If anyone would ask me today what is my favorite recipe, I would gaze through the window, towards the soft tones of yellow and red replacing the summer green; I would feel a sense of coziness and would answer you – warm soup. My preferences change from season to season, and maybe I’ll tell you something different next autumn, but today my body and soul craved comfort food – a warm, hearty and flavored soup. I was tempted to make a yellow soup to celebrate the autumn coloring, but I decided to say goodbye to summer and create a ...

I'm not keen on converting classic meat dishes into meatless ones by any means, but when it comes to veggie burgers, I just can’t stop exploring the combinations. It took me quite a while to hit the perfect texture, and I have to tell you – it isn’t about the veggie you choose as a base, the spices you use or the grains you combine for texture. To show you the secret to the perfect veggie burger, I would tell you one single word...

The first day of September is here and it seems that all of a sudden everything turned into autumn. The sky was hazy in the morning, the light is dimmer, and a warm wind plays with the first fallen leaves. When everybody starts making cans for winter, and kitchens smell like nothing but spices, herbs and roasted tomatoes, you know for sure that ...

I’m not really a fan of desserts, but if it’s something involving chocolate, you definitely caught my attention. As for these delicious treats – name one person who doesn’t love brownies! I think they’re my favorite dessert also, so I definitely had to find an option to include them in my healthy diet without worrying about the sugar or white flour load. I’m not a specialist in desserts, so I did a little research to find a recipe that fits my needs – gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and vegan. That’s how I came across ...

Dairy free, refined sugar free, packed with awesomeness from every little ingredient - these raw energy power balls will give you all the natural energy you need to get through a workout or a full day with kids. Their texture is creamy, they abound in powerful nutrients and they're ready in no time. What I love about them is that ...

The last few weeks were all about packing and organizing things, as we moved to a new place, the last time before finally moving in our new apartment that we’re renovating. I can’t wait to finally have my own place! Those of you who’ve lived in rented places know very well the hustle and bustle of moving from one place to another, so you can imagine that with so many things to do, I didn’t have much time to go to the market and cook proper food, so we were pretty much stuck to ...

While the last August days are quickly passing and they shorten more and more, I try to store as much positive energy from light and sunshine as possible. I don’t know about you, but although autumn has its beautiful side, I always miss the long days and the strong light of summer. I was born in June, so it’s summer that makes me feel complete, that makes me crave ...

One more week-end to go, and September is here. Glorious tones of red, long walks in the park hiding under colorful umbrellas, lazy rainy mornings with hot tea and fresh bread, the cozy smell of homemade tomato juice preserves - if you open your eyes, you see beauty in every little thing, even if it's cold outside. But only when you're healthy and energized. It's been two years now since ...

Let me introduce you to my favorite comfort breakfast – the gluten free, completely vegan, but still incredibly delicious buckwheat banana pancakes. You know I’m not a heavy breakfast girl, so don’t think there’s anything hearty about these pancakes. The first time I made them I used a mix of plain flour and buckwheat; lately I discovered their best version ...

If it is to define my eating philosophy, it would be in four words: fresh, whole, seasonal, homemade. It’s a little more difficult to fulfill all of these in wintertime, because it’s hard to find good-quality, fresh ingredients. Summer is the best time of the year. With so many fresh, organic ingredients from local farmers’ markets, I don’t have any problem to ...

I'm pretty sure there are thousands of you out there struggling every day with hormone imbalance like me. Hormone changes are not something related to menopause, but an issue we face our entire lives. There’s a whole philosophy about how women are connected to the nature and moon cycles, about the way our diet and lifestyle is immediately mirrored in our bodies and our psyche, but one thing is for sure ...

Not very flavorful, mushy when cooked and with a horrible name – eggplants aren’t as friendly a summer veggie as their relatives, the tomatoes, and I get myself in trouble every time...

Almost every time I’m going to a barbeque party or a picnic, I’m bringing veggie burgers. It’s incredible how meat-eaters think there are so few options for vegetarians at these parties, and they cannot see beyond the plain salads and vegetables on the grill. So I manage to surprise everyone each time I bring ...

Bread used to have a major place in my diet, served alone or along with my favorite dishes, but as the years went by and I became interested about nutrition, bread changed its role in my diet from ...