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Vegan Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

Vegan Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

Vegan Creamy Pumpkin Pasta I love this vegan creamy pumpkin pasta! This recipe creates a rich pasta sauce, which has the texture of a Mac and Cheese but is lighter on the stomach. This is so far our favourite pumpkin carving leftover recipe. The recipe 

Pumpkin risotto

Pumpkin risotto

I also made this lovely pumpkin rice recipe this Halloween weekend. The other recipe was this Thai pumpkin soup, in case you missed it. This pumpkin risotto was a great crowd pleaser, I definitely have pumpkin recipe options now. Easy and tasty, the picture doesn’t do this 

Easy Fish soup (Aljotta)

Easy Fish soup (Aljotta)

Aljotta – Easy does it This is a recipe that I wouldn’t have dared to do until just recently after a colleague of mine told me how easy it was to do. I think traditional mums have a tendency to make this dish sound like 

Strawberry Cheese Cake

Strawberry Cheese Cake

A really simple but delicious cheese cake recipe that can be made in no time if the ingredients are prepared in advance. This cake is vegan, Paleo, raw, gluten free and lactose-free, making it great for everyone!  I loved how this raw cake turned out. 

Quinoa Muffins

Quinoa Muffins

These quinoa muffins are perfect to make for picnics or to put on salads. They can be prepared in advanced and even stored in the freezer for later use. Muffins are also a great way to hide vegetables for those less willing to indulge in whole 

What is Paleo?

What is Paleo?

Paleo I frequently mention the word Paleo in my recipes, and since this is not a common expression for us Maltese, I decided to write about what is Paleo and why it works for me.  Paleo is a type of diet, or as I’d like to call 

Vegan Paleo Cheese Cake

Vegan Paleo Cheese Cake

This three layer cheesecake is quick to do and requires no baking. You would need to soak the cashews in advance, which is the only effort required :) For best results, soak the cashews in the morning if you wish to prepare the recipe in the 

Cauliflower Hummus

Cauliflower Hummus

Cauliflower is such an amazing vegetable when it comes to Paleo aka grain free recipes. You can create so many alternatives out of cauliflower and this hummus recipe is yet another use which I have recently discovered.     Chickpeas are great, don’t get me 

Heavenly fruit and nut bars (vegan, paleo, gluten free, dairy free)

Heavenly fruit and nut bars (vegan, paleo, gluten free, dairy free)

This recipe is inspired by my recent super easy egg-free breakfast bars. I like the fact that bananas can be used instead of eggs to bind breakfast bars creating a vegan and dairy free alternative. This is also great because you can easily store the 

Overnight oats

Overnight oats

Oats again, hello! So, as I have previously mentioned in my breakfast bars recipe , I do like oats for breakfast and even though they are not paleo they are very fulfilling. Here I am in my quest for abs trying to eat as much as good food as 

Vegetable Cake

Vegetable Cake

The idea of the words vegetable and cake combined might not sound right at first, but unless you associate a cake with only something sweet, I assure you that you will not be disappointed. I found it very convenient to combine all these vegetables in 

Broccoli Bake (egg free alternative)

Broccoli Bake (egg free alternative)

This is a quick and easy comfort food recipe. I found it perfect to accompany a rainy day.  I wanted to create a souffle like dish but decided that this version is much simpler and lighter on the dairy. In addition, the recipe requires only 

Spinach and Ricotta Pie (Healthy, Gluten & Grain Free)

Spinach and Ricotta Pie (Healthy, Gluten & Grain Free)

Finally a guilt free pie! Wow, this was a dinner I was really looking forward to. The dough is very easy to make and you can use it for any other filling. 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies? Very few I think :) These are so good that no one would believe that they are healthy and sugar free.