldn’t be further away from being vegan. I was never a big fan (sorry my dear friends from the north of Portugal!), but M really enjoyed it, so he decided to try and make a vegan version. Ok, the only thing that makes this a vegan “Francesinha” is the store bought sauce from…
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Creamy Butternut Squash Sauce with Mushrooms and Spinach
(clique aqui para versão em português) 1 tbsp olive oil ½ onion 3 small tomatoes ½ cup of canned coconut milk (this will give it a strong coconut flavor, if you want you can replace it for another vegetable milk. If you’re looking for a creamier texture I would advise using soy cream) 2 cups of water 1 tsp turmeric Pinch of salt 450g butternut squash 200g of brown mushrooms Two handful of spinach Add the olive oil, the chopped onion and the sliced tomatoes into a pan and wait until the onion is soft and the tomatoes cooked. Add the coconut milk, the water, the salt…
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Vegan Cashew “Cheese” Homemade Pizza
(clique aqui para versão em português) We absolutely love our homemade pizza. We’ve been doing it even before we became vegan, so this is kind of a specialty. We always make our own dough and tomato sauce, but now we have been making our own vegan cheese as well! Check the recipe down below! Dough 2 teaspoons of yeast ½ tsp of sugar ¾ cup of warm water 2 cups of flour 2 tbsp of olive oil 1 tsp of salt Add the yeast, the sugar and the warm water into a bowl. Wisk everything together and let it set for around 10 minutes to activate the yeast.…
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My chickpea stew
(clique aqui para versão em português) I discovered this recipe a little bit by accident. I wanted to do something quick and easy for lunch, and that wouldn’t make much of a mess in the kitchen. It doesn’t have any crazy ingredients, tastes good and it is very filling. Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tomatoes ½ onion Pinch of salt ½ green bell pepper 1 can of pre-cooked chickpeas (540g) 2 ½ tsp of turmeric ½ can of sweet corn (70g) In a pot, add the olive oil, the salt, the onion cut in small pieces and the tomatoes cut in cubes. Let them cook for about…
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Vegan Snickers Cheesecake
(clique aqui para versão em português) One of the reasons that got me into starting this blog was to be able to have a platform where I could share with my friends really good vegan recipes and, at the same time, organize them for myself as well. I believe the most successful recipe I ever done so far is the one that I’m posting today. As I told you before I have a huge sweet tooth and being able to cook vegan desserts is just #goals! Please check the following photos and try not to drool! This recipe is from the Minimalist Baker website and you can check it out here.…
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