So I had a little health scare!!! I have kept active all my life, never smoked, never really drunk and have given up alcohol completely since January, I have been mainly vegetarian since I was 15, I always keep an eye on my weight, on the outside I think I…
Vegan Toscakaka – Swedish Almond Cake
Saturday again and time to bake before setting off for a hike with Jo. Todays bake is a vegan version of a cake I already have on the blog https://www.gelsominascucina.com/2013/06/toscakaka-caramel-almond-topped-sponge.html so I won’t bore you with the story of where the name Toscakaka came from or the origins of this…
Vegan Kladdkaka
I may of mentioned in previous posts that I am obsessed with anything hygge , fika and basically anything Nordic, especially Nordic baking, I have quite a few recipes already on the blog, but I really do not think it can hurt to have a few more !!! I do…
VEGAN BROWNIES
I know I have multiple brownie recipes on this blog and so many recipes claim to be ‘the perfect brownie’ and if I am honest I truly believe that the perfect brownie is the Nigella one https://www.gelsominascucina.com/2010/06/chocolate-brownies-for-christine.html that is already on my blog, it is so indulgent, so rich, so…
Vegan Scrambled Tofu
As well as cheese I also love eggs, especially scrambled eggs on toast, fried eggs on toast, poached eggs on toast , just eggs on toast basically !! So finding this recipe for vegan scrambled tofu was a complete revelation and I know that I said this about the vegan…
Father’s Day Breakfast/Brunch
So this Sunday it is Fathers Day and as usual we will be spoiling the pants off of Hubby, we have been together for 11 years now and he has been the most amazing Stepfather, and so we feel that he deserves it. He has already had his main present,…
Huevos Rancheros
As it is a bank holiday weekend, and as it is write up loads of blog posts Friday, I thought that rather than do another cake recipe I would bring you something for the weekend. Huevos Rancheros ! Basically translated, Ranchers Eggs! Now this recipe is just perfect for the…
Skinny Sloppy Joes
So here is another recipe that Luca has announced at the dinner table as ‘Blog Worthy’! I find it rather amusing that we all now rate the food that we eat as blog worthy or not, we may not always agree on what actually is ‘Blog Worthy’, and I often…
Mexican Chorizo and Garlic Prawn Burgers
Now when Hubby declared that this week was going to be ‘Burger Week’ I have to admit to letting out a small groan. Please do not get me wrong, I love a good gourmet burger as much as the next person, but really, a whole week!!! Well day two and…
Chocolate Mousse
My Husband is a huge chocoholic, me not so much, but every now and then he nags me enough to make him something that he would really like rather than something floral and quaint ! On this occasions, thanks to Pinterest he spotted this chocolate mousse, great, you maybe thinking,…