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A Purple Hanukkah: Beetroot and Almond Rösti Patties
Read more: A Purple Hanukkah: Beetroot and Almond Rösti PattiesHanukkah, the Jewish holiday of lights is also about eating fried food. One of the main dishes in this 8 days holiday are the Levivot (Latkes in Yiddish, the east-European Jewish dialect) – Rösti style patties made from grated potatoes, that are of course fried. We decided to make our own modern version of Levivot…
Panatalizio – Italian New Year’s Vegan Panettone Cake
Read more: Panatalizio – Italian New Year’s Vegan Panettone CakePanettone is the traditional Italian new year’s cake. It name implies that it is actually considered to be a large or special bread (“Pane” in Italian) rather than a modern days cake. In fact, traditional cake recipes originated from the addition of something tasty in the bread’s dough before baking it. The Italians from the…
Castagnaccio Muffins
Read more: Castagnaccio MuffinsFrom Tuscany to Piedmont, this chestnut delight is enjoyed since centuries. The traditional recipe was always simple and vegan, and we only dared to add some chocolate chips in it to make it even tastier.
Mochi Cake
Read more: Mochi CakeMochi is the general name of a rice “cake”, i.e. a mash of rice. In ancient times it was a form to preserve leftover cooked rice invented by the Chinese. However, since many centuries already it is made on purpose for making traditional Japanese confections, Wagashi in Japanese. Along the years the name associated most…