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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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Third Week – What do I usually eat?
(clique aqui para versão em português) Week three is officially over and I couldn’t be happier. I’m starting week four full of strength and determination. Since my feelings are very similar to the ones I had finishing week two, I decided to change a little bit the content of the weekly checkup post and show how my week looks like when it comes to food. Hope you like it! When someone says they are vegan, we tend to wonder what they eat. Do vegans only eat salad? These past weeks I’ve been eating 100% plant-based, and, obviously, some of my habits had to change and I had to find…
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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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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.…